Live:  Iran's President Pezeshkian says US ‘must choose’ whether to end war
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Live: Iran's President Pezeshkian says US ‘must choose’ whether to end war

It is for the United States to choose whether to end its war in Iran as Tehran does not wish to continue fighting, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Fox News in an interview aired Thursday. Pezeshkian took a defiant stand at the UN Wednesday, for which he travelled to New York, telling the world that Iran would not "bend at the knee" to Washington Follow our liveblog for the latest updates....

Australia news live: Albanese ramps up security council bid at UN; Hume says AI hack shows Australia needs more AI
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Australia news live: Albanese ramps up security council bid at UN; Hume says AI hack shows Australia needs more AI

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilitiesTechnology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of government data and have called for Australia to boost its protections against the growing risk.Frontier AI ...

Actors, politicians among 100 arrested in New York anti-Netanyahu protest
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Actors, politicians among 100 arrested in New York anti-Netanyahu protest

Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Emmy winner Hannah Einbinder were among a reported 100 people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they broke up a protest against the Israeli prime minister. NYPD officers handcuffed and led away Thelma & Louise star Sarandon at the demonstration as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was readying to address the United Nations General Assembly...

Hollywood star Susan Sarandon among 100 arrested at New York anti-Netanyahu protest

Hollywood star Susan Sarandon among 100 arrested at New York anti-Netanyahu protest

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Film star Susan Sarandon and Hacks actress Hannah Einbinder were among a reported 100 people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they broke up a protest against the Israeli prime minister. Agence France-Presse footage showed NYPD (New York Police Department) officers leading away handcuffed Thelma & Louise star Sarandon at the demonstration in the city as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

Saudi reports fresh Houthi attacks as France pledges to defend key oil port

Saudi reports fresh Houthi attacks as France pledges to defend key oil port

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Saudi Arabia intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles on Thursday after warning several regions, including Mecca, of possible attacks. France said it would send military assets to help protect the Saudi oil terminal at Yanbu. The strikes came amid renewed fighting in Yemen that has killed dozens, according to sources cited by AFP.

Trump’s state dinner for Xi Jinping will not be televised as White House continues to deny CNN full access – live

Trump’s state dinner for Xi Jinping will not be televised as White House continues to deny CNN full access – live

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ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News have refused to resume video coverage of White House events until full access has been restored to CNNSign up for US Breaking News emailsLawyers for the news outlets President Trump banned from the White House have requested an emergency hearing after several journalists were turned away from the building Thursday morning, in apparent defiance of a federal judge’s order ...

Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt in Butler dies

Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt in Butler dies

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James Copenhaver, 76, left with lingering injuries after gunman opened fire from rooftop at 2024 Pennsylvania rallyJames Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76.Copenhaver was in the bleachers during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old...

Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York

Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York

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Actors detained at Jewish Voice for Peace demonstration against Israeli prime minister’s address to the UN general assemblyOscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder were among people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they moved in to break up a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu.Agence France-Presse footage shows NYPD officers cuffing Thelma & Louise star S...

‘Fundamentally broken’: Amnesty urges US to abolish ICE

‘Fundamentally broken’: Amnesty urges US to abolish ICE

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Amnesty International called for the abolition of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is tasked with leading Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown, in a report released on Thursday. The report, titled “We Had Whistles, They Had Guns”, documents widespread human rights violations during ICE’s large-scale operations, the rights watchdog said. The release comes less than a week afte...

Amnesty International calls for abolition of ICE in report documenting rights violations

Amnesty International calls for abolition of ICE in report documenting rights violations

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Amnesty International called for the abolition of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is tasked with leading Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown, in a report released on Thursday. The report, titled “We Had Whistles, They Had Guns”, documents widespread human rights violations during ICE’s large-scale operations, the rights watchdog said. The release comes less than a week afte...

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reportedly to be transferred to halfway home next year

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reportedly to be transferred to halfway home next year

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Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2022 but has seen her sentenced reduced several timesElizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of blood testing startup Theranos, will reportedly be transferred from a minimum security prison to a halfway home next August.In 2022, Holmes, 42, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding Theranos investors out of hundreds of millions of do...

UK foreign secretary warns Iran against hostile activity on British soil

UK foreign secretary warns Iran against hostile activity on British soil

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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has told Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a face-to-face meeting that Britain will “not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil” from groups linked to his country. Miliband met his Iranian counterpart in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday. The Foreign Office said the pair discussed the war in th...

UK will not ‘tolerate intimidation’, foreign secretary tells Iran

UK will not ‘tolerate intimidation’, foreign secretary tells Iran

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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has told Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in a face-to-face meeting that Britain will “not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil” from groups linked to his country. Miliband met his Iranian counterpart in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday. The Foreign Office said the pair discussed the war in th...

UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn

UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn

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Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national securityThe gap between Britain’s food and drink exports and imports has neared its highest this century, as a combination of Brexit, war in the Middle East and US tariffs dented deliveries overseas while imports soared.The UK’s food and drink trade deficit has risen to more than £21bn – the largest since ...

China-US ‘new joint arrangement’, CEO arrivals: what you missed overnight from Xi-Trump summit

China-US ‘new joint arrangement’, CEO arrivals: what you missed overnight from Xi-Trump summit

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1. B-2 Spirit, AI cooperation, no US-China conflict: key Xi-Trump takeaways so far Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump delivered remarks at the White House on Thursday morning at the start of the second day of Xi’s closely watched state visit. 2. Beyond the Rose Garden and the military review, Trump and Xi get down to business After weeks of frustration, delays...

Pat on the back? Xi and Trump’s body language speaks volumes

Pat on the back? Xi and Trump’s body language speaks volumes

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Arm touches, laughs, and firm handshakes were on display as Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump began their high-stakes summit in Washington, which has so far featured a rare airport welcome, military pageantry and closed-door bilateral talks. While the outcomes of the pair’s discussions are being closely watched, so are the exchanges between the leaders of the w...

Inside Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan’s visit to the Smithsonian’s Peacock Room

Inside Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan’s visit to the Smithsonian’s Peacock Room

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Melania Trump and China’s first lady Peng Liyuan toured Chinese artworks and a room shaped by Asian design at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington on Thursday, as their husbands held talks at the White House. The museum’s director, Chase Robinson, said the two women spent about 45 minutes there and were “full of questions”. Much of the visit centred on the Peacock Room, who...

Susan Sarandon among hundreds protesting Netanyahu’s speech outside the U.N.

Susan Sarandon among hundreds protesting Netanyahu’s speech outside the U.N.

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Actor Susan Sarandon was among the hundreds of protesters that gathered outside the U.N. as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his address. NBC News' Matt Bradley reports on how Netanyahu used his speech to attack critics, like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and political commentator Hasan Piker.

Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt in Butler in 2024 dies

Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt in Butler in 2024 dies

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James Copenhaver, 76, was left with lingering injuries after gunman opened fire from rooftop at Pennsylvania rallyJames Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76.Copenhaver was in the bleachers during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old ...