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April Hubbard sits on the theatre stage where she plans to die later this year. She is not terminally ill, but the 39-year-old performance and burlesque artist has been approved for assisted dying under Canada’s increasingly liberal laws. Warning: This article contains details and descriptions some readers may find disturbing She is speaking to BBC News from…

The former president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias, says his US visa has been revoked. Arias, a Nobel laureate, said he was informed of the decision weeks after he had publicly criticised Donald Trump, comparing the behaviour of the US president to that of a Roman emperor. The 84-year-old, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for…

Technology stocks plummeted Thursday for their worst session since the Covid pandemic after President Donald Trump’s new tariff policies sparked widespread market panic. Apple led the declines among the so-called “Magnificent Seven” group, dropping more than 9% for its worst drop since 2020. The iPhone maker makes its devices in China and other Asian countries. Suppliers such…

The White House pushed back on critics who have pointed out President Donald Trump conspicuously missed Russia from sweeping new round of global tariffs issued Wednesday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Axios the omission was by design, explaining that existing sanctions against Moscow already “preclude any meaningful trade.” But that explanation raised more questions than…

Elon Musk is no stranger to a wild idea, but his latest remarks have sparked concern – as he thinks robots could soon outnumber humans. The billionaire, who is also the mastermind behind the Tesla Bot (AKA Optimus), took to X to share his thoughts on the direction in which the robot revolution could be heading, and…

A trio of secretive Russian satellites launched earlier this year has released a mysterious object into orbit, sparking interest among space trackers and analysts. The three satellites, designated Kosmos 2581, 2582 and 2583, launched on a Soyuz-2.1V rocket from Plesetsk cosmodrome early on Feb. 2 (GMT). Since then, the satellites, whose purpose is unknown, have displayed interesting…

It looks like someone finally turned in his homework on time. James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Water,” the third and only installment in the saga that hasn’t been plagued by endless release date delays, unveiled the very first trailer on Thursday afternoon at CinemaCon, the annual gathering of movie theater owners in Las Vegas. (To be fair, Cameron…

The latest round of new tariffs unleashed by Donald Trump will hit almost every industry across the globe, setting an unprecedented challenge for businesses already grappling with weak demand and inflationary pressures. Industry executives warn the biggest victim will be US consumers who will be paying more to buy everything from Adidas trainers to Modelo, the country’s…

As the weekend deadline for TikTok to find a buyer approaches, bidders for the short-video social media site are piling up. Amazon(AMZN.O), and, separately, a consortium led by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely are the latest to throw their hats into the ring for TikTok. The site faces an April 5 deadline to reach a deal to find…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose a 10% tariff on its ally was “not the act of a friend,” but ruled out reciprocal tariffs against the United States. In comments outside the White House, Trump singled out Australian beef, which saw a surge in exports to…

US President Donald Trump ignited a potentially ruinous trade war Wednesday as he slapped sweeping 10 percent tariffs on imports from around the world and harsh additional levies on key trading partners. Speaking in the White House Rose Garden against a backdrop of US flags, Trump unveiled particularly stinging tariffs on China and the European Union on…

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has triumphantly deemed Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs a “reordering of fair trade” as tensions with global allies reach a peak. Lutnick predicted countries will “stop picking on” the US after the European Union plotted its response to Trump’s fiery “Liberation Day” announcement. In an interview with CNBC, Lutnick said the tariffs would…

Polyakov set out from Kurma Dera Beach at about 1 AM on March 29, taking a boat with a coconut and a can of cola as “offerings for the Sentinelese”. A man from the United States was arrested in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for allegedly entering the restricted area of North Sentinel Island. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov,…

Val Kilmer’s health had seriously deteriorated near the end of his life … leaving him unable to get out of bed for years before his death, TMZ has learned. Family sources tell TMZ … Val had a lack of energy related to his cancer treatment — and, as a result, he was bed-bound for a long time.…

