3 d. ago U.S. government shutdown hits Day 2, with mass layoffs and no end in sight

'Let’s be honest, if this thing drags on,' warned U.S. Vice President JD Vance during a visit to the White House briefing room, 'we are going to have to lay people off.'

Politics

1 week ago Erdogan Visits Trump White House With $50 Billion Shopping List

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit the White House for the first time in six years, bringing a slate of deals aimed at repairing the fractious ties between the two members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Politics

2 w. ago Trump leaves U.K. with tech deal, little movement on tariffs and Ukraine

The Trump-Starmer mutual admiration followed King Charles III and Queen Camilla's feting of Trump and first lady Melania Trump at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.

Economics

2 w. ago Donald Trump’s U.K. state visit to get serious after day of pageantry

On day two, the British prime minister will greet Trump at his country residence, with pressing issues such as trade, Ukraine and Gaza on the agenda

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2 w. ago UK Touts $205 Billion US Investment as King Charles Fetes Trump

The UK government is touting investments totaling £150 billion ($205 billion) from American businesses, including a deal for the first British-built US Air Force aircraft in more than 50 years.

Economics

2 w. ago Apple and Citi CEOs Join Trump and King Charles at State Dinner

President Donald Trump and King Charles III capped a day of pomp and pageantry at Windsor Castle dining on quail egg salad at an elaborate state dinner with tech and finance executives Wednesday.

Technology

2 w. ago King Charles greets Trump in Windsor at start of president’s second state visit to the U.K.

WINDSOR, England — President Donald Trump was greeted by royalty, military honour guards and mounted troops in red and gold as he arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for the start of a two-day state visit to Britain as the guest of King Charles III Prince William and his wife Catherine met the president’s Marine […]

Culture

2 w. ago U.K. rolls out massive security operation for Trump visit, keeping him far from the public

Knowing that Trump is obsessed with displays of pomp, Britain has turned up the pageantry to the max as he becomes the first U.S. president to visit Britain twice

Events

2 w. ago Prince Harry ‘closer’ to bringing kids to U.K. after King Charles meeting

Not much is known about the recent meeting between Harry and his father, the King, other than they sat down for a cup of tea.

Society

2 w. ago King Charles to deploy tiara diplomacy as U.K. prepares to welcome Trump for second state visit

LONDON — Windsor Castle staff are setting the 50-metre-long (164-feet-long) mahogany table. Grooms are buffing the hooves of the horses that will pull the royal carriages. And the military honour guard is drilling to ensure every step lands with precision. Throughout the halls and grounds of the almost 1,000-year-old castle west of London, hundreds of […]

Other

2 w. ago Prince Harry says has ‘clear conscience’ over explosive memoir

London (AFP) — Prince Harry has defended his tell-all autobiography “Spare”, insisting he had no regrets after its publication more than two years ago sowed discord within the British royal family. “I don’t believe that I aired my dirty laundry in public,” King Charles III’s younger son told the Guardian newspaper in an interview released […]

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2 w. ago Prince Harry says he has ‘clear conscience’ over explosive memoir

London (AFP) — Prince Harry has defended his tell-all autobiography “Spare”, insisting he had no regrets after its publication more than two years ago sowed discord within the British royal family. “I don’t believe that I aired my dirty laundry in public,” King Charles III’s younger son told the Guardian newspaper in an interview released […]

Other

3 w. ago ‘HE’S GREAT’: Prince Harry meets with father King Charles during visit

Are Prince Harry and King Charles on the path to mending their strained relationship? The Duke of Sussex had a face-to-face meeting with his father on Wednesday while visiting London for an Invictus Games reception, a competition for injured military personnel and veterans that will next be staged in Birmingham, England in two years. It […]

Other

3 w. ago Prince Harry, King Charles meet up for 1st time in over a year

The last time the two met was in February 2024, when the prince flew to London after receiving news his father had been diagnosed with cancer.

Other

3 w. ago Prince Harry has tea with his father, King Charles III, in first meeting for over a year

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Prince Harry joined his father, King Charles III, for tea on Wednesday at his Clarence House home in London, the first time they’ve met in well over a year. The two have been distant since Harry and his wife, Meghan, left royal life and moved to California in 2020 and […]

Other

3 w. ago James McAvoy gets sucker punched at local Toronto bar during TIFF

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is all about glitzy red carpets, celebrity appearances and, of course, the latest and greatest in cinema.And while the most recent headline-worthy happening out of the annual 11-day fete does involve a famous person, it is not exactly in line with the glamour that the esteemed event usually brings to mind.James McAvoy, who is here for the world premiere of his new flick, California Schemin', decided, like many other big names who are in the city this week, to head out and enjoy some of the local nightlife.Unfortunately, what was intended to be a low-key Monday evening at divey King Street pool hall Charlotte's Room didn't go as planned — in fact, it went quite awry, although the actor-turned-director apparently handled it with grace.As People first reported, a thoroughly intoxicated patron who was not a part of McAvoy's group randomly attacked the Split st...

Other

3 w. ago Prince Harry visits late queen’s grave as U.K. visit fuels speculation about meeting with King Charles

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry arrived in the U.K. on Monday leading to speculation about whether he will meet with his father, King Charles III, for the first time in 19 months. Amid signs of a thaw in the frigid relationship between Harry and the rest of the royal family, British media suggest that the […]

Other

4 w. ago Trump arrives at US Open to cheers and boos, prompts security delay

President Donald Trump was greeted with a mixture of cheers and boos when he arrived for the start of the U.S. Open men's tennis final match in New York on Sunday.

Events