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Apr 24, 2026 - World

During a Thursday Oval Office press availability, Donald Trump took time out to complain about still not getting credit for turnout at his first inauguration, and then snapped at multiple reporters who questioned him on the stalled Iran war negotiations.On MS NOW, “Way Too Early” fill-in host Sam Stein shared a clip of the president rambling about the National Mall reflecting pool that he is having cleaned up, before taking time out to whine that his inauguration crowd was listed at 25,000 instead of the million he continues to claim showed up despite all evidence to the contrary.That was followed by a “Morning Joe” supercut of Trump snapping at and insulting reporters attempting to get an idea about how long the unpopular war will continue.Those questions led Trump to tell one reporter, “I hope the fake news people like you, I hope the fake news are going to be able to write about it accurately,” saying to another, “You’re such a disgrace. Did you hear what I just said?” and calling a third persistent reporter a “wise guy.”After viewing the clips, co-host Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist piled on the president, with Scarborough pointing out that Trump is slated to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night and sarcastically suggesting, “The president getting together with a group of people that he loves and admires as much as he loves and admires the press, deep respect, and so many members of his Cabinet who share his respect for the press will be seated at the table in the room that night.”Geist jumped in with, “I mean, the fragility on display in the last two clips ... ” which caused his MS NOW colleague to burst out laughing.“Sam Stein just showed the president going out of his way to say that his crowds were bigger than those for Martin Luther King during the ‘I Have a Dream' speech,” Geist continued. “And then the inability –– those were not gotcha questions in the Oval Office about the war with Iran. Those were very basic questions about where the war is headed and a timeline that he's been setting, timelines again and again, two weeks, 4 to 6 weeks.”“It doesn't inspire confidence,” he dryly added as his co-host continued to laugh. - YouTube youtu.be

Apr 24, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump's ceasefire deal with Iran has been heavily criticized by a former Central Intelligence Agency director. William J. Burns, who served as the CIA's director from March 2021 to January 2025, profiled the key problem of Trump's current negotiating position with Iran. Trump sought to achieve regime change in Iran and potentially control the country's uranium resources when his administration first launched strikes. The admin framed the conflict as necessary for regional security and to counter perceived Iranian threats. However, analysts noted Trump's motivations extended beyond geopolitical strategy.The conflict also aligned with the ideological priorities of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other hardline advisors who promoted Christian nationalist justifications for military action. Burns wrote in The New York Times, "These unforced errors have already done a great deal of strategic damage. But, with a fragile cease-fire extension in place and the flickering potential for resumed negotiations, there is a chance to limit the harm. Three essential lessons from the past eight weeks can help Mr. Trump salvage America’s interests."This lesson is not about fatalism or avoiding tough choices. It’s about what you can accomplish at an acceptable cost to other priorities, both foreign and domestic. "Perfect is rarely on the menu in diplomacy, especially with a ruthless, ideological, and entrenched regime. Decapitating leadership can seem like an appealing shortcut, but as this administration quickly discovered in Iran, it can be an illusion."Burns went on to suggest the longer-term impact of Trump's war with Iran had emboldened world leaders in their own conflicts. He wrote, "The war has also thrown a lifeline to Vladimir Putin, resulting in more energy revenue and diminished U.S. military inventories at a time when Ukraine had been making progress on the battlefield and the Russian economy was facing its own dire straits. "Xi Jinping appears to believe the conflict has put China on higher strategic ground as Mr. Trump prepares to visit Beijing in mid-May, giving Mr. Xi an opportunity to extract concessions on trade, technology and Taiwan. And there will be longer-term challenges in the global economy, with a significant lag in impact even if a cease-fire is sustained."We didn’t have to dig the hole this deep. Fortunately, there’s still time to put our shovel down, learn some hard lessons, and apply them with a little more humility."

Apr 24, 2026 - World

Officials assessing route after serac between base camp and camp one deemed unstable and too risky for climbers A large ice block on the route just above the Mount Everest base camp has forced hundreds of climbers and local guides to delay their attempt to scale the world’s highest peak.The serac between base camp and camp one was unstable and risky for climbers, said Himal Gautam of Nepal’s department of mountaineering on Friday. Continue reading...

Apr 24, 2026 - World

Foreign ministry calls remarks of rightwing podcast host shared by Trump ‘uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste’The Indian government has denounced a social media post shared by Donald Trump that described India as a “hellhole”, calling the comments inappropriate and “in poor taste”.On Wednesday, Trump posted a four-page transcription of remarks made by the conservative podcast host Michael Savage that denounced the US constitutional right to citizenship of everyone born in the country. Continue reading...

Apr 23, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump fired back at a reporter who asked if his recent social media posts about destroying Iran are also a threat to use nuclear weapons in the conflict."Why would I use a nuclear weapon? Why would a stupid question like that be asked?" Trump fired back in the Oval Office on Thursday when a reporter asked him to explain his social media posts threatening Iran. "Why would I use a nuclear weapon when we've totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it? No, I wouldn't use it. A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody."The reporter was cut off before she could read out which social media posts by the president sound nuclear. Trump had a confusing and ominous Easter post where he told Iran, "Open the [expletive] Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah."Trump also said he'd "obliterate" Iran in March. He's also given vague deadlines to open the Strait of Hormuz that have been pulled back.