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UK PM hosting international summit on illegal migration and claims Labour has achieved the highest return rate for eight yearsDowning Street has sent out more details of the enforced returns numbers quoted by Keir Starmer in his speech to the Organised Immigration Crime summit. (See 9.26am.)It says the more than... Read more »

World Health Organization issues flash appeal for $8m of emergency support amid frantic search for survivorsAFP has spoken to relatives anxiously waiting at the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok.Daodee Paruay said she had been at the site for two days, hoping for a miracle. Her brother was an... Read more »

President tells NBC ‘there are methods’ in securing a third term despite constitutional barriersImmigration remains a strength for Donald Trump, but his handling of tariffs is getting more negative feedback, according to a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. About half of US adults approve of... Read more »

Shares slide after President Donald Trump says new reciprocal tariffs expected this week will include all nations, and Goldman Sachs say US recession more likelyWall Street shrinks in response to price pressures, stoking fears of Trump tariffsSwiss bank UBS has cut its forecast for the US stock market’s gains this... Read more »

French far right leader barred from running for public office for five years with immediate effect after guilty verdict in trialFull story: Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027The judges have begun reading their verdicts.Patrick Maisonneuve, lawyer for the European parliament, arriving in court, said that what... Read more »

Sweeping order from military covers most of city in southern Gaza; European Union says resumption of negotiations is only way forwardThe Israeli military said on Monday that an inquiry had found that on 23 March, troops opened fire on a group of vehicles that included ambulances and fire trucks when... Read more »

Sonia Bompastor not looking for excuses after Chelsea draw as Villa earn first win under Natalia ArroyoSonia Bompastor refused to use fatigue as an excuse after Chelsea dropped points to West Ham on Sunday. Goals from Maika Hamano and Aggie Beever-Jones fired the Blues to a 2-0 lead within 21... Read more »

Pro-Kremlin newspaper reports Washington and Moscow talks have started; US president speaks out against Russian presidentHere are some fuller comments from Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, as carried by BBC News:We continue to work with the American side, primarily on sorting out our bilaterial relations, which had been greatly damaged by... Read more »

Arsenal winger has been out since December‘He’s pushing because he really wants it’Mikel Arteta has confirmed Bukayo Saka is in contention to start for Arsenal at home to Fulham on Tuesday after hamstring surgery.The England forward has not played since rupturing a hamstring in the Premier League victory over Crystal... Read more »

Threat of deepening trade war on eve of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ spooks investors across Asia-Pacific and EuropeBusiness live – latest updatesStock markets across the world fell heavily on Monday after Donald Trump suggested that new tariffs he is expected to announce this week would hit “all countries”.Shares fell across Asia-Pacific... Read more »

We asked 18 Republicans whose districts benefit most from Biden’s IRA climate law if they back Trump’s demandsBillions of dollars in clean energy spending and jobs have overwhelmingly flowed to parts of the US represented by Republican lawmakers. But these members of Congress are still largely reticent to break with... Read more »

Rebuilding is more than reconstruction: it is resistance. It is our refusal to be erased, our determination to remain and exist on our landOn the 17th night of Ramadan – a time meant for prayer, reflection and mercy – Gaza burned. Once again, our screens fill with images too harrowing... Read more »

Paul Marchant accepts behaviour fell below standards expected at owner Associated British FoodsThe boss of Primark has admitted an “error of judgment” and resigned following an allegation made by a woman about his behaviour towards her in a social situation, the retailer’s owner has said.Associated British Foods (ABF) said that... Read more »

The so-called Save Act would strip millions of their access to the vote and make the process harder for everyone elseThe first months of the new Trump administration have been dizzying with the breadth of executive actions to slash the social safety net, further enrich the wealthy, and inflame division... Read more »

Law enforcement authorities accused the Russian, identified only by the initials D.K., of damaging a police vehicle in Tbilisi.... Read more »

Members of Russia’s National Guard stormed the rooftop where the gunman was firing on police and “neutralized” him.... Read more »

Vladimir Putin has previously said that Russia is a world leader in rare earth minerals and is ready to work with the U.S. on joint projects.... Read more »

