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The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars : NPR

The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars : NPR

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In this photo illustration, The Onion website is displayed on a computer screen showing a satirical story titled “Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’” on Nov. 14, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images The satirical website The Onion has a new deal to take over Infowars, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ far-right media company. If approved by a Texas judge, the deal would take away his Infowars microphone and allow The Onion to resume its plans to turn the website into a parody of itself. Families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, who sued Jones for defamation, want the sale to happen. They’re still waiting to collect on the nearly $1.3 billion judgment they won against Jones for spreading lies that they faked the deaths of their children to boost support for gun control. That prompted Jones’ followers to harass and threaten the families for years. The families are also eager to take away Jones’ platform for spewing such conspiracy theories. The …

Trump: Iran has agreed to hand over its uranium

Trump: Iran has agreed to hand over its uranium

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Iran has agreed to hand over its stockpile of enriched uranium, Donald Trump has claimed, saying the US is “close” to a peace deal to end the war. “They’ve agreed to give us back the nuclear dust,” Mr Trump told reporters outside the White House, referring to the estimated 450kg of uranium enriched to 60 per cent. Iran has not responded to Mr Trump’s claims. What happens to the uranium stockpile has been the central sticking point in negotiations since talks collapsed in Islamabad last week. Tehran offered to halt any further enrichment for five years, while the US insisted on a 20-year freeze. Iranian scientists had enriched uranium to near weapons-grade before the war. “We’re going to see what happens. But I think we’re very close to making a deal with Iran,” Mr Trump said, adding that another round of talks could happen as soon as this weekend. He said that if an agreement was reached in Islamabad, he might travel to Pakistan for the signing. Tehran had offered to halt any further enrichment …

Middle East: Ten-day ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon takes effect

Middle East: Ten-day ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon takes effect

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17/04/2026 – 02:58 This liveblog is no longer being updated. 17/04/2026 – 02:27 Trump says Iran was ‘should be ending’ soon US President Donald Trump said at an event in Las Vegas, Nevada, that the war in Iran is going “swimmingly” and that it “should be ending pretty soon.” 17/04/2026 – 02:21 Lebanon army reports Israeli ‘acts of aggression’ in ‘violation of ceasefire’ Lebanon’s army reported “acts of aggression” by Israel that it said violated a ceasefire which took effect at midnight Friday local time. Lebanon’s army, in an X post early on Friday, called on residents in the south to exercise caution “in light of a number of violations” of the ceasefire agreement by “several Israeli acts of aggression.” 17/04/2026 – 02:12 Lebanese army accuses Israel of ceasefire violations in south Lebanon Israel has committed violations of a ceasefire in Lebanon that took effect at midnight, including intermittent shelling of several southern Lebanese villages, the Lebanese army said early on Friday. In a statement, the army called on citizens to hold off on returning …

Trump says China has agreed not to send weapons to Iran

Trump says China has agreed not to send weapons to Iran

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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that China has agreed not to send arms to Iran and is “very happy” with U.S. efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The claim was made as Washington and Beijing seek to maintain a détente ahead of high-stakes talks between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The long-contentious relationship between the two countries has been tested further by U.S. accusations that China is covertly aiding Iran militarily and anger in Beijing that its vessels could be swept up in Trump’s push to choke off traffic to Iranian ports amid halting talks over the war. Source link

Dining across the divide: ‘We both agreed Brexit was a disaster – but disagreed about who was responsible for that’ | Life and style

Dining across the divide: ‘We both agreed Brexit was a disaster – but disagreed about who was responsible for that’ | Life and style

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Graham, 76, Pangbourne Occupation Property manager Voting record Always Conservative Amuse bouche Cycled from Land’s End to John o’Groats, taking five days to get to the Scottish border – then another four days to get to the end. Scotland is much bigger than you think Katherine, 53, Bath Occupation University researcher Voting record Historically, Labour but Lib Dem now due to the Lib Dem/Tory face-off in Bath Amuse bouche Spent a week walking about 75 miles of the Camino way in Spain with friends. Did not carry bags or stay in traditional hostels For starters Graham She was younger than I was expecting. When you meet someone you’ve never met before and you know you’re going to discuss things that can be contentious, there’s always going to be a frisson. But she was good company, very good. Katherine He seemed very lovely and friendly. We both had mussels and sea bream, and then I had blackcurrant sorbet, and he had a very nice blood orange pudding. The big beef Graham I definitely am a Europhile – my only reservation was …

