3 h. ago LA protests: US court allows Trump to keep control of California national guard while lawsuit proceeds

Appeals court in San Francisco extends pause on district judge ruling that president called troops into federal service unlawfullyA US appeals court has let Donald Trump retain control over California’s national guard while the state’s Democratic governor proceeds with a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Republican president’s use of the troops to quell protests and unrest in Los Angeles.A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th US circuit court of appeals on Thursday extended a pause it had placed on US district Judge Charles Breyer’s 12 June ruling that Trump had called the national guard into federal service unlawfully. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Donald Trump delays decision on Iran strikes as Keir Starmer calls for restraint

The US president said he would decide on military action within the next two weeks

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14 h. ago Rosebank and other North Sea oil and gas fields could be given green light under new guidelines

The oil and gas industry has welcomed the consent process being restarted by the UK government.

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17 h. ago Ed Miliband opens the door to more drilling in North Sea despite previously branding plans 'climate vandalism'

The government has issued new guidance that will allow applications to be resubmitted for the Rosebank oil field and Jackdaw gas field.

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17 h. ago They planned to seek asylum. Trump’s policies have left them stranded at the US

Five months after the president closed the border, many who planned to enter US legally don’t know where to turnDonald Trump’s crackdown on immigration upended lives on inauguration day when he abruptly closed the border for many who were just on the Mexican side of the border planning to cross into the US legally. Five months on, some hold on to hope, others are giving up.A family from El Salvador seeking asylum was left stranded at the border within sight of Texas only three days into the second Trump administration. A grandfather, his daughter, his niece, her husband and two of his grandchildren had done things “the right way”, by requesting one of the highly limited appointments with US Border Patrol, from the Mexican side using the Biden-era mobile phone app called CBPOne. But on January 20, Trump signed an executive order cancelling all scheduled appointments, including theirs on 23 January at noon. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Rosebank and Jackdaw North Sea oil fields will face tougher tests to get go

New UK Government guidance says offshore developers will now have to pass climate impact assessments which include emissions from burning gas and oil - rather than just those from production.

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18 h. ago New environmental guidance published for halted North Sea oil and gas projects

Emissions created when fossil fuels are burned will now be taken into account in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling.

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19 h. ago All of Donald Trump's options in Iran as president faces biggest decision yet

Will Donald Trump bow to Netanyahu’s calls for escalation in the Middle East, hold his nerve and wait, or listen to MAGA voices urging him to pull back from the brink?

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19 h. ago Treasury 'poised to miss out on £250m in tax receipts from Rosebank oil development'

Campaigners have warned the economic case for approving the Rosebank oil field does not stack up

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19 h. ago Keir Starmer calls for Iran nuke talks as Donald Trump keeps pondering joining Israel strikes

"We need to de-escalate this," the PM said. "Yes the nuclear issue has to be dealt with, but it's better dealt with through negotiations than by way of conflict"

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37 h. ago Iranian opposition supporters grapple with US and Israeli regime change plans

‘We want freedom on our own terms,’ says one Tehran resident, while another writes, ‘Someone is helping us’Despite a substantial internet blackout, news spread quickly in Iran on Tuesday night: the US was considering joining Israel in its war on Iran. The US president, Donald Trump, wrote on Truth Social: “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding. We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now Our patience is wearing thin.” Three minutes later, in a second post, he added: “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”When Mehnaz*, a 24-year-old student activist in east Tehran, heard the news, she did not think of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Instead, she thought of her fellow students who were detained, shot and executed by Iranian security forces during the “woman, life, liberty” protests in 2022. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Donald Trump calls for huge rate cuts as he calls Fed’s Powell ‘stupid’

US president asks whether he can ‘appoint myself’ at the central bank hours ahead of policy decision

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40 h. ago Donald Trump calls for huge rate cuts and says Fed chief is ‘stupid’

US president attacks Jay Powell and asks whether he can ‘appoint myself’ at the central bank hours ahead of policy decision

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41 h. ago Trump calls Fed Chair Jerome Powell ‘a stupid person’ ahead of key interest rate decision

The Federal Reserve is set to keep interest rates the same despite Trump’s desire to see a rate cut

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41 h. ago Canada said it would stand up to Trump. Instead, it’s taking cues from him | Shiri Pasternak and Dayna Nadine Scott

Federal and provincial governments are ‘flooding the zone’ with damaging corporate giveaways under the guise of resistanceSteve Bannon calls it “flooding the zone”. Donald Trump demonstrated it in his first weeks back in office, when he introduced over 100 executive orders. Regardless of their legal viability, the sheer volume of policy changes is the point. It is a political strategy to overwhelm institutions, courts and social groups, preventing effective opposition.In Canada, we are witnessing our own version of “flooding the zone” from our new prime minister, Mark Carney, in coordination with provincial and territorial premiers. Carney is the former governor of the Bank of England. Prior to that, he was the governor of the Bank of Canada. He recently won the federal election by defeating a rightwing opponent Canadians feared would steer them too far towards Trump policies. Yet Carney’s “negotiations” with Trump have so far involved gentle reminders that Canada would never become...

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44 h. ago Iran leader threatens ‘irreparable damage’ if US joins fight and rejects Trump call for surrender – Israel

Ayatollah Khamenei says Iran will not accept demand for surrender and warns against threatening languageLiving in Iran: how have you been affected?Living in Israel: how have you been affected?Iran said on Wednesday it had detained five suspected agents of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on charges of “tarnishing” the country’s image online, Iranian news agencies reported.“These mercenaries sought to sow fear among the public and tarnish the image of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran through their calculated activities online,” Tasnim and SNA news agencies quoted a statement from the Revolutionary Guards as saying. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago 'Terrifying' incident on North Sea rig saw workers lowered into a flooded lift shaft

Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited pleaded guilty to safety failings at a hearing at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on June 12, and were issued with a £300,000 fine, the HSE said

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60 h. ago Trump threatens Iran's Supreme Leader and calls for his 'unconditional surrender' as US signals it will join war: Live updates

Donald Trump declared he wants a 'complete give-up' by Iran and a 'real end' to its nuclear program, which he suggested would not be achieved through a ceasefire deal.

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61 h. ago Trump threatens Iran's Supreme Leader and calls for his 'unconditional surrender' as US signals it will join war

Donald Trump declared he wants a 'complete give-up' by Iran and a 'real end' to its nuclear program, which he suggested would not be achieved through a ceasefire deal.

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61 h. ago Trump mocks Tim Walz when asked if he’s called the Minnesota governor following the attacks on Democrat politicians in his state

President Donald Trump mocked Tim Walz when asked if he would call the Minnesota governor following this weekend’s politically-motivated attacks against Democrat politicians in his state.

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