United States President Donald Trump says he “wouldn’t pay it either” when asked about the potential $1,000 (£736) ticket price to watch his country play Paraguay in their 2026 World Cup opener. The competition starts on 11 June, and the US, which is co-hosting the tournament with Canada and Mexico, will open its campaign in […]
Conservatives are expressing outrage after Donald Trump posted an image portraying himself as Jesus Christ, forcing fractures among his evangelical base. After rebuking Pope Leo over the weekend following critical remarks that the President should be a ‘peacemaker’ amid the Iran war, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as Christ. The image shows Trump draped in white with […]
President Donald Trump’s overhaul of US refugee policies has led to a major shift in the number and nationalities of people admitted to the country, US government data show. Since October 2025, 4,499 refugees have been resettled in the US, according to the Refugee Processing Centre. All, except three from Afghanistan, were South African. In […]
Oil fell below $100 per barrel on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to the immediate and safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent fell $14.84, or 13.6%, to $94.43 a barrel, and WTI slid $16.13, or 14.3%, to $96.82 a barrel as of 0023 GMT. Trump’s turnaround came […]
A US judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom construction project, ruling that proper procedures were not followed before the project began. The decision comes after the White House was sued by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “I have concluded that the National Trust is likely to succeed on the merits […]
A bipartisan resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war in Iran has failed in the US Senate, as the strikes continue. The war powers measure was rejected in a 53-47 vote largely along party lines. It would have halted US military action in Iran without congressional approval. Democrats argue that Trump […]
US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if the country strikes a trade deal with China. “If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.,” Trump said on Truth Social. It […]
The head of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC has demanded $1m (£740,000) in damages from a musician who cancelled a concert after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the venue. Chuck Redd called off his annual Christmas Eve performance, which he has hosted since 2006, citing a board vote to rename the site […]
The BBC’s Director General Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned after criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump. Davie, in the job for five years, had faced increasing pressure over a series of controversies and accusations of bias that have dogged the public broadcaster. […]
US President Donald Trump has filed an appeal to overturn his May 2024 criminal conviction in the hush-money payment case, arguing he is shielded by presidential immunity. Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records by a unanimous jury in New York. In December, citing Trump’s imminent return to the White House, a New […]
US President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, saying he would “love to do it”. But Trump rejected the possibility of running for vice-president in 2028 – an idea floated by some supporters as a way for him to circumvent the US Constitution that […]
The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new $100,000 (£74,000) fee on H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers. The fee “will make it cost-prohibitive” for US employers to use the programme, said Neil Bradley, Chief Policy Officer at the pro-business group. Trump signed an executive order last month instituting […]
