Is Britain about to re-engage with the world in a more meaningful way than any time in the past decade? After a frantic 24 hours in New York, Andy Burnham declared to the UN: “Britain is back.” But what does that mean in practice? And after a rebuke over rhetoric on Russia from Donald Trump, […]
Elon Musk’s ‘Fork in the Road’ initiative was responsible for most of a 435% increase in administrative leave between 2023 and 2035, a Government Accountability Office report found.
Migrants previously convicted by US courts have been imprisoned in Africa’s last absolute monarchy, Eswatini, over the past several months. Since being deported from the US, they have found themselves in a country about which they know nothing, and where local residents look on these “criminal” arrivals with suspicion. Their abrupt journey to the small southern African kingdom stems from a secret deal struck by Trump administration as part of his programme of mass deportations investigated by “The Deportation Project”, undertaken by Forbidden Stories and a network of 72 journalists across 15 countries.
The US Justice Department's response to a lawsuit filed by CNN, Politico and MS NOW also cites national security.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has emerged as a leading candidate to become President Donald Trump’s next artificial intelligence czar as the administration prepares to establish a new “AI Force.” Semafor reported on Sept. 22 that Bessent is among the…
The talks are the first since a ceasefire collapsed in June, with the sides exchanging fire intermittently.
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President Donald Trump seeks to rebrand AI ahead of his meeting with China's Xi Jinping, while rejecting a "globalist scheme" to regulate the technology.
US President Donald Trump said he expects the war to end sooner than people think. In Brussels, two Russian oligarchs came off the EU's blacklist yesterday after intense negotiations between EU countries. We speak exclusively about it to Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs.
Euronews23 SeptUS President Donald Trump said he expects the war to end sooner than people think. In Brussels, two Russian businessmen came off the EU's blacklist yesterday after intense negotiations between EU countries. We speak exclusively about it to Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs.
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Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street holds near its record and U.S. futures are trading higher
From tariffs to rare earths and AI, the agenda for US President Donald Trump's summit with China’s President Xi Jinping in Washington will have an impact on Europe.
Euronews23 SeptFrom tariffs to rare earths and AI, the agenda for US President Donald Trump's summit with China’s President Xi Jinping in Washington will have an impact on Europe.
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The Department of Justice also argued President Trump was motivated by national security concerns in banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.
In today’s newsletter: The PM’s first face‑to‑face with the US president marks a fragile reset Good morning. In the early hours of Tuesday a plane carrying Andy Burnham, a handful of UK ministers, an excited group of British political journalists, and Burnham’s wife, Marie France, landed at a New York airport for one of Burnham’s first major outings as prime minister: a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump. Considering the president once described Burnham as the mayor of “a town,” and the prime minister once said Trump wouldn’t be welcome in said town (Manchester), the meeting yesterday afternoon went remarkably well. UN general assembly | Donald Trump has called on nations to unite to isolate Tehran and bring down global energy prices, as he gave a bellicose defence of his administration’s foreign policy and decision to strike Iran. The far right | Charities have condemned footage of a far-right activist using a blade to slash an inflatable dinghy in the Channel while a rescue worker was onboard, in a further escalation of organised anti-immigration protest. UK news | Children as young as 13 in the UK have been referred to a specialist clinic for a “devastating” bladder condition linked to sustained use of ketamine . West Bank | British banks and financial institutions are receiving warnings from MPs that they should not invest in Israel’s E1 settlement project. UK politics | Andy Burnham has opened the door to fighting the next election on the UK rejoining the EU , but said his immediate priority was continuing to rebuild bridges with European allies. Continue reading...
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British aides express relied, as the prime minister’s team say the meeting was at the ‘top end of their expectations’ On the flight out to New York this week, one of Andy Burnham’s senior aides warned him that meeting Donald Trump would be the political equivalent of white water rafting. While there is a well-known playbook the US president deploys when he first meets other world leaders, he remains a deeply unpredictable figure and any dealings with him can leave you crashing into the rocks. Continue reading...
