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Jun 4, 2026 - World

During a “Morning Joe” discussion on Donald Trump’s constantly evolving statements about bringing the Iran war to a close, MS NOW contributor Katty Kay suggested the president’s deep-seated obsession with former President Barack Obama could be the biggest roadblock.Speaking with co-host Willie Geist, Kay humorously claimed the president lives in fear of the “O word.”“The question is, are we any closer to getting some kind of a deal after all the fits and starts that we've had out of the White House?” she began. “It seems the two big issues that remain are whether the Iranians will have any kind of control of the Strait of Hormuz. And the even bigger issue is what's to be done about Iran's nuclear program.”“I mean, Willie, it still looks like we're at the status quo ante where before the shooting started, on February 28th, Iran had a nuclear program, and it didn't control the Strait of Hormuz,” she pointed out before adding, “And I think at the moment, that's the best that the administration can hope for.”“Donald Trump seems to be terrified of the ‘O word,’ the Obama word, anything being compared that he does to the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action], which may be why there's a holdup,” she stated. “It looks like they had got fairly close, but then he got spooked by being criticized for being weak and that this looked too much like the Iran deal [from the Obama administration.” - YouTubeyoutu.be

Jun 4, 2026 - World

Conservative podcaster Candace Owens is facing a firestorm from within her own movement after speaking at a Kremlin-backed forum in St. Petersburg alongside sanctioned Russian officials — and the backlash from the right has been savage.Radio host Mark Levin fired the opening shot Wednesday, calling Owens a "Woke Reich traitor" on X. Far-right activist Laura Loomer went further, demanding a federal investigation into whether Owens violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act — and suggesting she may be "auditioning to be the female Edward Snowden so she can avoid all accountability…" Loomer also took personal shots at Owens, appearing to mock a possible pregnancy and making an unverified allegation about her husband, George Farmer, and drunk driving.When Russian state media outlet RT responded by posting a video about Loomer herself, Loomer accused Owens of having Russian state media "do her bidding" — calling it "not normal."Conservative podcast duo Chicks on the Right piled on, with host Miriam Weaver calling Owens "the quintessential useful idiot to the Russian regime." Co-host Amy Jo Clark questioned whether Owens' trip was truly self-funded. "It's not like you really think they're using their own money to just go on vacation to Russia?" Clark said. "Come on."The criticism extended to Tucker Carlson's brother, Buckley Carlson, who drew condemnation after posting that Americans should "embrace Russia as America's ally and reject the anti-Christian globo-homo agenda our government and the State Department have been pushing for more than a generation." Weaver called him "a piece of s--."Owens had initially framed the trip as a family sightseeing vacation, but Raw Story reported she appeared on a panel at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum alongside Alexander Zharov — a Putin appointee under U.S. sanctions — and Anna Kuznetsova, a Russian parliamentarian sanctioned by the U.S. and European Union for her role in the forced deportation of Ukrainian children from occupied territories.Russian state media promoted the appearance. RT posted a slideshow of Owens' photos. Alexander Dugin, the Kremlin-aligned philosopher, retweeted her on X.The Free Press reported that Owens told them: "Grow up. No one is buying the propaganda against Moscow anymore." A spokesperson added she has never taken money or in-kind services from anyone working on behalf of Russia.Hannah Gais, a senior researcher at the Southern Poverty Law Center, told Raw Story the appearance serves Kremlin interests regardless. "Candace Owens is following in a long line of right-wingers who have gone to Russia and see it as an ally in a conflict that they see as civilizational and existential in the West against liberalism," Gais said.

Jun 4, 2026 - World

Prince William and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have paid tribute to former MI6 spy chief Alex Younger after his death at 62

Jun 4, 2026 - World

Romania's president has nominated European Parliament member Eugen Tomac as prime minister to end a political crisis

Jun 4, 2026 - World

Plan departs from policy of bringing CDC staff back to US for treatment and offering support to all health workersFormer top US officials and other experts are urging the Trump administration to abandon plans for an Ebola quarantine and treatment centre in Kenya, as the union for workers with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls for Americans exposed to Ebola to be brought home for treatment.Soon after the US revealed it was setting up a field hospital in Kenya for the Ebola quarantine and treatment of Americans, the Kenyan high court blocked the order – but the Kenyan and US governments moved forward anyway, with the first American responders reportedly landing at the Laikipia airbase on Saturday. Continue reading...