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» Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs
12/04/25 15:43 from BBC News - World
The move comes after concerns that tech prices could skyrocket, as many gadgets are made in China.

» US special envoy meets Putin as Trump urges Russia to 'get moving' on Ukraine ceasefire
12/04/25 15:24 from BBC News - World
Steve Witkoff held talks with the Russian president, meanwhile Moscow's ambassador to the UK told the BBC the US is not Russia's ally.

» US and Iran hold 'constructive' first round of nuclear talks
12/04/25 14:31 from BBC News - World
The highest-level talks between the two nations since Trump's first term in office will resume next week.

» Israel takes control of Rafah, creating new 'security corridor' in Gaza
12/04/25 14:27 from ABC News: ABCNews
Israel announced Saturday that its military has completed the establishment of a new security corridor in the Gaza Strip, effectively taking full control over Rafah.

» Trump tariffs live updates: Phones, computers, chips exempt from new tariffs
12/04/25 13:37 from ABC News: ABCNews
In a dramatic move Wednesday, Trump authorized a 90-day pause in the higher tariffs for most countries he announced last week while maintaining a 10% universal tariff.

» British Steel nationalisation is ‘likely option’, says business secretary
12/04/25 13:34 from FT.com - World
MPs vote in favour of bill giving the government powers to seize control of British Steel

» What is Iran's nuclear programme and what does the US want?
12/04/25 13:19 from BBC News - World
Donald Trump has suggested Iran could face military action if it does not agree to a new nuclear deal.

» Trump exempts smartphones from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs after market rout
12/04/25 13:18 from FT.com - World
Dispensation is first sign of softening of levies against China and provides a big boost for Apple

» Trump admin live updates: Trump strikes deals with law firms totaling $600M
12/04/25 13:01 from ABC News: ABCNews
President Donald Trump on Friday announced agreements with five law firms for $600 million in pro bono work.

» Iran seeks 'fair agreement' in nuclear talks with US
12/04/25 12:42 from BBC News - World
The highest-level talks between the two nations since Trump's first term in office will resume next week.

» California fugitive accused of killing police commander in Mexico
12/04/25 12:28 from World news
A convicted murderer who escaped custody from correction officers in California in December is now accused of killing a Mexican police commander.

» US and Iran agree to follow-up talks with US over nuclear crisis
12/04/25 11:37 from FT.com - World
Envoy Steve Witkoff was in Oman as US pushes for a deal to avoid conflict

» US and Iran agree to follow-up talks over nuclear crisis
12/04/25 11:37 from FT.com - World
Steve Witkoff and Abbas Araghchi met briefly after indirect negotiations in Oman

» WATCH: Drone films foggy sunrise over San Francisco Bay
12/04/25 11:20 from ABC News: ABCNews
An ethereal foggy sunrise over San Francisco Bay was captured on video, showcasing wavy clouds of the fog and the sunrise's golden glow.

» WATCH: First birthday celebration for dwarf goats
12/04/25 11:18 from ABC News: ABCNews
Four Nigerian dwarf goats were treated to a celebration at the Philly Zoo for their first birthday.

» What to know about getting a REAL ID as airport requirement deadline nears
12/04/25 11:17 from ABC News: ABCNews
The deadline for using a REAL ID for travel is less than a month away.

» Iran and U.S. agree to more talks over Tehran’s nuclear program
12/04/25 11:05 from World news
Iran and the United States will hold more negotiations next week over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, Iranian state television reported Saturday.

» WATCH: Dad cheers on daughter training for 1st marathon
12/04/25 11:03 from ABC News: ABCNews
Christina Lee started training to run her first marathon last fall and began seeing a familiar face pop up along her route.

» CCTV captures moment of explosion in central Athens
12/04/25 10:59 from BBC News - World
There have been no reported injuries, as Greece's transport minister condemns the "criminal" attack.

» Israel says it will expand its offensive across most of Gaza
12/04/25 10:55 from BBC News - World
Israel's defence minister also said it had taken over a "security zone", which separates the southern cities of Rafah and Khan Younis.

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» Why Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Love Affair with the Ottoman Empire Should Worry The World
12/04/25 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . A t the end of August, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrated the Islamic New Year with aplomb. Fresh off his conversion of the monumental Haghia Sophia to a mosque , he converted another ...

» Antalya Forum Reveals Türkiye’s Evolving Diplomacy
12/04/25 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . 2024-03-23 1026 view Introduction The Antalya Diplomacy Forum is a major platform for Türkiye’s efforts to strengthen its diplomatic influence. It plays an important role in strengthening Turkish dipl...

» Disgraced ex-Congressman Weiner receives campaign donation from unexpected New Yorker in new race
10/04/25 11:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . FIRST ON FOX: Former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner received surprising donations to his campaign for City Council of New York City from ex-wife Huma Abedin and her sister, Heba Abedin, despite his ex...

» The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia – and then came to symbolise its moral decay
08/04/25 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from The Guardian. F iction has a habit of coming to life in Russia. On the evening of 2 April 2023, the military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky appeared at an event in St Petersburg organised by Cyber Front ...