The emotional moment a woman who had a double hand transplant hugged her donor’s twin sister has been revealed in a newly released video. Corinne Hutton is seen holding hands with Deborah Gosling – who agreed for her sister Julie Wild’s limbs to be donated after she died from a sudden brain bleed in 2019. As they…

The beachside town of Balneario Camboriu, dubbed the “Dubai of Brazil” for having the country’s tallest buildings and most expensive real estate, is now taking aim at the title of world’s highest all-residential tower. The Senna Tower project, inspired by the late Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, is being developed by FG Empreendimentos and will include investments…

Jean-Claude Van Damme has been accused of having sex with multiple Romanian women he knew were trafficked. CNN affiliate Antena 3 reported Wednesday that a criminal complaint was filed with the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), alleging that the married martial artist-turned-actor, 64, engaged in sexual relations with five women trafficked by a…

An Indian court is due to hear a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s social media company X, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of misusing the law to censor content on its platform. Last month, X sued the government saying a new website – Sahyog – launched by the federal home ministry last year, was being used…

Donald Trump’s decision to impose new tariffs on all goods entering the US is a “major blow to the world economy”, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said. Her comments echo those of a number of other countries, including China, which has expressed its opposition to the move and has warned it will take “resolute…

U.S. stock futures and the dollar tumbled on Wednesday after President Donald Trump unveiled “liberation day” tariffs that were larger than investors had expected. President Trump strode up to the lectern in the White House’s Rose Garden shortly after 4 p.m. Eastern time to the sound of trumpets and applause from the audience. The initial market reaction…

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the day after thousands of layoffs ricocheted through its agencies, hollowing out entire offices around the country in some cases. Kennedy’s silence is prompting questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike, with a bipartisan…

Val Kilmer, who played Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever,” channeled Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone‘s “The Doors” and starred as a tubercular Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. His daughter Mercedes told The New York Times the cause was pneumonia. He was 65. He had been battling throat cancer for several years. Kilmer’s reps…

Which American cities are leading the way in fostering wellness for their residents? According to WalletHub’s annual “Healthiest & Unhealthiest Cities in America” report, San Francisco claims the top spot as the nation’s healthiest metropolitan area, followed by Honolulu and Seattle. The elaborate study examines factors ranging from healthcare access to green space availability to obesity rates.…

Nike (NKE.N), could soon face another blow in its effort to revive its brand and reverse a long decline in sales: U.S. tariffs on imports from Vietnam. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce which countries and products he will target with a new round of tariffs aimed at encouraging domestic production and coaxing…

Lionel Messi’s bodyguard Yassine Cheuko said he has been banned from protecting the Argentine forward from the touchline during Inter Miami matches. Cheuko gained widespread recognition after social media videos showed him closely watching the crowd to stop potential pitch invaders from harming the eight-times Ballon d’Or winner. “They don’t allow me to be on the field…

Thousands of Hungarians protested in Budapest on Tuesday against a law that aims to ban the annual Pride march by LGBTQ+ groups, and which is seen by critics as part of a wider crackdown on democratic freedoms ahead of a 2026 parliamentary election. Right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who faces a strong challenge from a surging opposition…

U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group’s (UNH.N), insurance division, in New York last year. In a statement, Mangione’s lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo called the decision to seek the death penalty “barbaric.” “While claiming…

Here’s an embarrassing history lesson for Rep. Lauren Boebert … as she tries to grill director Oliver Stone about something President Trump’s ally Roger Stone actually did! The Congresswoman from Colorado made the mix-up Tuesday during a congressional hearing about President John F. Kennedy’s assassination — confusing Oliver’s Oscar winning film “JFK” with Roger’s theory on the…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday there will be no “eye for an eye” approach as the country braces for new US import tariffs kicking in this week. The leader of the United States’ biggest trading partner spoke on the eve of President Donald Trump’s expected announcement of “reciprocal” tariffs, with 25 percent levies on imported cars…

