22 h. ago Watch live: Mark Carney reacts to Donald Trump meeting after repeated 51st state threats

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

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3 d. ago Australian PM shrugs off questions about Donald Trump as other world leaders congratulate him

Anthony Albanese gets back to work after celebratory brunch in Sydney – saying, ‘We’ve got a big job to do’Australian federal election 2025 LIVE – latest Australia news and updatesElection 2025 results LIVE: Australia votes tracker and federal seat countsSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email,free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says his job is to “represent Australia’s national interest” after his thumping election win, shrugging off questions about when he might visit the United States to speak to Donald Trump about tariffs and trade.The re-elected prime minister said he had spoken to the leaders of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, France and the UK, and looked forward to calls with the presidents of Indonesia and Ukraine.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump starts talking about Harlem when asked about Harvard funding freeze

Donald Trump began answering a question about Harvard University by speaking about Harlem, a neighbourhood in New York City, as he joined a NewsNation town hall via phone on Wednesday night (30 April).

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8 d. ago Pedro Almodóvar attacks Trump as ‘catastrophe’ in New York speech

Spanish director compared the US president to Franco and said he wondered whether it was appropriate to visit country while he is in powerThe veteran Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has launched a broadside against the US president, Donald Trump, while accepting an award in New York.Speaking on stage at the Lincoln Center on Monday evening, he said he had been in two minds as to whether to travel to the US to pick up his Chaplin award. Continue reading...

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1 week ago New York stabbing: Commuter killed in subway system after row with man about shoes

Police New York City say John Sheldon, from Brooklyn, became the victim of this year's first homicide in the Big Apple's subway system - after a reduction in crime in the network in 2024

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1 week ago Luigi Mangione to appear in federal court over killing of healthcare chief

Murder suspect, charged separately in state court, could face death penalty if convicted over Brian Thompson deathLuigi Mangione is scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court on Friday for arraignment on charges that he tracked and murdered the UnitedHealthcare chief executive, Brian Thompson, late last year.Mangione, 26, could face the death penalty in a case that shocked America for the killing of a top business executive on New York’s streets but also triggered an outpouring of anger against America’s for-profit healthcare industry. Continue reading...

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1 week ago In unintended filing, feds say Trump administration strategy to end New York toll is a losing battle

The federal prosecutor’s office in Manhattan on Wednesday accidentally filed an internal memo that poked holes in the Trump administration’s strategy to kill New York’s $9 congestion toll in Manhattan

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1 week ago Netflix's You season 5 is the perfect ending to Joe Goldberg's reign of terror

Penn Badgley reprises his role as Joe Goldberg for the final time as the serial killer finally returns to New York in You's fift season. Warning: Contains spoilers.

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2 w. ago Hundreds mourn Spanish family killed in New York City helicopter crash

Hundreds of people packed into a Barcelona church to mourn the deaths of a Spanish family of five who died earlier this month in a sightseeing helicopter crash in New York City

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2 w. ago Trump to give commencement speeches at two prominent schools amid nationwide pressure campaign on universities

Despite putting multiple colleges and universities under pressure since taking office, President Donald Trump has selected two schools to speak at next month

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2 w. ago Donald Trump 'hopes' to visit Scotland during second UK state visit

Donald Trump says, 'I will be there', when speaking about visiting Scotland during his second state visit to the UK.

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2 w. ago MPs launch campaign to BAN Donald Trump from speaking in Parliament on state visit as they label him a 'serial liar' who disrespects Britain

A message sent to Lord McFall of Alcluith, the Lord Speaker, said it would be 'inappropriate' for Trump to speak in the Palace of Westminster.

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3 w. ago Harrowing new crash pictures show total devastation after family's plane fell from sky

Harrowing new photos show the total devastation left after a prominent Massachusetts family's plane crashed in upstate New York, killing all six on board.

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3 w. ago Heartbreaking cause of plane crash that killed family of six in upstate New York tragedy

NTSB investigators have offered an update into the plane crash that wiped out the family of neuroscientist Michael Groff on Saturday in a horror accident over upstate New York.

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3 w. ago Hudson River helicopter crash: Tour company ordered to STOP operations immediately

Agustin Escobar, the CEO of Siemens Spain, and his family were killed after the New York Helicopter chopper plunged from the sky into the Hudson River in New York City

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3 w. ago Young student loses her doctor parents and both her siblings in horror private plane crash that killed six

A high school senior lost her entire immediate family in a horror private jet crash that killed six in upstate New York.

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3 w. ago Karenna Groff, former NCAA woman of year, is killed with her family in upstate New York plane crash

The twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B went down shortly after noon on Saturday in a muddy field in Copake, New York, near the Massachusetts line, killing everyone on board, NTSB officials said

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3 w. ago New York helicopter tour operator behind fatal crash shuts down

FAA said New York Helicopter Tours will be shuttering ‘immediately’ after accident that killed all six on boardThe company that operated the helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday – killing all six people on board – has been shuttered with immediate effect, the US’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Sunday.New York Helicopter Tours is “shutting down their operations immediately”, the FAA said in a statement on X. The agency added that it would launch a review of the company’s license and safety records in the meantime. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NCAA woman of the year included in those killed in upstate New York plane crash

The victims included Karenna Groff, who founded openPPE during Covid to create masks for essential workers

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3 w. ago Hedge fund billionaire says US may face ‘worse than a recession’ from Trump tariffs

Ray Dalio’s comments come after rocky week across stock markets after policies including 145% tariff raise on ChinaPeople in the US: tell us how you think Trump’s first 100 days have gone so farBillionaire investor Ray Dalio said that he is worried the US will experience “something worse than a recession” as a result of Donald Trump’s trade policies.Speaking to NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, the 75-year-old hedge fund manager said: “I think that right now we are at a decision-making point and very close to a recession. And I’m worried about something worse than a recession if this isn’t handled well.” Continue reading...

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