» Russia and Iran: The Limits of Strategic Partnership in the Face of Conflict - Robert Lansing Institute
08/04/25 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from Robert Lansing Institute. While Russia and Iran have deepened cooperation in recent years—especially through military-technical exchanges and shared opposition to Western influence—the Kremlin has ...

» Kash Patel's surprising appointment of a top J6 inquisitor to head DC FBI office
08/04/25 12:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from Blaze Media. The surprise appointment of a hard-line critic of Jan. 6 protesters to lead the FBI’s Washington Field Office has set the conservative political world ablaze and put new FBI Director K...

» Book Review: 'Make Sure You Die Screaming' is an absurd road trip novel for modern times
08/04/25 10:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em on a multi-day, drunk-driving road trip in middle-class middle of America to find their missing father with a garbage goth girl named Yivi whom they met two weeks ago i...

» Azerbaijan: Arbitrary arrest of Bashir Suleymanli and Mammad Alpay
07/04/25 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from Fédération internationale pour les droits humains.

» Elon Musk may step back from government role after turbulent run at DOGE
06/04/25 03:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . DOGE’s days appear to be numbered. Elon Musk recently suggested that he will be done with his work in the near future. President Donald Trump told reporters this week that “at some point, he’s going t...

» 'Game Changer' In Ukraine War, ATACMS Era Coming To An End As U.S Army To Get Next-Gen Precision Strike Missiles
05/04/25 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from EURASIAN TIMES. Lockheed Martin has secured a contract worth up to US$4.94 billion from the U.S. Army to produce Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), which are set to replace the Army Tactical Missile...

» Sean 'Diddy' Combs charged with five new criminal counts weeks before sex trafficking trial
05/04/25 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from Entertainment – Metro. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been charged with a new federal indictment weeks before his trial is due to start. The US rapper was hit with five new criminal counts, including racke...

» Declassified: Trump To Release FBI’s Russia Probe Documents | CNN Politics
04/04/25 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . CNN  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday declassified a host of materials from the FBI’s 2016 investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia, the latest instance of Trump using the power of his off...

» CIA lays off some recently hired officers as Trump shakes up intelligence community
04/04/25 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . WASHINGTON (AP) — The Central Intelligence Agency will fire an unreleased number of junior officers as President Donald Trump’s efforts to downsize and reshape the federal government reverberate throu...

» Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon
03/04/25 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . Elon Musk (left) shakes hands with President Donald Trump at the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship in Philadelphia on March 22, 2025. | Matt Rourke/AP Rachael Bade is POLITICO's Capitol burea...

» US State Department issues first comment under Trump administration about Georgia
03/04/25 11:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from [Untitled]. Rely on OC Media? We rely on you too. Amidst the current global turmoil, small news outlets like ours could be the first to close. Help us get off grants and become the first reader-fun...

» White House abruptly fires career Justice Department prosecutors in latest norm-shattering move
03/04/25 07:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . WASHINGTON (AP) — The recent firings of career Justice Department lawyers by the White House is a sign of President Donald Trump’s tightening grip over the law enforcement agency known for its long tr...

» Justice Department Announces Launch of Joint Task Force October 7
02/04/25 20:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . The Justice Department today announced the leadership team and membership of Joint Task Force October 7 (JTF 10-7), an initiative that will seek justice for the victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist ...

» Wagner prepared Hamas for attack on Israel
02/04/25 14:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . Some of the fighters of the Wagner private military company were preparing Hamas for an attack on Israel, the National Resistance Center (NRC) reported . Russians who left Belarus for African countrie...

» Russian PsyOp proves the Kremlin’s involvement in the operation agaist Israel  - Robert Lansing Institute
02/04/25 07:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from Robert Lansing Institute. The forecasting about Russia’s misinformation campaign aimed at diverting attention to another ‘unsuitable’ target in matters of supplying weapons to Hamas militants for a...

» Zourabichvili testifies in UK Parliament about the impact of ‘Russian disinformation’ on Georgia
02/04/25 06:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from [Untitled]. Rely on OC Media? We rely on you too. Amidst the current global turmoil, small news outlets like ours could be the first to close. Help us get off grants and become the first reader-fun...

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» Can a deal be done to contain Iran's nuclear programme?
12/04/25 10:18 from Newshour
High-level delegates from the US and Iran are in Oman for talks about Iran's nuclear programme. We'll hear a view from Tehran. Also on the programme: after a week of uncertainty over Donald Trump's tariffs, we hear how the Ancient Romans...

» The Happy Pod: Life-saving rat retires
12/04/25 09:54 from Global News
Meet the rat with a life-saving sense of smell. Carolina has correctly identified thousands of cases of Tuberculosis. Also: the Malaria vaccine providing hope in Uganda and, what is the UK tea time alarm? Presenter: Oliver Conway. Music ...

