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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (remember them?) have an April tour of Australia poised for a rocky start as tickets struggle to sell and the couple are warned the trip could build tensions with King Charles due to its timing. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are slated to land in Australia on Thursday to take part in a mid-April tour that will see them participate in a number of “private, business, and philanthropic engagements,” marking their first trip trip to Australia following their October 2018 visit to Sydney and after the pair departed from the British Royal Family. Some of the items…

The arrest is “a message to any would-be leakers,” FBI director Kash Patel has said A US Army veteran who worked with the elite Delta Force commando unit has been charged with providing top secret data to a reporter, the US Department of Justice has said.Courtney Williams of Wagram, North Carolina was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday over “her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorized to receive it, including a journalist,” the DOJ said in a statement. The preliminary charge against the 40-year-old carries a penalty of up to ten years in…

The socialist government of Spain has ridiculed peace efforts from the United States in Iran, accusing the Trump administration of having having made the Middle East unstable in the first place. Shortly before his Tuesday evening deadline, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the remnants of the Islamist regime in Tehran had agreed to a ceasefire and open the Strait for two weeks while negotiators attempt a long-term peace deal. While much of the world’s media and political class had spent the day spreading apocalyptic warnings that President Trump was planning on annihilating the Iranian people — despite having consistently…

All U.S. forces now deployed near Iran will remain stationed in the area until a “real agreement” is reached with Tehran, President Donald Trump vowed late Wednesday night, as Washington enters a fragile two-week ceasefire and prepares for its “next conquest.” Trump used social media to say U.S. forces including troops, aircraft and naval assets would stay in position until what he described as the “REAL AGREEMENT” is fully implemented in the wake of Operation Epic Fury which swept across the region. “All US ships, aircraft, and military personnel … will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such…

The president made a blistering statement after meeting with the NATO secretary-general, while the White House said the US could quit US President Donald Trump has once again lashed out at NATO over the inaction of European allies during the war with Iran. The sharp rebuke came after a meeting with Secretary‑General Mark Rutte in Washington on Wednesday.“NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN,” Trump posted on Thursday on his social media platform Truth Social.Trump’s anger follows weeks of criticism of European NATO members for what he sees as their…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait reported on Wednesday that they had documented airstrikes, mostly on their energy facilities, that they attributed to Iran, hours after Iran and the United States announced they had agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Iran has been in an active conflict with the United States and Israel since February 28, when President Donald Trump announced the launch of Operation Epic Fury, a military engagement meant to erase Iran’s ability to threaten its neighbors or potentially develop nuclear weapons. In response to the American attack, which eliminated “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,…

Brexit champion Nigel Farage has accused British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of having “fractured” the relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States. Fresh on the heels of a ceasefire agreement between the United States, Israel, and the Islamist regime in Iran, Prime Minister Starmer jetted off to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in an apparent bid to remain relevant after largely abstaining from involvement in the conflict. However, opposition leader and longtime ally of President Trump, Nigel Farage heaped a heavy dose of scepticism on Starmer’s diplomatic push, morosely questioning “why bother?” “He’s upset the Americans, he’s upset the…

Senate Democrats are essentially declaring victory for Iran following the ceasefire agreement, with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) deeming it a “disaster.” The world breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night after Iran, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, “begged” for a ceasefire following President Donald Trump’s threat to end their civilization. However, while the Trump administration is proclaiming total and complete victory as further negotiations are underway, Murphy does not see it. “This is an account close to the Iranian leadership. We are now seeing the shape of why Iran agreed so enthusiastically to this ‘ceasefire,’” Murphy said. “They will…

Leaders of several Canadian indigenous organizations gathered in Ottawa on Wednesday to voice their concern at the sunsetting of federal funding for some organizations. Leah Gazan (NDP MP) specifically outlined who she thought was most impacted by Canada’s 2026 Budget which sliced some $7B from Indigenous Services Canada and Crown Indigenous relations. She despaired, “They provided $0 to deal with the ongoing genocide of MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+. Rates of violence are increasing, and the PM is turning a blind eye.” In a media statement, a spokesperson for Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty countered by saying the government takes the crisis of missing…

The narrative promoted by the bloc that private groups on the platform are a problem is “crazy,” the Telegram founder has said The EU is relying on non-governmental organizations, bankrolled by billionaire financier George Soros, as well as controlled media to justify its push for more online surveillance and censorship, Telegram founder Pavel Durov has said.On Wednesday, state-owned broadcaster France 24 reported on a study by NGO AI Forensics that said nearly 25,000 users in Spanish and Italian Telegram groups had shared thousands of images of naked women, often in exchange for money, while also engaging in doxxing and harassment…