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Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done
US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolitionThe John F Kennedy Center for the Performing…
Who was the ‘Queen of Country’ Dolly Parton?
‘Queen of Country’ has died at 80 in Nashville, her family and representatives announced.…
US judge blocks Ohio law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote
The amended law was an attempt by state Republicans to crack down on unproven claims of voting by noncitizens.…
GB's Dart and Jones advance in US Open qualifying
Britons Harriet Dart and Fran Jones both make winning starts in their bids to reach the US Open singles main draw.…
FBI raided Spanish vacation rental of wealthy leftwing funder James ‘Fergie’ Cox after his arrest
Lawyer Baltasar Garzón, representing Cox, said case against his client is ‘very strange’ as US requests extraditionFBI agents raided the Ibiza, Spain,…
Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days
Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster electionWhy do some Labour MPs want electoral reform a…
El-Sayed pushes to keep affordability message focus amid scrutiny from both sides
Democratic Senate candidate for Michigan distances himself from Hasan Piker and debates Fox News hostThe Democratic candidate for Senate in the swing …
Trump faces backlash from Republicans over plan to lift tariffs on beef imports
Alarm as Republicans warn that ‘flooding’ stores with 300,000 metric tons of beef imports will hit US farmersDonald Trump is facing growing criticism …
DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated
The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's communications with states sinc…
Spain requests emergency funding from the EU over Ceuta migrants
European Commission says it is 'assessing' Spain's request after some 70,000 migrants surged into North African enclave.…
At least 47 killed and dozens kidnapped in gang attack near Haiti capital
Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killing…
Fatah, Dahlan bloc hold reconciliation talks ahead of Palestinian elections
Fatah and Dahlan's Democratic Reform hold talks in Alamein as fears grow over a potential opposition coalition.…
Trump-backed Ken Paxton unveils ‘Texas first’ datacenter plan aimed at ‘negative impact’
The Republican Senate candidate announced the plan with a graphic X flagged as ‘Made with AI’US politics live – latest updatesKen Paxton, a Republican…
Dolly Parton, US country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causesDolly P…
UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states
Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerableUK citizens will b…
Carlos Baleba joins Manchester United in transfer from Brighton
Cameroon midfielder joins EPL powerhouse for a fee understood to be worth up to 70 million pounds.…
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on wide range of US goods
Ottawa’s ‘focused response’ to levies imposed by Donald Trump on Canadian products comes after trade talks collapsed last weekUS politics live – lates…
Is China Replacing Workers With Robots?
And, is Prime Minister Andy Burnham fulfilling his council house building target?…
Infantino’s presidency under threat: FIFA elections, challengers, dates
Amid waning support and growing criticism, the FIFA chief looks to hold onto his powerful position in world football.…
VW workers boo boss as he urges them to ‘pull together’ amid job cuts
Oliver Blume faces workforce at German HQ as carmaker struggles against Chinese competition and US tariffsThe chief executive of Volkswagen has faced …
Badenoch plotted to remove Sunak as PM months before election, book claims
Anthony Seldon’s book alleges Badenoch asked fellow Tory ministers ‘if anyone was interested in changing the captain’Kemi Badenoch plotted with fellow…
Several states will decide voter ID ballot measures this year
Voters in at least six states will soon decide ballot measures related to voter ID — the largest number of voter ID measures in a single year. The tal…
Australia may face a rush of datacentre construction as AI firms look to dodge upcoming rules, experts say
Regulations will require new sites to avoid pushing up power prices by building renewable energy plants and minimising water useGet our breaking news …
First Thing: Supreme court threatens midterms mail-in voting as it backs Trump plan
US president has been obsessed with restricting the ability to vote by mail, despite using it himself. Plus why we are still fascinated with Meg from …
Trump EPA aims to exempt datacenters from disclosing air pollution, advocates warn
Trump administration proposes new rule to dismantle requirement for datacenters to publicly report air pollutionA new rule proposed by the Trump admin…
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman head to South Carolina’s Senate runoff
Republican nominee to face Democrat Annie Andrews in midterm after rushed campaigns for Lindsey Graham’s seatReese Boyd, the chair of the Horry county…
The whitewashing of the Green India Mission forest expansion initiative
The flagship environmental project has achieved ‘negligible’ results. Why so little progress, and what are the risks as the planet gets hotter? Plus, …
Rohingya refugees protest, nine years after exodus to Bangladesh
Rohingya refugees protest, nine years after exodus to Bangladesh…
Government lays out housing plans but Burnham backtracks on social renting pledge – UK politics live
£10bn for housing with 60% social renting is at odds with PM’s previous call for programme to be spent entirely on social homesGood morning and welcom…
When is suspending students discrimination? Education Dept. renews an old fight
President Trump's Education Department is telling schools to stop considering race when it comes to school discipline.…