39 h. ago Kilmar Ábrego García’s wife rejects Trump officials’ depictions of him as ‘violent’

Jennifer Vasquez Sura criticizes DHS’s attempt to smear her wrongly deported husband over 2021 civil protective orderWho is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador?The wife of Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland man unlawfully deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador, has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s attempt to smear his character, saying a temporary restraining order against him was “out of caution” and that “he is a loving partner and father” who is being denied justice.Jennifer Vasquez Sura said she “acted out of caution after a disagreement with Kilmar” when she got the civil protective order in 2021, according to a statement emailed to the Baltimore Sun. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Obama applauds Harvard for rejecting Trump administration’s ‘ham

Obama said the Ivy League university has set an example for other higher education institutions and hopes they ‘follow suit’

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4 d. ago Harvard refuses to comply with Trump administration’s demands over $9 billion

Trump administration asked Harvard to end DEI programs, comply with Department of Homeland Security and reduce student and faculty’s authority

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4 d. ago Trump administration slashes $2.2bn in federal money from Harvard after it refuses president’s ‘dictates’

‘The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights,’ said a letter from Harvard’s lawyers.’ No private university ‘can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government’

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8 d. ago Australia rejects China’s call to ‘join hands’ amid Trump tariff fallout

Beijing urges Australia to ‘jointly resist’ the ‘hegemonic and bullying behaviour of the US’

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1 week ago Trump to sign executive orders aimed at boosting the coal industry – US politics live

President speaks in White House framed by coal minersThe European Union still wants to avoid a trade war with the United States despite Donald Trump’s administration’s rejection of the “zero for zero” offer on all industrial goods put forward by Brussels, an EU spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday that the European Union needed to lower its non-tariff barriers, including those created by value-added taxes and food safety regulations, if it wanted to reach a deal. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump ‘waiting for China to call’ as deadline to avoid 50% extra tariff passes – US politics live

US president had threatened to impose extra levies unless China withdrew its 34% retaliatory tariffs todayThe European Union still wants to avoid a trade war with the United States despite Donald Trump’s administration’s rejection of the “zero for zero” offer on all industrial goods put forward by Brussels, an EU spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday that the European Union needed to lower its non-tariff barriers, including those created by value-added taxes and food safety regulations, if it wanted to reach a deal. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US troops in Europe to stay ‘where they are’, says top general – Europe live

Gen Christopher Cavoli says he is planning to keep forces in same locations amid concerns over deployments in Poland and LithuaniaThe US administration is reportedly considering withdrawing up to 10,000 US soldiers from central and eastern Europe, according to a report by US broadcaster NBC News.The unconfirmed plans are understood to be looking at reducing US presence in Poland and Romania, despite what regional leaders see as a growing threat from increasingly aggressive Russia. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, says Zelenskyy – Europe live

Ukrainian president says forces captured two Chinese men fighting for Russia in eastern Ukraine and calls for response from BeijingThe US administration is reportedly considering withdrawing up to 10,000 US soldiers from central and eastern Europe, according to a report by US broadcaster NBC News.The unconfirmed plans are understood to be looking at reducing US presence in Poland and Romania, despite what regional leaders see as a growing threat from increasingly aggressive Russia. Continue reading...

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1 week ago EU sanctions policy ‘failed’ to make impact on Russia, says Hungarian minister – Europe live

Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, claims sanctions ‘hit European economy more than Russian economy’Péter Szijjártó, a frequent visitor to Moscow despite the continuing Russian aggression against Ukraine, also told Bloomberg that the EU’s sanctions policy “has failed” as he claimed it “hit European economy more than the Russian economy”.He said that Hungary’s view on rolling over the existing sanctions will “depend a lot on the geopolitical circumstances”, with Budapest closely following the progress of Trump-led talks with Russia. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ursula von der Leyen speaks with Chinese premier on trade and ‘avoiding further escalation’ – Europe live

European Commission president meets Li Qiang about Europe and China’s ‘responsibility to support reformed trading system’ and push for negotiationsGermany has temporarily suspended accepting new refugees via a UN resettlement programme, pending the outcome of the coalition negotiations and the new government formation, the German press agency DPA reported.The DPA’s report said that almost all resettlement applications will be suspended until the new government takes office, with only “well advanced” cases expected to be processed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Donald Trump rejects EU’s proposals for ‘zero for zero’ tariffs deal on cars and industrial goods – Europe live

US president tells reporters offer ‘is not good enough’, putting further dent in European hopes for negotiated solution instead of trade warUS president Donald Trump openly rejected the EU’s proposals for a “zero for zero” tariffs deal on cars and industrial goods, telling reporters in the Oval Office it was not good enough.His comments are not entirely surprising as European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič already indicated there were no signs that the offer, made originally in February, would be taken up. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump tariffs come into effect in ‘seismic’ shift to global trade

‘Baseline’ 10% import levy takes effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses on Saturday, with some higher tariffs to begin next weekUS customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.The initial 10% “baseline” tariff took effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses at 12.01am ET (0401 GMT), ushering in Trump’s full rejection of the post-second world war system of mutually agreed tariff rates. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge rules Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation case must continue in New Jersey

Ruling does not guarantee Columbia University protester will be moved out of a detention facility in LouisianaA federal judge has ruled that the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to transfer the Columbia University protester’s case to Louisiana.In a written decision on Tuesday, the US district judge Michael Farbiarz in Newark said the jurisdiction over the case should remain in New Jersey since Khalil was being held there at the time his lawyers filed their habeas corpus petition. The judge described the government’s argument otherwise as “unpersuasive”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana

A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana

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2 w. ago Greenland’s new prime minister rejects Trump’s latest threat to take control

Both Greenlandic and Danish politicians react with anger to Trump’s repeated suggestions

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3 w. ago Appeals court rejects Trump’s attempt to throw out order that blocks deportations under Alien Enemies Act

Judge James Boasberg is temporarily blocking the administration from removals under the centuries-old wartime law

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4 w. ago Trump makes rare admission of Musk’s conflicts of interest after Pentagon visit

President says plans for potential war with China would not be shared with billionaire due to his business interestsUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said on Friday that plans for possible war with China should not be shared with Elon Musk because of his business interests, a rare admission that the billionaire faces conflicts of interests in his role as a senior adviser to the US president.Trump rejected reports that Musk would be briefed on how the United States would fight a hypothetical war with China, saying: “Elon has businesses in China. And he would be susceptible, perhaps, to that.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago US rejects Mexico’s request for water as Trump opens new battle front

State department turns down special request to supply city of Tijuana in drought-affected north for first time everThe United States has refused a request by Mexico for water, alleging shortfalls in sharing by its southern neighbor, as Donald Trump ramps up a battle on another front.The state department said on Thursday it was the first time that the United States had rejected a request by Mexico for special delivery of water, which would have gone to the border city of Tijuana. Continue reading...

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