Trump turns on Meloni, saying she lacks ‘courage’ over US-Israel war on Iran
The US president says he is ‘shocked at her’, delivering a blunt public rebuke to one of his closest European allies.

The US president says he is ‘shocked at her’, delivering a blunt public rebuke to one of his closest European allies.







![Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a news conference at the Spanish Embassy in Beijing, China April 11, 2025 [Tingshu Wang/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-22T120945Z_1805516924_RC2IVDAIYHEQ_RTRMADP_3_SPAIN-DEFENCE-1745499377.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

The Judicial Panel’s conclusion on Mr Khan’s case should not be discarded because some parties find it inconvenient.

A US move to block the strait has intensified a broader struggle over who controls access and under what terms.
Germany will get access to Ukraine’s cutting-edge drone expertise in return for extra help in war against Russia.
Real Madrid must overturn a 2-1 first-leg disadvantage when they travel to Munich for the UCL quarterfinal.

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said that Italy had suspended an automatic renewal of a defence cooperation deal with Israel.
![In this handout photo taken and released on April 14, 2026 by the Spanish Prime Minister's office La Moncloa, China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing. [Borja Puig de la Bellacasa/La Moncloa via AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFP__20260414__A7RH6WE__v1__HighRes__ChinaSpainDiplomacyPolitics_cropped-1776177347.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
Spain’s Pedro Sánchez and China’s Xi Jinping stressed respect for international law and a shared “sense of justice”.
Jaume Guardeno sustained serious injuries after collision with a car at the end of a Volta a Catalunya cycling race.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government freezes automatic renewal of defence cooperation deal with Israel.
UK-based Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack takes dim view of an unhealthy and politicised Indian dominance of the global game.