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Le président a semblé suggérer que le délai législatif pour approuver la guerre ne s'applique plus alors que les démocrates s'y opposent US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump a déclaré dans une lettre envoyée aux chefs du Congrès vendredi que les hostilités avec l'Iran ont « pris fin », suggérant que le délai de 60 jours pour obtenir l'approbation du pouvoir législatif ne s'appliquait plus. Vendredi marque les 60 jours depuis que le président des États-Unis a informé les membres du Congrès que les États-Unis et Israël ont lancé des frappes contre l'Iran le 28 février. En vertu du War Powers Act de 1973, le président peut déployer des troupes pour répondre à une « menace imminente » mais doit recevoir l'approbation du Congrès dans les 60 jours pour poursuivre les opérations militaires. Lire la suite...

Les astronautes ont rejoint le président dans l'Oval Office pour une conférence de presse, et il n'a pas fallu longtemps avant qu'il ne s'autocongratule. Donald Trump a accueilli l'équipage de la mission historique Artemis II lunar flyby mission à la White House mercredi. Les quatre astronautes – le commandant Reid Wiseman, le pilote Victor Glover et les spécialistes de mission Christina Koch et Jeremy Hansen – ont rejoint le président dans l'Oval Office pour une réunion de célébration et une conférence de presse. Lire la suite...

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Secondhand car buyers urged to carefully inspect vehicles, while owners told to beware tests that are suspiciously quickRise of the ‘ghost owner’: 18,000 UK vehicles in use without proper recordsYou have just bought a secondhand car. It was older than you wanted, but were reassured because it had recently passed its MOT.Within a few days, you notice a problem with the steering and take it into a garage to be checked. As well as that issue, they find the tread depth of the tyres is so low it should not have passed the test. Continue reading...

• President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are preparing to welcome His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom for an official visit to the White House. • The visit represents a significant diplomatic engagement between the United States and the United Kingdom at the highest levels. • Such state visits typically include formal ceremonies, bilateral meetings, and discussions on international policy matters.

• Egypt has convened an emergency regional summit with Ethiopia, Sudan, and other Nile Basin nations to address water allocation disputes intensified by Sudan's ongoing civil war and dam infrastructure threats. • The summit, held in Cairo on Friday, focused on protecting the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Blue Nile water flows during heightened regional conflict; negotiations remain deadlocked. • US officials are monitoring the summit closely, concerned that water scarcity could fuel refugee crises across the Horn of Africa and destabilize a critical US partner region.

Top buyers promised access at Mar-a-Lago event as Democrats and watchdogs warn of pay-to-play risksDonald Trump is slated to star at a cryptocurrency bash on 25 April at his Mar-a-Lago club for scores of purchasers of his crypto memecoin $Trump that has enriched him while in office. The move is fueling renewed criticism from top Democrats and ethics watchdogs that he is using the presidency for financial gains in a break with ethical norms.The Trump-linked Fight Fight Fight LLC has hyped the event as “THE MOST EXCLUSIVE CRYPTO & BUSINESS CONFERENCE IN THE WORLD”. It’s promising a luncheon with Trump as its keynote speaker, according to the memecoin’s official website and its social media account. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Labour MP calls on DVLA to take action, saying ‘speeding, hit and runs and worse’ are going unpunishedMore than 18,000 vehicles are being used in the UK without proper records of where their owners live, it has emerged, part of what a Labour MP has called an increasing problem of “ghost owners” who cannot be held accountable for their driving.According to a freedom of information request to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 18,260 vehicles were listed in its records as being registered to the DVLA’s own address, meaning the owner’s location was not known. Continue reading...