Holdout juror defends guilty vote after Clancy mistrial

This is the evening edition of the One News Page Global Briefing, for Friday, the eighteenth of September, twenty twenty-six. Here is what matters now.

Michael P Desronvil, the lone holdout juror in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial, has spoken publicly after the judge declared a mistrial, saying he “didn’t have any doubts” during deliberations and defending his refusal to join the other jurors in voting for acquittal. The jury deadlocked because Desronvil alone voted guilty while the remaining jurors favored acquittal, leaving the court unable to reach a verdict. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has offered “asylum” to Desronvil, The Guardian reported.

Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, Charles Spencer, Diana, Princess of Wales’s brother, has stood by claims in his forthcoming memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, that King Charles sounded “giddily elated – like a lottery winner” in a phone call immediately after Diana’s death and told him days later, “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough.” Spencer has also claimed he believed Buckingham Palace wanted Princes William and Harry to remain with the royal family rather than join their mother’s funeral procession. Buckingham Palace has disputed the allegations, and the public exchange has developed into a war of words between the palace and Earl Spencer as the book is serialised in the Daily Mail.

In business news, Warren Buffett, ninety-six, is stepping down as chair of Berkshire Hathaway after more than fifty years, the company said. He will become chair emeritus and remain a director, while his son Howard Buffett, seventy-one, takes over as chair immediately but will not run the conglomerate’s day-to-day operations. In a letter to shareholders, Buffett wrote, “Father Time always wins.” Since taking control in one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five, he transformed a struggling textile mill into one of the world’s largest investment conglomerates.

In international affairs, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the European Union’s proposal for Canada to become the bloc’s first “associate member,” telling the European Parliament that a shifting geopolitical order calls for deep cooperation between Ottawa and Brussels. U S President Donald Trump has threatened “very serious tariffs” or a halt to trade if the E U proceeds with the plan. Carney appeared to aim a direct response at Trump during his address, framing closer Canada‑E U ties as a strategic imperative.

Elsewhere in entertainment, the British actress Stephanie Cole died aged eighty-four, her agent said. She was best known for roles in Coronation Street, Waiting for God, Open All Hours, Tenko, Doc Martin and A Bit of a Do, and also had an extensive theatre career. Tributes described her as an “extraordinary talent.”

In Washington, the White House has withdrawn its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper with no formal experience in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to lead the agency less than three months after announcing his selection. The withdrawal means I C E remains without a Senate-confirmed director.

In South Asia, a Delhi court has granted bail to Jagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh man from Scotland who was arrested in India in twenty seventeen in connection with alleged terrorism offences. Johal, who has been detained for nearly nine years without conviction, is accused of funding the Khalistan Liberation Force. He must remain in India while facing trial.

In sport, England manager Thomas Tuchel has recalled Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer to his twenty-seven-man squad for upcoming Nations League fixtures, while also including Alex Scott and Rio Ngumoha. Manchester City forward Phil Foden was left out. Tuchel said “the door is always open” for players not selected this time.

In the United States, a jury in New Orleans found Danette Colbert guilty of negligent homicide in the death of Telemundo reporter Adan Manzano, who was found in his hotel room while in the city to cover the twenty twenty-five Super Bowl. Colbert was also convicted of racketeering. A male co-defendant was acquitted of a manslaughter charge.

Also in the U.S., prosecutors have charged Bailee Lynn Rios, thirty-six, with murder after they said she was driving under the influence of drugs, sped down the wrong side of the road, ran a red light and slammed her S U V into a Los Angeles metro bus on Tuesday, killing two passengers. A news helicopter covering the crash also went down.

In British politics, Lord Tom Watson, the former Labour deputy leader, has taken a full-time position at Palantir, the U S technology company. He praised his new employers while saying there are “legitimate questions” about big tech firms that “require answers.” The Guardian reported that Palantir has faced pressure from Andy Burnham’s administration and London mayor Sadiq Khan.

At the United Nations, a fact‑finding mission said it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States carried out two military strikes in February on a school and a sports facility in Iran, killing civilians, and that the attacks may constitute war crimes.

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