56 h. ago US appeals court rules most of Trump’s sweeping global tariffs illegal – live

Ruling upholds decision from trade court while president attacks ‘Highly Partisan Appeals Court’ and says he will win tariff fightFull story: Most of Trump tariffs illegal, court findsA visit to Taiwan by two US senators has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides.The chair of the Senate armed services committee, Roger Wicker, and the Nebraska senator Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday for a series of high-level meetings with senior Taiwanese leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, according to the American Institute in Taiwan, Washington’s de facto embassy in lieu of formal diplomatic relations with the self-governing island democracy.A thriving democracy is never fully assured and we’re here to talk to our friends and allies in Taiwan about what we’re doing to enhance worldwide peace. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Trump’s tariffs ruled illegal by US appeals court but stay in place

Judges uphold ruling that the president exceeded his authority

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3 d. ago Court of Appeal to rule on Epping asylum seeker injunction challenge

Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, and the Home Office are seeking to challenge a High Court ruling.

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3 d. ago Court of Appeal to rule on Epping asylum seeker injunction challenge on Friday

Lord Justice Bean, Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Lord Justice Cobb are due to hand down their ruling at 2pm on Friday.

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2 w. ago Daughter's fury as Court of Appeal rules teenager who killed dog walker father Bhim Kohli will NOT have his sentence increased after it was referred for being 'unduly lenient'

The teenage killer of 80-year-old dog walker Bhim Kohli, who was savagely beaten to death, will not have his sentence for manslaughter changed, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

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2 w. ago Daughter's fury as Court of Appeal rules teenager who killed dog walker father Bhim Kohli will NOT have his sentence increased after it was referred for being 'unduly lenient'

The teenage killer of 80-year-old dog walker Bhim Kohli, who was savagely beaten to death, will not have his sentence for manslaughter changed, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

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2 w. ago Teenage boy who killed elderly dog walker Bhim Kohli will NOT have his seven

The teenage killer of 80-year-old dog walker Bhim Kohli, who was savagely beaten to death, will not have his sentence for manslaughter changed, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

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3 w. ago No contempt for Trump officials over Venezuelan migrant deportations to El Salvadorian prison, appeals court rules – live

Three-judge panel sided with government by a 2-1 vote, with two Trump-appointed judges and one Obama-appointed judge making the decisionAccording to new reporting by the New York Times, the president has secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that the Trump administration considers terrorist organizations.According to the Times’ sources, US military officials have started drawing up options for how the military could go after the group. The Times also notes that this escalation would be the most “aggressive step” in the administration’s “campaign against cartels”. They also noted that this continues the president’s preference for using “military forces to carry out what has primarily been considered a law enforcement responsibility to curb the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs”. Continue reading...

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