16 m. ago Donald Trump lands in Italy for Pope Francis' funeral: US president looks solemn as he steps off of Air Force One with wife Melania

US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have arrived in Rome ahead of Pope Francis' funeral. 

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23 m. ago Donald Trump arrives in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral amid 'ring of steel' security

Donald Trump has arrived for Pope Francis' funeral - but he is set to be given a third-row seat at the memorial service, while millions of pounds are being spent on a 'ring of steel' security operation

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26 m. ago Judge blocks Trump administration from nixing collective bargaining for most federal employees

A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that a labor union says would cancel collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees

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34 m. ago Russian general killed by bomb near Moscow as Trump envoy meets Putin

Witkoff-Putin meeting in Moscow ‘constructive’, says Kremlin, as details of Washington’s ‘final offer’ for peace emerge

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59 m. ago Wyden asks Trump administration officials to reconsider travel policies ahead of the World Cup

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked top Trump administration officials to reconsider policies that are impacting travelers arriving in the United States, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup

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74 m. ago Trump administration opens investigation on UC Berkeley over foreign funding

The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, centered on foreign funding, making it the latest university to be targeted by the federal government

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91 m. ago Pope Francis funeral LIVE: Pontiff's coffin sealed as world leaders gather for historic service

World leaders including US President Donald Trump, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be in attendance

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95 m. ago The delicate diplomacy of the seating plan for the Pope’s funeral

The seating plan has been described as a ‘master plan’ in stage-managing the ‘big egos’ of world leaders.

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2 h. ago The world is facing a new and devastating frontier in the Aids epidemic

Editorial: If the human immunodeficiency virus is less well suppressed thanks to President Trump’s cuts to USAID, it risks finding more and more hosts in which it can mutate. New and more dangerous strains can develop, which are resistant to existing drugs

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2 h. ago Trump bailing on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner means Washington can have some fun

Analysis: The entire reason for this insufferable ritual of official Washington has nothing to do with whether the president sits down for a meal with the press, writes Andrew Feinberg

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2 h. ago Trump campaigned on ending Ukraine war on Day 1. Now he said it was in ‘jest’

President Donald Trump repeatedly boasted throughout his presidential campaign and after his White House victory that he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine in ‘24 hours’

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2 h. ago College journalists wrestle with transparency as students fear deportation for speaking out

College journalists across the U.S. are navigating a surge in requests to remove previously published content amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on student protesters and what critics describe as unprecedented attacks on campus speech

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2 h. ago Trump says Russia peace deal 'going smoothly' but Ukraine Rare Earths deal '3 weeks late'

Donald Trumphas given an update on the progress of the Ukraine Russia peace deal and says it is running smoothly. However, he has also called out Volodymyr Zelenskyy for being "three weeks late" signing Rare Earths Deal

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3 h. ago Trump looks to end $56 million grant to give Narcan to first responders to help save lives during an overdose

Narcan – known generically as naloxone – is a nasal spray that works to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in two to three minutes

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3 h. ago Make delicious carrots with golden caramelised edges by following this easy cooking hack

All you need is some oil, extra seasoning and 20 minutes to elevate the taste of a nutritious carrot.

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3 h. ago In reverse of a longtime stance, US says UN Palestinian refugee agency isn't immune from lawsuits

The Trump administration has decided that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is not immune from being sued, reversing the U.S. government’s longstanding position that the organization was protected from civil liability

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3 h. ago Quarter of a million people viewed Pope’s body over three days, says Vatican

The requiem mass will be attended by world leaders and dignitaries.

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3 h. ago Trump’s surgeon general pick promotes misleading claims about her education, new investigation shows

Dr. Jannette Nesheiwat wrote in a 2018 social media post, that she had completed her “medical training and residency” at Arkansas as well as serving as Chief Resident

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4 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump v universities: essential institutions must defend themselves | Editorial

Harvard is leading the pushback because it can afford to fight. Others are realising that they can’t afford not toEnfeebling universities or seizing control is an early chapter in the authoritarian playbook, studied eagerly by the likes of Viktor Orbán in Hungary. “Would-be authoritarians and one-party states centrally target universities with the aim of restricting dissent,” Jason Stanley, a scholar of fascism at Yale, wrote in the Guardian in September. Last month, he announced that he was leaving the US for Canada because of the political climate and particularly the battle over higher education.It is not merely that universities are often bastions of liberal attitudes and hotbeds for protest. They also constitute one of the critical institutions of civil society; they are a bulwark of democracy. The Trump administration is taking on judges, lawyers, NGOs and the media: it would be astonishing if universities were not on the list. They embody the importance of knowledge, rational...

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4 h. ago Pope Francis funeral LIVE: Basilica closed to mourners as world leaders gather in Rome for historic service

World leaders including US President Donald Trump, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be in attendance

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