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April 28 Afternoon Brief
In the U.K.
King Charles used his address to the U.S. Congress to underline the long, awkward, still-essential relationship between Britain and America, marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence with a careful message about cooperation in a rough global moment.
Back home, the government is defending its ban on Palestine Action after the High Court ruled it unlawful, saying reversing it would weaken counter-terrorism powers. In Scotland, a court cleared 75-year-old Rose Docherty of charges over an abortion clinic placard, ruling the case did not disclose an offence and ran into free-expression protections. A rare day of legal nuance, which is apparently still permitted.
In the United States
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted again by the Trump administration over a social media post featuring seashells arranged as “86 47,” which prosecutors say amounted to a threat against President Trump. Comey says he meant no violence. The case follows an earlier Comey indictment that was thrown out over the prosecutor’s unlawful appointment.
The Pentagon has asked Congress to formally rename it the Department of War, with officials saying the change would cost nearly $52 million and would not significantly affect the 2027 defense budget request. Separately, the Trump administration is cutting off federal funding for fentanyl test strips, ending a harm-reduction practice used to check drugs for contamination.
In Europe and Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will begin opening arms exports through so-called drone deals, but not to every country. The plan would let Kyiv sell some of its battlefield-tested know-how abroad, though the details on who gets access are still unclear.
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