Senate Republicans again block effort to halt Trump’s war in Iran

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30/04 21:09 - Hegseth testifies on Iran war before Senate committee: Key takeaways 30/04 21:09 - Hegseth testifies on Iran war before Senate committee: Key takeaways 30/04 21:08 - Merz better focus on ending Ukraine conflict – Trump 30/04 21:04 - Oscar belonging to co-director of Putin film missing after TSA makes him ship it 30/04 21:01 - Republicans again block war powers resolution after Democrats grill Hegseth on Trump’s ‘unauthorized war’ in Iran – live 30/04 20:57 - US Congress passes short-term renewal of Fisa warrantless spying powers 30/04 20:56 - Starmer’s sister-in-law feared what might have happened in arson attack, court hears 30/04 20:32 - Iran’s supreme leader tells US its only place in Persian Gulf is at ‘bottom of its waters’ 30/04 20:21 - Active-duty US soldiers to receive MDMA therapy for PTSD next year 30/04 20:10 - Oil Price Hits Wartime High Above $120 a Barrel as Iran War Standoff Continues 30/04 20:02 - Senate Republicans again block effort to halt Trump’s war in Iran 30/04 19:56 - Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling Could Fuel New Era of Redistricting Wars 30/04 19:46 - Germany says 'prepared' for any US troop reduction 30/04 19:44 - Jury of Italy's Venice Biennale resigns over Russia row 30/04 19:30 - News24 | Press freedom ‘has never been so low’ and ‘impunity is rife’ warns media watchdog 30/04 19:14 - Hegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval 30/04 19:10 - Iran will play World Cup games in US according to FIFA chief Infantino 30/04 19:10 - Iran will play World Cup games in US according to FIFA chief Infantino 30/04 18:59 - Piracy rises off Somalia as US-Israeli war on Iran diverts naval forces 30/04 18:59 - Piracy rises off Somalia as US-Israeli war on Iran diverts naval forces 30/04 18:37 - Hegseth ‘dangerously exaggerated’ US military triumph in Iran, Senate hears 30/04 18:27 - Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare 30/04 18:24 - Vessel carrying grain Ukraine says stolen by Russia will not unload in Israel, Kyiv says 30/04 18:18 - Venice Biennale jury quits amid row over participation of Russia 30/04 18:02 - Rising Fuel Prices Force Policymakers to Weigh Excruciating Choices 30/04 17:59 - U.S. Economy Grew 2 Percent in Early 2026 Even as War in Iran Began to Hit Energy Prices 30/04 17:41 - US falls to ‘historic low’ in press freedom tracker: RSF 30/04 17:41 - US falls to ‘historic low’ in press freedom tracker: RSF 30/04 17:19 - Trump slams Germany’s Merz again as rift over Iran war widens 30/04 17:19 - Trump slams Germany’s Merz again as rift over Iran war widens 30/04 17:10 - Forest Service Research Labs Are Closing 30/04 16:37 - Trump tells Merz to ‘fix his broken country’ in new attack on German chancellor 30/04 16:26 - What to Know About the Stabbing Attack Against 2 Jewish Men in London 30/04 16:23 - How Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Complicating a High-Stakes Trip to China 30/04 16:00 - World Anti-Doping Agency investigation finds 300 Russian doping cases 30/04 16:00 - Five key takeaways from the Bank of England meeting 30/04 15:59 - 'Damage control mode': Reputations of Mali junta & Russian mercenaries 'hang in balance' 30/04 15:57 - Neo-Nazi who planned mass gun attack convicted after MI5 undercover sting 30/04 15:44 - Bank of England warns ‘higher inflation unavoidable’ after holding interest rates 30/04 15:02 - Interest rates held at 3.75% as Bank of England hints at future rises over Iran war 30/04 15:01 - Trump launches fresh attack on Merz after threatening US troop reduction in Germany – as it happened 30/04 15:00 - Australians will pay more if Albanese fast-tracks fossil fuel projects, former oil and gas leaders warn 30/04 14:47 - Ukraine expands oil strikes on Russia as Putin proposes brief ceasefire 30/04 14:29 - Pentagon lowballing Iran war cost – CNN 30/04 13:51 - Global press freedom falls to lowest level in 25 years, RSF warns 30/04 13:47 - US military equipment worth billions of dollars destroyed in Iran war 30/04 13:47 - US military equipment worth billions of dollars destroyed in Iran war 30/04 13:40 - Britain to create anti-Russian naval force 30/04 13:38 - Oil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’ 30/04 13:29 - Why the U.A.E. Is Quitting OPEC 30/04 13:27 - "Looks Like He Misspoke": Trump Appeared To Mix Up The Ukraine And Iran Wars, And People Are Concerned 30/04 13:19 - News24 | Iran's supreme leader defies US blockade as oil prices soar 30/04 13:11 - US economic growth rebounds 2% as consumer spending slows amid Iran war 30/04 13:08 - Russia’s role in Mali questioned as rebels push for exit 30/04 13:08 - 27 Warm Weather Clothing Pieces From Amazon Reviewers In Their 40s Love 30/04 13:00 - Why are Western feminists silent on the war on Iranian women? 