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Trump's team makes rare admission his Iran gamble is unraveling: report
The Trump administration admitted it's worried that a nuclear deal with Iran is increasingly unlikely, the Wall Street Journal reported.Senior U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal on Friday that a nuclear deal with Iran is "growing increasingly unlikely" in a "rare acknowledgment."A deal to limit Iran's nuclear capacity was one of Trump's "core foreign-policy goals," the Journal noted. However, the senior officials who spoke to the Journal are expecting Iran to release a statement declaring that it will stop firing at ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz and leave it open."One of the officials suggested there would be serious consequences if such a promise isn't made by Saturday," the Journal wrote, referring to the Strait of Hormuz statement. "Others didn't suggest there was a firm deadline."The Journal noted that Trump told reporters earlier this week that Iran will "never build a nuclear weapon under our deal, but I don't know if we're going to have a deal." Sources told the Journal that a nuclear deal wouldn't be possible unless Iran hands over control of its buried enriched uranium, and the U.S. has "low-cost military options to block access to the nuclear material forever." Under the current memorandum of understanding, the U.S. and Iran have 60 days to reach a final nuclear agreement, which could be extended, the Journal added. "Iran made no explicit promises to scale back its nuclear program in the interim deal," the Journal wrote. "But it did commit to the two sides reaching a satisfactory solution for handling Iran's existing stockpile of highly enriched uranium."
MAGA ambassador stung by Trump's no-show as insiders say her clout is fading: report
President Donald Trump opted not to visit Greece this week, embarrassing America's ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, who promised people in Athens that he would, The Daily Mail reported on Friday.The ex-fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. had reportedly told Greeks that Trump would make the stop on his return trip following the NATO summit in nearby Ankara, Turkey. But instead, Trump snubbed Guilfoyle and did not travel to the Mediterranean country, despite not having any public events scheduled Friday through Sunday.The move apparently left Greek diplomats "disappointed" and "jaded," insiders told The Mail. It also put Guilfoyle's status as a close Trump family friend into question."Her selling of access is just not bought anymore," a source told The Mail. "Trump's failure to visit highlights growing concerns in Athens that Guilfoyle's influence over US foreign policy has fallen drastically short of what appeared to have been promised," The Mail reported.She had reportedly urged Trump to visit Greece "in a bid to help restore her image – which never really got off the ground."In 2015, Guilfoyle had said on Fox News that Greek people live as "freeloaders" and accused people in the country of "retiring too early.""It doesn't matter if you made great yogurt. I don't care," she said at the time. Insiders told the outlet that Guilfoyle's sway with the Trump administration appears to have waned."Soon after Trump picked her for the role, sources warned that the 'Margarita Girl' – as one former Fox colleague dubbed her because of her apparent love of the cocktail – to be on her best behavior and that the gig was not simply for partying in the sunshine," according to The Mail. "Guilfoyle appears to have taken the criticism in her stride, and just this month was pictured at gay-friendly Nammos beach club on Mykonos enjoying a glass of Champagne with the US Ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, and his husband," The Mail reported. "The following day, she flew into Paris and wore a nearly-nude maxi dress adorned with hundreds of crystals to attend the fashion week show of Greek designer Celia Kritharioti." Some Trump cabinet members have visited her in Greece. "But while she has successfully persuaded lower ranking Trump officials to visit her – including Secretaries of the Interior and Energy, Doug Burgum and Chris Wright – it was a visit from the big man himself that she desperately coveted," according to The Mail.
Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket
Japan has conducted a first test flight for its reusable rocket
Outgoing Colombia minister warns climate gains could be at risk under new government
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Nicaragua strips lawyers from practicing in ongoing crackdown on dissent
Nicaragua's government has stripped many lawyers of their licenses to practice, according to a United Nations expert
Small plane crashes in the Bahamas, killing several people. Officials report one survivor
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Weather tracker: Typhoon leaves people stranded on rooftops in China
Eleven reported dead as flooding also brings danger of snakes, while buildings collapse in Mumbai amid heavy rain As the first typhoon to make landfall in China for the 2026 season, Maysak has caused devastating damage in southern and central regions. The Guangxi region received intense downpours of up to 280mm in 12 hours, causing rivers to swell and dam walls to break. By Monday morning, flooding across the city of Nanning and surrounding areas had resulted in many people being stranded on rooftops.Flood waters pose additional threats in China because of the presence of wild and farmed snakes. On Thursday local media reported that hundreds of snakes, including cobras, had escaped from flooded breeding farms. Typhoon Maysak also aided the development of two destructive tornados that swept across central China later on Monday evening. This occurred when warm air from the south, brought up by Typhoon Maysak, collided with cold air in the north. Continue reading...
Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals
Unesco report shows children lost out to servicing debt in 113 countries, with 18 spending five times more on loansMost developing countries spent less on education than they did repaying debt last year, according to the UN, at the same time as global aid to education is predicted to decline by up to 30%.More was spent on servicing foreign debt than on education in 113 developing countries in 2025, according to research by the UN’s culture and education agency, Unesco. In sub-Saharan Africa, countries spent 3.6 times more on debt than education. Continue reading...
