Author: Darren Smith

Britain was pressured by the United States into permitting the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Argentina, it has been reported, in a revelation that has deepened alarm over the security of the Falkland Islands as Donald Trump signals he may support Buenos Aires’s claim to the territory. Foreign Office officials were reportedly told “in no uncertain terms” not to oppose the deal, which was agreed by the Biden administration in 2024 before Labour came to power. One Argentine source said Washington had made a “strong” case for the sale in secret talks with Britain, while other sources described the…

Donald Trump has launched one of his most vicious attacks yet on former ally Candace Owens, branding her an “extremely low IQ individual” and sharing a mocked-up Time magazine cover labelling her “Vile Person of the Year” — the latest escalation in a feud between two figures who were once firmly on the same political side. The president posted the image on Truth Social on Friday, accompanied by a caption targeting Owens over her ongoing legal battle with French First Lady Brigitte Macron, whom the right-wing commentator has repeatedly and falsely claimed was born male. “Candace Owens’ stock, which was…

Argentina’s President Javier Milei has declared he is pursuing every available avenue to bring the Falkland Islands back under Argentine sovereignty, his comments landing at the same moment Washington is reportedly considering withdrawing its longstanding support for Britain’s claim to the territory. “We are doing everything humanly possible to bring the Falkland Islands back into Argentine hands,” Milei told Neura in an interview. “Sovereignty is not negotiable, but it must be done judiciously, it must be done with intelligence.” The remarks take on particular weight given the closeness of Milei’s relationship with Donald Trump and the deepening strain between Washington…

Jared Kushner and US special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday morning for a fresh round of negotiations with Iran, the White House has confirmed. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that the two senior figures would depart this weekend to continue diplomatic efforts aimed at reaching a deal with Tehran, as the extended ceasefire between the United States and Iran remains in place. The confirmation marks a significant escalation in direct diplomatic engagement, with two of the most prominent figures in the Trump administration’s foreign policy operation now personally involved in the Islamabad talks.…

The residents of one of New York City’s most reliably left-wing neighbourhoods have taken their own newly elected socialist mayor to court after he attempted to relocate the city’s main homeless intake centre to their streets — a lawsuit that has drawn pointed mockery from conservatives and accusations of rank hypocrisy from across the political spectrum. Seven residents of the East Village in Manhattan filed the legal challenge on 19 April in New York County Supreme Court, seeking to block Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to move homeless services from a deteriorating facility near Bellevue Hospital in Kips Bay to a…

A 27-year-old substitute teacher in Texas has been arrested and charged with having an improper relationship with students after school officials discovered what they described as inappropriate communications on a social media platform outside of school hours. Angela Palmaras was taken into custody after Bell County school authorities alerted police to the messages and referred the matter for investigation. She now faces a charge of improper relationship between an educator and a student, a second-degree felony in Texas that carries a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years if she is convicted. She is currently being held on a…

A 30-year-old Argentine man has been arrested and charged with human trafficking and sexual exploitation after allegedly deceiving dozens of young women into appearing in explicit videos by falsely promising the footage would never be distributed in their home country — a lie that devastated lives when the content spread rapidly across Argentina and internationally. Gianfranco Gaspar Núñez, from the city of Rosario, operated through Instagram accounts presenting themselves as legitimate casting agencies, approaching young women — predominantly aged 18 to 22 — with offers of around $200 in cash and the promise of professional exposure in the audiovisual industry.…

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has declared that he would vote for Scottish independence if he were Scottish, saying Scotland had been “screwed over by Westminster governments for a long time” and that the UK Government had no right to block a second referendum on the country’s future. Speaking at an event in Glasgow on Thursday evening, Polanski launched a direct attack on Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who recently reaffirmed that the Labour government would refuse to grant a second independence referendum even if the SNP wins a majority at Scottish Parliament elections on 7 May. “Who the hell does…

A second round of peace talks between the United States and Iran is expected to take place in Islamabad after Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is set to travel to Pakistan tonight, a Pakistani government source has told Sky News. The senior Iranian diplomat is expected to arrive with a small delegation, with a US logistics and security team already on the ground in the Pakistani capital ahead of the resumed negotiations. The development follows intense mediation efforts by Pakistan, whose government has been working to bring both sides back to the table after direct talks between Washington and Tehran…

The British government has issued a firm and unusually direct rebuttal to Washington after reports emerged that the United States is considering withdrawing its support for the UK’s claim to the Falkland Islands — a move reportedly being contemplated as punishment for Britain’s refusal to back America’s military campaign against Iran. According to Reuters, an internal US government email identifies a reassessment of the Falklands position as one of a range of options being explored to pressure NATO allies that have declined to support the Iran war. The report prompted an immediate response from Downing Street, with the Prime Minister’s…