The U.S. president threatened to impose "secondary tariffs on all oil coming out of Russia" if the Kremlin refused to back a peace deal in Ukraine.... Read more »

“Zelensky will not agree to any territorial concessions. We need to address the root of the issue: Remove him,” one source told MT.... Read more »

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The former dissident discusses freedom of speech in modern Russia, the U.S.S.R. and the U.S., including Trump’s dismantling of Voice of America.... Read more »

The Defence Ministry reported that Russian troops took control of Shchebraki in southern Zaporizhzhia and Panteleimonivka in eastern Donetsk.... Read more »

Over 20 Russian drones struck Dnipro, damaging a hotel, homes, service stations, and a restaurant complex.... Read more »

The Russian president's call was the latest demonstration of Moscow's desire for a Kremlin-friendly regime in Kyiv.... Read more »

The highest confirmed casualties were reported in the republics of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan.... Read more »

"If European countries don't want to go down this path, it means they don't want to go down the path of peace," the Kremlin's top spokesman said.... Read more »

The vast majority of the remains were of Ukrainian servicemen, while Russia received the bodies of 43 soldiers.... Read more »

Manuel Brines enlisted the help of Ryanair's cabin crew for his surprise proposal on the £40 flight to Ibiza.... Read more »

The cost of car tax is set to rise dramatically for many drivers from tomorrow (1 April 2025) in the biggest shake up to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) in almost a decade.... Read more »

Paul Fletcher, from Brimscombe, Gloucestershire, suddenly experienced an out-of-character symptom one day in February, the next day he collapsed and was rushed to hospital.... Read more »

In a recent post that has been viewed more than three million times, Dr Amy Shah implored her followers not to use hugely popular products.... Read more »

As well as being a fantastic investment, that all-important first purchase increases equity. But with prices rising today's UK housing market is especially tough for first-time buyers.... Read more »

Tariffs, tantrums, security gaffes - Donald Trump's second term in the White House has certainly been eventful so far. And financial markets are unimpressed.... Read more »

The excruciating video showing Meghan Markle moving Dr Sophie Chandauka away from her husband in Florida in April 2024 has been viewed by millions online.... Read more »

Virginia Giuffre, 41, shared a worrying photo of herself from her hospital bed covered in bruises she had apparently sustained from a speeding bus crash.... Read more »

The IFS has highlighted the pace of the increase amid fears that Britain is climbing the international league table for welfare costs.... Read more »

The Harry Potter author said that any adult who punishes a toddler for being able to recognise biological sex is a 'dangerous zealot' and should not be allowed near children.... Read more »

Residents of disaster-prone Albert Square will at least have quicker access to medical care as the new EastEnders set expansion is revealed.... Read more »

The UK's worst airports most likely to lose your luggage and cancel flights have been named and shamed in a new study.... Read more »

The 56-year-old stunned a court in Paris as she dramatically stormed out without waiting to hear the end of Presiding Judge Bénédicte de Perthuis's ruling this morning.... Read more »

Rachel, 23, had a meteoric rise to fame, but just four years later, her career is in fierce jeopardy. So what happened? And will she be able to bounce back and overcome the plethora of bad press?... Read more »

Funds for the program could be diverted to Elon Musk's satellite internet company, Starlink.... Read more »

The landmark lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, has come to a close without ever seeing a trial.... Read more »

Capitulating to the assault on higher education will only bring more attacks.... Read more »

Being visible isn’t enough. Let’s organize, protect each other and fight back against rising fascism.... Read more »

The Department of Education is threatening to pull state funding if officials don't out trans kids to their parents.... Read more »

Tens of thousands worldwide held “Tesla Takedown” protests at over 200 locations on Saturday.... Read more »

The military contractor allows such investment through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say.... Read more »

DOGE is helping the postmaster general hack away at workers' retirement and a regulatory commission he doesn't like.... Read more »

Sostre laid a foundation for contemporary Black anarchism and prison abolition. A new biography finally tells his story.... Read more »

