5 h. ago EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash

Tech companies could be fined billions if EU finds they have breached the Digital Markets ActBusiness live – latest updatesThe European Commission has accused the US tech companies Google and Apple of breaking its digital rules, in a landmark action that could escalate transatlantic tension with Donald Trump.The US president has sought to exert pressure on the EU to back away from tougher regulation of American technology groups, warning that he could retaliate by imposing tariffs on foreign companies. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mahmoud Khalil’s case is setting up an epic first amendment battle with Trump

Trump administration’s interpretation of immigration law paves way for high-stakes legal clash after activist’s arrestThe Trump administration is relying on an obscure provision of immigration law to justify deporting Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident, setting up a high-stakes legal battle between the first amendment and what the government claims are its foreign policy powers.Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who became a leader of pro-Palestinian protests on the campus, was arrested on 8 March by immigration agents. After his arrest, immigration officials said they were seeking to deport him under a provision of federal law that gives the US secretary of state, currently Marco Rubio, the power to deport someone if their presence in the country is deemed to “have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago A million more at risk of paying 40% tax: Chancellor may extend freeze on thresholds

Rachel Reeves is under pressure to raise taxes and cut spending to plug a £10 billion gap in the public finances or risk breaking her own borrowing rules.

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8 d. ago Hopes rise over US and Ukraine peace deal talks despite Donald Trump's clash with Volodymyr Zelensky

Ahead of the diplomatic talks, Ukraine hit back at Russia with a huge drone attack after days of heavy air strikes by Putin’s forces

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8 d. ago JD Vance spars with heckler as he blames immigrants for high housing prices

Clash comes as the Trump administration steps up plans to deport ‘millions’ of people and potentially revoke DREAMers’ immigration status

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9 d. ago Donald Trump in fresh clash over his plans to grab Greenland having not ruled out sending in US troops

US president has reaffirmed his interest in getting control of the island

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1 week ago Trump confirms retribution campaign against law firms that clash with his agenda

The president says his administration is ‘going after’ law firms he claims are ‘dishonest’ and ‘bad for the country’

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1 week ago SNL mocks peacemaker Trump after Elon Musk and Marco Rubio clash in cabinet meeting

The billionaire is ‘doing incredible things in terms of explosions and with regard to rocket debris’

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1 week ago Donald Trump responds to 'clash' between Elon Musk and senior cabinet officials

Elon Musk is said to have thrown insults at top members of Donald Trump's cabinet during a fiery meeting in the White House - the US president has now responded to the reports

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1 week ago EU puts on show of solidarity with Zelenskyy after clash with Trump

Leaders’ summit also aimed at endorsing increased defence spending

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2 w. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene’s partner Brian Glenn confronted over Zelensky Trump clash ‘set

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s partner Brian Glenn has been confronted over rumours of a “set-up” concerning Donald Trump’s and JD Vance’s clash with Volodymyr Zelensky.

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2 w. ago Poll shows Britons’ fury with Trump’s state visit as petition demands invitation be axed

Pressure builds on Keir Starmer to axe Donald Trump’s state visit after White House clash with Voldymyr Zelensky

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2 w. ago Almost half of Britons want Trump’s state visit cancelled, poll shows

Pressure builds on Sir Keir Starmer to axe Donald Trump’s state visit after White House clash with Voldymyr Zelensky

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2 w. ago Playing the victim: how Trump’s clash with Zelenskyy paved the way for the suspension of military aid | Lilie Chouliaraki

Who is really suffering from this conflict? We are, said the US president, in a move straight from the populist playbookDuring a dramatic Oval Office meeting last Friday, US president Donald Trump confronted Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a move that upended the long-established narrative of Russia as the aggressor and Ukraine as the victim.In the conversation, which quickly escalated into a tense exchange, Trump accused Zelenskyy of prolonging the war with Russia by refusing to engage in peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin. His rhetoric suggested that Ukraine, not Russia, was responsible for escalating the conflict and that the US had unfairly borne the burden of Ukraine’s resistance. Trump constructed a new hierarchy of suffering, one in which the US emerged as the primary victim, Ukraine as the source of its burdens and Russia as innocent of blame.Lilie Chouliaraki is professor of media and communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and...

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2 w. ago Ukraine could be left defenceless against Putin’s aerial drone attacks within days

Multiple sources told The Independent that supplies of US Patriot missiles could run out within days. Within hours, Volodymyr Zelensky had voiced regret for his clash with Donald Trump at the White House

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2 w. ago Zelenskyy expresses ‘regret’ over White House clash with Trump and commits to mineral deal

World jolted by Trump policy shift on Ukraine and import charges

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2 w. ago JD Vance doubles down on Zelensky criticism following Trump Oval Office clash

JD Vance doubled down on his criticism of Volodymyr Zelensky following his and Donald Trump’s clash with the Ukrainian president in the Oval Office last week.

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2 w. ago How reliant is Ukraine on US weapons as Trump pauses all military aid after Zelensky clash?

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky maintains that US support is vital to protecting his country against ongoing Russian aggression

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2 w. ago Trump administration briefing: Vance defends US position on Ukraine; tariffs hit Canada, Mexico and China

China and Canada retaliate after tariffs come into effect – key US politics stories from Monday at a glanceDonald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, last week, according to US media reports.Vance told Fox News in an interview recorded before the announcement on Monday that giving Washington an economic interest in the future of Ukraine will serve as a security guarantee for the country that Russia invaded in February 2022. “If you want real security guarantees, if you want to actually ensure that Vladimir Putin does not invade Ukraine again, the very best security guarantee is to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine,” Vance said in the interview. “That is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years,” he added. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump halts all military aid to Ukraine after White House clash with Zelensky

Move comes after White House meeting turned into shouting match

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