15 h. ago Republican supporters of Ukraine put pressure on Trump after missile strikes

Lawmakers use Kremlin’s deadly attacks as latest evidence to convince president he must increase pressure on PutinRepublican supporters of Ukraine are using the Kremlin’s deadly missile strikes as their latest evidence to convince Donald Trump that he must increase pressure on Vladimir Putin if he wants to reach a ceasefire deal.Pro-Ukraine lawmakers and aides in the Republican party have carefully navigated Trump’s apparent affinity for Putin and avoided direct intervention in their efforts to shift his support toward Kyiv. But following the Russian strikes during Palm Sunday celebrations in the city of Sumy, advisers and allies have been highly vocal in condemning the attack using language meant to resonate with the US president’s conservative, religious base. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to Trump – come and see Putin’s war for yourself

Impose ceasefire on Russia, says France’s Macron, as leaders condemn deadly Palm Sunday strike on Sumy. What we know on day 1,146Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, has urged Donald Trump to visit Ukraine to “understand what Putin did”. In a CBS interview broadcast on Sunday, Zelenskyy said: “Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead.”Russia’s missile strike on Sunday on the Ukrainian city of Sumy showed the urgent need to impose a ceasefire on Russia, declared the French president, Emmanuel Macron. “Everyone knows it is Russia alone that wants this war. Today it is clear that Russia alone wants to continue with it, showing its scorn for human life, international law and diplomatic efforts made by President [Donald] Trump,” said Macron. “Strong measures are needed to impose a ceasefire on Russia. France is working tirelessly toward this goal, alongside it...

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65 h. ago Make America make again? Trump’s tariffs will only be manufacturing pipe dreams | John Naughton

The president’s gambit to bring the production of goods such as iPhones back to the US ignores huge supply chain complexitiesDonald Trump’s tariff strategy has at least one biblical connection: like the peace of God, it “passeth all understanding” (Philippians 4:7). Rival attempts to extract a rationale from the chaos include the idea that he is trying to devalue the dollar, or that he is seeking to “reshore” the manufacturing capacity that the US lost through decades of globalisation. My own hunch is that he just wants to show who’s the big boss around here – or as British science fiction author Charles Stross puts it, that he “expects individual nations to come to him, hat in hand, like terrified shopkeepers pleading for mercy from a mafia don”.Cue the UK’s very own Trump whisperer, Keir Starmer, who, according to Politico, plans “to put a review of online safety rules on the table in trade talks” with the US. Which, translated, means that things such as the Online Safety Act and ...

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3 d. ago Trump issues new demand to Russia as his envoy Steve Witkoff meets Putin

President Donald Trump has a new demand for Russia as his envoy met with Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg.

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3 d. ago Max Verstappen contract options to force George Russell to sweat over new Mercedes deal

George Russell heads into this Bahrain Grand Prix weekend on the back of a strong start to the new Formula 1 season for Mercedes, yet uncertainty remains over his future

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3 d. ago Fury at 'hypocrite' Prince Harry's secret trip to wartorn Ukrainian city bombed 30 times by Putin as he demands more taxpayer

Harry met with dozens of wounded soldiers in Lviv yesterday - in a city that has been pummeled by Russian jets, missiles and kamikaze drones at least 30 times since the war began.

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4 d. ago Britain announces £450million military aid ‘surge’ to Ukraine ahead of defence summit

MoD says ‘major’ new military support package will boost Ukraine’s armed forces as they continue to defend against Russian attack

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4 d. ago Brazil to prioritize negotiation after US trade tariffs, official says

Brazil’s strategy to address extra tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump is to combine negotiations with the U.S. while it expands trade agreements with other countries, a top foreign trade official said Thursday

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4 d. ago Olivia Munn mocks Trump’s ‘destructive’ tariff strategy in surprise Daily Show return

‘This is all to make up for Donald Trump’s enormous deficit of attention and love,’ Munn quipped

