6 h. ago Donald Trump boasts he's 'friends' with King Charles as he confirms date for trip to UK

US President Donald Trump is set to make a trip to the UK later this year to meet with King Charles at Windsor Castle and boost relations between the two countries

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6 h. ago Donald Trump in astonishing King Charles boast as he confirms date for UK trip

US President Donald Trump is set to make a trip to the UK later this year to meet with King Charles at Windsor Castle and boost relations between the two countries

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68 h. ago A train from the UK to Italy? We've heard that one before, but I'm on board | Jonn Elledge

It’s a lot easier to tease new cross-Channel rail services than it is to actually start running trains. I’m crossing my fingers anywayBetween environmental breakdown, economic crisis and Donald Trump, it often feels like there’s precious little reason to feel hopeful these days. So how’s this for a reason to cheer up: Italian state railway company, Trenitalia, is planning to run trains through the Channel tunnel before the decade is out. It’s studying the option of direct trains from the UK to Italy, too. Eagle-eyed readers may note that those are two separate propositions.Trenitalia is no stranger to the British rail network: it already operates the C2C franchise, which connects London Fenchurch Street via south Essex to Southend. Last week the company announced a €1bn (£860m) plan to launch a new high-speed service connecting London and Paris by 2029, as a direct competitor to the long-established Eurostar. In addition, it’s reported to be “studying the possibility” of extending t...

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5 d. ago Donald Trump exempts mobile phones and other tech from tariffs in new economic war move

President Donald Trump has announced a list of tech devices, including smartphones and computers, that will be exempt from reciprocal tariffs imposed on 'Liberation Day'

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8 d. ago Donald Trump PAUSES tariffs for dozens of countries for 90 days

President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%.

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8 d. ago Donald Trump raises China tariff AGAIN over 'lack of respect' to the US in major new statement

Donald Trump has raised the tariff charged to China by the US to 125% 'effective immediately' because it showed a 'lack of respect to the World’s Markets', the US President wrote on Truth Social

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1 week ago Donald Trump threatens China with even more tariffs sparking fresh trade war fears

Donald Trump has sent stock markets around the world tumbling as his sweeping - and bizarre - tariffs continue to wipe out confidence in the American economy

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1 week ago Donald Trump warns 'don't be weak and stupid' as tariffs send stock markets into freefall

Donald Trump remained defiant on Monday despite plunging markets as he insisted his tariffs are necessary to rebalance global trade and rebuild domestic manufacturing

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1 week ago Donald Trump extends deadline to keep social media TikTok running in the US

Donald Trump had described TikTok as "worthless" without a permit, which he insists the US will be able to provide - and he even used the social media as a bargaining tool amid his tariff chaos

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1 week ago Donald Trump says tariffs going 'better than expected' as trillions wiped off global economy

The US President's latest claims follow an earlier post on Truth Social in which he said the "operation is over" and, referring to the US economy as a "patient", said it would come back more "resilient"

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1 week ago Donald Trump FIRES White House staff amid concerns he is being 'sabotaged'

Donald Trump told reporters "people that may have loyalties to somebody else" are always at risk of being dismissed from White House roles - but he became frustrated at one journalist's question

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2 w. ago Donald Trump insists US 'going to boom' from tariffs despite stock market plunge

US President Donald Trump revealed a raft of tariffs on Wednesday causing stock markets to plunge but he remains confident saying: "I think it's going very well"

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's tariff speech almost breaks the internet over bizarre fixation on common word

The US president became visibly gripped by a word that most Americans use without a second thought: "groceries." "Likewise, an old-fashioned term that we use: groceries," Trump mused

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2 w. ago Donald Trump reveals tariffs UK and others will be charged in war on 'foreign cheaters'

United States President Donald Trump has revealed a list of tariffs on what he is branding 'Liberation Day' which opponents fear will have a crippling effect on the world economy

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2 w. ago Donald Trump unveils global tariffs as he says 'Liberation Day' will 'make America wealthy again'

The UK is among the many nations expected to be hit with tariffs when exporting to the US after Donald Trump unveiled his 'Liberation Day' border taxes in the White House

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2 w. ago Donald Trump tells cabinet Elon Musk will be stepping down from duties 'soon'

Donald Trump is reported to have made the comments about Elon Musk's future to his cabinet after weeks of simmering tensions between the Tesla billionaire and senior White House officials

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2 w. ago Who is Cory Booker as he breaks record for longest Senate speech with fiery Trump condemnation?

US Senator Cory Booker delivers a record-breaking 25-hour speech in the Senate, criticising Donald Trump's agenda and highlighting Democratic efforts to challenge the president

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Donald Trump tariff 'Liberation Day' to hit UK, Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds admits

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he expected 'every country in the world to be subject to what the US is calling World Tariff Day'

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2 w. ago Donald Trump tariff 'Liberation Day' to hit UK, Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds admits

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he expected 'every country in the world to be subject to what the US is calling World Tariff Day'

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2 w. ago Clean energy spending boosts GOP districts. But lawmakers are keeping quiet as Trump targets incentives

We asked 18 Republicans whose districts benefit most from Biden’s IRA climate law if they back Trump’s demandsBillions of dollars in clean energy spending and jobs have overwhelmingly flowed to parts of the US represented by Republican lawmakers. But these members of Congress are still largely reticent to break with Donald Trump’s demands to kill off key incentives for renewables, even as their districts bask in the rewards.The president has called for the dismantling of the Inflation Reduction Act – a sweeping bill passed by Democrats that has helped turbocharge investments in wind, solar, nuclear, batteries and electric vehicle manufacturing in the US – calling it a “giant scam”. Trump froze funding allocated under the act and has vowed to claw back grants aimed at reducing planet-heating pollution. Continue reading...

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