Getty Images Means failed to win enough support in the Senate to be confirmed President Donald Trump has pulled his controversial pick to be US surgeon general, Casey Means, after she failed to win over enough votes from the Senate to be confirmed to the role. On Thursday, Trump posted on his social media network, … Read moreTrump pulls surgeon general pick after nomination stalls
Jordan Pettitt – WPA Pool/Getty Images The US state visit takes place at a time of “very unusual” political tensions “It’s high risk, high stakes and high opportunity.” That’s how a royal source describes next week’s state visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the United States. There is genuine jeopardy in this … Read moreKing’s ‘high stakes’ visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign
Getty Images Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance. Reuters quoted a US official who said an internal Pentagon email had suggested measures for the US to punish … Read moreNato says ‘no provision’ to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
Reuters Jared Kushner (left) and Steve Witkoff (right) will be flying to Pakistan on Saturday morning Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday morning, the White House has said. “The Iranians want to talk,” White House press secretary … Read moreTrump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks
Shortly after the United States and Israel first attacked Iran on February 28, analysts warned that war could drive oil prices above $100 a barrel. Now, less than three weeks into the conflict, market watchers are seriously considering the possibility of prices surpassing $150 or even $200. On March 9, the price of Brent crude … Read moreCould oil hit $200 a barrel? Analysts no longer think it is far-fetched
Spain says the United States is not using – and will not be using – joint military bases on its territory for operations against Iran, a mission condemned by Madrid. “Based on all the information I have, the bases are not being used for this military operation,” Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told Spanish public … Read moreSpain refuses to let US use bases for Iran attacks
EPA Donald Trump says he prefers to do a deal with Iran rather than unleash a deadly war In a world on edge waiting to see what US President Donald Trump does next in the Middle East, he provided no clear signal when he presented the longest ever State of the Union address. The world’s … Read moreTrump keeps world waiting on his plans for Iran after State of the Union
Reuters The killing of a second US citizen in less than a month during immigration raids in Minneapolis has sparked angry protests and widespread condemnation. Hundreds of demonstrators braved freezing weather to take to the streets over the shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, during a confrontation on Saturday. Videos from the … Read moreProtests and anger after man shot dead by immigration agents in Minneapolis
EPA Crowds gathered in Minneapolis despite the freezing temperatures The National Rifle Association (NRA) has joined other US gun lobby groups in calling for a “full investigation” by the Trump administration into the killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota. Comments from the NRA come after a border agent fatally shot Pretti – registered nurse at … Read moreNRA stress right to carry weapons in wake of Minneapolis shooting
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that any bid by the United States to take over Greenland will result in the end of the NATO military alliance, as reverberations from Washington’s military attack on Venezuela and the abduction of its leader are felt across the globe. Frederiksen made the comments on Monday following US … Read moreDanish PM says US attack on Greenland would be the end of NATO