1 hour ago Judge orders Mahmoud Khalil case to be moved from Louisiana to New Jersey

New York judge denies Trump administration attempt to dismiss legal challenge and rules on jurisdictionNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.A New York federal judge has denied the Trump administration’s bid to dismiss the legal challenge brought by Mahmoud Khalil, the recent Columbia graduate and Palestinian activist who was detained by immigration enforcement agents earlier this month, and has ordered the case transferred to New Jersey.Khalil, a permanent US resident with a green card who helped lead Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protests last spring, was arrested in New York on 8 March by federal immigration authorities. He was transferred first to New Jersey and then to Louisiana, where he is currently detained. Continue reading...

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2 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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18 h. ago French politician hits back at Karoline Leavitt after Statue of Liberty threat

French politician Raphael Glucksmann slammed the 'shameful' administration after being blasted by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for calling for the return of the Statue of Liberty.

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18 h. ago French leaders challenge Trump as they call for Statue of Liberty to go back to Europe

European leaders have decided to play a game against President Donald Trump and asked him to return the Statue of Liberty back to its original gifters – the French

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27 h. ago Trump live updates: Department of Justice seeks to remove judge who challenged deportation flights

President’s allies round on district court justice overseeing case of alleged Venezuelan gang members flown to El Salvador and accuse him of overstepping his authority

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29 h. ago Karoline Leavitt says French ‘should be grateful they’re not speaking German’ after calls for Statue of Liberty to be returned

White House press secretary's remarks come in the wake of French politician Raphaël Glucksmann teasing that the U.S. should return the iconic New York-based landmark

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30 h. ago ‘Apparently you despise her’: French official demands US give back Statue of Liberty after 140 years

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the politician should be grateful French citizens aren’t ‘speaking German’

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43 h. ago French official calls for US to give back Statue of Liberty after 140 years because America ‘despises her’

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the politician should be grateful French citizens aren’t ‘speaking German’

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47 h. ago From France comes a call for Trump's America to return Lady Liberty. Here's why it won't happen

A French politician has suggested the U.S. is no longer worthy of keeping the Statue of Liberty

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47 h. ago French politician jokes US should return Statue of Liberty for siding with ‘tyrants’

Raphaël Glucksmann quips that US should give back 19th-century gift from France over Trump’s approach to UkraineA French European parliament member has quipped that the US should return the Statue of Liberty, which it received as a gift from France about 140 years ago, after Donald Trump’s decision “to side with the tyrants” against Ukraine.“Apparently you despise it,” said Raphaël Glucksmann of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, evidently with his tongue in his cheek. “So, it will be just fine here at home.” Continue reading...

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62 h. ago French politician demands the US return the Statue of Liberty because Trump has 'chosen to side with the tyrants'

French Socialist MEP Raphaël Glucksmann said President Trump's decision to 'side with the tyrants' warranted his request.

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4 d. ago Visa fee hikes and delays hinder international artists from touring the United States

International artists hoping to perform in the United States are finding the visa process much more arduous and expensive

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7 d. ago Putin launches drone strikes on Kyiv hours after Trump challenged him to 'tango' and agree Ukraine ceasefire as pressure mounts on Kremlin to back down

The massive missile and drone attacks cast doubt on Vladimir Putin's willingness to accept Donald Trump's demands for peace in the three year war.

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7 d. ago Donald Trump's vow to challenge Vladimir Putin as he hints at Ukraine peace deal

Donald Trump had bulled, belittled and humiliated Volodymyr Zelensky at the start of the month - but the picture has changed now as the US President eases a ceasefire deal

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7 d. ago Why Trump has the upper hand over Putin as he challenges him to 'tango' and agree Ukraine peace. How a historic deal got done, by MARK NICOL

That infamous Friday afternoon in the Oval office, the Ukrainian comedian turned political leader was bulled, belittled and humiliated by Donald Trump and his sidekick JD Vance.

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9 d. ago Mark Carney, the ‘boring guy’ whose economic acumen could help Canada tackle Trump

Two-time central banker has no cabinet experience but some analysts say his experience of financial crises such as Brexit may be just what Canada needsMark Carney to be next Canada PMMark Carney, soon to become Canada’s new prime minister, is a two-time central banker and crisis fighter about to face his biggest challenge of all: steering Canada through Donald Trump’s tariffs.The 59-year-old will be the first person to become Canadian prime minister without being an MP or having had any cabinet experience. Continue reading...

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1 week ago American pop star Chappell Roan secures first UK number one single

The singer topped the charts with her song Pink Pony Club, which recalls her first visit to a West Hollywood gay club.

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1 week ago Senator challenges Donald Trump Jr. to boxing match over ‘bogus tariffs’

‘U.S. tariffs have nothing to do with fentanyl’ the controversial senator chimed

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1 week ago Putin taunts Macron with warning that 'some people forget how Napoleon's Russian campaign ended' after French president called Moscow a 'threat to Europe' and offered nuke protection

Putin's warning came a day after the French leader called Moscow 'a threat to Europe' and raised the idea of putting other countries under France's nuclear umbrella.

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1 week ago Panicked EU leaders gather to drum up £700bn war chest as Macron says French nuclear umbrella can protect Europe after Trump halted Ukraine's military funding

European Union leaders are planning on holding emergency talks on Thursday to figure out how to quickly increase their military budgets

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