Hegseth questioned as Iran war hits 60-day mark

Labour called SNP first minister John Swinney ‘shameless’ for claiming credit when it was the result of king’s US visit Donald Trump’s announcement that he will lift punishing US tariffs on scotch whisky has been overshadowed by a row between rival Scottish party leaders over claiming credit for the decision. The whisky industry and business leaders were delighted by the US president’s sudden announcement on his Truth Social network on Thursday that he would end the tariffs to mark the visit by

Rey is teaching Sunny, aged about two weeks, all her adopted baby needs to know to fend for herself Before last month, a young southern sea otter named Rey would never have imagined she would be a mother. That changed when she met Sunny, a pup – about two weeks old – found orphaned and alone on Asilomar state beach in February. The pairing went off without a hitch. Continue reading...

The US president said he would carry out of a review of US military presence in Europe after public criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran Italy and Spain have joined a growing list of countries that US president Donald Trump is threatening with pulling US troops from as part of a broader review of the US military presence in Europe. Responding to a question from a reporter, Trump said he would “probably” consider such a move, linking it to the two countries’ criticism of the US campaign in Ira
Search underway for Kentucky bank robbery suspect

NBC News · Oct 8
8.2 Million 'Thermos' Jars and Bottles are recalled.

NBC News · Oct 8
Vehicles sit parked at fuel pumps as regular gasoline prices above $6 per gallon and diesel prices above $7 per gallon are displayed outside a Mobil gas station in Redondo Beach, Calif. on Thursday.

Guardian - World · Oct 8
Colombia hosted nearly 60 countries at pivotal time on world stage for fight to transition to a clean energy future Looking out to sea from the grey sandy beaches of Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, it is never hard to spot evidence of the country’s thriving fossil fuel export trade. Oil tankers ride at anchor on the horizon, and sometimes, locals say, lumps of coal wash up on the shore, blown off the collier ships that carry cargos from the nearby mines. It was here, on Wednesday eve

NBC News · Oct 8
Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar at the Miami International Autodrome ahead of the Miami Grand Prix on Thursday.