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4 d. ago Republican senator admits he doesn’t know what Trump’s ‘endgame’ is

Sen. Ron Johnson says he understands Trump’s goal but not his strategy after the president’s dramatic tariff U-turn

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4 d. ago The race to beat Trump's tariffs: How Apple flew cargo planes containing 600 tonnes of iPhones

The details of the push provide an insight into the smartphone company's private strategy to navigate around the Trump tariffs and build up inventory of its popular iPhones in America

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5 d. ago Trinny London Explores Deal Options to Bolster U.S. Expansion Plans: Sources

Trinny London Explores Deal Options to Bolster U.S. Expansion Plans: Sources  WWD

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5 d. ago Trump news at a glance: Trump pulls back on global tariffs but slaps China with 125%

Move comes after stock market turmoil; Ice chief says deportations should run ‘like Amazon Prime’ – key US politics stories from 10 April at a glanceDonald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for most countries except China, whose tariffs he raised to 125% on Wednesday.After insisting for days that he would hold firm on his aggressive trade strategy, Trump announced that all countries that had not retaliated against US tariffs would receive a reprieve – and only face a blanket US tariff of 10% – until July. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump pauses plans to hike US tariffs on most countries except China

Trump says he will raise US tariffs on Chinese exports to 125% and unveils 90-day pause for other countriesBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump shelved plans to hike tariffs on most countries except China, unveiling a 90-day pause and pulling back from his global trade war after days of market turmoil and warnings of recession.After insisting for days that he would hold firm on his aggressive trade strategy, Trump announced that all countries that had not retaliated against US tariffs would receive a reprieve – and only face a blanket US tariff of 10% – until July.Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago We will know within weeks if Putin is serious about peace in Ukraine, US says

It comes as Russian attacks continue, with four killed in a drone barrage on Kharkiv

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8 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Macron urges strong action against Russia if it continues to ‘refuse peace’

French president speaks after missile attack on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town that killed 20, including nine children. What we know on day 1,139See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageFrench president Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for “strong action” if Russia continued “to refuse peace”, days after a Russian ballistic missile killed 20 people, including nine children, in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town. Despite US and European efforts to secure peace in Ukraine, Russia continued “to murder children and civilians”, Macron said. “My thoughts are with the children and all civilian victims of the bloody attacks carried out by Russia, including on 4 April in Kryvyi Rih,” Macron said on X. “A ceasefire is needed as soon as possible. And strong action if Russia continues to try to buy time and refuse peace.” Macron said that even though Ukraine accepted US president Donald Trump’s proposal for a complete ceasefire and European countries were also working to secure peace, “Russia is co...

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8 d. ago Trump officials struggle to explain tariff strategy but claim Americans won’t feel ‘big effect’

Agriculture secretary dodges questions about Heard and McDonald Islands but tells Americans not to fear tariff effects

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9 d. ago ‘There is no ceasefire. Attacks are ongoing’: how Putin’s envoy played US over Ukraine

White House welcome for key member of Russian president’s inner circle raises fears over America’s commitment to peaceKirill Dmitriev’s meetings with US officials in the White House last week went largely below the radar. And deliberately so.The dapper investment envoy to Russian president Vladimir Putin, who also serves as a key negotiator for Moscow on Ukraine, posted an image of his flight plan on social media to make the point that a senior sanctioned Russian official was being welcomed by the Trump administration. Otherwise, details of what was discussed remain opaque. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘We can’t sit back and watch’: Former MI6 boss says Britain must get ready for war as Putin threatens Europe

Exclusive: As a Russia-Ukrainian ceasefire looks no closer, Sir Alex Younger tells The Independent how the UK is too detached from the threat posed by Putin – and that our ‘collective effort’ needs to change

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1 week ago We will known within weeks if Putin is serious about peace in Ukraine, US says

It comes as Russian attacks continue, with four killed in a drone barrage on Kharkiv

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