US primary elections underway in several states ahead of midterms
Voters are heading to the polls in Alabama, California, Georgia, Oklahoma and Washington, DC, as the United States holds a new round of primary elections ahead of November's midterm contest. The primaries are part of the process of choosing party candidates for the general election, with control of Congress at stake later this year. In Alabama, the Republican runoff for a Senate seat has emerged as one of the most closely watched races.The Alabama contest pits former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson against Republican Congressman Barry Moore, who is backed by President Donald Trump. A first-round vote on 19 May did... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Jun 2026 10:34 LONDON
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Trump says US-Iran MoU is signed, no sanctions relief as Strait of Hormuz partially reopens
US President Donald Trump said a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict in West Asia has already been signed by the United States and Iran. Speaking alongside French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 venue in Evian-les-Bains, Trump also said there would be no sanctions relief as part of the deal. He added that the Strait of Hormuz has partially reopened after a blockade that had disrupted Gulf oil supplies.Trump told reporters that the agreement was already complete, saying: "The deal's all signed." When asked directly whether the arrangement included sanctions relief for Iran, he replied: "No, it... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Jun 2026 19:30 LONDON
Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal and UFC cage fight on the White House South Lawn
A report published on 15 June says Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday with a deal on Iran and a UFC cage fight staged on the White House South Lawn. The account describes the event as taking place in Washington and presents it as a combined political and sporting spectacle. No further verified detail is available in the supplied material about the terms of the Iran deal or the fight itself.The report gives the date as 15 June 2026 and identifies the White House South Lawn as the venue for the cage fight. It also says the Iran deal was... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Jun 2026 07:02 LONDON
Hungary's Fidesz re-elects Viktor Orban as party leader after April election defeat
Hungary's Fidesz party has re-elected Viktor Orban as its leader for another year, despite the party's defeat in April's parliamentary election. Orban ran unopposed at the party congress and won a near-unanimous vote, with 729 of 737 delegates backing him. The result keeps the former prime minister at the head of the governing party as it tries to regroup after losing power to the centre-right Tisza party.Orban told delegates he took full responsibility for Fidesz's election defeat and said he did not intend to step aside. He also said the party needed to change if it was to function as... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Jun 2026 20:29 LONDON
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Three Indian sailors confirmed dead after US strike on tanker off Oman as row deepens
The row over the US strike on a commercial vessel off Oman has intensified after Indian politician Shashi Tharoor criticised Washington's response to the deaths of three Indian seafarers. He said the official US statement contained no expression of regret or condolence for the loss of innocent Indian lives. His comments came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended Washington's blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, following India's protest over the killings.Tharoor questioned why a non-compliant commercial vessel could not have been stopped by non-lethal means, and asked whether it was necessary to fire missiles that killed civilian crew... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Jun 2026 19:01 LONDON
Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center after court ruling
Workers have removed Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center in Washington after a federal judge ruled the venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress. The work began around 1.20am local time and was completed in about 30 minutes, with letters taken down from the building's facade after scaffolding and tarps were put in place. The removal came less than six months after the name was added to the performing arts centre.The action followed a court-ordered deadline that the Department of Justice said it would miss, asking for a 12-hour extension because thunderstorms could create safety risks for... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Jun 2026 10:02 LONDON
West Bengal CID searches TMC offices in Kolkata during alleged signature forgery probe
The West Bengal CID searched the Trinamool Congress central office in Kolkata and the office of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday as part of an investigation into an alleged Assembly signature forgery case. The searches took place in Kolkata's Kalighat area and on Camac Street, according to the supplied report. The party said the timing of the operation was politically motivated.The report says the searches were carried out while party chief Mamata Banerjee was in Delhi meeting Congress Parliamentary chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her residence. The meeting lasted about an hour and, according to TMC sources, was... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jun 2026 17:30 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
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