88 m. ago Minister says Trump SHOULD be allowed to address both Houses of Parliament during State Visit despite MPs and peers pushing for a ban

Touring broadcast studios this morning, education minister Stephen Morgan said he did not support calls from some MPs and peers.

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17 h. ago Changed your minds? How Labour frontbenchers including David Lammy railed against Trump addressing Parliament during last state visit... as MPs launch fresh bid to block him

Keir Starmer invited the US President for a State Visit as part of his charm offensive during a trip to the White House.

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22 h. ago The push to stop 'bizarre' Donald Trump addressing UK Parliament being led by Scottish Labour peer

Lord Foulkes is leading efforts opposing an address

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22 h. ago MPs and peers call for Trump to be blocked from addressing Parliament during UK visit

MPs and peers have warned the US president should not be allowed to address Parliament as he ‘does not respect democracy’

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25 h. ago MPs and peers oppose Donald Trump address to parliament during UK visit

Concerns raised address would be inappropriate because of president’s comments about UK, Nato and UkraineA number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing parliament when he visits the UK.The US president has suggested Buckingham Palace is “setting a date for September” for him to come to Britain. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Scots peer heads call for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing Parliament

Efforts to prevent Trump addressing parliamentarians are being co-ordinated by Scottish lord George Foulkes, who was a minister in Tony Blair’s former government.

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26 h. ago MPs and peers call for Trump to be blocked from addressing Parliament

The US president has suggested Buckingham Palace is ‘setting a date for September’ for him to visit the UK.

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3 d. ago Conor McGregor reveals Trump's key mistake in first term as he delivers verdict on president's tariff controversy

Controversial MMA fighter Conor McGregor has weighed in on President Donald Trump's policies in an interview, in which he also addressed his own unlikely bid to become Ireland's next president.

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3 d. ago Trump White House replaces Covid website with treatise on ‘lab leak’ theory

Site that once provided health information now includes criticism of Anthony Fauci, who led response to pandemicUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has replaced Covid.gov – a website that once provided Americans with access to information about free tests, vaccines, treatment and secondary conditions such as long Covid – with a treatise on the “lab leak” theory.The site includes intense criticism of Dr Anthony Fauci, who helmed national Covid policies under Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the World Health Organization (WHO) and state leadership in New York. Continue reading...

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5 d. 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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6 d. ago ‘West as we knew it no longer exists,’ warns von der Leyen – Europe live

Wide-ranging interview addresses how Trump presidency has upended certainties over EU-US relationsThe United States has removed sanctions on a close aide of the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, the state department said, adding that the punitive measures had been “inconsistent with US foreign policy interests”.Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, spoke on Tuesday with his Hungarian counterpart, the foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, and informed him of the move, state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘West as we knew it no longer exists,’ warns Von der Leyen – Europe live

Wide-ranging interview addresses how Trump presidency has upended certainties over EU-US relationsUkraine’s parliament voted to extend martial law until 6 August, a senior lawmaker said, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country continues.Reuters reported that an overwhelming majority of 357 deputies supported the extension, which allows the country to continue mobilizing troops and suspends the election cycle. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago $500 for the nosebleeds? Lady Gaga fans furious over ticket prices for Australian shows

The Mayhem tour’s ticketing agencies deny dynamic pricing has been implemented, but fans have complained prices are high and inconsistentElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe little monsters are not happy. Lady Gaga fans have swamped social media to complain about exorbitant ticket prices for the pop star’s Australian concerts, with many speculating that dynamic pricing is involved – a claim the official ticketing agency for the Melbourne and Brisbane shows, Ticketmaster, has denied.Off the back of her chart-topping album Mayhem, Lady Gaga is heading to Australia for the first time in 11 years, with Live Nation bringing the Mayhem Ball to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in December. Ticketmaster, which is owned by Live Nation, is responsible for the ticket sales in Melbourne and Brisbane. Ticketek is separately handling the Sydney show, because of its affiliation with Sydney venue Accor Stadi...

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6 d. ago Protesters tasered as Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Donald Trump address repeatedly disrupted

Marjorie Taylor Greene, who last month came under fire when she lashed out at a Sky News journalist, faced hostile questions at a town hall in Georgia on Tuesday

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6 d. ago LIVE: Major road closed outside retail park with huge emergency response at scene

Police, paramedics and fire crews are in attendance beside the Snipe Retail Park

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1 week ago Trump live updates: US stocks plunge day after historic surge in response to president’s 90

S&P 500 down five percent in midday trading, cutting into 9.5 percent surge that came on Wednesday after president paused many of his global tariffs

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1 week ago Brazil to prioritize negotiation after US trade tariffs, official says

Brazil’s strategy to address extra tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump is to combine negotiations with the U.S. while it expands trade agreements with other countries, a top foreign trade official said Thursday

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1 week ago Trump live updates: US stocks plunge day after historic soar in response to president’s 90

S&P 500 down five percent in midday trading, cutting into 9.5 percent surge that came on Wednesday after president paused many of his global tariffs

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1 week ago Euro strengthens as EU delays retaliatory tariffs against US by 90 days in response to Trump’s pause – business live

Ursula von der Leyen says EU “want to give negotiations a chance”, by pausing countermeasures for 90 daysRead the latest full reportUS-China trade war intensifies as Beijing’s tariffs come into effect after Trump pauseChina and the European Union have exchanged views on strengthening their economic and trade cooperation in response to US tariffs, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, according to Reuters news agency.In a video call on Tuesday, China’s commerce minister Wang Wentao discussed with European trade and economic security commissioner Maros Sefcovic the restart of talks on trade relief and to immediately carry out negotiations on electric vehicle price commitments, the Chinese ministry statement said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump says ‘I know what I’m doing’ before stepping back from global tariffs

President said at National Republican Congressional Committee dinner that world leaders are ‘kissing my ass’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has insisted “I know what the hell I’m doing” by imposing sweeping tariffs and bragged that world leaders are “kissing my ass” as they try to negotiate trade deals.The US president was speaking to political donors at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual fundraising dinner in Washington on Tuesday night. Continue reading...

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