July 10, 2025
Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing ‘witch hunt’ trial against country’s former president
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the U.S.…
July 9, 2025
Days after Texas floods, at least 161 people are still missing in one county
At least 161 people are still missing in a single Texas county four days after deadly and devastating flash floods hit parts of the state, Governor Greg Abbott said, as hope fades for survivors to be found. The missing in the hard-hit Kerr County…
July 9, 2025
Ukraine suffers heaviest attack as Trump criticises Putin
President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has been hit by the biggest ever aerial attack from Russia, after 728 drones and 13 cruise or ballistic missiles struck cities around the country in multiple waves. Zelensky condemned the "telling attack",…
July 6, 2025
Search for missing continues after dozens killed in Texas flood
Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children A desperate search for dozens of campers including children continued into Sunday, after devastating floods killed at least 51 in Texas.…
July 2, 2025
Vance casts tie-breaking vote to pass megabill in Senate
After three days of debate and drama, the Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump's giant tax and immigration bill on Tuesday. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote after a 50-50 tally, with three Republicans voting against the…
June 27, 2025
Supreme Court decision bolsters efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court on Thursday said individual Medicaid recipients do not have a right to sue over their state's decision to cut off Planned Parenthood from the government-funded health insurance program for low-income residents. The 6-3 decision,…
June 24, 2025
Alleged assessment wrong and leaked, according to White House
US media are reporting that an initial assessment produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency says US strikes on Iran only set back its nuclear programme by a few months. In a post on social media, the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt,…
June 24, 2025
White House to hold a classified briefing with Congress on Friday
The White House has scheduled a classified briefing with Congress on Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said, following days of frustration over Trump's decision to order strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities without congressional approval. "Senior…
June 24, 2025
Are we seeing an Iran-Israel ceasefire?
US President Donald Trump took a gamble by inserting the US into the worsening conflict between Israel and Iran, but it may have paid off - at least for now. Trump announced on Tuesday evening that the two countries had agreed to a ceasefire that he…
June 23, 2025
Iran launches missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq
Qatar has temporarily closed its airspace after the US and the UK told their citizens in the country to shelter in place "until further notice". The US embassy in Qatar suggested in a notice online that Americans do so "out of an abundance of…