49 m. ago Trump says nothing Carney says will stop tariffs after PM insists Canada ‘will never be for sale’ – live

Trump claims he wants ‘friendship’ between US and Canada as new PM visits White HouseA group of US senators wants Congress’ watchdog agency to investigate whether controls on humanitarian aid deliveries by Israel and other foreign governments violate US law, according to a letter seen by Reuters.The six senators – Chris Van Hollen, Dick Durbin, Jeff Merkley, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Peter Welch – wrote to Gene Dodaro, the comptroller general, asking him to launch an investigation by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office into the US government’s implementation of laws regarding the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Continue reading...

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51 m. ago Trump makes stunning '51st state' call in front of Canada's new PM Mark Carney: Live updates

It come as the relationship between the U.S. and its neighbor has been undermined by the president's tariffs and talk of annexing Canada as the '51st state.'

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52 m. ago Trump refuses to drop ‘51st state’ threat in Oval Office meeting with Carney as Canada PM says ‘never’

Trump persisted even after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney categorically ruled out a U.S.-Canada merger

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62 m. ago Teachers in the UK shell out £220 a year to feed students in alarming report

A third of teachers witness hungry children arriving at school every day and regularly use their own money to buy them food

Society

62 m. ago US trade deficit hits record high as businesses, consumers try to get ahead of Trump tariffs

The U.S. trade deficit soared to a monthly record of $140.5 billion in March, signaling a rush for imports from businesses and consumers alike ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest — and most sweeping — tariffs taking effect

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74 m. ago Trump refuses to rule out 51st state idea as Canadian prime minister says country ‘won’t be for sale ever’: Live

Canadian prime minister’s Oval Office test comes a week after being elected on an anti-Trump platform

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85 m. ago Police issue statement after armed officers storm streets and raid house

Officers investigated a report of a suspected abduction

Events

87 m. ago Donald Trump given stern Oval Office rebuke by PM Mark Carney

Canada's PM Mark Carney visited the Oval Office for the first time - making clear that his country won't become the 51st state of the US - but Trump insisted "We'll see..."

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1 hour ago Will Labour’s VISA crackdown benefit the UK? ...The Standard podcast

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1 hour ago Pentagon stopped Ukraine military aid shipments in February without Trump’s approval

Order to cancel 11 military aid flights – which were quickly reinstated – originated in defense head Pete Hegseth’s officeUS politics live – latest updatesRoughly a week after Donald Trump started his second term as president, the US military issued an order to three freight airlines operating out of Dover air force base in Delaware and a US base in Qatar: stop 11 flights loaded with artillery shells and other weaponry that were bound for Ukraine.In a matter of hours, frantic questions reached Washington from Ukrainians in Kyiv and from officials in Poland, where the shipments were coordinated. Who had ordered the US Transportation Command, known as TransCom, to halt the flights? Was it a permanent pause on all aid? Or just some? Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Carney says Canada ‘will never be for sale’ and Trump responds ‘never say never’ – live

Trump claims he wants ‘friendship’ between US and Canada as new PM visits White HouseTrump and Carney to meet in closely-watched encounterA group of US senators wants Congress’ watchdog agency to investigate whether controls on humanitarian aid deliveries by Israel and other foreign governments violate US law, according to a letter seen by Reuters.The six senators – Chris Van Hollen, Dick Durbin, Jeff Merkley, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Peter Welch – wrote to Gene Dodaro, the comptroller general, asking him to launch an investigation by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office into the US government’s implementation of laws regarding the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago South African party launches legal challenge against new diversity and equity labor law

South Africa’s second biggest political party has launched a legal challenge against a new labor law aimed at boosting the hiring of Black people and other groups in some industries

Society

1 hour ago Trump meets Canadian Prime Minister Carney amid tensions over annexation and trade: Live

Canadian prime minister’s Oval Office test comes a week after being elected on an anti-Trump platform

Politics

1 hour ago Trump reveals Houthis have 'capitulated' and he will end U.S. strikes on them immediately

President Donald Trump announced that he has called off airstrikes on Yemen after hearing word from the Houthis that they would no longer attack ships.

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2 h. ago Ford expects to take a $1.5bn profit hit from Trump tariffs this year

Ford became the latest automotive giant to pull profit guidance as the chaos unleashed by Trump made financial forecasting impossible.

Economics

2 h. ago Watch live: Donald Trump and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney meet for crunch trade talks

Watch live as Donald Trump welcomes Mark Carney to the White House on Tuesday, 6 May, for the first time since the newly elected Canadian prime minister won the federal election.

Politics

2 h. ago Columbia University to cut 180 jobs due to federal grant revocations

White House axed grants even as college agreed to demands including ceding control of Middle East studies departmentNew York’s Columbia University is slated to cut 180 staffers whose work was supported by federal grants that have now been revoked by the Trump administration, the college’s acting president, Claire Shipman, announced on Tuesday.“We have had to make difficult choices and unfortunately, today, nearly 180 of our colleagues who have been working, in whole or in part, on impacted federal grants, will receive notices of non-renewal or termination,” Shipman said in a lengthy notice posted on Columbia’s website. Continue reading...

Culture

3 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk challenges Donald Trump with powerful message

The heavyweight star has issued a plea to U.S. President Donald Trump amid the ongoing war between his beloved Ukraine and Russia

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3 h. ago Retail park with KFC and McDonald's could be demolished and turned into neighbourhood with hundreds of homes

A planning application is set to be submitted this summer.

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3 h. ago Trump course to host revived Scottish Championship on DP World Tour

The Scottish Championship will take place at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire

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