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• Funcionarios británicos insistieron en que la reunión en la Casa Blanca se llevara a cabo de forma privada, temiendo que se repitieran las escenas en las que Trump reprendió a Volodymyr Zelenskyy frente a la prensa mundial. • El rey Carlos se librará de la posible humillación de ser reprendido en público por Donald Trump esta semana, después de que la Casa Blanca aceptara que cualquier encuentro entre los dos hombres se realice fuera de cámaras. • Funcionarios británicos han presionado para que la reunión en la Oficina Oval entre el monarca y el presidente de los EE. UU. sea privada por temor a una repetición de los incidentes en los que Trump criticó al presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ante la prensa internacional.

Un tribunal determina que no se puede denegar la instalación del gigante de la comida rápida basándose en que no encaja con la 'vibra' del lugar. • Siga nuestro blog de noticias en vivo de Australia para obtener las últimas actualizaciones • Reciba nuestro correo electrónico de noticias de última hora, nuestra aplicación gratuita o nuestro podcast diario de noticias McDonald’s está preparado para abrir un establecimiento de comida para llevar las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana, en una calle de Melbourne que alguna vez fue apodada la 'más cool del mundo', después de que el gigante de la comida rápida ganara su desafío legal contra el intento del ayuntamiento local de bloquear el nuevo restaurante. El tribunal civil y administrativo de Victoria (Vcat) ha respaldado la solicitud de McDonald’s para revisar la decisión del ayuntamiento de Darebin de rechazar su solicitud para convertir el número 323 de High Street en Northcote en una de sus tiendas. Continuar leyendo...

President Donald Trump and other top leaders evacuated from the annual dinner after an unspecified threat The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was interrupted by loud bangs on Saturday evening, followed by immediate commotion. Donald Trump and Melania Trump were evacuated immediately as many journalists and their guests across the room ducked under tables in the Washington Hilton ballroom.While the situation continues to develop, there were reports that the Secret Service had guns drawn as they rushed the White House pool reporters out of the room and mentioned “shots fired”. Continue reading...

The event was interrupted by loud bangs and immediate commotion as the president and first lady were escorted outThe White House Correspondents’ Dinner was interrupted by loud bangs on Saturday evening, followed by immediate commotion. Donald Trump and Melania Trump were evacuated immediately as many journalists and their guests across the room ducked under tables in the Washington Hilton ballroom.While the situation continues to develop, there were reports that the Secret Service had guns drawn as they rushed the White House pool reporters out of the room and mentioned “shots fired”. Continue reading...

The podcaster admits he ‘misled’ supporters as his rift with the US president deepens over the Iran warUS politics live – latest updatesTucker Carlson, a Conservative podcaster, has said he is “tormented” by his support of Donald Trump, issuing in an extraordinary mea culpa that called for “a moment to wrestle with our own consciences”.Carlson delivered that comment in a conversation with Buckley Carlson, his brother and a former Trump speechwriter, on The Tucker Carlson Show on Monday that reviewed the new money takeover of the traditional conservative values in a Republican party now dominated by the president. Continue reading...

Lasting peace depends on resolving a border dispute dating back to 2000 and dealing with Hezbollah’s weaponsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s security cabinet first heard about the ceasefire with Lebanon from a social media post by Donald Trump. Hezbollah first heard about the ceasefire from the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon. Each side shot off as many bombs, drones and rockets as they could before the ceasefire – imposed from above – came into effect.Despite the US president claiming it is the 10th war he has ended, the situation on the ground in Lebanon looks anything but stable. Continue reading...

The new strategy to be unveiled by Richard Marles will see defence spending rise to about 2.4% of GDP – but US president has urged allies to spend 3.5%Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor will spend an extra $53bn on defence over the next decade, using the nation’s latest military blueprint to create new special investment programs to fund increases in capability using private capital.The defence minister, Richard Marles, will unveil the new national defence strategy on Thursday, as well as detailing a new integrated investment program for military capability, boosting the current budget by $14bn over the next four years, forward estimates period. Continue reading...

In unprecedented attack on the leader of the Catholic church, president says the US-born pope is ‘not doing a very good job’ and is ‘a very liberal person’President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the US-born leader of the Catholic church is “doing a very good job” and that “he’s a very liberal person,” while also suggesting the pontiff should “stop catering to the Radical Left.”Flying back to Washington from Florida, Trump used a lengthy social media post to sharply criticise Leo, then kept it up in comments on the tarmac to reporters. Continue reading...