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We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough. If you’ve seen value in our reporting, … Read more
Main Points Key Reads Jack White – 1 minute ago Dozens of countries to discuss reopening Strait of Hormuz in UK-led talks The UK plans to hold a call on Thursday with nearly three dozen countries about how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Britain is seeking to lead a diplomatic initiative, understood to include … Read more
Main Points Key Reads Albanese says months ahead ‘may not be easy’ as he urges Australians to save fuel Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has warned the months ahead “may not be easy” because of the oil crisis caused by the Middle East war. “No government can promise to eliminate the pressures that this war … Read more
One killed in Fujairah after debris falls from intercepted drone Huge fire at Kuwait airport’s fuel depot after Iranian drone attack Trump to address the nation about Iran on Wednesday night Araghchi says direct messages from Witkoff are ‘not negotiations’ China and Pakistan announce ‘five-point initiative’ to restore peace Trump tells ‘unhelpful’ countries to ‘get … Read more
‘He is not the owner!’: US judge orders halt to Trump’s White House ballroom construction The Journal Judge temporarily halts construction of Trump’s White House ballroom BBC US judge orders Trump to halt $400m White House ballroom project The Guardian Judge rules that White House ballroom construction ‘has to stop!’ CNN Military builds ‘bunker’ under Trump’s $400m new ballroom … Read more
Main Points Key Reads Katie Mellett – 8 minutes ago Israeli Defense Forces takes responsibility for death of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy Commander Iran confirmed the death of Revolutionary Guard’s Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri following severe injuries, Iranian media reported, based on a statement by the guards. The naval commander was killed in an Israeli … Read more
Demonstrators decrying US president Donald Trump’s policies took to city streets across the country on Saturday in the third edition of the “No Kings” rallies, with Minnesota taking centre stage. Organisers are hopeful it will be the largest single-day nonviolent protest in US history. More than 3,100 events have been registered in all 50 states, … Read more
On Christmas Day, 1959, the Hope family hosted two unexpected and exotic guests at the dinner table at their home in Gillespie Place in Garden City, Kansas. Truman Capote had arrived in Garden, by train, a few weeks earlier with the intention of writing about the reverberations of a crime so shocking that it permanently … Read more
Donald Trump used to brag about grabbing women by the crotch. Now he’s grabbing the world by its axis. He still believes he has the right to swoop in with a transgressive attack. He has simply expanded his targets. “When you’re a star,” he once said, “they let you do it. You can do anything.” … Read more