President Donald Trump has pulled the nomination of New York Rep Elise Stefanik to serve as the US ambassador to the United Nations. Announcing his decision in a post on social media, Trump said it was essential that Stefanik retain her seat in the House of Representatives to protect Republicans’ razor-thin majority. “I don’t want … Read more
Under President Trump, the federal government has emphatically turned away from fighting climate change and other environmental problems, rolling back regulations and transforming federal agencies. But across the country, in red and blue states, local efforts tell a more nuanced and hopeful story. From state legislatures to county boards and community groups, from tribal lands … Read more
Four people have been injured following a stabbing in central Amsterdam, police say. The suspect, who has been arrested and will be questioned later on Thursday, was overpowered with the help of a local resident and taken to hospital with a leg injury, police say. A small area of the central Dam Square remains cordoned … Read more
Jessica Murphy & Bernd Debusmann BBC News Reporting fromToronto and Washington DC Watch: Trump announces 25% tariff on cars ‘not made in the United States’ Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting his cabinet to discuss a response to the latest US tariff threat, which he has called a “direct attack” on Canadian car workers. … Read more
A babysitter found a man hiding under a child’s bed in Kansas after the child complained about a “monster” being there. While trying to show the child there was nothing under the bed, the female victim “came face-to-face” with a male suspect, Barton County Sheriff’s Office said. An altercation ensued with the babysitter and one … Read more
Last year, the Biden administration required coal- and oil-burning power plants to greatly reduce emissions of toxic chemicals including mercury, which can harm babies’ brains and cause heart disease in adults. Now, the Trump administration is offering companies an extraordinary out: Send an email, and they might be given permission by President Trump to bypass … Read more
John Campbell BBC News NI business and economics editor EPA Trump has announced 25% tariffs on cars and car parts imported into the US “It’s in other countries, largely made in China, a lot of it made in Ireland,” he said. “Ireland was very smart. We love Ireland. But we’re going to have that.” That … Read more
Kevin Sharkey BBC News NI Dublin reporter Copyright – Paul Murphy TD Michael Lowry insists his two-finger gesture in the Dáil was not meant to offend A two-finger gesture by an Irish Parliamentarian has been prominent across social and mainstream media this week. The politician in question, a highly controversial member of the country’s national … Read more
Jeremy Bowen International Editor in Paris Watch: Zelensky asked about Russian conditions on ceasefire deal President Volodymyr Zelensky was in a buoyant mood when I met him in Paris with a panel of three other European journalists. He had interrupted a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace and went back there … Read more
An investigative journalist who won an $18m (£14m) defamation case says that, although he is hopeful he will receive the money, what is more rewarding is the message his victory sends. “The bigger impact for me is not the money but the fact that young journalists are encouraged [to hold the powerful to account] no … Read more