13 h. ago Leaders of UK, France, Germany and Poland to visit Ukraine in joint show of support

Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk to make symbolic visit day after Putin paradeThe leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland are due in Kyiv on Saturday for a symbolic visit to Ukraine, a day after Vladimir Putin hosted a set-piece military parade on Red Square. The visit comes as the US warned of intelligence about a big impending air attack on Ukraine.Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk are expected to arrive in Kyiv early on Saturday and will meet the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a show of support for Ukraine, Downing Street said in a statement issued late on Friday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump says he doesn’t know if he needs to uphold constitutional due process

President also says he sees himself as leaving office at the end of his current term and not seeking a third oneDonald Trump said “I don’t know” when asked if he needed to uphold the US constitution when it comes to giving immigrants the right of due process as he gave a wide-ranging TV interview broadcast on Sunday.At the same time the US president also said he saw himself as leaving office at the end of his current term and not seeking a third one – something he has not previously always been consistent on even though a third term is widely seen as unconstitutional. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Historians alarmed as Trump seeks to rewrite US story for 250th anniversary

Ignorance no barrier as president begins to put out approved version of history that ignores American failuresDonald Trump, it could be said, takes a breezy, Sam Cooke style approach to history.Like the legendary “king of soul” in his 1960 hit Wonderful World, the US president has admitted to not knowing much about historical events or figures of the past – even when faced with authorities on the subject. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago EU eyes closer ties to transpacific bloc as Trump jolts trade order

Brussels revives plan to forge strategic partnership with CPTPP to defend rules-based global system

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8 d. ago Trump signs executive order to cut funding for public broadcasters

President says neither NPR nor PBS ‘presents a fair, accurate, or unbiased portrayal of current events’ Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to cut public funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the news outlets of being biased.NPR and PBS are only partly funded by the US taxpayer and rely heavily on private donations. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump nominates Mike Waltz to become UN ambassador after leaving national security adviser role – live

Trump says Marco Rubio to become interim national security adviser and nominates Mike Waltz to become the US ambassador to the UNTrump’s national security adviser to leave postThe Trump administration is seeking to strip collective bargaining rights from large swaths of federal employees in a test case union leaders argue is part of a broader attack on US labor unions that could land before the US Supreme Court.A Trump win would deliver a severe blow to labor unions in the US. Some 29.9% of all federal workers were represented by labor unions in 2024 compared to 11.1% for all US workers. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz to leave post weeks after Signal group chat scandal – live

Trump opted not to fire Waltz to avoid media backlash, sources tell GuardianTrump’s national security adviser to leave postThe Trump administration is seeking to strip collective bargaining rights from large swaths of federal employees in a test case union leaders argue is part of a broader attack on US labor unions that could land before the US Supreme Court.A Trump win would deliver a severe blow to labor unions in the US. Some 29.9% of all federal workers were represented by labor unions in 2024 compared to 11.1% for all US workers. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump’s national security adviser and deputy to leave posts, reports say – live

Mike Waltz and Alex Wong to leave White House roles after scrutiny following the Signal group chat scandal, multiple US media outlets reportThe Trump administration is seeking to strip collective bargaining rights from large swaths of federal employees in a test case union leaders argue is part of a broader attack on US labor unions that could land before the US Supreme Court.A Trump win would deliver a severe blow to labor unions in the US. Some 29.9% of all federal workers were represented by labor unions in 2024 compared to 11.1% for all US workers. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago US has approached China seeking talks on Trump tariffs, says state social media

Development may be indication China is softening on beginning negotiations over American 145% tariffsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US has approached China seeking talks over Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state media has said, potentially signalling Beijing’s openness to negotiations.“The US has proactively reached out to China through multiple channels, hoping to hold discussions on the tariff issue,” Yuyuan Tantian reported in a post published on its official Weibo social media account, citing anonymous sources. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago US treasury secretary urges Fed chair to cut interest rates as Trump claims shrinking economy isn’t related to tariff war – live

Bessent urges Powell to cut interest rates, echoing Trump’s demands; US president claims economic slowdown ‘nothing to do with tariffs’Trump’s tariffs: ‘It feels like Covid 2.0. So many things are getting disrupted’The Trump administration is seeking to strip collective bargaining rights from large swaths of federal employees in a test case union leaders argue is part of a broader attack on US labor unions that could land before the US Supreme Court.A Trump win would deliver a severe blow to labor unions in the US. Some 29.9% of all federal workers were represented by labor unions in 2024 compared to 11.1% for all US workers. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump’s bid to host golf tournament in Britain could violate constitution, experts warn