South Korea chip maker SK hynix rides AI boom raising $26.5bn in huge US listing
SK hynix, a supplier of advanced memory chips, has seen profits skyrocket thanks to the global race to build AI datacentresSouth Korean chip maker SK hynix set pricing for its mega US listing on Friday, aiming to raise $26.5bn as it takes advantage of the AI boom in what will be one of the world’s biggest ever stock sales.The Asian semiconductor giant plans to issue the equivalent of about 18m shares on Wall Street’s tech-heavy Nasdaq index later in the day. Continue reading...
Trump bombed Iran again just to 'upstage' everyone at NATO summit: biographer
A Trump biographer suggested that the reason Trump bombed Iran again was to get attention during the recent NATO summit.During an episode of Inside Trump's Head podcast, biographer and author Michael Wolff said that the idea of Trump bombing Iran was to "upstage" his counterparts at the NATO summit."It sums up exactly who he is and what he does," Wolff said. "The only intention here is the attention paid to him."Wolff pointed out that every time Trump visits NATO, "it has always been a kind of moment of holding their breath" because "he doesn't like to be among a group of equals, he just doesn't like the look" and "it's someplace that he dislikes, intensely dislikes being there."Before the summit, Wolff spoke with a White House insider who worried "he's going to do something" to reclaim the spotlight from the group of equals around him."And I think that's exactly what we've seen," Wolff said. "He arrives there, and it's, 'What do I do to claim all of the attention?' And, I mean, this has been a series of kind of things, including going back to war in Iran."Other examples of upstaging NATO allies included renewing demands for the U.S. to have control of Greenland and "dissing" European allies as he did with Spain, Wolff noted."So essentially, how could he not but become the center of attention here?" Wolff said. "This is the fundamental point to remember. That's what this is about. This is about attention. Donald Trump is about attention. He's not about policy. He's not about accomplishments. He's certainly not about cooperation, which is the nature of NATO. It's just about attention."
Scott Jennings bursts out laughing in MAGA ally's face: 'I'm sorry you don't read much'
Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings laughed in the face of a fellow MAGA commentator and hurled insults at her during a debate.Former Trump White House aide Caroline Sunshine interrupted a debate hosted by CNN anchor Abby Phillip on Thursday by admitting that she didn't know that conflicts between Iran and the U.S. have been going on for nearly five decades, as Jennings asserted.The debate started over whether Congress should put more guardrails in place to check Trump's war powers in Iran. Jennings mocked the idea that guardrails should be in place so the U.S. can be "all rainbows and unicorns with the Iranians," considering that "they've been at war with us for 47 years."That's when Sunshine chimed in by demanding why she didn't know about the 47 years of conflict, explaining, "The first time I've heard about the 47-year Iran war was like this year.""I'm sorry you don't read much," Jennings responded before laughing in her face and shaking his head."We don't teach about the 47-year war with Iran in school," Sunshine continued. "Like, it's insulting to actual conflicts that we've been involved in."Jennings kept scoffing at Sunshine as she spoke, adding, "It's an insult to your intelligence that you have no idea what the Iranians have done."Although Sunshine and Jennings kept speaking over each other, Sunshine asked, "Why have our soldiers been over there?" and pressed Jennings to make it clear what the U.S. goals in Iran should be and what it should be prepared to lose."If we're going to keep going with this, what number of American troops are we willing to commit to keep going, and like, what's your number?" Sunshine asked. "Like, how many U.S. troops are you willing to expend to achieve your objectives and what amount of money?""What amount of money am I willing to expend to keep the American people safe from the worst regime in the world?" Jennings responded. "A fair amount."
Piers Morgan admits his 'changed man' Trump prediction died in Iran war
British political commentator Piers Morgan lamented having written that Trump is a "changed man" after seeing him wage war in Iran.During an episode of The Bulwark Podcast, Morgan spoke about the New York Post column he wrote after Trump was re-elected. In the column, Morgan said that Trump is a "changed man" and could become "one of America's great presidents."Host Tim Miller, a former GOP operative, asked Morgan how those words are looking now that Trump is more than a year into his second administration."Not great," Morgan admitted. "He, unfortunately, has reverted to type."Morgan said, "More worryingly, I think, for his legacy," Trump has "begun to do things which he specifically campaigned on the opposite."The main broken campaign promise identified by Morgan was "not going into war in the Middle East." Trump also campaigned on "focusing on America first and getting inflation down," Morgan pointed out."Why would you launch a global trade war, and why would you go to war with Iran if actually those campaign aims were your priority?" Morgan wondered. "It's the opposite. It's going to have the opposite effect as we've seen."Morgan was hoping to see "Trump Mark 2, particularly after he survived several assassination attempts," and added, "It's unfortunate" that's not what he's seeing."I felt, talking to him, he was a bit of a changed character, but you know, there's also the reality check," Morgan said. "He's just turned 80. There aren't many people who turn 80 who suddenly become different people."Morgan added that if he were advising Trump, he'd say, "It's looking more likely than not he might lose control of the House and the Senate in the midterms," which are only a few months away. "He'll become a lame duck, which will be for him about as bad as life gets."