30/04 13:00 - Why are Western feminists silent on the war on Iranian women? 30/04 12:53 - $25bn or $1 trillion: How much has Iran war really cost the US? 30/04 12:53 - $25bn or $1 trillion: How much has Iran war really cost the US? 30/04 12:38 - Russia has given Iran something more important than weapons 30/04 12:38 - Russia has given Iran something more important than weapons 30/04 12:30 - Eurozone inflation soars to 3% as Iran war drives up energy prices 30/04 12:19 - Neo-Nazi guilty of terror charge after MI5 sting 30/04 11:58 - Ukraine Reacts With Shrug to Phone Call Between Trump and Putin 30/04 11:12 - Will the Iran war reshape the global energy order? 30/04 11:12 - Will the Iran war reshape the global energy order? 30/04 11:04 - Mali crisis deepens as separatists and jihadists step up attacks 30/04 10:55 - Do Americans back the Iran war? – Pentagon chief vs. polls 30/04 10:19 - Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live 30/04 10:13 - Russia rejects Tuareg rebels' call to withdraw from Mali, Kremlin says 30/04 10:13 - Russia rejects Tuareg rebels' call to withdraw from Mali 30/04 10:12 - US: Hegseth under fire in Congress over Iran war as diplomacy stalls 30/04 09:40 - ‘Environmental disaster’: Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries rock Russia 30/04 09:40 - ‘Environmental disaster’: Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries rock Russia 30/04 09:40 - "It Could Save Your Life": Doctors And Nurses Are Calling Out The Biggest Health Warning Signs You Should Never Ignore 30/04 09:29 - Crude oil prices hit four-year high as Iran war threatens to drag on 30/04 09:29 - US: Supreme Court weakens voting rigths act 30/04 09:16 - Middle East: Rising tensions on Israel’s border as Iran negotiations falter 30/04 09:13 - Air France-KLM cuts capacity growth forecast amid expected $2.4bn fuel bill rise 30/04 09:07 - Press freedom worldwide falls to its lowest level in 25 years 30/04 09:07 - Press freedom worldwide falls to its lowest level in 25 years 30/04 09:04 - How the War in Iran is Affecting Africa’s Economy and Fuel Supply 30/04 09:00 - Russia scales back Victory Day plans as Ukraine’s military reach expands 30/04 08:56 - Mali’s junta asked Russians to bring order. Militants just stormed in. 30/04 08:50 - News24 | Iran war cost the US $25 billion so far, but justified to stop a ‘nuclear bomb’ - Hegseth 30/04 08:26 - Police in Australia Were Warned of Terror Risk Before Bondi Attack, Report Says 30/04 08:21 - 'Haitian solutions for Haitian problems: Every international intervention in Haiti has failed' 30/04 08:10 - News24 | King Charles meets Trump, set to address Congress amid US-UK tensions over Iran war 30/04 08:03 - ‘We’re coming for you’: NT police search for suspect after body of missing five-year-old found 30/04 07:30 - Iran war: What’s happening on day 62 as Trump asks Iran to ‘give up’? 30/04 07:30 - Iran war: What’s happening on day 62 as Trump asks Iran to ‘give up’? 30/04 07:03 - Could the US-Iran war become a protracted ‘frozen’ conflict? 30/04 07:03 - Could the US-Iran war become a protracted ‘frozen’ conflict? 30/04 06:53 - Sounds of hope in Kent as more nightingales join dawn chorus 30/04 06:16 - Jewish agency warned of 'high' threat level ahead of Bondi shooting, report finds 30/04 06:00 - Syrian commission prepares war crimes case against notorious Assad official 30/04 05:03 - Ukraine volunteer claims MP stole idea to donate ventilators - to divert them to Cuba 30/04 05:00 - News24 | Trump warns Iran ‘choking like a stuffed pig’, naval blockade can last months 30/04 04:25 - Video emerges of heavy firefight in Mali 30/04 04:25 - Video emerges of heavy firefight in Mali