Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein - AP News

Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein  AP News

Trump Attack on Pope and Posting of Jesus Image Draws Widespread Criticism

A prominent conservative bishop who serves on President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission was among those who called on the president to apologize.

By Elizabeth Dias

US judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal

Ruling finds newspaper did not act with malice in report over letter in birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein

Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein drawing

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump that claimed that the Wall Street Journal defamed him by publishing a drawing of a naked woman it said Trump contributed to a birthday gift for Jeffrey Epstein.

By Scott Nover

Pope Leo XIV pushes back against Donald Trump broadside against him – video

Donald Trump has delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV, saying the US-born leader of the Catholic church was “a very liberal person” who did not believe in stopping crime. In response, the pope, who arrived in Algeria on Monday as part of an 11-day tour of Africa, told reporters on the papal flight that he did not fear the Trump administration and would continue to speak out against war. The president's comments came after Leo suggested over the weekend that a “delusion ...

By Guardian Staff

Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's Epstein reporting

In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump's signature, was published with the intent to be malicious.

By The Associated Press

Judge dismisses Trump's $10B defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over Epstein story

A federal judge dismissed President Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a story about his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

US judge dismisses Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein story

Dismissed lawsuit follows WSJ's report on letter allegedly signed by Donald Trump for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday.

Iran war: Trump warns Iran ships to steer clear of blockade

President Donald Trump wants to use the blockade to stop Iran from collecting transit fees and to cut off its oil revenue. Oil prices rose sharply as the markets reopened. Follow DW for more.

Deadline passes for US blockade of Hormuz, Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf neighbours

The deadline passed on Monday for the start of a US ​military blockade of ships leaving Iran's ports, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its Gulf neighbours after weekend talks on ending the war broke down. Oil prices surged, with no sign of a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to ease the biggest ever disruption in supplies. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.

By FRANCE24

Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus Christ after MAGA base calls out ‘blasphemy’

A picture depicting Donald Trump as Jesus Christ has been deleted from the president’s Truth Social account after a wave of backlash from religious right figures accusing him of blasphemy.

By Alex Woodward

Judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch over Epstein birthday letter

President Donald Trump on April 6, 2026 Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images A judge dismissed Trump's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch. Trump alleged a Wall Street Journal story about a letter to Jeffrey Epstein was defamatory. Trump plans to refile the lawsuit, a spokesperson said. A federal judge in Florida handed Donald Trump a setback in court Monday, tossing his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch over a Wall Street Journal article about the president's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein...

Conservative Christians Angry With Trump Over Posting Christ-Like Image - Forbes

Conservative Christians Angry With Trump Over Posting Christ-Like Image  Forbes

U.S. says it will intercept, divert or capture ships leaving Iran

After peace talks in Pakistan broke down over the weekend, Trump said the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz

By Bloomberg News

‘Wake-Up Call for Americans’: Hillary Clinton Warns Trump Wants to ‘Model Himself After Vladimir Putin’

Trump Deletes Post With Image Depicting Himself as Jesus After Backlash

President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account removed an image depicting him as a Christ-like figure, after the post generated a wave of outrage from those across the political spectrum including some conservatives who deemed it blasphemous. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Late Sunday evening, Trump posted an apparently […]

By Todd Spangler

Trump’s blockade of Strait of Hormuz begins: How will India be impacted?

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow stretch which is important for global trade flows, and is alone responsible for the transit of a fifth of the world’s oil supply. Asian economies like India and China source a big chunk of their crude oil, LPG, and LNG requirements via this strait.

By SMRITI JAIN

MAGA supporters turn on Trump: 'God shall not be mocked' over Jesus healing image

The image triggered widespread condemnation online, even from many of Trump’s usual supporters.

Italy rallies round pope as Trump attack tests ties with Meloni - The Straits Times

Italy rallies round pope as Trump attack tests ties with Meloni  The Straits Times

Pakistan's Big Peace Bet Backfires After US Iran Talks Collapse. What Now?

Pak's bid to broker USIran peace collapsed, exposing limits of its peacemaker role and now, with no clear path forward, has three options - behindthescenes diplomacy, regional containment, or trying to leverage its mediatory brand despite failure.

Deadline passes for US blockade of Hormuz, Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf neighbours

Italian politicians rally around Pope Leo after Trump's attack

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 13 - Italian politicians of all colours rallied around Pope Leo XIV on Monday after Donald Trump blasted the American pontiff as "weak on crime" and "terrible for foreign policy" following his criticism of the United States and Israel's war against Iran. Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini was among the first to criticise Trump's attack on the pope. "If anyone is working hard for peace and conflict resolution, it's Pope Leo," Salvini, the leader of the righ...

By ANSA

Could Trump cause a Catholic schism?

Pope Leo condemned the war and Trump accused him of ‘catering to the Radical Left’

By Joel Mathis, The Week US

Judge Dismisses President Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal

President Trump's $10 billion legal battle with the Wall Street Journal -- over its reporting on his alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein -- just took a major hit, with a judge throwing it out of court. In Monday morning's dismissal, the…

By TMZ Staff

UK will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz, Starmer says

UK refuses to be drawn into Iran war, prioritises reopening Strait of Hormuz, PM says

By Reuters

Trump warns Iranian ships nearing US blockade will be ‘eliminated’

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that any Iranian vessels approaching a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports would be “immediately eliminated,” escalating tensions with Tehran. '...

Pope Leo: I'm not afraid of Trump

President Donald Trump has criticised Pope Leo as "terrible".

Trump threatens to ‘eliminate’ ships as US blockade of Iran ports begins

“Iran’s navy is laying at the bottom of the sea” ... He said what they have not hit are Iran’s “fast attack ships”, because they are not “much of a threat” to the US blockade The post Trump threatens to ‘eliminate’ ships as US blockade of Iran ports begins appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Iran pushes fast-tracked wartime trials amid fears of increased use of executions - rudaw.net

Iran pushes fast-tracked wartime trials amid fears of increased use of executions  rudaw.net

US judge dismisses $10bn Trump defamation suit against Wall Street Journal

A US judge has dismissed a case against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) over a story about ties the US president had to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

’Don’t fear him’: Pope Leo pushes back against Trump, says he won’t back down on war criticism - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

’Don’t fear him’: Pope Leo pushes back against Trump, says he won’t back down on war criticism  Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Deadline passes for US blockade of Hormuz, Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf neighbours - thecitizen.co.tz

Deadline passes for US blockade of Hormuz, Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf neighbours  thecitizen.co.tz