1 hour ago Trump says 'it takes two to tango' after being told Canada is 'not for sale'

The Orange Manbaby met Canadian PM Mark Carney for the first time in person in the Oval Office today (Tuesday) after the US leader had previously said he would like to make Canada the '51st state'

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1 hour ago Court clash between Meta and NSO ends in $168m defeat for spyware firm

Damages awarded after earlier ruling found NSO unlawfully exploited a bug in WhatsApp to spy on usersMeta Platforms won a $168m verdict against the Israeli surveillance firm NSO, the company said Tuesday, capping a six-year arm-wrestling match between the US’s biggest social-networking platform and the world’s best-known spyware company.Meta had already won after a December ruling found that NSO had unlawfully exploited a bug in its messaging service WhatsApp to plant spy software on its users’ phones. On Tuesday, a jury in California ruled that NSO owed Meta $444,719 in compensatory damages – and $167.3m in punitive damages, Meta said. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Watch in full: Mark Carney reacts to Donald Trump meeting after repeated 51st state threats

Watch as Mark Carney spoke to the media after meeting Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, 6 May, for the first time since the newly elected Canadian prime minister won the federal election.

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2 h. ago Teen plunged 100ft to death from cliff trying to save pet dog that chased rabbit

Keeleigh Plant, 18, had been trying to save her pet dog Bertie who had ran off chasing a rabbit towards Hope Cove in south Devon, when she fell 100ft to the rocks below

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2 h. ago Friedrich Merz warns the US to ‘stay out’ of Germany’s politics

Germany’s new chancellor cautions after far-right AfD receive strong backing from Donald Trump alliesGermany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned the US to “stay out” of his country’s politics after the far-right AfD received strong backing from allies of the US president, Donald Trump.Merz, 69, a conservative who was elected as chancellor of Europe’s biggest economy earlier in the day, also said he planned to speak by phone with Trump on Thursday. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Friedrich Merz calls for US to ‘stay out’ of German politics

Germany’s new chancellor issued warning after far-right AfD received strong backing from Donald Trump alliesGermany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned the US to “stay out” of his country’s politics after the far-right AfD received strong backing from allies of the US president, Donald Trump.Merz, 69, a conservative who was elected as chancellor of Europe’s biggest economy earlier in the day, also said he planned to speak by phone with Trump on Thursday. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Fetterman calls bombshell report about his health a ‘hit piece’ but won’t say if he’s taking his meds

Pennsylvania senator claims ‘anonymous disgruntled staffers’ are saying ‘absolute false things’

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2 h. ago Trump live: Carney reiterated Canada ‘is not for sale’ during ‘constructive discussion’ with president

Canadian prime minister’s Oval Office test comes a week after being elected on an anti-Trump platform

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2 h. ago Tories to publish ‘Deportation Bill’ as party hits out at Labour and Reform

The Conservatives have called for automatic deportation for people entering Britain via unauthorised routes, and an annual cap on migration.

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3 h. ago 'Never say never' on Canada becoming part of United States, Trump tells Carney in White House

The newly-elected Canadian prime minister told the US President his nation ‘not for sale’ during crunch talks

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3 h. ago Columbia University lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M over his antisemitism concerns

Columbia University is laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan college’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza

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4 h. ago Handshakes, friendship and ‘never, never, never, never, never’: five takeaways from Carney

In the much anticipated first encounter, a positive tone held despite the Canadian leader’s rebuff against US advancesPerhaps no world leader can ever be completely sure how an encounter with Donald Trump will play out, but Canada’s Mark Carney had grounds to be especially wary before heading to the White House for his first post-election meeting with the US president.For months now, Trump has waged a campaign of diplomatic and commercial intimidation against his northern neighbour, launching a trade war and belittling Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Watch live: Mark Carney reacts to Donald Trump meeting after repeated 51st state threats

Watch live as Mark Carney speaks to the media after meeting Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, 6 May, for the first time since the newly elected Canadian prime minister won the federal election.

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5 h. ago Voices: Carney played nice — then Trump delivered the insult he’d been planning all along

This was like trying to fix a microwave by hugging it — and Carney did his level best. But the press conference between the two leaders was a reminder that even when you make a show of taking Trump seriously, the president doesn’t like to play nice, writes Holly Baxter

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5 h. ago Is Boris Johnson comeback the only way for Tories to survive Reform?

The former Prime Minister and Mayor of London is the only leader under which the Tories poll higher than Nigel Farage’s party, new survey finds

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5 h. ago Watch in full: Donald Trump and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney meet for crunch trade talks

Watch as Donald Trump welcomes Mark Carney to the White House on Tuesday, 6 May, for the first time since the newly elected Canadian prime minister won the federal election.

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5 h. ago Trump says ‘we just want to be friends’ as Canada PM torpedoes 51st state idea

Mark Carney said country was ‘not for sale’ in much anticipated summit between leaders at White HouseUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said he “just want[s] to be friends with Canada” after his first post-election meeting with the country’s prime minister, Mark Carney – who used the gathering to shoot down any prospect of his country becoming the 51st state.Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump praised Carney – whose Liberal party won the federal election last week – for one of the “greatest political comebacks of all time”, and described the prime minister’s visit as “an honour” for the White House. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Nobody's Child's summer dress may be on sale but looks like something from a fairytale

Nobody’s Child’s 30% off spring picks sale has seen some impressive reductions on gorgeous summer staples, such as this pink dress that can handle anything from weddings to BBQs

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6 h. ago Trump refuses to drop ‘51st state’ threat in Oval Office meeting with Carney as Canada PM says ‘never’

Trump persisted even after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney categorically ruled out a U.S.-Canada merger

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6 h. ago Liberty London Applies Its Kazusa Pattern to the Adidas Samba

Liberty London Applies Its Kazusa Pattern to the Adidas Samba  House of Heat°

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