35 m. ago Trump news at a glance: Vance stakes US claim for Greenland as new coalition insists it ‘belongs to us’

Vice-president and US delegation visit amid growing tension and Trump targets Smithsonian Institution – key US politics stories from 28 March 2025 JD Vance told troops in Greenland that the US has to gain control of the Arctic island to stop the threat of China and Russia as he doubled down on his criticism of Denmark, which he said has “not done a good job”.As the US vice-president toured Pituffik space base, Donald Trump reiterated his previous claims that the US needs Greenland for “world peace”. “I think Greenland understands that the United States should own it,” the US president said at a press conference at the White House on Friday. “And if Denmark and the EU don’t understand it, we have to explain it to them.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Miami Open: Novak Djokovic reaches final with emphatic win over Grigor Dimitrov as Lionel Messi watches on

Novak Djokovic had some company for another Miami Open victory

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5 h. ago Judge blocks Trump’s move to dismantle consumer protection watchdog – US politics live

President had targeted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for mass terminationsCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Infantino’s $1bn prize: act of commercial disruption disguised as benevolence | Barney Ronay

Fifa president’s talk of the Club World Cup promoting access and equity is simply double-think to disguise another land grabIt takes a while for the voice to emerge from the background haze, a mist of generically noodling electronic music, the kind of music that comes filled with a comforting sense of death, hold music from the executive euthanasia clinic.Finally the voice emerges, whispering through your headphones in that familiar rich, reverent Euro-tone, like being spoken to by the sun. This is a voice that says: I am here to command. But I am also just a conduit for a divinity that flows through me and into you. Although mainly, and let’s be absolutely clear, through me. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Charlie Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan during $175 million sale of financial aid startup

The founder of a startup company that claimed to be revolutionizing the way college students apply for financial aid has been convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase out of $175 million

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8 h. ago Son who 'faked his life' chopped parents up with scissors as sick web of lies unravelled

Chandler Halderson had spun a web of lies about his career and education. As his double life slowly began to unravel, he was willing to go to extreme lengths to stop the truth from emerging

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8 h. ago Another top US law firm strikes deal with Trump to avoid being targeted – US politics live

Law firm criticized by Elon Musk agrees to $100m in pro bono legal work for the federal government amid criticism of top law firms caving to pressureBig law firms being threatened by Trump face pressure to speak outVance Greenland visit – live updatesCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Conti...

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8 h. ago Miami breakout star Alexandra Eala has the world of tennis at her feet | Tumaini Carayol

Now the 19-year-old Filipina’s challenge is to handle the unavoidable pressure and build a successful careerIn the early hours of Friday morning, after nearly two weeks spent slaying giants, Alexandra Eala slumped in her chair inside the vast Hard Rock Stadium, her unforgettable run in Miami finally at an end. Before she could even begin to reflect on her mixed emotions of pride and disappointment, however, she was hit by a wall of noise.The audience, still filled with Filipino fans at 12.45am, had opted to celebrate Eala’s achievements with a thunderous standing ovation. She responded immediately, raising both fists to the air and then blowing kisses to all corners of the stadium with a smile. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago South Carolina wildfire keeps growing as firefighters protect homes

A large wildfire in the South Carolina mountains has doubled in size on each of the last three days

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8 h. ago Democrat fires back nasty accusation against Elon Musk as 'traitor' spat intensifies

Democratic Senator Mark Kelly fired back at Elon Musk after the tech billionaire doubled down on calling the combat veteran a 'traitor.'

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9 h. ago Chris Hoy shares special moment with wife amid double health battle

The legendary Olympic cyclist was told he had terminal cancer shortly before his wife received her own crushing diagnosis

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9 h. ago 'Here we are again': The double tragedy of a family 'haunted' by unimaginable loss

Stuart Everett's family said his murder 'brought back dark memories'

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10 h. ago Tesco in major health move with expanded range of particular type of wine

First it was low and no alcohol beers but now it seems Brits are getting the taste for lower strength wine, with sales doubling and supermarket giant Tesco launching five mid-strength wines last year

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10 h. ago Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah double down on Liverpool stance amid Trent Alexander

Liverpool stars Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah are out of contract at the end of the season but neither player has announced a pre-contract agreement with any other club

Society

10 h. ago Emma Raducanu gets new coaching verdict with tennis legends in agreement

Emma Raducanu was beaten by Jessica Pegula in the Miami Open quarter-finals, but the 22-year-old has earned backing from tennis legends Martina Navratilova and Tim Henman

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11 h. ago South Carolina inmate chooses to die by firing squad like the last condemned inmate before him

A second South Carolina inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets

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11 h. ago Inside Edinburgh's bold new 'big Italian sandwiches' shop that's taken over former bagel outlet

If you like big doorstoppers for lunch, this is the place to go

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11 h. ago Stephen Mulhern dealt 'double blow' with axe of ITV's Dancing On Ice after difficult year

Dancing on Ice has been axed after 17 years on our screens and it seems that the decision will be a double blow for one of the show's hosts, Stephen Mulhern

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11 h. ago How I lost 35lbs and got a killer body in three months, without Ozempic: Woman reveals secrets behind jaw

Raminy Dapaixao, from Miami, has become a TikTok sensation after sharing her hacks to lose weight quickly and has gained millions of views on her videos where she reveals her daily routines.

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11 h. ago Trump asks supreme court to lift order barring deportations under Alien Enemies Act – live

Lawyers for the administration make emergency appeal to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under wartime lawCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Continue reading...

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