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Navy Secretary ousted in latest top military departure from Trump administration as US wages war in IranIran has said that it is “impossible” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz due to alleged ceasefire violations by the US and Israel.Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament and lead negotiator, wrote on X: “A complete ceasefire only makes sense if it is not violated by the maritime blockade and the hostage-taking of the world’s economy.... reopening the Strait of Hormuz is impossible with such a flagrant…

President Donald Trump decried James Carville on Tuesday as a “Wacko” for urging fellow Democrats to expand the Supreme Court and bring statehood to Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.“Wacko James Carville, a so-called Democrat ‘strategist,’ wants the Democrats to make D.C. and Puerto Rico States and, most importantly, pack the Supreme Court, putting 13 Justices on the Court,” Trump wrote Tuesday on his Truth Social platform. “Other Dems want 21 Justices.”Advertisement“If they pull off adding these two States, these…

A father whose teenage son died from an allergic reaction after eating at Byron Burgers has condemned the government for its failure to make restaurants include allergens on their menu. Owen Carey, from East Sussex, died with his girlfriend by his side after eating dairy in a grilled chicken breast at Byron's branch at the 02 Arena in Greenwich, London, in April 2017.Owen had been celebrating his 18th birthday and made staff aware of his allergies, but was not told the chicken was marinated in…

More than 1.5million properties across Britain could be infested with Japanese knotweed, a new analysis shows. Experts at invasive plant specialist Environet claimed Japanese knotweed is wiping around £21.4billion from the value of homes across Britain. Environet's analysis, conducted with Censuswide, found that 7 per cent of houses in Britain are affected by Japanese knotweed, equating to approximately 1.58million. Japanese knotweed typically knocks around 5 per cent off the value of a property, equating…