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The United States and Israel went to war in Iran seeking regime change. Nearly four months later, there has been regime change, but not the kind they wanted. The Islamic Republic 3.0, as some call it, is now less a theocracy and more a military junta dominated by the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Washington…
He pointedly said every cabinet minister, every government department, had contributed cuts to their long-term, so-called capital budgets, to provide more for defence. The prime minister himself was involved in plenty of these negotiations, I’m told – and some were pretty hard going, given it required reopening budget deals that had been assumed to have…
Keir Starmer has said he will “fight” to remain as prime minister should there be a Labour leadership battle. He told the BBC’s Chris Mason that he felt a sense of “deep sense of duty” to remain in his post, saying his position on the matter was “not vanity, not stubbornness”. His comments came after…
Thousands of fans are expected to descend on the White House South Lawn on Sunday for an unprecedented Ultimate Fighting Championship event. But forecasters warned that an unpredictable opponent could disrupt the event, with severe storms possible during the evening. Jared Guyer, a meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center, said a “fairly potent” weather system…
The working visit to Rabat by the Belgian Minister of Justice, Annelies Verlinden, comes at a time marked by the desire of the Belgian authorities to strengthen their cooperation with Morocco on several sensitive issues, particularly those related to irregular migration, the identification of Moroccan nationals in an illegal situation, and the execution of return…
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, revoked two Biden-era intelligence assessments that cast doubt on the idea that the mysterious ailments known as Havana syndrome that American spies and diplomats had reported were caused by a foreign adversary, officials announced on Thursday. In a memo, Ms Gabbard said the earlier assessments had improperly excluded…
Besides his suit and tie, David Morales had little to set him apart from the other 20-somethings he met as he campaigned over Memorial Day weekend to be the next mayor of Providence, R.I. He stopped among the deal-seekers at a clothing swap to try on a blue velvet blazer. He leaped before a crowd…
Hopes were fading on Wednesday for a breakthrough in Congress to salvage a warrantless surveillance law before its expiration this weekend, after President Trump dug in on naming a close ally who has alienated members of both parties to a top intelligence post. Unless lawmakers act by midnight on Friday, the law, known as Section…
Travelers planning to visit the United States under a tourism or business visa can soon bypass the line and expedite their interview process — for a $750 fee. Starting July 1, hopeful travelers applying for B1 and B2 nonimmigrant visas can pay a premium to secure an interview within 10 business days at select U.S….
For weeks, the parameters of a preliminary agreement to end the war between the United States and Iran have been clear to its negotiators. The hang-up? How to devise a deal so each side can claim a win. Washington and Tehran — both neither fully victorious nor completely defeated in the war — badly want…
