Tsunami warning issued after powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan Warnings for a tsunami as high as 3 metres have been issued for the Japanese coastline after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast.

BREAKING | Tsunami warning issued after powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan

The Strokes end Coachella set with fiery political video condemning US government Frontman Julian Casablancas repeated, 'What side are you standing on?' while the violent footage played

The Strokes end Coachella performance with fiery political video condemning US government

Iran-US war live: Both sides far from agreeing deal, Tehran says after Trump warning Iran had warned the strait will not remain open if the US blockade continued and moved to restrict it

Iran-US war latest: Trump says US have seized and boarded Tehran-linked cargo ship

Iranian businesswoman on green card arrested for allegedly selling arms for regime Shamim Mafi was allegedly brokering arms deals between Tehran and the Sudanese military, which has been engaged in a civil war since 2023

Iranian businesswoman on green card arrested at LAX for allegedly selling arms for the regime

Iran-US war live: Both sides far from agreeing deal, Tehran says after Trump warning Iran had warned the strait will not remain open if the US blockade continued and moved to restrict it

Iran-US war latest: Tehran rejects second round of peace talks after Trump issues new threat

Eight children have been killed in a shooting following a “domestic dispute,” police in Louisiana said Sunday morning

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Trump ‘screamed at aides for hours’ after US pilots went missing in Iran: report The F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran on April 3, prompting a high-stakes rescue mission

Trump kept out of the room during operation to find downed pilots in Iran after ‘screaming’ at aides for hours, report says

Rappers reignite spat with Sharon Osbourne as she supports Tommy Robinson rally Osbourne said ‘See you at the march’ in response to Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally in the U.K.

Rap group Kneecap reignites spat with Sharon Osbourne as she supports far-right Tommy Robinson rally

WATCH | Pope Leo calls for ‘weapons to fall silent’ in Ukraine and commends ceasefire in Lebanon

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Trump tells Iran to make deal or it will be his ‘honor’ to attack infrastructure Trump falls back on threats to civil infrastructure over Hormuz closure

BREAKING | Trump tells Iran to sign deal with US or ‘the whole country is going to get blown up’

For many, Tahir Banihali’s word carries more weight than official bulletins because he reports directly from the ground.

Zafar Dar reports from Kashmir

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Wife of LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer steps in to save NPR’s future with $80M gift NPR also received an anonymous $33 million donation in April

Wife of LA Clippers owner and billionaire Steve Ballmer steps in to save NPR with $80M

Trump is tapping his friends to take temperature on how JD Vance is performing as VP While JD Vance has taken a more hesitant stance on the Iran war, Marco Rubio has advocated for interventionism

Trump is making calls to friends to take temperature on how Vance is performing as VP

White House officials ‘openly discuss’ firing FBI director Kash Patel, reporter says Sarah Fitzpatrick, the reporter behind the bombshell exposé about Kash Patel’s alleged conduct, said she stands by her story after he threatened to sue

White House officials ‘openly discuss’ firing Kash Patel as FBI chief threatens to sue over report about ‘excessive drinking’

No way Lammy wasn’t told Mandelson failed vetting, says ex-foreign secretary Exclusive: In an interview with The Independent, former foreign secretary James Cleverly has laid out the reasons why ministers must have known that Mandelson failed his security vetting

No way Lammy wasn’t told Mandelson failed vetting, says ex-foreign secretary

Charlize Theron calls out Timothée Chalamet for ‘reckless’ ballet and opera remarks ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ star labeled dancers ‘superheroes,’ crediting the art form for teaching her ‘discipline, structure and hard work’

Charlize Theron warns Timothée Chalamet that AI will replace his job after ‘reckless’ comments about ballet and opera

Trump warns Tehran ‘can’t blackmail us’ as gunboats ‘fire at tanker in strait’: Live Iran had warned the strait ‘will not remain open’ if the US blockade continued and has now moved to restrict it