British government’s push for tournament to be at Trump-owned venue in Scotland is likely to seek favor with USThe British government’s attempts to curry favor with Donald Trump by nudging golf executives to host one of the world’s most prestigious golf tournaments at a Scottish venue owned by the US president could ultimately lead to a violation of the US constitution, ethics experts have warned.The Guardian reported this week that officials in British prime minister Keir Starmer’s government have asked senior executives at R&A, which organizes the Open championship, whether they would host the golf championship at the Turnberry golf resort in 2028. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump’s bid to host golf tournament in Britain could violate US constitution, experts warn

British government’s push for tournament to be at Trump-owned venue in Scotland is likely to seek favor with USThe British government’s attempts to curry favor with Donald Trump by nudging golf executives to host one of the world’s most prestigious golf tournaments at a Scottish venue owned by the US president could ultimately lead to a violation of the US constitution, ethics experts have warned.The Guardian reported this week that officials in British prime minister Keir Starmer’s government have asked senior executives at R&A, which organizes the Open championship, whether they would host the golf championship at the Turnberry golf resort in 2028. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Whitehall officials 'spoke to golf authorities about holding Open at Trump Turnberry' after US president pestered Keir Starmer

Discussions are said to have taken place with the Royal & Ancient about holding the 2028 Open Championship at Trump Turnberry in Ayrshire, as the UK seeks a trade deal with the United States.

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1 week ago Trump 100 days: delusions of monarchy coupled with fundamental ineptitude

Trump has wasted no time in trying to remake the US in his image – with results that are sweeping, vengeful and chaotic100 days Trump – interactiveHe has blinged it with gold cherubs, gold eagles, gold medallions, gold figurines and gilded rococo mirrors. He has crammed its walls with gold-framed paintings of great men from US history. In 100 days Donald Trump has turned the Oval Office into a gilded cage.The portraits of Andrew Jackson, Ronald Reagan and other past presidents gaze down from a past that the 47th seems determined to erase. Trump is seeking to remake the US in his image at frightening speed. The shock and awe of his second term has challenged many Americans’ understanding of who they are. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Niagara Falls 'at breaking point' with migrants filling hotels amid fears Trump crack down will send surge of asylum seekers across Canada border

Niagara Falls has more migrants per capita than any other city in Canada. Many of the city's 15,000 hotel rooms have become temporary housing for migrants waiting for their claims to be processed.

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1 week ago Trump golf club to host speaker who markets bleach as health treatment

Andreas Kalcker, prominent peddler of chlorine dioxide remedy, to appear at ‘Truth Seekers Conference’ in MiamiDonald Trump’s private golf resort in South Florida will next week host one of the world’s leading purveyors of chlorine dioxide, a potentially life-threatening form of industrial bleach that is claimed without evidence to be a cure for cancer, Covid and autism.Andreas Kalcker is among 50 listed speakers at the “Truth Seekers Conference”, a two-day event opening on Thursday at the US president’s resort, Trump National Doral Miami. The event features several anti-vaxxers and other conspiracy theorists who have been brought together by the far-right commentator Charlie Ward. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump golf club to host speaker who claims bleach can cure cancer and Covid

Andreas Kalcker, prominent peddler of chlorine dioxide remedy, to appear at ‘Truth Seekers Conference’ in MiamiDonald Trump’s private golf resort in South Florida will next week host one of the world’s leading purveyors of chlorine dioxide, a potentially life-threatening form of industrial bleach that is claimed without evidence to be a cure for cancer, Covid and autism.Andreas Kalcker is among 50 listed speakers at the “Truth Seekers Conference”, a two-day event opening on Thursday at the US president’s resort, Trump National Doral Miami. The event features several anti-vaxxers and other conspiracy theorists who have been brought together by the far-right commentator Charlie Ward. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Swiss franc surge sparks bets on return to negative interest rates

Switzerland’s currency has soared as investors seek a haven from US President Donald Trump’s trade war

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2 w. ago As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at America's oldest detention center in Miami

As President Donald Trump seeks to make good on his campaign pledge of mass arrests and removals of migrants, the U.S. immigration detention system is being overrun with prisoners

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2 w. ago Donald Trump hints at potential third Presidential term as new hat goes on sale

Donald Trump has said that he is "not joking" about seeking a third presidential term, which is not permitted in the US constitution, and now a Trump 2028 baseball cap is on sale in his merchandise store

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