Pakistan announces free public transport after fuel price hike – as it happened This blog is closed – our live coverage continues in a new blog here The Guardian - AU · Apr 3
Trump news at a glance: president gives his loyal enforcer the boot Pam Bondi failed to please a president fixated on prosecuting political enemies – key US politics stories from Thursday 2 April at a glance The Guardian - US · Apr 3
Will row over Iran conflict spell the end of Nato? This is the text from The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up here to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. The Conversation · Apr 2
Losing a catastrophic war is no way for America to celebrate its 250th birthday THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: To avert global recession, US allies are being forced to humiliate themselves and clean up after Donald Trump in the Middle East. Never has an American president wreaked such havoc on erstwhile friends The Independent UK · Apr 2
To a world at a loss as to how to handle Trump, I say this: the only answer may be to wait him out A great effort will be needed to undo the damage once the US president has gone. But with the constitution unable to bring him to order now, that is what we must do, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Apr 2
‘You have to be serious’: Macron criticises Trump’s mixed messages about Nato and Iran Speaking in South Korea, the French president defended the transatlantic alliance and called for return to peace The Guardian - UK · Apr 2
Macron hits back after Trump mocks him over ‘shove’ by wife The French president said that Trump’s comments were ‘neither elegant nor up to standard’ Evening Standard · Apr 2
Donald Trump Fury: Scowling POTUS Defends Iran War Strategy as Fuel Prices Surge In a combative primetime address, Donald Trump defended his Iran war strategy as US fuel prices surged past $4 a gallon and global markets wobbled, but offered scant detail on how or when the conflict will end. International Business Times UK · Apr 2
Ukraine war briefing: Why Putin’s ‘dream plan’ could be coming true IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 2
Over 40 countries launch coalition to secure Strait of Hormuz The multinational coalition will pursue "the collective mobilisation of our full range of diplomatic and economic tools" to enable a "safe and sustained opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, said the British foreign secretary. Euronews · Apr 2
French President Macron Takes Aim At Donald Trump Over Mockery Of His Marriage: 'Neither Elegant Nor Of a High Standard' French President Emmanuel Macron took aim at U.S. counterpart Donald Trump over comments he made about his marriage. International Business Times · Apr 2
Republican senators McConnell and Tillis break with Trump on Nato withdrawal They warned leaving the alliance would aid rivals, threaten US security and require Senate approval under 2024 law The Guardian - US · Apr 2
The Latest: Oil prices surge, stocks fall with Trump offering no clear end to war U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will keep hitting Iran very hard in the next two or three weeks even though he says all of his administration's military objectives have been met or exceeded The Independent UK · Apr 2
The Conversation · Apr 2 Nato has survived some serious rifts but the Iran war shows how the US has soured on the transatlantic alliance The US president took the opportunity of a prime-time speech to the US public on April 1 to repeat his by now-familiar criticism of America’s Nato allies for not joining the war in Iran. He told them to “build up some delayed courage. Should have done it before. Should have…
Radio France Internationale · Apr 2 Macron rejects military plan as allies push to reopen Strait of Hormuz French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that using military force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be “unrealistic”, as more than 40 countries held talks on restoring access to the vital shipping route, compromised by the war in the Middle East.
Euronews · Apr 2 Austria refuses US requests to overfly its territory, citing its neutrality policy US President Donald Trump has criticised European allies for refusing US military aircraft permission to use their airspace for operations connected to the war in Iran.
The Times of India · Apr 2 Trump’s Iran address: Peace is close, war is closer The TOI correspondent from Washington: The prime-time address was intended to reassure an anxious nation and steady jittery markets; instead, U.S President Donald Trump on Wednesday underscored the deep contradictions at the heart of his war in Iran, declaring that American objectives were “nearing completion” even as he threatened an…
Radio France Internationale · Apr 2 Macron dismisses Trump's remarks about wife as ‘neither elegant nor appropriate’ French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed remarks by US President Donald Trump about his wife Brigitte, after Trump mocked her and said she “treats him extremely badly” in a video posted online.
The Conversation · Apr 2 Donald Trump says the US doesn’t get much out of Nato membership – but is that true? Following the reluctance of many traditional American allies to become involved in the war against Iran, Donald Trump is once again threatening to withdraw the US from Nato. “They haven’t been friends when we needed them,” he said in an interview with Reuters on April 1. “We’ve never asked them…
International Business Times · Apr 2 GOP Rep. Warns That Trump's Presidency 'Will Never Recover' If He Seeks To Remove U.S. From NATO Republican Rep. Don Bacon again warned President Donald Trump against pulling from NATO, saying his presidency "will never recover" from such an attempt.
Euronews · Apr 2 Trump undermining NATO by creating doubt about US commitment, Macron says The US president has repeatedly railed against Western partners for not responding to his call to assemble a naval force to help reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz, which has effectively been closed by Tehran.
We Got This Covered · Apr 2 ‘Any 6th grader understands this’: Adam Kinzinger drags Donald Trump after Europe shows zero interest in him Europe isn’t acting out of spite — it’s acting out of self-preservation.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2 ‘Not up to standard’: Macron criticises Trump after comments about his marriage Anger in France after US president puts on French accent and mocks Macron during private lunch in Washington
Euronews · Apr 2 Sweden announces €800 million investment in air and drone defence systems The investment would cover multiple systems, such as radar and anti-aircraft weapons systems as well as electronic warfare platforms.