Why is Trump dismantling the Department of Education – and what’s next?

Here is the roundup of key events as of Thursday, March 27. Fighting Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, injuring nine people and causing considerable damage, according to emergency services and Ukrainian officials. A Russian drone attack also triggered fires in the central city of Dnipro, according to regional…

Canada’s Ontario province has re-elected Premier Doug Ford’s ruling conservatives in an election heavily focused on trade tensions stoked by United States President Donald Trump. Ford and his Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) cruised to their third consecutive legislative majority on Thursday after seeking the “largest mandate in Ontario history” to protect the economy of…

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has denied suggestions that his country plotted to kill United States President-elect Donald Trump after two previous attempts on his life in 2024. In an interview with US media outlet NBC News aired on Tuesday, Pezeshkian also insisted that Iran’s nuclear programme is peaceful and warned Trump against risking “war”. The…

Quotable Democrats’ win in Wisconsin a result of “unpopular” Trump Arshad Hasan, a political strategist, talks about the result of the election for the state supreme court seat in Wisconsin and why local elections should not be overlooked. Published On 2 Apr 20252 Apr 2025

“Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of s***.” This is the kind of statement that Meta will no longer be flagging as hate speech on their Facebook and Instagram platforms, according to policies announced in a leaked document circulated by the company days before the inauguration of Donald Trump. The policies are supposedly necessary because classifying…