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Why was South Africa’s ambassador to the US expelled? A view of the Ebrahim Rasool affair

In a rare move, the Trump administration expelled Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, in mid-March 2025. In a post on X, US secretary of state Marco Rubio accused Rasool of hating the US and President Donald Trump, and said the ambassador was “no longer welcome in our great…

The Conversation

Unemployment benefits for striking workers being considered in Oregon, Washington

Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington are considering whether striking workers should receive unemployment benefits

The Independent UK

The far right has seemed unstoppable in Europe. Here’s how Trump’s tariffs could change that

With populist leaders on the back foot and EU support at its highest in years, the US trade war could be an opportunity the union, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

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Have Trump’s tariffs killed US-Africa preferential trade?

The AGOA framework that saw African countries export duty free to the US is as good as dead, experts say.

Al Jazeera

Mark Zuckerberg finally revealed as mystery cash buyer of a $23 million D.C. mansion

Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel, among other tech executives, also own homes in Washington, DC

The Independent UK

ICE Arrests Dozens of Workers at Company Near Canadian Border As Crackdown Expands Across U.S.

Federal immigration officials arrested 37 workers during a raid at Mt. Baker Roofing in Bellingham, Washington

Latin Times

Immigration officials raid Washington state roofing company and arrest over 3 dozen people

Federal immigration enforcement officials have arrested 37 people in a raid at a roofing business in northern Washington state

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Bizarre moment police arrest weeping man who allegedly stole ex-girlfriend’s chicken

Washington police arrested a weeping man in the woods after he allegedly stole his ex-girlfriend’s chicken named Polly.

The Independent UK

Senator criticises Pentagon officials on alleged US troop drawdown in Europe

While there has been no official announcement about any reduction in US military numbers in Europe, President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants NATO to do more to defend its own region.

Euronews

UK Avoids Worst US Tariffs Post-Brexit, But No Celebrations

More than four years after the UK's withdrawal from the European Union became effective, Britain has escaped harsher US tariffs, facing only half of the 20 percent imposed on its EU neighbours.

International Business Times

US committed as ever to Nato and Trump is not against the alliance, says Rubio

Washington wants to see European countries increase defence spending to five per cent, the US secretary of state said

The Independent UK

This Black church sued the Proud Boys and won its trademark, carrying on a civil rights legacy

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D

The Independent UK

Top Russian Official In Washington For Talks On Improving Ties

Russia's top economic negotiator announced Thursday that he was in Washington for talks on improving ties, the highest-level visit by a Kremlin official to the United States since Russia invaded Ukraine.

International Business Times

Trump's Tariffs Sting Asian Giants, Including US Allies

Asia's manufacturing powerhouses were desperately seeking talks with Washington on Thursday after Donald Trump announced 10 percent "reciprocal" tariffs, and even more for some longtime US allies.

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The Independent UK

Trump tariffs list in full: Every country hit and the surprising exemptions

Some of the world’s weakest economies in Asia are among those hardest-hit in opening salvo of global trade war

International Business Times

Taiwan Says US Tariffs 'Highly Unreasonable'

US President Donald Trump's tariffs were "highly unreasonable" and the government planned to start "serious negotiations" with Washington, Taipei said Thursday.

International Business Times

Shaken NATO Allies To Meet Trump's Top Diplomat

Rattled US allies will press Secretary of State Marco Rubio Thursday to lay out Washington's plans for NATO and Ukraine, but his first visit to the alliance risks being overshadowed by a growing trade war.

The Guardian - US

Trump goes full gameshow host to push his tariff plan – and nobody’s a winner

There were charts and scores, as if The Price Is Right had come to Washington. The big prize? A global trade war

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Evening Standard

What tariffs has Donald Trump announced and what might they mean?

The US president set out sweeping trade levies hitting countries across the world

The Independent UK

Man who had gun and knife will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh

A California man's attorneys say he'll plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D

The Independent UK

US lawmakers propose to have Washington street named after Jimmy Lai

Bipartisan bill seeks to rename street next to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office as Jimmy Lai Way

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin conscripts 160,000 Russian troops in biggest military call-up in over a decade

The draft came as Washington officials said the likelihood of Russia and Ukraine reaching a peace accord within the next few months has ‘plummeted’

International Business Times

US Approves $5.58 Bn Fighter Jet Sale To Philippines

The United States said Tuesday it has approved the possible sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines, as Washington backs its ally in rising tensions over China.

International Business Times

US Lawmakers Seek To Rename Street For Hong Kong's Jailed Jimmy Lai

US lawmakers moved Tuesday to rename the street next to Hong Kong's Washington office after Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy activist and media mogul jailed as China clamps down on the financial hub.

Fortune

Asia tries to prepare for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ wave of new tariffs: ‘We’re working on this matter nonstop, even on weekends’

Vietnam cut import duties on Monday while other governments like Japan and Australia have tried negotiating with Washington.

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