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Mar 25, 2026 - World

Joy Behar stopped guest host Abby Huntsman in her tracks on Wednesday during a fiery moment on "The View."The former Fox News host suggested that President Donald Trump had done a good thing by initiating military strikes against Iran and escalating the war in the Middle East, The Daily Beast reported. After a series of comments, Behar started to push back on Huntsman's claims. "I think any time we can deter Iran, whether it’s for another year, whether it’s for 10 years," Huntsman said, saying Trump's move was to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon. "I think that’s a win for this country."“I don’t want to take away from what our men and women have been doing over there because what they’ve accomplished is incredible,” Huntsman said. Behar asked Huntsman to identify what has been accomplished."Obama had a deal in place. Obama had a deal," Behar said, adding that Trump "threw it up."The question left Huntsman stunned and silent during the broadcast."And what's the gift? Besides herpes?" Behar asked.Abby Huntsman: "We don't know what the intelligence he got was, that's the problem....."Joy Behar: "The word intelligence and him in the same sentence do not go together." Huntsman: "What about wiping out their entire leadership?" #TheView pic.twitter.com/OmoBVhaTDM— Neo Jane (@Neo_Jane8) March 25, 2026

Mar 25, 2026 - World

Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’The United Nations has voted to describe the transatlantic chattel slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and called for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs”.The landmark resolution passed on Wednesday was backed by the African Union (AU) and the Caribbean Community (Caricom). It had been proposed by Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, who said: “Let it be recorded that when history beckoned, we did what was right for the memory of millions who suffered the indignity of slavery.” Continue reading...

Mar 25, 2026 - World

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was irritated on Wednesday after a reporter mentioned Joe Kent — the top Trump intelligence official who resigned after claiming President Donald Trump changed his story on the Iran war.Leavitt was responding to a reporter's question during a White House press briefing and had a sharp reaction to the comments from Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center and close MAGA ally who stepped down last week from his role. Kent has said that Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation" and that the president acted under "pressure from Israel.""Joe Kent said that the president's red line shifted from 'Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon' to 'Iran cannot pursue nuclear enrichment.' What is the administration's response to that criticism?" the reporter asked. Leavitt had a strong response to Kent's comments. "I think the president and I have both strongly responded to the criticism by Mr. Kent, who unfortunately resigned in disgrace and accused the president of basically being controlled by foreign countries and foreign manipulation, which is a ridiculous and laughable assertion," Leavitt said. "So his accusations have zero credibility as far as this White House is concerned." The reporter pressed further, "the question of the red line shifting from no nuclear weapon to no nuclear enrichment, is there any substance to that argument?"Leavitt pushed back on the question. "I think the president has been quite clear on what he wants to see from the Iranian regime, which is why he chose to launch Operation Epic Fury in the first place," Leavitt said.Q: Joe Kent said the president's red line shifted from 'Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon' to 'Iran cannot pursue nuclear enrichment.' What is the president's response?LEAVITT: Mr Kent resigned in disgrace. He has 0 credibilityQ: But the question of the red line shifting?… pic.twitter.com/3mdhr5pKJB— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 25, 2026

Mar 25, 2026 - World

The Transportation Security Administration staffing crisis has hit a point that could impact one of the biggest events in President Donald Trump's year: the FIFA World Cup. Ha Nguyen McNeill, the acting TSA administrator, said during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday that more than 480 TSA workers have quit since the DHS shutdown started 39 days ago, Politico reported. She cited workers who sleep in their cars, sell their own blood or plasma, or take on second jobs to try and make ends meet while the government shutdown has left them unpaid. And with millions of people set to arrive in the U.S. for the major sporting event, he flagged looming chaos.“This is a dire situation. We are facing a potential, perfect storm of severe staffing shortages and an influx of millions of passengers at our airports in less than 80 days,” McNeill said. Hiring and training new TSA officers generally takes about four to six months, which is approaching the time of the upcoming FIFA World Cup. “If we see any spikes [in attrition], we’re going to have to pivot and asses how we are going to staff the FIFA locations adequately,” McNeill said.The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, marking a significant international sporting event that Trump has boasted will bring millions of visitors to North American venues during the summer months."McNeill warned that any officers the agency hires in the coming months won’t be ready to work checkpoint lanes during the FIFA World Cup this summer," according to Politico. More officers have called out during the stalemate, especially at major airports, which has prompted security screening lanes to consolidate, resulting in longer lines and wait times. Smaller airports have considered closing if they can't have enough staff, she explained. If the shutdown continues through Friday, the TSA workforce was expected to lose an estimated $1 billion in missed paychecks.

Mar 25, 2026 - World

Italy’s tourism minister Daniela Santanchè has resigned in the wake of the defeat of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni government in a referendum on judicial reforms