Attorneys general from 14 American states have filed a lawsuit to challenge the authority of billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in the latest attempt to prevent it from putting hundreds of federal officials on leave and gaining access to sensitive federal payment systems. The suit, filed in federal court in…
United States President Donald Trump’s administration has again blocked The Associated Press from attending a White House event amid a dispute over the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, the news organisation has said. The AP said on Thursday that the White House prevented one of its reporters from attending Trump’s news conference with visiting…
The 120th and final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park delivered a stunning finish as James Tarkowski grabbed an equaliser for Everton in the eighth minute of stoppage time to secure a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League. With virtually the last kick of a game that ended with a mass scuffle and three…
Liverpool’s Slot one of four sent off in wild finish at Everton – updates
A United States federal judge has temporarily blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump that curtailed access to gender transition care for people younger than 19. Thursday’s ruling by District Judge Brendan Hurson stems from a lawsuit brought by the families of transgender teenagers and watchdog groups, such as the American Civil Liberties Union…
By Erin Hale Published On 14 Feb 202514 Feb 2025
Here is the situation on Friday, February 14: Fighting Russia’s Defence Ministry announced that its forces have captured Ukraine’s Vodyane Druhe settlement in the Donetsk region. Moscow claimed it launched a coordinated overnight attack on Ukraine’s military airfields, ports and workshops for drone production, as well as fuel and lubricant storage sites. Ukraine launched a…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has returned to the White House for his first visit of Donald Trump’s second term as United States president. Trump and Modi’s relationship has been dubbed a “bromance” in some media outlets – and that affinity continued to simmer strongly during Thursday’s meeting. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list…
United States President Donald Trump has proposed talks with China and Russia to discuss reducing all three countries’ nuclear stockpiles and slashing their defence budgets in half. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Thursday, Trump said he hoped to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin “when things calm down”….
United States President Donald Trump has signed a plan rolling out increased import duties for every trading partner that taxes US imports, stating that he was doing so to bring a sense of “fairness” to commerce. Sitting in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump described the tariffs as reciprocal, meaning that the US would automatically…
