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President Donald Trump asked Maine Governor Janet Mills if her state would comply with the executive order he signed banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. He didn’t like her answer. The president was addressing Democratic and Republican governors at the White House when the confrontation occurred. He was about an… Read more »

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis is being treated for a “complex clinical situation” and will remain in hospital for as long as necessary. The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 to undergo treatment and tests for bronchitis. On February 17, the Vatican said Pope… Read more »

If you’ve been anywhere near social media over the past two weeks, you’ll know the raw drama setting the internet ablaze this award season hasn’t come from Hollywood, but the love tragedy played out in clips posted from Spanish version of the reality TV show Temptation Island. The quote has… Read more »

EU and British leaders are set to gather next week for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine in response to concerns the US is moving ahead with Russia on peace talks that will lock out the continent. It comes after President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine said… Read more »

A German court has given a jail sentence to a man who tried to blackmail the family of ex-Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher. Two others were given suspended sentences for their role in the affair. Yilmaz T, 53, was jailed for three years for threatening to upload 900 personal photos,… Read more »

At least 28 people have been injured after a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker drove a car into a crowd of people in the German city of Munich, Germany, on February 13, police have said. Officers said they were treating the incident as a suspected attack and the suspect, who has… Read more »

Colonel Dmytro Kozyura, a senior figure in Ukraine’s intelligence service (SBU), has been arrested on suspicion of working as a Russian agent. The service did not name the man, who it said was chief of staff of its anti-terrorism center, but Ukrainian media quoting sources in the SBU say he… Read more »

US inflation increased by more than expected in January 2025,as higher egg and energy prices helped to push up the cost of living for Americans. Inflation rose to 3%, its highest rate for six months, and above the 2.9% expected by economists. The rise comes weeks after the Federal Reserve decided… Read more »

In an announcement on his Truth Social media account, President Donald Trump told US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been told to stop minting one-cent coins, or pennies as they are widely called. “Let’s rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it’s a penny at a… Read more »

China’s tit-for-tat import taxes on some American goods came into effect on February 10, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies escalates and President Donald Trump threatens to hit more countries with tariffs. China announced the plan on February 4, minutes after new US levies of 10%… Read more »