There is no "provision" for Nato members to be suspended or expelled, an official has told the BBC, after a reported internal Pentagon email suggested suspending Spain from the military alliance over its position on the Iran war. The US defence department memo, according to a Reuters report, also suggested reviewing the US position on the UK's claim to the Falklands islands. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised Nato allies for their stance on the war and their reluctance to play a greater role. In response to the report, the Pentagon said it would "ensure that the president has credible options to ensure that our allies... do their part".

Carl Grillmair, a renowned astronomer, was gunned down outside his home in California in February. Conspiracy theories surrounding his killing, and the deaths and disappearances of at least nine others tied to sensitive US research, are running rampant. Online sleuths have gone as far to say the cases may be connected, prompting the FBI to announce an investigation. But for grieving relatives, all the wild speculation is "disgusting" and "absolute nonsense".