» Trump, Tariffs and the  Rust Belt
12/04/25 08:00 from From Our Own Correspondent
Kate Adie presents stories from the USA, Myanmar, The Dominican Republic, Afghanistan and the Greek island of Syros President Trump’s decision to impose huge tariffs across the world drew ire from Wall Street financiers this week - and e...

» The brain collector: the scientist unravelling the mysteries of grey matter – an Audio Long Read podcast
12/04/25 01:00 from Global: Audio | theguardian.com
Alexandra Morton-Hayward is using cutting-edge methods to crack the secrets of ancient brains – even as hers betrays her There are more Audio Long Reads here , or search Audio Long Read wherever you listen to your podcasts Continue readi...

» The Tariff Week From Hell. Plus, the Bluesky CEO Reimagines Social Media.
11/04/25 22:19 from On The Media
The president’s on-again, off-again tariffs are wreaking havoc on the economy. On this week’s On the Media, how the press is struggling to keep up with covering the chaos. Plus, the CEO of Bluesky, an alternative to Twitter, shares her v...

» US judge rules Palestinian activist can be deported
11/04/25 21:03 from Global News
A US judge has ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate, can be deported for his involvement in pro-Palestinian protests. Also: how ‘A Minecraft Movie’ has broken box office records.

» 11/04/2025 20:06 GMT
11/04/25 19:03 from Newshour
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

» Trump envoy meets Putin in Russia
11/04/25 19:03 from Newshour
The US envoy Steve Witkoff has been meeting President Putin in St Petersburg. Meanwhile, Ukraine's allies have pledged more military aid at a gathering in Brussels. We get a sense of the mood in Kiev from our correspondent there, and ask...

» Trump envoy to meet with Putin in Russia
11/04/25 12:13 from Newshour
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Russia to meet with the country’s leader Vladimir Putin, marking his third official visit to the nation. But with the Ukrainian military chief saying Russia has begun...

» Back to back Barries: can Dutton save his campaign? - podcast
11/04/25 12:00 from Global: Audio | theguardian.com
What happens when things go wrong in the middle of a campaign? Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine Peter Dutton’s surprise backflip on his work-from-home policy, and ask: what can the Coalition do to recover from a bad week? And can th...

» Trump's envoy meets Putin for ceasefire talks
11/04/25 11:02 from Global News
President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff is in St Petersburg for talks with Vladimir Putin as the US pushes for a ceasefire in Ukraine. Meanwhile, China raises tariffs on American goods to 125%.

» How a phone footage exposed a massacre of Gaza paramedics - podcast
11/04/25 03:30 from Global: Audio | theguardian.com
Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and civil defence workers in southern Gaza on 23 March. Bethan McKernan reports on the emerging evidence of what happened Continue reading...

» 'We Need to Reimagine Latinidad': Being Latino in 2025
11/04/25 03:00 from NPR: Latino USA Podcast
What does it mean to be Latino/Latina/Latinx in 2025? Is Latinidad a fiction? Should Latino be considered a race? On this episode of Latino USA, Maria Hinojosa asks those questions in a conversation with Jean Guerrero, journalist and col...

» Why did ‘strongman’ Trump back down on tariffs? – podcast
11/04/25 01:00 from Global: Audio | theguardian.com
After doubling down on his promise not to pause his latest tariffs, Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for most countries except China. Why did he change his mind? Jonathan Freedland speaks to James Bennet of the Economist about w...

» The reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria’s brutal civil war – and its aftermath – podcast
11/04/25 01:00 from Global: Audio | theguardian.com
At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad’s fighters could get him killed By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. Read by Mo Ayoub Continue reading...

» How a phone footage exposed a massacre of Gaza paramedics – podcast
10/04/25 23:00 from Global: Audio | theguardian.com
Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and civil defence workers in southern Gaza on 23 March. Bethan McKernan reports on the emerging evidence of what happened Israeli forces shot dead 15 Palestinian paramedics and civil defenc...

» How phone footage exposed a massacre of Gaza paramedics – podcast
10/04/25 23:00 from Global: Audio | theguardian.com
Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and civil defence workers in southern Gaza on 23 March. Bethan McKernan reports on the emerging evidence of what happened Israeli forces shot dead 15 Palestinian paramedics and civil defenc...

» Trump recognises tariff 'transition problems'
10/04/25 22:08 from Global News
US President Donald Trump says transition to new trade world won't be easy, as markets process the White House’s 145% tariff rate for China. Also: Prada agrees to buy rival luxury fashion brand Versace.

» Trump recognises tariff 'transition difficulty'
10/04/25 20:04 from Newshour
There's continuing turmoil on Wall Street as uncertainty continues over US trade policy. The Dow Jones is down by more than five percent. The fall contrasts with the huge gains made on Wednesday in response to Donald Trump's suspension o...

» Trump's tariffs explained
10/04/25 16:03 from Global News
Ben Brown in London and Sumi Somaskanda in Washington, examine the key questions about the Trump tariff rollercoaster of the last few days. Why has the US doubled down on China, with even steeper tariffs of 145%?

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