It is only Donald Trump’s first day back in office as US president, but he has given a clear preview of what to expect over the next four years.
More than a week into the wildfires in Los Angeles, the flames have already become the most destructive in the California county’s history and are on course to becoming among the deadliest ever in the state. The fires have so far destroyed at least 12,300 structures and killed 24 people, according to local authorities. Officials…
Ukraine’s Navy and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out a combined strike against the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov Oblast overnight on Dec. 19, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported. Russian authorities and Telegram channels reported explosions and fire at the facility earlier the same day, connecting it to a Ukrainian drone attack. The Novoshakhtinsk…
The United States’ stock market has shed more than $1.7 trillion in value after US President Donald Trump declined to rule out the possibility the economy could enter a recession this year. The benchmark S&P 500 on Monday tumbled 2.7 percent, dragging the index nearly 9 percent below its all-time high reached on February 19….
The Cleveland Cavaliers have punched their ticket to the NBA playoffs with a hard-fought 112-107 victory over the Miami Heat, thanks to 26 points from Donovan Mitchell. A see-saw battle in Cleveland on Wednesday saw the Heat threaten to end the Cavs’ 11-game unbeaten streak after opening up a seven-point lead late in the fourth quarter,…
The head of the United States Coast Guard has been removed from her position, as newly inaugurated President Donald Trump follows through with his pledges to fire top officials. On Tuesday, US media published reports that four-star Admiral Linda Fagan had been ousted, less than 24 hours after Trump had taken office. Recommended Stories list…
When I arrived to study in the United States, the terrifying spectre of deportation was the last thing on my mind. As a Brit – a citizen of “the First World” – I was supposedly the beneficiary of the “special relationship” between the US and the United Kingdom. As awful as it was, deportation happened…
