Top Republican rebuffs Trump calls to axe filibuster rule in shutdown standoff
Getty Images The top Republican in the US Senate has pushed back on Donald Trump’s call to scrap the chamber’s...
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She’s a pop star, he’s a former PM – why Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau just might work
Getty Images / PA It is a pairing that few could have predicted: a former prime minister of Canada and...
Continue Reading →US imposes sanctions on left-wing Colombian President Petro
Reuters The US has placed sanctions on Colombia’s left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, accusing him of failing to curb drug trafficking....
Continue Reading →Venezuela’s Maduro says US ‘fabricating war’ as it deploys world’s largest warship
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has accused the US of “fabricating a war”, after it sent the world’s largest warship towards...
Continue Reading →Trump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago
President Donald Trump has authorised the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago to address what he says is...
Continue Reading →White House denies Trump’s alleged birthday message to Epstein is authentic
The White House has denied that an alleged letter from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein is authentic, saying the president...
Continue Reading →Trump says attorney general should release any ‘credible’ information on Epstein
US President Donald Trump has said Attorney General Pam Bondi should release “whatever she thinks is credible” on sex offender...
Continue Reading →US to double tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to 50%, Trump says
President Donald Trump has announced the US will double its current tariff rate on steel and aluminium imports from 25%...
Continue Reading →Biden commutes most federal death sentences
Reuters US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, switching their...
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