52 m. ago Asian shares mark moderate gains in the face of anxiety over Trump's trade war

Asian shares are mostly higher despite continued fretting over President Donald Trump’s trade war, with all eyes on the negotiations that just began between the administration and Japan

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74 m. ago Judge says labor unions' lawsuit over DOGE access to Labor Department systems can move forward

A federal judge says he won’t dismiss a lawsuit from labor unions seeking to block Elon Musk’s team from accessing systems at the Labor Department

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85 m. ago Justin Bieber breaks silence on claims he is broke and millions in debt as he slams 'ill

Justin Bieber's team have vehemently denied the allegations that he is in millions of dollars of debt dubbing the report 'clickbait stupidity' and it's 'sources' as being 'ill-informed'

Economics

1 hour ago Myanmar frees around 4,900 prisoners to mark traditional new year

The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new year, but it wasn’t immediately clear how many were political detainees locked up for opposing army rule

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2 h. ago ‘Who is going to face Mr Trump’: Canada leaders’ debate dominated by US crisis

Mark Carney’s Liberals have surged in the polls since Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada, scuppering Conservative calls for change after Trudeau eraPrime Minister Mark Carney said the key question in Canada’s upcoming election is who is best to deal with Donald Trump as he faced his Conservative rival in a French-language leaders’ debate on Wednesday.Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said during the debate Canada needs change after a decade of Liberal party rule and Carney is just like his predecessor, Justin Trudeau. Carney responded: “Mr Poilievre is not Justin Trudeau. I’m not Justin Trudeau either. In this election the question is who is going to face Mr Trump.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Bobby Brown SLAMS iconic pop star for 'butchering' one of his hits with cover version

The 56-year-old Grammy winner said the Swedish production team Bloodshy & Avant didn't do the new jack swing song 'justice' back in 2004

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3 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hails ‘good progress’ on minerals deal talks

Ukrainian president says legalities almost finalised and officials signal US concessions in talks that are progressing ‘quite fast’; deadly Shahed strike on Dnipro. What we know on day 1,149Minerals deal negotiators have made “good progress”, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Wednesday. A senior official with knowledge of the negotiations told Agence France-Presse that newer drafts of the US-Ukraine accord appeared not to recognise previous US military aid as a debt owed by Ukraine, adding that talks were moving forward “quite fast”. That assessment echoed a report by Bloomberg News that said Washington had eased a demand that Kyiv pay for aid already delivered since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.“The basic legal stuff is almost finalised, and then, if everything moves as quickly and constructively, the agreement will bring economic results to both our countries,” Zelenskyy said in his daily address on Wednesday. The Trump administration has demanded some sort o...

Economics

3 h. ago Demi Moore, 62, named as one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People after career resurgence and Oscar nod as she joins Serena Williams and Ed Sheeran on the star

The movie star, 62, has been named a 'titan' of 2025 alongside singer Ed Sheeran , tennis star Serena Williams.

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3 h. ago Chelsea's Club World Cup rival plot ambitious move for outcast Joao Felix

Joao Felix joined Chelsea in a permanent deal in the summer but was loaned out to AC Milan in February and now Benfica are eyeing up a loan deal before the Club World Cup

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3 h. ago Bobby Brown says Britney Spears 'butchered' her cover of his 1988 hit My Prerogative

The 56-year-old Grammy winner said the Swedish production team Bloodshy & Avant didn't do the new jack swing song 'justice' back in 2004

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4 h. ago Trump's 'great' trade deal with Britain could be sealed 'in a matter of weeks'

Britain's rapid deal with the US would come after President Donald Trump pens agreements with Japan , India , and South Korea in an attempt to isolate China .

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4 h. ago Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system

Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial lifeA giant planet 124 light years from Earth has yielded the strongest evidence yet that extraterrestrial life may be thriving beyond our solar system, astronomers claim.Observations by the James Webb space telescope of a planet called K2-18 b appear to reveal the chemical fingerprints of two compounds that, on Earth, are only known to be produced by life. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Plan to divert millions of patients from waiting lists with GP service expansion

Ministers said the move will ‘stop masses of people’ going to hospital for ‘unnecessary appointments’.

Science

4 h. ago Farmers warn all cocoa trees could be ‘destroyed’ by 2030. Here’s why

While UK shoppers pay 50 per cent more for some chocolate this Easter, farmers living in poverty at the other end of the supply chain are calling for help

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5 h. ago Bukayo Saka gives insight into Arsenal confidence with missed penalty verdict

The Gunners talisman shook off an earlier mistake to guide his team into the last four

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6 h. ago Celtic fans EXPECT Trebles every year as Stiliyan Petrov reveals what Scottish football has missed in recent years

Brendan Rodgers' side face St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup semi-final as they bid to book another day out at Hampden

Sport

6 h. ago Jimmy Thelin looking for ultimate Aberdeen Scottish Cup Final high from his rollercoaster ride of a first season

The Swede takes his Dons to Hampden on Saturday to take on Hearts with the winner facing St Johnstone or Celtic in the final

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6 h. ago DOGE wanted to assign staff to the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice because it got federal funds

The nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice says staff from Elon Musk’s DOGE contacted them to “assign” a team to the organization and said DOGE staff told them they intended to “assign” teams to all nonprofits that receive funds appropriated by Congress

Economics

6 h. ago A stylish midfield and electric attack – PSG a team to be feared for Arsenal

The Gunners beat Real Madrid in the quarters as PSG edged past Aston Villa.

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6 h. ago Nintendo Switch 2 backward compatibility boost with two games prepped for updates

One of the Switch 2's big benefits is backward compatibility with Nintendo Switch 1 games, and there's a fresh update on two popular titles joining the lineup

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