The Trump administration has erased references to transgender people from New York’s Stonewall National Monument website. On the National Park Service website, the acronym LGBTQ+ has been shortened to LGB, standing…
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UK: British army too ‘run down’ to lead Ukraine peace mission – ex- army chief
The UK military is “so run down” it could not lead any future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, the former head of the army has said. Lord Dannatt told the BBC…
USA: Trump launches plan to target countries with new tariffs
US President Donald Trump is sharpening plans to hit exports from countries that he says have trade policies that are unfair to the US. On Thursday, Trump signed a memo…
UK: PM Keir Starmer backs Ukraine’s Nato bid despite US view
Sir Keir Starmer has reaffirmed the UK will continue to back Ukraine’s “irreversible path” to joining Nato despite leading figures in President Donald Trump’s administration appearing to rule out membership.…
Germany: Vance ‘blast’ Europe ignores Ukraine and defence agenda
This year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) was supposed to be primarily about two things: how to end the war in Ukraine without giving in to Russia, and how Europe needed…
USA: Hollywood pushes for more LA productions post wildfires
Hollywood may be known as Tinseltown, a dream factory at the heart of the global entertainment industry. But nowadays crews are more likely to film in Atlanta, London, Toronto or…
USA: Infant mortality rises in US states with abortion bans, study finds
Infant mortality rates have increased in US states which have enacted abortion bans following the landmark ruling overturning the nationwide right for women to access the procedure, a new study…
USA: Trump tariff VAT threat raises fears of hit to UK
Concerns are growing the UK could be hit with higher US trade taxes after President Donald Trump announced he would target VAT in his latest move. Trump has instructed his…
USA: Politicians furious at UK demand for encrypted Apple data
Two US lawmakers have strongly condemned what they call the UK’s “dangerous” and “shortsighted” request to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud…
USA: Top prosecutor resigns after being told to drop case against NYC mayor Eric Adams
The top US prosecutor in Manhattan has resigned after refusing an order to drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Danielle Sassoon, a conservative lawyer recently…