70 m. ago Ben & Jerry's alleges parent company Unilever removed its CEO over social activism

Ben & Jerry’s says its CEO was unlawfully removed by its parent company, Unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker’s social and political activism

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76 m. ago Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge's demand for more details on deportation flights

The Justice Department is resisting a federal judge’s demand for more information about flights that took deportees to to El Salvador

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82 m. ago Vladimir Putin 'laughing his backside off' after tricking Trump into 'blank cheque' deal

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed the Ukraine peace deal during a phone call yesterday, with the Russian tyrant rejecting the 30-day ceasefire proposal and only agreeing to stop pummelling Ukraine's energy infrastructure

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84 m. ago Valencia seeks catharsis in traditional burning of sculptures months after deadly floods

Five months after deadly floods ravaged Valencia, the Spanish city is hosting its biggest celebration of the year

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96 m. ago Democrat calls for Schumer’s removal over support of Republican funding bill

Maryland’s Glenn Ivey is first Democratic lawmaker to publicly demand that the Senate minority leader step downA Democratic congressman has become the first to publicly call for Chuck Schumer to step down as Senate minority leader, highlighting growing divisions within the party over how to confront and counter Donald Trump’s administration.Glenn Ivey of Maryland told constituents on Tuesday that Schumer’s decision to allow a Republican funding bill to pass had surrendered crucial leverage against the administration. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Putin’s words ‘at odds with reality’ says Zelenskyy after Russia’s overnight attacks – live

Ukrainian president says he intends to reach out to US president Donald Trump later today amid push for ceasefireOpening the press conference, Finland’s Stubb says Europe faces “one of those moments of choices between two different worlds: Yalta or Helsinki; in other words, spheres of influence or equal rights and duties for all states.”He stresses that Ukraine has “an undeniable right to defend itself on its own and supported by its partner,” a right that “cannot be restricted in any way,” dismissing Russian demands to halt help for Kyiv.The principles of international law and the European security order have not changed, and there is no need to start changing them.Independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. These are the principles of the UN Charter and the Helsinki charter. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump to pull funding for New York subway system if MTA withholds crime stats

‘Commuters are sick and tired of feeling like they have to jeopardize their safety to get to work,’ Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says

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2 h. ago Conservative former federal judge says Trump has ‘declared war’ on US rule of law

J Michael Luttig said a constitutional crisis is brewing due to Trump’s defiance of a court order over deportationsNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.Donald Trump has “declared war on the rule of law in America” and is pitching the country into a constitutional crisis, a prominent former conservative federal judge said.“The president of the United States has essentially declared war on the rule of law in America,” J Michael Luttig told MSNBC. “In the past few weeks the president himself has led a full-frontal assault on the constitution, the rule of law, the federal judiciary, the American justice system and the nation’s legal profession. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Nigel Farage skips PMQs and local election prep to fundraise for Donald Trump at $450 MAGA dinner

And he told party members this week he'd be away from London "canvassing, campaigning and doing our best" until the local elections in May - instead he's flown to the US again to speak at a MAGA fundraising dinner

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3 h. ago Judge denies Trump administration’s attempt to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil’s challenge to his deportation – live

Judge also rules case of detained Palestinian activist should be heard in New Jersey, not LouisianaExclusive: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefsDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Conor McGregor’s Trump meeting was ‘sinister’, says Irish rape crisis centre

Charity’s CEO says visit could help rebuild fighter’s reputation after he was found liable for rape in civil caseAn Irish rape crisis charity has complained about Conor McGregor’s meeting with Donald Trump at the White House, describing it as a “sinister” move that could help “launder” the mixed martial arts fighter’s reputation.Rachel Morrogh, the chief executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, has written to the US embassy in the Irish capital raising concerns about the meeting, which took place on Monday, Saint Patrick’s Day. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Starmer pledges ‘unwavering support’ to Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump will speak on Wednesday after talks between the White House and Kremlin on Tuesday.

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3 h. ago Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk visits destroyed energy plant in Ukraine

Usyk visited the plant one day before Vladimir Putin’s phone call with Donald Trump, in which he agreed to halt attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

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3 h. ago Article on Jackie Robinson’s military career removed from defense department website

Baseball legend served in US Army in second world warSimilar moves have been made in attack on DEIAn article history detailing Jackie Robinson’s military career has seemingly been taken down on the Department of Defense’s website as a purge of articles considered to be related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) continues.Robinson, who Donald Trump last month described as helping “drive our country forward to greatness”, is widely considered a national hero in the US. He broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947 when he suited up for the Brooklyn Dodgers; he went on to be elected to his sport’s Hall of Fame. Robinson also served in the US Army during the second world war. However, on Tuesday night ESPN’S Jeff Passan noted a page detailing Robinson’s army career had been taken down and “dei” added to the URL. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Inside Seb Coe’s race for biggest job in sport ahead of IOC's secret election

Three candidates are in a race to be elected the next president of the IOC with winner set for daunting prospect of working alongside Donald Trump ahead of LA Olympics

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4 h. ago Newly released JFK files reveal KGB saw Lee Harvey Oswald as a ‘poor shot’ before assassination – latest

More than 63,000 pages related to the assassination of former President John F Kennedy have been released after Donald Trump promised that nothing would be redacted

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4 h. ago Putin and Trump ‘trust each other’, says Kremlin as Zelenskyy accuses Russia of breaking partial ceasefire – live

Ukrainian president says ‘next steps cannot be done without us’ and he intends to reach out to US president Donald Trump laterOpening the press conference, Finland’s Stubb says Europe faces “one of those moments of choices between two different worlds: Yalta or Helsinki; in other words, spheres of influence or equal rights and duties for all states.”He stresses that Ukraine has “an undeniable right to defend itself on its own and supported by its partner,” a right that “cannot be restricted in any way,” dismissing Russian demands to halt help for Kyiv.The principles of international law and the European security order have not changed, and there is no need to start changing them.Independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. These are the principles of the UN Charter and the Helsinki charter. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Pentagon reportedly planning to cut workforce by at least 50,000 – US politics live

Cuts are expected to come from hiring freezes, dismissing some probationary workers and by people taking up an offer to resignDonald Trump’s zeal to roll back environmental regulations could have real impacts on health in the United States, reports the Guardian’s Oliver Milman, Dharna Noor and Aliya Uteuova:A push by Donald Trump’s administration to repeal a barrage of clean air and water regulations may deal a severe blow to US public health, with a Guardian analysis finding that the targeted rules were set to save the lives of nearly 200,000 people in the years ahead. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Donald Trump issues chilling WW3 warning after failing to secure Ukraine ceasefire

Donald Trump claimed he had a 'great call' with Vladimir Putin despite him rejecting the 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine - and repeated his warnings of World War III

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5 h. ago Newly released JFK files reveal KGB saw Lee Harvey Oswald as a ‘poor shot’ before assassination

More than 63,000 pages related to the assassination of former President John F Kennedy have been released after Donald Trump promised that nothing would be redacted

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