60 m. ago Donald Trump calls Harvard a ‘joke’ and says it should be stripped of funds – US politics live

President says university should lose government research contracts after it refused demands to accept outside political supervisionSeveral international students who have had their visas revoked in recent weeks have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied them due process when it suddenly took away their permission to be in the US. The actions by the federal government to terminate students’ legal status have left hundreds of scholars at risk of detention and deportation. Their schools range from private universities like Harvard and Stanford to large public institutions like the University of Maryland and Ohio State University to some small liberal arts colleges. At least 901 students at 128 colleges and universities have had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated since mid-March, according to an Associated Press (AP) review of university statements and correspondence with school officials. In lawsuits against the Department of ...

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78 m. ago Aurora Borealis: Northern Lights could appear over Scotland for third night following geomagnetic storm

For a third night, the Northern Lights are set to appear across skies in Scotland after a severe solar storm.

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86 m. ago Vladimir Putin kills at least one child in latest horror strike on Ukrainian city centre

Russia's Shaded drone strikes on the centre of Dnipro lead killed at least three people, including a girl, 16, and an elderly woman, with five more kids among the 30 wounded

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2 h. ago Terrifying moment axeman attacks flat door in Glasgow caught on camera

Doorbell footage shows the man swing an axe at the flat door at least 13 times leaving residents 'in fear'.

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2 h. ago The shocking TRUTH about Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne's marriage: Friends reveal to KATIE HIND exactly why he is so 'fed up'

Nuzzling his wife's neck as she soaked up the Mexican sunshine on her lounger, Dan Osborne looked like any other besotted husband in recent pictures captured by the paparazzi.

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2 h. ago Trump official threatens Harvard foreign student admissions as more universities rally in support

Kristi Noem demands university’s records on foreign students’ ‘illegal’ activities while president threatens to strip it of tax-exempt statusDonald Trump has declared that Harvard University should no longer receive federal funds, calling it a “joke” that “teaches hate and stupidity”, while his administration said the pre-eminent US university could lose its ability to enrol foreign students.Harvard made headlines on Monday by becoming the first university to stand up against a series of onerous demands from the Trump administration, setting the stage for a showdown between the federal government and one of the US’s most prestigious institutions. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago The mummified remains Egypt does NOT want you to see: Shocking footage shows animals used to entertain tourists being abused and left to die among the rubbish behind the pyramids

Animals being used to entertain tourists outside the pyramids of Giza are being abused and left to die in piles of rubbish by the giant tombs, a new investigation has revealed.

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3 h. ago Horror moment group of teenagers surround lone police officer in chaotic brawl

A police officer is being investigated after footage emerged of him pushing and kicking a group of teenagers who tried to stop him arresting a 14-year-old girl in Salford

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3 h. ago Downfall of drug baron's WAG who planned his 'horror' death and battered woman with hammer

Coleen Campbell was found guilty of manslaughter in 2023 after a five-week trial and this week she was back in the dock via video camera for an unrelated case that took place within days of the other

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3 h. ago Hamilton dad caught with £4500 of cocaine ordered to attend addiction services

Gary McCafferty, 43, placed under social work supervision for a year when he appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.

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3 h. ago Ben Affleck shows off 'midlife crisis' makeover at The Accountant 2 premiere after shock flirting admission

Ben Affleck cut a handsome figure while attending The Accountant 2 premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday. 

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4 h. ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Thursday, April 17)

All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield

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4 h. ago I burned 20lbs of fat without trying after adopting three 'weird' European habits

Stepping on the scales, Richa Prasad was shocked to find she'd lost 20lbs without trying after moving to Portugal.

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4 h. ago Hearts season comes down to Hampden after top six shocker and I have one Aberdeen fear

A Scottish Cup semi final against Aberdeen is Hearts' last chance of grabbing any glory from this season.

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5 h. ago Exact date brutal Arctic winds to send UK temperatures plummeting to

Some areas of the UK are set to be hit by minus-zero temperatures next month when freezing conditions arrive amid an unwelcome stint of cold weather in areas of Scotland

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5 h. ago Queen's University rejects calls for Irish language signage despite student protests

A student-led campaign to introduce physical Irish language signs to Queen's University has been rejected, despite accusations that it the university is infringing on the rights of Irish speakers

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5 h. ago Warning issued as 207 mile snow storm to hit the UK in days alongside heavy rain

The UK is braced for a snow storm that could span '207 miles' and bring 'three inches of snow'. as the Met Office's yellow weather warning came into effect on Tuesday

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6 h. ago Government issues 'important' travel warning to Brits heading abroad over Easter

The rules have only just changed, so make sure you are not caught out

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8 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hails ‘good progress’ on minerals deal talks

Ukrainian president says legalities almost finalised and officials signal US concessions in talks that are progressing ‘quite fast’; deadly Shahed strike on Dnipro. What we know on day 1,149Minerals deal negotiators have made “good progress”, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Wednesday. A senior official with knowledge of the negotiations told Agence France-Presse that newer drafts of the US-Ukraine accord appeared not to recognise previous US military aid as a debt owed by Ukraine, adding that talks were moving forward “quite fast”. That assessment echoed a report by Bloomberg News that said Washington had eased a demand that Kyiv pay for aid already delivered since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.“The basic legal stuff is almost finalised, and then, if everything moves as quickly and constructively, the agreement will bring economic results to both our countries,” Zelenskyy said in his daily address on Wednesday. The Trump administration has demanded some sort o...

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9 h. ago The shocking TRUTH about Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osbourne's marriage: Friends reveal to KATIE HIND exactly why he is so 'fed up'

Nuzzling his wife's neck as she soaked up the Mexican sunshine on her lounger, Dan Osborne looked like any other besotted husband in recent pictures captured by the paparazzi.

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