Jason Kelce and his wife, Kylie, are officially parents to four girls! Kylie announced the birth of their fourth child, a baby girl named Finnley “Finn” Anne Kelce, on Instagram Tuesday night with a sweet carousel of her newborn, including one precious snap of Jason cradling her in his arms. Finn was born on March 30, the…

Conservative TV company Newsmax has seen its stock market valuation surge by more than 2,200% since its debut in New York on Monday. The US firm’s shares, which were originally priced at $10 (£7.75) each, stood at $233 at the end of Tuesday’s trading session. That means it has a market value of almost $30bn, which surpasses…

As the call to prayer rang out in Sagaing last Friday, hundreds of Muslims hurried to the five mosques in the city in central Myanmar. They were eager to hold their last Friday prayers for Ramadan, just days away from the festive period of Eid that would mark the end of the holy month. Then, at 12:51…

Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan have been confirmed as part of the all-star line-up who will play members of the Beatles in four major new films about the band. Normal People and Gladiator II actor Mescal will portray Sir Paul McCartney, while Saltburn star Keoghan will step into Ringo Starr’s shoes. The acting supergroup will also feature…

Another 23 female potential victims have reported that they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou – the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the country’s most prolific sex offenders. The Metropolitan Police launched an international appeal after Zou, 28, was convicted of drugging and raping 10 women following a trial at the Inner…

Virginia Giuffre has said she is “overwhelmed with gratitude” for the support she received after saying she had days to live. The woman – who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault – said in a post on Instagram on Monday she was told she had “four days to live” after her vehicle was hit by a school…

Prosecutors are being urged to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting the chief executive of a major healthcare company last year. In February, Mangione pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of murder following the killing of 50-year-old Brian Thompson outside a midtown Manhattan hotel in New York in December. Mr…

French hotel group Accor SA has warned that forward bookings from Europe to the US are down 25% this summer as travelers that feel put off by US President Donald Trump’s ’s crackdown on immigration divert to other locations. The company is seeing a “pretty strong deceleration” across the Atlantic, Chief Executive Officer Sébastien Bazin said on…

Thousands of people took to the streets in Budapest on Tuesday night to protest against a recently adopted bill aimed at banning the annual Pride march. The legislation is the latest in a series of measures under Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, which critics say curtail the rights of the EU country’s LGBTQ community. The adopted…

Conservative media outlet Newsmax Inc. is having a meme-stock moment, with shares surging 1,160% since its debut as a public company on Monday. The stock opened up another 51% at $125.98 apiece on Tuesday, building on a 735% surge in its debut session which saw the shares halted multiple times. The gains give the company a market…

Sweden has announced a £7.7million plan to modernise its civil defence bunkers after warning Swedes to prepare for the risk of war. The Scandinavian country which shares a border with Russia has 64,000 such bunkers. Space is said to be sufficient enough for seven million people, almost three quarters of Sweden’s 10.5 million population. The country’s Civil…

Germany has launched its first deployment abroad since World War II. The country’s parliament said troops will be sent to eastern Lithuania, which is NATO’s eastern flank. The unit is to be fully operational by 2027. It will be the first time German troops have been serving abroad permanently since the Second World War. Brigadier General Christoph…

A bitcoin investor who bought a SpaceX flight for himself and three polar explorers blasted off Monday night on the first rocket ride to carry people over the North and South poles. Chun Wang, a Chinese-born entrepreneur, hurtled into orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX’s Falcon rocket steered southward over the Atlantic, putting the space tourists…

A Maryland man with protected legal status was sent to the notorious prison in El Salvador following an “administrative error,” a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official admitted in a sworn declaration on Monday. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia who has a U.S. citizen wife and 5-year-old child is currently at CECOT, the notorious prison in El…

Having repeatedly described April 2 as ‘Liberation Day’, US President Donald Trump has promised to roll out from Wednesday reciprocal tariffs or taxes on imports from other countries, saying that it would free America from depending foreign goods. Donald Trump said that he will impose “reciprocal” tariffs to match the duty rates other countries have imposed on…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released satellite images of the widespread damages caused by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and rattled neighbouring countries on Friday. Using its most sophisticated Earth imaging satellite, the Cartosat-3, which can help with images at a resolution of less than 50 centimetres, the ISRO has managed to capture…

