Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Trump ally Abelardo De La Espriella vows to start ‘profound transformation’ of country’s destiny as he is sworn inThe Trump administration plans to provide $1bn in security assistance to the government of Colombia’s new rightwing president, the US…
Read MoreWill Rosenzweig’s defunct blog was publicized online by conservative pundit who tagged senior DoJ officialsA federal prosecutor fired last year over critical comments he had written as a private citizen about Donald Trump sued the justice department on…
Read MoreThis live blog is now closed.Appeals court halts construction of Trump’s $400m White House ballroomSign up for the Breaking News US emailFollowing Lisa Murkowski’s announcement that she plans to vote “no” on Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Depart…
Read MoreWhite House continues to target Cook despite decision from justices that upheld Federal Reserve’s independenceDonald Trump is attempting once again to oust the US Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud, despite a recent U…
Read MoreBy dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically – but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could lash backTehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict unt…
Read MoreDHS secretary Markwayne Mullin says ‘We’re going after them right now’ despite threat of violence in home country Hundreds of thousands of Haitians are faced with the prospect of imminent risk of arrest and deportation – to a home country racked with c…
Read MoreMove to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producerDonald Trump has ordered a new 15% tariff on imported products made of polysilicon, an important ingredient in microchip manufactu…
Read MoreThis live blog is now closed.Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenshipSign up for the Breaking News US emailOne quick note on the contempt resolution: Senator Rand Paul may try to send it straight to the Department of Justice, since advan…
Read MoreThis live blog is now closed.Understanding reached on coordinates for shipping route through Hormuz, Iran saysDonald Trump’s Board of Peace, which was set up in January to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, has finally issued its first construction co…
Read MoreExclusive: Louisiana firm awarded tender to build rudimentary outpost to house Moroccan troopsDonald Trump’s Board of Peace, which was set up in January to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, has finally issued its first construction contract in the de…
Read MoreProfit jump fuelled largely by unknown US refund amount as Japanese video game firm records quarterly sales dropNintendo has reported a jump in profits, as the Japanese game maker’s earnings were buoyed up by a long-awaited refund on Donald Trump’s tar…
Read MoreLetter says lifting of sanctions sent ‘clear message’ settlers can use deadly force in West Bank without consequencesSenior Democrats have accused Donald Trump’s administration of giving a green light to violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Ba…
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