Is the US preparing to strike Iran?
Satellite images show a steady and significant build-up of US military forces in the region. Source link
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Trump warns Iran 'time is running out' as US military builds up in Gulf
The US president, who has previously vowed to “rescue” protesters in Iran, says a “massive Armada” is on the way to the country. Source link
Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts after accidental email
The technology giant confirmed the redundancies hours after it told staff in an email sent in error. Source link
Ecuador says ICE agent attempted to enter its Minneapolis consulate
A complaint has been filed by Ecuador, whose consular staff prevented the agent from entering. Source link
Three brothers die after falling in frozen Texas pond
Their mother says she tried to rescue them by lifting them out but the ice kept breaking. Source link
Who is Tom Homan, Trump's 'border tsar' deployed to Minneapolis?
The US border tsar has long been a ferocious defender of Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Source link
Trump says US will ‘no longer help Iraq’ if it picks Maliki as PM
President Donald Trump has threatened to end US support for Iraq if former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki wins power again. Maliki, who has links to Iran, was selected at the weekend by an alliance of Shia-led parties as its nominee for prime minister. The US president wrote on Truth Social that Maliki would be a…
Ukraine’s Zelensky condemns Russian drone strike that killed five on passenger train
Ukraine’s DSNS emergency service/Kharkiv region At least one carriage of the passenger train was burning after the Russian drone attack in north-eastern Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned as “terrorism” a Russian drone attack on a crowded passenger train that local officials say killed at least five people and injured several others. More than…
Republicans criticise immigration force but steer clear of Trump attacks
Daniel BushWashington correspondent Watch: Republican senators express disappointment in DHS Secretary Noem Republican lawmakers are starting to break with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, as the party scrambles to respond to growing public anger after two US citizens were killed by federal agents. But even as some Republicans in Washington speak…
Who is South Korea’s former first lady?
Gavin Butlerand Hyojung Kim,BBC World Service Getty Images The scandals Kim Keon Hee faces predate her husband Yoon’s ill-fated political career Two Chanel handbags, a BMW dealership and a controversial church will all be at the centre of a trial faced by South Korea’s former first lady this week. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of…