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite posted on Monday their worst quarterly performances since 2022, as uncertainty around the Trump administration’s economic agenda roiled U.S. equity markets in the first quarter of 2025. The two benchmarks also suffered heavily in March, recording their biggest monthly percentage drops since December 2022, as President Donald Trump rolled out…

China began joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday as a “stern warning” against separatism and called Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te a “parasite”, as Taiwan sent warships to respond to China’s navy approaching its coast. The exercises around the democratically governed island, which China views as its own territory and has never renounced…

The United Arab Emirates on Monday sentenced three people to death for the murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who was killed in November in the Gulf country, state news agency WAM reported. The Abu Dhabi Federal Appeal Court ruled the murder of Zvi Kogan, 28, was committed by the defendants in pursuance of a “terrorist purpose,” according…

A French court on Monday barred French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 presidential election after she was convicted of embezzlement, in a seismic ruling that could fuel global tensions over judicial efforts to police politics. The French court’s ruling was a catastrophic setback for Le Pen, 56. The National Rally (RN) party…

Kanye West did not want to have kids with Kim Kardashian so soon in their relationship. In a bizarre new interview with DJ Akademiks, the “All Falls Down” rapper explained why he did not see himself becoming a father while dating his now-ex-wife. Akademiks, 33, said, “When you speak about Kim, people might be like, ‘Well, you…

South Korean star Kim Soo-hyun has made a tearful public statement denying allegations made by the family of actress Kim Sae-ron, who died in an apparent suicide in February. “I can’t admit to something I didn’t do,” the 37-year-old said on Monday at a press conference in Seoul. At the centre of the controversy are two allegations:…

Greenland’s new prime minister has issued a strong message to Donald Trump following the US president’s claims over the island. In a defiant message, Jens-Frederik Nielsen said: “We must listen when others talk about us. But we must not be shaken. President Trump says the United States is ‘getting Greenland.’ “Let me make this clear: The U.S.…

At the relatively young age of 27, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt approaches the podium with confidence and a smile. Don’t let her age fool you, though. She has proved to be unflappable and, as those in the press room can attest, her approach is no-nonsense and fearless. When recently facing a reporter who tried to…

  The idea that vaccines cause autism was debunked by scientists some time ago. Yet it won’t go away. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agency, for example, is reportedly launching a new study to look at potential links between vaccines and autism. And vaccine hesitancy is again rearing its head, even as measles outbreaks…

“I’m President Donald J. Trump … and I approve this hookup” is essentially what No. 47 said of Tiger Woods’ new relationship with Vanessa Trump — telling reporters he’s giving the coupling a yuuuuge thumbs up. POTUS was asked about El Tigre’s romance on Monday … and he couldn’t say enough good things about the golf superstar.…

Virginia Giuffre, who accused the now-deceased Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking, has shared a troubling IG post from a hospital … claiming docs have told her she has 4 days to live — now down to 3 — after an apparent car crash. In a Sunday IG post, Giuffre shared a photo of her bruised face from…

GENE Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa’s autopsies can be released – alongside any documents, pictures, and videos that do not show their bodies, a judge has ruled. Judge Matthew Wilson sealed off any public records containing images of the bodies on Monday after the late actor and his wife’s estate pushed for privacy around the deaths. A…

ASTRONAUTS left on the ISS for 286 days due to a fault with Boeing’s spacecraft have spoken out for the first time about their whirlwind trip. Butch Wilmore, 62, and Suni Williams, 59, finally arrived back to Earth on March 18 travelling back in one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX capsules instead of Boeing’s Starliner they originally blasted…

Rabea Rogge made history on Monday as the first German woman in space, launching aboard a SpaceX rocket on the first-ever crewed mission to fly directly over Earth’s polar regions. The days-long, privately funded orbital mission launched aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 9:46pm ET on Monday (0146 GMT Tuesday) from…

