Donald Trump has halted a plan to double US tariffs on Canadian steel and metal imports to 50%, just hours after first threatening them. Tariffs of 25% still went ahead…
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Saudi Arabia: Ukraine ceasefire plan line-by-line
The US is set to introduce a 30-day ceasefire proposal negotiated with Ukraine to Russia in the coming days. Trump administration officials are seeing it as a major breakthrough towards…
USA: Taoiseach Micheál Martin greeted by Trump at White House
Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin has arrived at the White House, greeted by US President Donald Trump. The two leaders are meeting as part of the Irish government’s traditional St…
UK: Threat of US tariffs spells uncertainty for NI businesses
“Uncertainty” is the most common word you will hear if you ask a business in Northern Ireland about how they are feeling about the prospect of the United States imposing…
USA: Judge to consider Trump’s effort to deport Palestinian activist
Lawyers for a Palestinian student activist who the Trump administration attempted to deport will argue against that effort at a Manhattan courtroom hearing on Wednesday. Mahmoud Khalil, a US permanent…
USA: Education department plans to cut half its workforce
The US Department of Education is planning to cut about half of its workforce, as the Trump administration works to slash the size of the federal government. The mass layoffs…
USA: Pamela Bach, Baywatch and Knight Rider star, dies aged 62
Pamela Bach, the former Baywatch actress and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff, has died aged 62. Bach was found at home in the Hollywood Hills on 5 March after she died…
USA: Los Angeles DA opposes move to resentence Menendez brothers
The Los Angeles District Attorney has announced his opposition to the resentencing of the notorious Menendez brothers, a move that could have paved the way for their freedom. District Attorney…
USA: Trump doubles planned tariffs on Canadian metal
US President Donald Trump has said he will double the tariffs he previously announced on Canadian steel and aluminium imports into the US, taking the levies to 50% in total.…
USA: JD Vance’s cousin criticises him for ‘belittling’ Zelensky
US Vice-President JD Vance’s cousin has criticised him and President Donald Trump for “belittling” Volodymyr Zelensky during the three men’s Oval Office showdown in February. “There’s a certain level of…