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April 1, 2026

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‘We were ready’: Democratic attorneys general lead fight to stop Trump | US politics

Four Democratic attorneys general, sitting in their offices from New York to California with state flags and books behind them, announced a new lawsuit on Thursday, alleging the president, yet again, had broken the law by attempting to create new tariffs without congressional approval. It’s a now familiar scene for the group of top law-enforcement officials who have collectively filed more than 50 lawsuits against the Trump administration, serving as a counterweight to the president’s quest to expand his power and circumvent the constitution. They’ve protected billions of dollars for their states. They’ve stopped or stalled policies that would have

April 1, 2026

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7th U.S. service member dies in war with Iran; Mojtaba Khamenei named new supreme leader

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter outlined on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” a vision for a “period of transitional government” in Iran.  “What we’re hoping for is that we move into a period of a transitional government where the minorities come together, where the majority of the people come together, all the various opposition parties come together for a transitional government where they can leave the country for a year or so — together with the guidance from the United States and Israel and other regional allies who will no longer live under the fear of being

April 1, 2026

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Washington questions NATO alliance, as Spain fences off airspace

WASHINGTON — The day after Spain announced it was closing off its airspace to US planes involved in the Iran war, senior US officials seemingly called into question a fundamental pillar of the NATO alliance: collective defense. “A lot has been laid bare, a lot has been shown to the world about what our allies would be willing to do for the United States of America,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters inside the Pentagon today. “When we undertake an effort of this scope on behalf of the free world, these are missiles that don’t even range the United States

April 1, 2026

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US allows Russian oil tanker to break blockade, travel to Cuba

HOUSTON, United States The US is allowing a Russian tanker to deliver crude oil to Cuba, breaking a months-long blockade on the Caribbean island nation by the Trump administration, according to a report Sunday by the New York Times. The tanker, carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of crude, is expected to dock at the Matanzas terminal by Tuesday, providing a critical supply of energy to Cuba amid escalating tensions with the US. The Russian ship’s arrival would distribute an energy lifeline to Cuba, buying the island nation at least a few weeks before its fuel reserves run out, according to

April 1, 2026

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Breaking News: Trump Says U.S. Will Exit Iran in Weeks, Tehran Vows to Continue Resistance

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April 1, 2026

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Arizona desert town breaks record for hottest March temperature in US history | US weather

A small community in the Arizona desert has broken a record for the highest March temperature ever recorded in the US, as the south-west bakes in a blistering late-winter heatwave. The astonishing temperature was recorded just outside Martinez Lake, Arizona, which reached 110F (43.3C) on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The community is about 145 miles (233km) west of Phoenix and sits on the Arizona-California border, in the Yuma desert. The previous record of 108F (42.2C) had been set in Rio Grande City, Texas, in 1954 and was tied on Wednesday by the tiny desert community of

April 1, 2026

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Is the Iran War breaking NATO forever?

In the view of General de Gaulle, “Treaties are like young girls and roses; they last while they last.” By that standard, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization seems to be wilting pretty fast. The Israeli-U.S. war on Iran has opened up (or revealed) divisions that may prove fatal. This week, in the first call of its kind from the European right, Tino Chrupalla, federal spokesman of Germany’s Alternative For Germany (AFD) party, declared, “Let’s begin to put into practice what our party manifesto says: the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Germany.” He said that Germany cannot call itself a

April 1, 2026

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The Guardian view on the Iran war escalation: as Trump breaks things, who will pick up the pieces? | Editorial

Shortly after the US and Israel began their illegal assault on Iran, with the US president still preening himself over the kidnapping of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro the previous month, a state department official joked that Donald Trump had a new foreign policy credo: “Decapitate and delegate”. It was a reversal of Colin Powell’s invocation of the “Pottery Barn rule” ahead of the invasion of Iraq: you break it, you own it. Gen Powell, then secretary of state, was warning that wars can escalate beyond expectation and are harder to exit than enter. It remains unclear what precisely the Trump administration

March 31, 2026

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Iran military says Strait of Hormuz will be “completely closed” if U.S. delivers on Trump threat

Israeli firefighters said a “direct hit” by an Iranian missile on the southern Israeli town of Arad caused extensive damage, with medics reporting around 30 people wounded. Israeli media showed badly damaged buildings in Arad, about 15 miles northeast of Dimona, a town struck hours earlier. Both towns are located near Israel’s main nuclear research center.  Lt. Col. Nadav Shosh, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, said that, in total, more than 70 people were injured in the two strikes. “It is becoming increasingly clear that the Iranian regime is resorting to reckless attacks that only further expose its instability and disregard

March 31, 2026

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‘Get your own oil!’ Donald Trump warns US ‘won’t be there for UK anymore’ as President lashes out over Britain’s refusal to join war

Donald Trump has directly addressed the UK, demanding Sir Keir Starmer “go get your own oil,” as he insists the US “won’t be there to help you anymore”. The President took to Truth Social once again to hammer the Britain’s refusal to join the war in Iran, which he claims has been “decimated”. “All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you,” President Trump wrote on social media. “No1, buy from the US, we