In one of its first major foreign policy moves, the Trump administration has imposed sanctions on six senior officials from China and Hong Kong for their roles in what it calls “transnational repression” and undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy. The US State Department announced on Monday that the individuals had used the controversial national security law — legislation…

A Nigerian professional boxer passed away after collapsing during a fight in Accra, Ghana, local media have reported. Gabriel Oluwasegun “Success” Olanrewaju, a former Nigerian and West African light-heavyweight champion, was fighting Ghanaian boxer Jon Mbanugu in a Ghana Professional Boxing League bout on Saturday. However, he collapsed onto the ropes in the third round — without…

South Korea, China and Japan held their first economic dialogue in five years on Sunday, seeking to facilitate regional trade as the three Asian export powers brace from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The countries’ three trade ministers agreed to “closely cooperate for a comprehensive and high-level” talks on a South Korea-Japan-China free trade agreement deal to…

Richard Chamberlain, the Emmy-nominated actor and 1960s heartthrob who rocketed to fame in the TV medical drama “Dr. Kildare” and starred in the mini-series “Shogun” and “The Thorn Birds” has died at the age of 90, publicist Harlan Boll said. Chamberlain died late on Saturday in Hawaii from complications from a stroke, he said in a statement…

The new prime minister of Greenland has pushed back against claims from Donald Trump that the US will take control of the island. Jens-Frederik Nielsen also urged Greenlanders to “calmly show the American president” that the island “is ours” after Mr Trump didn’t rule out using military force to capture the territory. In a Facebook post shared…

A star on Season 3 of The White Lotus revealed in a new interview that the show’s creators opted to cut one storyline in particular after Donald Trump won reelection last November. Carrie Coon, who plays Laurie on the hit HBO series, claimed that the show opted to cut out a scene featuring a conversation about her…

Taxpayers in South Dakota paid a whopping $150,000 for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to jet-set across the country last year, an analysis from the Associated Press found. Camera-ready Noem—who has garnered the nickname “ICE Barbie” for dolling up for photo ops at immigration raids and detention centers—racked up the charges during her tenure as governor of…

WELL, well, well — pot, meet kettle. In a rather delicious twist of irony, Prince Harry has found himself embroiled in a row over bullying allegations, the very charge he and his wife, Meghan Markle, famously levelled against the Royal Family. Harry will no doubt be reeling—especially because he’s modelled himself as the ultimate victim and made…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday rebuked the idea of direct negotiations with US President Donald Trump’s administration over its nuclear program. Pezeshkian: US must ‘build trust’ after earlier breached promises “We responded to the US president’s letter via Oman and rejected the option of direct talks, but we are open to indirect negotiations,” Pezeshkian said during…

Clocks were turned forward by one hour on Sunday morning in most European countries as daylight saving time started ahead of summer. The controversial time-change sees clock go forward an hour every year on the last Sunday of March and back an hour on the last Sunday of October. Initially introduced in the previous century as a…

For weeks, the Ukrainian authorities have been looking for ways to repair a large hole in the protective shell that covers the fourth reactor of the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear plant. On February 14, a Russian drone hit the structure, which is called the New Safe Confinement, or NSC, because it is meant to “confine” the reactor’s radioactive…

Rumours about Vladimir Putin’s health have circulated for years, driven by his occasional bloated appearance and stiff movements. Amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has added to the speculation, questioning the Russian leader’s well-being. But are these claims based on fact, or are they merely wartime rhetoric? During a meeting with French President Emmanuel…

Why won’t India buy even a single bushel of American corn? That’s the question US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raised recently while criticising India’s trade policies, taking a swipe at its market restrictions. In another interview, Lutnick accused India of blocking US farmers and urged it to open its agricultural market – suggesting quotas or limits as…

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have agreed “productive negotiations” about an economic deal between the UK and US will “continue at pace”, Downing Street has said, ahead of a looming deadline on US tariffs. The Sunday night phone call between the pair comes after sources at No 10 said the government was prepared to retaliate against…

