31 m. ago Stock market goes berserk on China trade deal as S&P 500 set to wipe out Liberation Day losses: Live updates

Donald Trump is sure to send the stock market rebounding after a flurry of major announcements on Sunday. 

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91 m. ago Is Britain breaking international law over Israel to avoid offending Trump? We may find out in court this week | Yasmine Ahmed

The UK’s arms exports to Israel will be tested again as a Palestinian rights group challenges the governmentYasmine Ahmed is UK director of Human Rights WatchOn Tuesday, the British government will be in the high court defending the indefensible: its continuing approval of arms exports to Israel. As the government’s lawyers take the floor to deliver their opening remarks – in a case that was brought by the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and is supported by Human Rights Watch – thousands of children in Gaza will be starving. This is the result of an Israeli blockade on food, aid and medical supplies that defies the binding orders of the international court of justice.Thousands of mothers will be mourning the children they have lost in an assault on Gaza that is estimated to have cost the lives of more than 50,000 people, according to the Gaza ministry of health. Thousands of people will be homeless, forcibly displaced and living among the rubble of the towns and cities they no...

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2 h. ago Donald Trump accused of 'biggest illegal bribe in US history' over Qatari plane 'gift'

It has emerged the MAGA man, 78, was set to be given an £302 million Air Force One replacement by the Qatari royal family as a present, described as a "palace in the sky"

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2 h. ago Donald Trump to make flying visit to the UK TONIGHT with US president touching down in Air Force One

Flight restrictions around RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk - which is run by the US Air Force - indicate Air Force One jet will land there late on Monday or early on Tuesday.

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2 h. ago Insiders reveal why Trump should NOT speak of his lavish Gaza 'riviera' plans during crucial Middle East trip

President Donald Trump pitched a bold plan to turn the wartorn Palestinian territory of Gaza into the 'Riviera of the Middle East.'

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3 h. ago Inside Donald Trump's new £300million 'palace in the sky' jumbo that may be a 'gift'

There's an argument to say Donald Trump's controversial £300million gift from the royal family of Qatar looks a little bit tacky, although of course the Daily Star wouldn't dream of making it...

Economics

4 h. ago Inside Donald Trump's £300bn 'palace in sky' as president defends gift from Qatar

President Donald Trump plans to use the Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as his new presidential plane amid delays on Boeing's replacement of two aircraft that had been in service since the presidency of George W. Bush

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5 h. ago Trump humiliatingly retreats from 145% Chinese tariff after warning of empty US shelves

Donald Trump has called a truce in his unhinged attack on world trade, drastically suspending his 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports as US consumers balk at increased prices

Events

5 h. ago Trade deal with US could spell end of UK’s bioethanol industry, say bosses

Hundreds of jobs may be at risk as Starmer agrees to remove tariffs on US ethanol, say heads of ABF Sugar and EnsusBusiness live – latest updatesThe British bioethanol industry could collapse as a result of Keir Starmer’s trade deal with Donald Trump, industry bosses have said.The bosses of ABF Sugar and Ensus, the companies behind almost all of the UK’s production capacity of bioethanol – a petrol substitute produced from agricultural products – have said hundreds of jobs in north-east England and Yorkshire could be at risk as a result of the deal. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Arizona Democratic Sen. Gallego wades into immigration debate with new plan

Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is wading into one of Washington’s most contentious and intractable political problems

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6 h. ago US and China agree deal to slash tariffs for 90 days in bid to end massive trade war

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says reciprocal tariffs will come down over 100 percentage points to 10%

Economics

7 h. ago Putin must ‘get serious’ about engaging in peace talks, says Lammy

The Foreign Secretary was hosting European foreign ministers in London on Monday for discussions about the continent’s security.

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7 h. ago Russian drones attack Ukraine after Kremlin turns down a ceasefire proposal

The Ukrainian air force says Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, after the Kremlin rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the more than 3-year war

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7 h. ago US and China agree deal to slash tariffs for 90 days as superpowers lay down economic arms

The United States and China have agreed a deal to slash reciprocal tariffs as Washington and Beijing seek to end a trade war that has sparked fears of a global economic recession, officials announced on Monday.

Economics

7 h. ago Watch: Donald Trump’s latest brag backfires as camera operator expertly fact

Donald Trump was factchecked by a cameraperson live while making false claims about the attendance to his 2024 campaign rallies.

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7 h. ago Pharmaceutical stocks slide as Trump vows to cut US prescription drug prices ‘by 30

President plans to use executive powers, saying US should pay ‘same price as nation that pays the lowest price’Donald Trump has promised to use his executive powers to cut the price of prescription drugs in the US in an attempt to bring them more in line with other countries.The US president has said he will sign an order on Monday that will reduce prescription drug and pharmaceutical prices “almost immediately” by “30% to 80%”. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump poised to accept $400million 'palace in the sky' Boeing 747 from Qatar despite MAGA outrage

MAGA influencer Laura Loomer hits out at planned gift: ‘You have to call a spade a spade’

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10 h. ago Trump's reshaping of higher education tests America's appeal for international students

The durability of the America's appeal for international students is facing a test under the Trump administration, which has ramped up scrutiny of student visas and moved to deport foreign students for involvement in pro-Palestinian activism

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11 h. ago USAID is all but gone. For one family, 3 generations of service were defined by it

In a way, the requiem of a now dismantled agency that promoted U.S. security through development and humanitarian work abroad can be told through its people

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11 h. ago Donald Trump seeks bromance and billions as he heads to Gulf

US president expects flurry of deals on first official foreign trip but Israel’s war in Gaza is roiling the region

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