A pair of 16-year-old skaters, their mothers, and two Russian coaches were among the passengers on board an aeroplane that hit a helicopter above Washington DC on Wednesday evening, the…
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USA: Combative Trump blames diversity policies after air tragedy
Donald Trump stood before the White House press room cameras on Thursday to perform a traditional presidential duty – consoler-in-chief during a time of tragedy. He said the country was…
USA: Trump attacks Fed after no change in interest rates
US President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on the US central bank, hours after officials left interest rates unchanged despite his public calls for them to cut. In a social…
USA: Trump wants to send some migrants to Guantanamo Bay
US President Donald Trump has ordered the construction of a migrant detention facility in Guantanamo Bay which he said would hold as many as 30,000 people. He said the facility…
USA: Pentagon strips Gen Mark Milley of US security detail and clearance
The Pentagon has revoked the security detail and clearance for Gen Mark Milley, a former US general who has been critical of US President Donald Trump. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth…
USA: OpenAI says Chinese rivals using its work for their AI apps
The maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI, has complained that rivals, including those in China, are using its work to make rapid advances in developing their own artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The…
USA: Boeing loses almost $1bn every month in 2024
Boeing lost nearly a billion dollars a month in 2024, as it grappled with a safety crisis, quality control issues and a damaging strike. The aerospace giant lost $11.8bn across…
Israel: Netanyahu invited to meet Trump at White House next week
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House next week. Netanyahu’s office said the visit would take place on 4 February and that…
UK: Warm words, for now, between Trump and Starmer
When it comes to personality and to politics, the differences between the prime minister and President Donald Trump are wider than the Atlantic Ocean. But, whisper it: outwardly, in public…