The Mayor of Amsterdam has given a “hero’s medal” to an English tourist who chased a knifeman through busy alleys and pinned him to the ground, bringing an end to his rampage. Footage shows a man, in casual clothes, kneeling on top of the suspect and threatening to punch him as he waits for police while shoppers…

Tesla facilities worldwide have been the target of protests objecting to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s influential role in the Trump administration. On Saturday, anti-Musk protesters gathered again in what were their most ambitious and widespread rallies yet. As part of the “Tesla Takedown” campaign, nonviolent demonstrations took place across the U.S. and even abroad on Saturday. Organizers…

Arnold Haro held up a single bullet to his cellphone camera, loaded it into his Smith & Wesson and spun the chamber. It was 3:28 p.m. on Feb. 21, and he was in his ranch home in an isolated corner of California. He seemed in distress, scratching his scalp, breathing heavily. “If I die, I hope you…

Lucas Sielaff was in a car queue waiting to cross from Mexico into the US when a border guard, seeing his German passport, began bombarding him with questions. The 25-year-old tourist, who had been travelling with his American fiancée, was shackled, taken in for questioning, and then interrogated for hours. He spent 16 days in detention before…

The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive, two days after a massive earthquake struck that killed more than 1,600 people and left countless others buried. The 7.7 magnitude quake hit midday Friday with…

Myanmar’s military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel on Saturday after an earthquake killed more than 1,600 people, the deadliest natural disaster to hit the impoverished, war-torn country in years. Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake, among the biggest to jolt the Southeast Asian nation in the last century, crippled airports, bridges and highways amid a civil…

A close call between a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and a US Air Force T-38 jet, often used by the military for training, sounded alarms in the cockpit of the passenger plane Friday. Delta 2983 was departing Reagan Airport around 3:15 p.m. and heading to Minneapolis-St. Paul International…

Team GB has its first world figure skating medal since Torvill and Dean in 1984, ending a drought of more than 40 years. Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson secured a bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships on Saturday. Their free dance to a Beyonce medley gained them a total score of 207.11 at Boston’s TD…

The comedian who was set to perform at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was fired from the gig Saturday—after the Trump administration took offense at what she said on The Daily Beast Podcast. On Thursday, Amber Ruffin had sparked MAGA rage when she said that she wouldn’t try to make sure that her jokes targeted both sides…

PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle have been slammed as “toxic” by the boss of the duke’s African charity, from which he resigned earlier this week. In the latest update to their bitter row, Dr Sophie Chandauka also claimed the prince once “demanded” her to “publicly defend” Meghan. The chair of charity Sentebale, set up by the Duke…

France’s Ministry of Foreign Trade on Saturday said US interference in the diversity and inclusion policies of French firms is “unacceptable.” The ministry statement was in response to a letter sent by the US embassy in Paris to several French firms warning them against using diversity programs, a frequent target of the Trump administration. “American interference in…

A MENACING Vladimir Putin has defied Donald Trump and declared he can “finish off” Ukraine despite an impending ceasefire. The brutal tyrant has also unleashed a wave of fresh strikes on civilian targets and retaken a border village in Kursk. Putin made the threat while visiting a nuclear submarine base in Russia’s frozen north – just a…

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused Denmark of not doing a good job keeping Greenland safe and suggested the United States would better protect the semi-autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump has pressed to take over. During a visit to the U.S. military base at Pituffik in the north of the Arctic island, Vance…

Elon Musk doubled down on his pledge to cut government spending by $1 trillion — an amount that would slash the federal budget deficit in half and, if implemented, put the U.S. much closer to stabilizing the growth of its debt burden relative to the size of the economy. “Our goal is to reduce the deficit by…

Nikola founder Trevor Milton said in a social media post that he’s received “a full and unconditional pardon” by President Trump, adding that the president called him personally to inform him. “I just got a call from the president of the United States on my phone that he signed a full and unconditional pardon of innocence,” Milton…