Spain rejects U.S. claim it agreed to cooperate amid Iran war

Spain rejects U.S. claim it agreed to cooperate amid Iran war

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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures during a press conference at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on December 15, 2025. Thomas Coex | Afp | Getty Images Spain has pushed back against the White House’s claim that it agreed to cooperate militarily with Washington amid the conflict with Iran, doubling down on its anti-war stance despite the U.S. president’s threat to sever trade ties. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that Madrid’s position of refusing to allow the country’s military bases to be used in the ongoing Iran war had now changed. “With respect to Spain, I think they heard the president’s message yesterday loud and clear, and it’s my understanding, over the past several hours, they’ve agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military,” Leavitt told reporters. “The president expects all of our European allies, of course, to cooperate in this long sought-after mission, not just for the United States but also for Europe, to crush the rogue Iranian regime.” Spain swiftly and “categorically” rejected Leavitt’s assertion, however. “The Spanish government’s position on …

White House claims Spain has ‘agreed to cooperate’ on strikes. Spain says it hasn’t. – POLITICO

White House claims Spain has ‘agreed to cooperate’ on strikes. Spain says it hasn’t. – POLITICO

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“I categorically deny this,” Albares said in an interview on Spain’s Cadena Ser radio network. “Spain’s position on the war in the Middle East, on the attack on Iran, on the use of our bases, has not changed.” Pressed over Leavitt’s assertion, Albares replied incredulously: “She might be the White House spokesperson, but I’m the foreign minister of Spain!” The White House claim came hours after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez delivered a televised address emphatically condemning the U.S. and Israel’s attack on Iran, in which he also affirmed Spain had said “no to war.” Albares said Madrid’s commitment to staying out of “a military operation that is being carried out in violation of international law” is unwavering. “There is an agreement, a bilateral accord, and outside the framework of that bilateral agreement, there will be no use of Spanish sovereign bases,” he insisted, referencing a 1953 agreement with the U.S. that gives Madrid a say over how American forces stationed on its territory are used. “Any operation must be within the framework of the …

‘I Have Agreed to Talk’

‘I Have Agreed to Talk’

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One day after launching strikes on Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and embroiled the region in war, President Trump told me this morning that the country’s new leadership wants to talk with him and that he plans to do so. “They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them. They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long,” Trump told me in a phone call from his Mar-a-Lago club shortly before 9:30 a.m. Asked whether his conversation with the Iranians would happen today or tomorrow, Trump responded, “I can’t tell you that.” He noted that some of the Iranians involved in negotiations in recent weeks were no longer alive. “Most of those people are gone. Some of the people we were dealing with are gone, because that was a big—that was a big hit,” he told me. “They should have done it sooner, Michael. They could have made a deal. They should’ve …

Ryan Gosling explains why he agreed to star in new Star Wars movie

Ryan Gosling explains why he agreed to star in new Star Wars movie

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Ryan Gosling has spoken about his decision to take on a lead role in the forthcoming Star Wars film Star Wars: Starfighter. The actor, 45, is one of the biggest names to ever front a Star Wars movie, and marks Gosling’s first foray into long-running franchise filmmaking. Little is known, however, about the story of the project, which is being directed by Free Guy’s Shawn Levy. Speaking to io9, Gosling opened up about his reasons for agreeing to Starfighter. “It was Shawn’s enthusiasm and his vision and the script,” Gosling said. “And I just avoided these things because they never felt right. “And I’m glad I did because I feel like, [similar to] a book like this, [it was] worth waiting for. And it is like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Starfighter is set to become just second Star Wars film released since …

Trump Says Putin Agreed To His Request To Stop His Attacks On Ukraine. Reality Says Otherwise.

Trump Says Putin Agreed To His Request To Stop His Attacks On Ukraine. Reality Says Otherwise.

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President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Russian dictator Vladimir Putin for agreeing to his request to pause his attacks on Ukraine during a bitter cold snap there, even as Ukrainians and outside observers report that lethal attacks on civilians continue apace. “I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week during this extra ― it’s not just like cold, it’s extraordinary cold, record-setting cold over there too, they’re having the same,” Trump said at a photo opportunity at the White House before his Cabinet meeting. “It’s a big ― it’s a big pile of bad weather, the worst, but it was really ― they said they’ve never experienced cold like that, and I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and the various towns for a week, and he agreed to do that. And I have to tell you, it was very nice. “People said, ‘Don’t waste the call, you’re not going to get that.’ And he did it, and we’re very happy that …