The Latest Breaking News from Alex Woodward

Iran-US war latest: US waives Iran oil sanctions as Tehran disputes Vance’s nuclear inspection claims

Iran will now be able to export oil in US dollars for the first time in decades

The Independent UK · Jun 22

Trump UFC fight live: MAGA allies and Democrat foes weigh in on White House cage matches

Donald Trump received an outpouring of birthday wishes as he celebrated turning 80 with a massive UFC brawl

The Independent UK · Jun 12

Brown University shooting latest: Two dead and nine wounded as suspect remains at large

Hundreds of officers launch manhunt for suspect after vanishing from Ivy League in Rhode Island

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025

‘Trump or death’: The grim circus in Manhattan as far-right figures protest historic arraignment

A media swarm captured a small cross-section of the former president’s supporters, raging against his criminal case and amplifying conspiracy theories. Alex Woodward reports from Manhattan

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

‘Thrown out like the trash’: Twitter’s janitorial staff are fighting back after they were abruptly fired

Elon Musk’s sweeping layoffs have impacted unionised janitorial staff at the company’s San Francisco and New York offices, leaving lower-paid workers scrambling in cities with skyrocketing living costs. Now they’re rallying at the company’s headquarters to fight for their jobs, Alex Woodward reports from Manhattan

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

‘If we can do it, everybody can’: How the Amazon Labor Union is starting a movement

The upstart union took on the retail giant and won. Organisers, labor groups, Bernie Sanders and AOC hope there’s more to come, Alex Woodward reports from Staten Island

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022