Iran-US war latest: Trump warns Tehran ‘can’t blackmail us’ as gunboats ‘fire at tanker’ in Strait of Hormuz

Trump rolls out Joe Rogan for psychedelics executive order and jokes he’d like some Joe Rogan, who has been fiercely critical of Trump’s war in Iran, was a special guest in the Oval Office to witness the executive order signing

Trump rolls out Joe Rogan for White House psychedelics announcement and jokes he’d like some for anxiety

FBI agent reveals how Bryan Kohberger’s digital blackout backfired on Idaho killer EXCLUSIVE: Despite Bryan Kohberger leaving behind his DNA at the crime scene in 2022, the digital footprint of a man who slaughtered four University of Idaho students was severely lacking. Now, for th...

EXCLUSIVE | Bryan Kohberger created a digital blackout during his brutal murders. FBI agent reveals how he turned it against the Idaho killer

Tehran gunboats ‘fire at tanker’ after Strait of Hormuz closed again: Live Iran had warned the strait ‘will not remain open’ if the US blockade continued and has now moved to restrict it

Iran-US war latest: Tehran gunboats ‘fire at tanker’ after Strait of Hormuz closed again as supreme leader mocks Trump

Ted Cruz claims Trump spoke to him ‘seriously’ about filling Supreme Court vacancies President Donald Trump appointed three justices in his first term and could fill multiple vacancies in his second if the court’s senior conservatives retire

Ted Cruz claims Trump spoke to him ‘seriously’ about filling a Supreme Court vacancy

Police investigate bomb threat made at Pope Leo’s brother’s home in suburban Chicago Police did not find any explosives at the residence

Police investigate bomb threat made at Pope Leo’s brother’s home in suburban Chicago

ICE agent criminally charged in Minnesota over alleged assault during traffic stop First-of-its-kind case targets ICE agent who allegedly pointed his gun at drivers during Operation Metro Surge

ICE agent criminally charged in Minnesota over alleged assault during traffic stop

RFK Jr. grilled over comments about Black children on medication: Live updates One Democrat accused Kennedy of having misplaced priorities, mocking a video of him drinking milk in a hot tub with Kid Rock

RFK Jr. denies saying Black children are ‘standardly’ put on drugs that ‘induce violence’ in House hearing: Live updates

Pete Hegseth’s panicky, angry Iran war briefing was painful to watch The louder he shouts about the Iran war, the less convincing he sounds. And now Pete Hegseth has reduced himself to vaguely threatening the press about their coverage of this disastrous conflict, writ...

ANALYSIS | Pete Hegseth’s panicky, angry, weirdly religious Iran war briefing was painful to watch

Virginia’s former Lt Governor kills wife and self in murder-suicide, cops say Justin Fairfax and his wife Cerina had been ‘in an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding a complicated or messy divorce,’ police said

Virginia’s former Lt Governor kills wife and self as ‘messy’ divorce turns deadly, cops say

Pentagon ramps up plans for potential military operation in Cuba, report says Earlier this week, Trump said ‘we may stop by Cuba’ after the Iran war is resolved

Pentagon ramps up plans for military operation in Cuba in case Trump orders direct intervention: report

Dems roast two Trump cabinet members with Iran war post after briefing botch Democrats’ social media team pounces on Treasury Secretary’s beverage gaffe to reference Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s alleged history of problem drinking

‘Strait of Vermouth’: Democrats roast two Trump cabinet members with one Iran war post after Bessent’s press briefing botch

Johnson sides with Trump against Pope: ‘You should expect some political response’ Mike Johnson said ‘I don’t want to engage in a theological debate with the pope’

Mike Johnson sides with Trump and Vance against Pope Leo: ‘You should expect some political response’

Senate votes against restraining Trump on Iran as Fetterman crosses Democrats again Democrat resolution fails as GOP Senate caucus remains in near lockstep support of Iran war

Senate votes against restraining Trump on Iran as Fetterman crosses Democrats once again