JD Vance dispatched to negotiate Iran peace with few cards to play
Vice-president’s war doubts and his boss’s desperation to reopen Red Sea look like a weak deck against bolstered opponents
JD Vance warns Iran against trying to ‘play’ the US in peace talks
US vice-president flies to Islamabad for negotiations as Iranians insists Israel end its offensive in Lebanon
Weekend crossword No 796
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Survivors of Epstein’s abuse accuse Melania Trump of ‘shifting burden’ on to victims
Outrage from survivors follows first lady’s statement calling on Congress to hold public hearings with victims of Epstein’s abuse
Fuel-price protests cause chaos in Ireland and spread to Norway
Irish drivers told to buy only fuel they need as filling stations run out and hauliers and farmers block motorways in fourth day of action
Remaining in Nato is in best interests of US, says Keir Starmer
PM pushes back after Trump’s threats to leave alliance and says European members must do more in light of Iran war
Fears of UK and EU flight cancellations as airports warn of jet fuel shortages
Summer holidays could be hit unless oil flows through strait of Hormuz recommence within three weeks
Trump ‘reaping bitter fruit’ of thinking Iran intervention as easy as Venezuela, says former diplomat
John Feeley says US president was ‘flush with victory’ of Maduro capture and could make same mistake in Cuba
Labour MPs propose specialist sexual offences courts to help trials backlog
Rebels put forward amendments to courts bill in attempt to stop government plans to cut back on jury trials
Reform UK local election candidate was twice disciplined by Tories over ‘racist comments’
Tories disowned Derek Bullock in 2023 after he allegedly used a racial slur to called for people of Pakistani heritage to be shot