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NEW YORK: Earlier in the month, President Donald Trump warned voters that democratic socialists - extreme, crazed, lunatics, he called them - were threatening to transform America into "a communist country.” This week, a smiling Trump patted on the shoulder one of the nation's best known democratic socialists, shook his hand, and said he was "off to a start” to being a great mayor of the country's largest city. Trump's cozy relationship with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, which began last year, has confounded people across the political spectrum. But with the midterms approaching, Republicans are increasingly frustrated by the unexpected bromance, which threatens the party's message about Democratic radicalism. US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speak to reporters during a press conference following their meeting at Gracie Mansion in New York City, US, September 21, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. (Reuters) "You’re trying to say, ‘Here’s how extreme they are,' and the president’s saying, ’I love this guy,” said veteran Republican strategist Doug Heye. "It doesn’t help.” It's hard to overstate the extent to which Republicans are focused on the rise of democratic socialism in the midterm season. At a moment when the party is saddled with Trump's weak approval ratings on virtually every major issue - the economy and the war in Iran chief among them - Republicans from Georgia and Texas to New York and Michigan are working to scare voters away from Democratic candidates by warning that the party is controlled by far-left extremists. At Trump's unusual midterm convention in Texas earlier in the month, Mamdani's name was evoked over and over again. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called the New York Mayor "Comrade Mamdani.” Rep. Tom Emmer, the No. 3 House Republican, called him "Mamdani the commie.” Trump sent a similar message although he didn't mention Mamdani. "They call themselves Democrat socialists, but actually they’re communists,” he said in his keynote address. "They’re crazy.” In all, the words socialist or socialism were referenced dozens of times during the convention. Trump did not mention those words while standing alongside Mamdani in New York on Monday, however. The president was in town for the United Nations General Assembly and made time to swing by Gracie Mansion. Instead, the president highlighted efforts underway to work together, noting that he's worked with numerous mayors over the years - "some great ones and some not so great ones.” "Hopefully you’re going to be a great one,” Trump said while looking at Mamdani. "I’ll be able to say you’re going to be a great one. And you’re off to a start.” Trump grew up in Queens, which Mamdani represented in the New York Assembly before running for mayor and winning a startling upset. He has since expanded his political power in the city, helping to push three candidates to victory in Democratic congressional primaries earlier this year. It's possible that Trump's tone on Mamdani will shift again. After they had two surprisingly convivial meeting in the Oval Office, Trump started criticizing the mayor again. "Sadly, Mayor Mamdani is DESTROYING New York! It has no chance!,” Trump wrote on social media in April in apparent response to a plan to create a new tax on luxury second homes in the city. "The United States of America should not contribute to its failure. It will only get WORSE. The TAX, TAX, TAX Policies are SO WRONG.” US President Donald Trump, riding in "The Beast”, departs Gracie Mansion after a meeting with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York, US, September, 21, 2026. (Reuters) Republicans in New York were quick to downplay the latest example of Trump's friendliness with Mamdani. David Laska, a spokesperson for the New York Republican Party, said "President Trump is the greatest dealmaker in history, and he has proven repeatedly that he can deal from a position of strength with America’s enemies, be they foreign dictators or the mayor of New York City.” Mamdani faced his own questions about why he was playing nice with a president that he's previously described as a fascist. "The president and I have both been very frank about the many disagreements that we have,” he said Monday. "I will continue to have conversations with the president, and frankly, anyone who can deliver relief to the people of this city."
Brent crude fell on Wednesday morning after Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives had held what he called “very productive” talks. Reports that Saudi Arabia is restarting a key oil pipeline also weighed on prices.
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Brent crude fell in early Asian trading after Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives had held what he called “very productive” talks. Reports that Saudi Arabia is restarting a key oil pipeline also weighed on prices.
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Tehran's proposal could pave the way for restoring traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, reviving fragile hopes for a diplomatic off-ramp.
President Trump has declared his support for a potential ban on diesel fuel exports amid record-breaking prices at the pump. “I've said let's not send out the diesel. We make a lot of diesel ... I've called for it. I've called for it within my people,” Trump said, as quoted by Reuters, on the sidelines of this week’s UN General Assembly. The comment follows a statement by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that the administration was mulling over the effectiveness of such a ban on exports, and whether it would be partial or total.…