98 m. ago Brits among 9,000 migrants Donald Trump orders to be held at infamous Guantanamo Bay

A number of Brits could be among thousands of illegal migrants set to be held at Guantanamo Bay as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in the US

Politics

7 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Deaths in Kharkiv as Russia continues strikes on civilian targets

Latest prisoner exchange includes Mariupol defenders; European Commission unveils 18th round of sanctions. What we know on day 1,204At least two people were killed and 28 injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday morning. “Seventeen strikes by enemy UAVs were carried out in two districts of the city this night,” said the Kharkiv mayor, Igor Terekhov. More than 15 apartments were on fire in a five-storey building and several houses were hit. Terekhov added “there may be people trapped under the rubble”.Separately the death toll rose to at least three with 13 wounded after Russia attacked Kyiv and Odesa with waves of drones and missiles early on Tuesday. The civilian targets hit included a maternity ward and a cathedral. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, voiced his frustration with Donald Trump by calling for “concrete actions” rather than “silence” after seven of the Ukrainian capital’s 10 districts were hit, writes Daniel ...

Events

7 h. ago Trump administration says he has the authority to cancel national monuments that protect landscapes

Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites

Politics

9 h. ago Stephen A Smith finally rules himself out of presidential bid: ‘Have to give up a lot of money to do that’

The bombastic TV personality has positioned himself as a centrist, criticizing everyone from President Donald Trump to Democrats and progressives

Politics

11 h. ago Donald Trump brands LA rioters 'animals' as he says city would have burned without troops

US President Donald Trump branded protesters "animals" in the Oval Office today, and claimed LA would have burned to the ground if he hadn't sent in the National Guard

Politics

12 h. ago Pete Hegseth says military will stay in Los Angeles for 60 days; Newsom denies Trump claim that he called him – live

California governor says contrary to Trump’s claim ‘there was no call. Not even a voicemail’; president warns any military parade protests will be met with ‘very heavy force’Trump sends thousands more troops to California in ‘authoritarian’ movePeople in Los Angeles: share your reaction to the protests and military mobilizationUS officials said the marines were being deployed to protect federal property and personnel, including immigration agents. A convoy of 10 to 15 buses with blacked-out windows and escorted by sheriff’s vehicles, left the base at Twentynine Palms in the desert east of Los Angeles late Monday and headed toward the city, stopping around 1am (9am BST) at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, about 20 miles (35 km) south of downtown Los Angeles.Despite their presence, there has been limited engagement so far between the Guard and protesters while local law enforcement implements crowd control. Continue reading...

Events

13 h. ago Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act to stop LA rioters weaponizing concrete to throw at troops

President Donald Trump refused to rule out invoking the Insurrection Act in Los Angeles as he tore into 'bad people' and 'animals' he said brought the city to the verge of burning down.

Events

14 h. ago The Latest: Trump defends National Guard deployment as protests spread to other cities

President Donald Trump is defending his decision to send Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines to Los Angeles, escalating a military presence local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom don’t want and the police chief says creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests

Politics

14 h. ago An immigrant Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump can be released on bond

An immigrant man wrongly accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump can be released from a Wisconsin prison on bond

Events

15 h. ago Los Angeles protests follow weeks of intensifying immigration enforcement

The Pentagon’s deployment of about 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help the National Guard respond to immigration protests follows weeks of rapid developments in President Donald Trump’s signature domestic priority for mass deportations

Events

15 h. ago War Hawks led by podcaster Mark Levin are pushing Trump to bomb Iran and using misinformation to make the case: report

Mark Levin has quietly been lobbying President Donald Trump to abandon his plans for diplomacy and bomb Iran, according to a report.

Events

15 h. ago Body found outside looted store as LA riots take deadly turn: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines are headed to LA today on orders from President Donald Trump after a fourth day of anti-ICE protests.

Events

16 h. ago What to know about Trump's deployment of the Marines and National Guard to LA's immigration protests

Marines and additional National Guard troops are headed to Los Angeles on President Donald Trump’s orders in response to protests over immigration raids

Politics

17 h. ago Citing trade wars, the World Bank sharply downgrades forecast for global economic growth to 2.3%

President Donald Trump’s trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, the World Bank forecast Tuesday

Economics

17 h. ago LA riots take ominous new turn as mystery donor drops off wartime face shields for protesters: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines are headed to LA today on orders from President Donald Trump after a fourth day of anti-ICE protests.

Events

17 h. ago Korean Americans criticize Donald Trump Jr for ‘reckless’ social media post

US president’s son posted photo ‘mocking the current unrest’ in LA by referring to ‘Rooftop Korean’ from 1992 riotsAn association of Korean Americans in Los Angeles has criticised Donald Trump Jr, the son of the US president, for “reckless” comments on social media and urged him not to exploit a riot that devastated their community 33 years ago.The Korean American Federation of Los Angeles also said an operation by the US administration to round up suspected undocumented immigrants lacked “due legal procedures”. Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago Trump's two most popular Cabinet secretaries are the ones who clashed with Elon Musk

Two of President Donald Trump 's most popular cabinet secretaries clashed with Elon Musk during his 130-day period at the White House as a special advisor to the president.

Politics

20 h. ago LA governor says Trump's decision to send 700 marines in to crush riots 'is the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial president'

President Trump yesterday ordered an additional 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 US Marines to deploy to LA after 2,000 troops arrived Sunday, prompting backlash from Newsom

Politics

21 h. ago ‘Trump happily lights the fuse’: Jon Stewart blasts president’s role in Los Angeles riots

The Daily Show host said the situation in LA was “explosive”, asking: “Is your city ever not on fire?”

Politics

21 h. ago LA protests live: Newsom to deploy 800 more police to ‘clean up Trump’s mess’ after president mobilizes 700 Marines

A battalion of 700 U.S. Marines and 4,000 National Guardsmen are set to be deployed as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday evening

Politics