We follow the money to reveal the out-of-state billionaires who have spent big to try to influence state supreme courts.... Read more »

The visit came a day after Donald Trump said his administration will “go as far as we have to go” to acquire the island.... Read more »

Advocates fear the agency will “justify avoiding any enforcement whatsoever” of millions of tons of coal ash nationwide.... Read more »

“The Encampments” offers a view inside the wave of protests and repression that swept across universities in 2024.... Read more »

As some Palestinians took to the streets this week calling for Hamas to step down, others condemned the demonstrations.... Read more »

Monday marks International Transgender Day of Visibility: a day of celebration and recognition for trans and nonbinary people across the globe. The big picture: As the Trump administration rolls back protections and civil rights for transgender Americans and threatens access to gender-affirming care, military careers, federal recognition, sports and more,... Read more »

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink reassures investors that this moment of economic anxiety will pass in his annual letter out Monday morning.Why it matters: Fink runs the world's biggest asset manager and is hugely influential — his widely read letter typically reflects the business trends of the current moment. This year... Read more »

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says sweeping layoffs and restructuring in the department will bring order to a bureaucracy he claims is in "pandemonium." But experts say the overhaul also likely gives him far greater control over dozens of federal health agencies.Why it matters: HHS has... Read more »

The U.S. is freezing research funding, canceling projects, firing thousands of federal scientists and creating an atmosphere of uncertainty that scientists warn could slam the brakes on progress.Why it matters: America has enjoyed decades of dominance in science and technology — plus the economic boom, medical advancements and global influence... Read more »

For the next three days, one man holds the global economy in the palm of his hands, literally and figuratively — and almost no one but him knows what will happen.Why it matters: Every Wall Street trader and economist has "April 2" circled on their calendars. The consensus is that... Read more »

Elon Musk's self-deal for his AI company xAI to acquire X, formerly Twitter, is the strongest sign yet that the AI business is devouring the social media world.Between the lines: Musk's move is a maneuver to spruce up his overall financial picture — leveraging the AI industry's fizzy valuation arithmetic... Read more »

President Trump said Sunday his reciprocal tariffs launch this week will affect "all countries."Why it matters: Trump is expected to announce wide-ranging levies on Wednesday, which he is calling "Liberation Day," but the administration has yet to reveal many key details of this plan or when levies will be implemented.Trump's... Read more »

President Trump said in an interview with NBC News he is "pissed off" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and threatened to put secondary tariffs on Russian oil if he deems it to be "Russia's fault" that a deal is not struck to end the war in Ukraine.The latest: Trump told... Read more »

Elon Musk gave $1 million checks to two people at a Wisconsin event on Sunday night after the state's Supreme Court declined to intervene in the drive.The big picture: Tuesday's election for a single state Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin has fueled big donations from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk... Read more »

The Republican Party of New Mexico's Albuquerque headquarters were struck in a suspected arson attacked early Sunday that caused thousands of dollars of damage, authorities say.The big picture: No one was hurt in the fire, which marked the third time since 2017 that vandals had targeted the New Mexico GOP... Read more »

Two career Department of Justice officials were fired in one-line emails stating the dismissals were "on behalf of" President Trump, multiple outlets report.Why it matters: Trump has long railed against what he's called the "weaponization" of the justice system. Now, the White House, "in coordination with the Department of Justice,... Read more »

President Trump is planning to travel to Saudi Arabia in mid-May on his first foreign trip since returning to the White House, two U.S. officials and a source with knowledge of the president's travel said.Why it matters: Trump's decision to go to Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip signals... Read more »

Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosArtificial intelligence is playing an increasingly dominant role in how students navigate school, and some teachers are warning the technology could be hurting their critical thinking skills. Why it matters: AI use among school-aged children has increased dramatically as the bots appear in everything from Google searches to... Read more »

There is at least some cross-aisle consensus on the Trump administration's Signal leak that dominated headlines last week: Democrats and at least a couple Republicans agree it warrants further investigation, but they break on what the consequences should be.The big picture: The fiasco in which national security adviser Mike Waltz... Read more »