1 hour ago ‘Who is going to face Mr Trump’: Canada leaders’ debate dominated by US crisis

Mark Carney’s Liberals have surged in the polls since Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada, scuppering Conservative calls for change after Trudeau eraPrime Minister Mark Carney said the key question in Canada’s upcoming election is who is best to deal with Donald Trump as he faced his Conservative rival in a French-language leaders’ debate on Wednesday.Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said during the debate Canada needs change after a decade of Liberal party rule and Carney is just like his predecessor, Justin Trudeau. Carney responded: “Mr Poilievre is not Justin Trudeau. I’m not Justin Trudeau either. In this election the question is who is going to face Mr Trump.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hails ‘good progress’ on minerals deal talks

Ukrainian president says legalities almost finalised and officials signal US concessions in talks that are progressing ‘quite fast’; deadly Shahed strike on Dnipro. What we know on day 1,149Minerals deal negotiators have made “good progress”, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Wednesday. A senior official with knowledge of the negotiations told Agence France-Presse that newer drafts of the US-Ukraine accord appeared not to recognise previous US military aid as a debt owed by Ukraine, adding that talks were moving forward “quite fast”. That assessment echoed a report by Bloomberg News that said Washington had eased a demand that Kyiv pay for aid already delivered since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.“The basic legal stuff is almost finalised, and then, if everything moves as quickly and constructively, the agreement will bring economic results to both our countries,” Zelenskyy said in his daily address on Wednesday. The Trump administration has demanded some sort o...

Economics

2 h. ago Head Start funding lags by nearly $1 billion this year, causing some preschool closures

Federal databases show Head Start centers across the U.S. have received nearly $1 billion less in federal funding compared with this time last year

Economics

3 h. ago Trump's 'great' trade deal with Britain could be sealed 'in a matter of weeks'

Britain's rapid deal with the US would come after President Donald Trump pens agreements with Japan , India , and South Korea in an attempt to isolate China .

Politics

3 h. ago Trump’s pick to run the critical DC attorney’s office has appeared on Russian state media over 150 times: report

Ed Martin reportedly appeared on RT and Sputnik from August 2016 through April 2024

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3 h. ago Trump’s trade war will cause dilemma for the Fed, says chairman Jerome Powell

Tariffs are ‘highly likely’ to drive short-term inflation, Powell says in Chicago speech

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4 h. ago Trump administration issues order to stop construction on New York offshore wind project

The Trump administration has issued an order to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry

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4 h. ago I'm A Celeb's Jack Maynard marries heiress with royal link in stunning ceremony

Jack Maynard was introduced to Pippa Middleton's niece-in-law Lily Mackie through a Made in Chelsea mutual friend - and they stayed in Chelsea as they tied the knot while surrounded by loved ones

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4 h. ago White House enlists grieving Maryland mother in effort to blunt criticism for defying court order on mistaken deportation

Rachel Morin’s mother appeared in the White House briefing room to give an emotional account of her daughter’s brutal murder, as the Trump administration tries to change the narrative surrounding its deportation policies

Events

4 h. ago What happens next after judge warns of possible contempt prosecution over deportation flights order

A federal judge’s ruling that the Trump administration appears to have willfully violated his order to turn around planes of migrants headed for El Salvador increases the prospect of officials being held in criminal contempt of court and potentially facing possible prosecution

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4 h. ago Wife of deported 'Maryland man' reveals horrors she experienced at his hands in scathing police report: 'I was scared of him'

Deported Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who is at the center of a major Trump administration legal case, has been accused of being an active MS-13 gang member and 'wife-beater.'

Events

4 h. ago Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists

The Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of endangered and threatened species

Events

5 h. ago Trump admin closes State Department office battling foreign disinformation

Marco Rubio claims office ‘spent millions of dollars to actively silence and censor the voices of Americans they were supposed to be serving’

Politics

5 h. ago Youri Tielemans reveals Aston Villa's next move after heroic Champions League exit

Aston Villa midfielder perplexed by finale of the heroic defeat to PSG but believes Unai Emery's men will now be inspired to produce a big finish to their Premier League campaign

Sport

5 h. ago Kieran Tierney nears Arsenal immortality as Celtic hero soaks up celebrations with Real Madrid cameo

The Scotland star could return to Parkhead this summer as a Champions League winner

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6 h. ago Martínez and Pavard send Inter past Bayern into Champions League last four

Buffeted by wind and water, Inter ultimately brought the fire. Nobody should sleep on them as a credible contender to rule Europe now Bayern Munich, who took them to the wire in a tie that pulsated throughout, have been dismissed. Goals from Lautaro Martínez and Benjamin Pavard edged them through amid jubilant scenes and filthy conditions, eventually rendering an English double from Harry Kane and Eric Dier irrelevant. Their semi-final against Barcelona is a delicious prospect; Bayern, and Kane in particular, will regret opportunities spurned across the 180 minutes.San Siro had crackled at the outset. This venue is firmly of its time but that need not always be a fatal flaw and what a loss it will be if Inter and Milan, its two tenants, make real their plan for a new venue nearby. Serious business happens here: there may be nowhere that oozes Champions League like this, or even positively screams it. When the competition’s anthem played before kick-off, the home support hummed to it...

Sport

6 h. ago Gavin Newsom’s California becomes the first state to sue Trump over his tariff plan

The suit argues that as a ‘global leader in trade,’ the Golden State will bear an ‘inordinate share’ of the costs resulting from the sweeping levies

Politics

6 h. ago Trump administration is working to end habitat protections for endangered animals, environmental groups say

Environmentalists claim a proposed White House rule is an ‘invitation to drive America’s most imperiled wildlife closer to extinction’

Politics

6 h. ago Donald Trump's mysterious hand mark is back as doctor has new theory

The US Commander-in-Chief sparked concerns earlier this year after a large dark mark was spotted on his hand - and an expert has offered an explanation as to what it might be

Politics

6 h. ago For the first time in years, the public trusts Republicans less on the economy than Democrats, poll finds

Trump’s own economic approval rating has fallen as he continues his trade war with China

Politics