A US court has rejected the Trump administration’s bid to dismiss Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil’s legal challenge to his detention and has ordered the case transferred to New Jersey. Mr Khalil, a US permanent resident and Columbia University graduate, was detained on 8 March by immigration officers and faces deportation for his role in … Read more
Kevin Sharkey BBC News NI Dublin reporter EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The MMA fighter claimed Dublin was “dangerous” while he visited Washington this week Gardaí (Irish police) have rejected a claim by mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor that the Republic of Ireland’s capital city is “dangerous”. After meeting the US President Donald Trump in the White … Read more
US President Donald Trump has held what he described as a “very good” hour-long phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said the call was aimed at aligning Ukraine and Russia “in terms of their requests and needs”, adding that ceasefire efforts were on track. … Read more
Maddie Molloy BBC Climate & Science Marcin_Kopij The 300-year-old winner is a beloved symbol of its local community The Heart of the Dalkowskie Hills, a breathtaking 300-year-old beech, has won Poland the European Tree of the Year award for the fourth consecutive time. Standing tall in Dalków’s historic park, the deep-red beauty is a beloved … Read more
Getty Images The US central bank has kept interest rates unchanged for the second time in a row, despite warning that uncertainty about the path ahead for the economy had increased. The decision, which was widely expected, left the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate hovering around 4.3%, where it has stood since December. Forecasts released … Read more
Getty Images Protesters blocked a bridge in Budapest after the law passed on Tuesday Hungary has passed a law banning Pride marches held by the LGBT community, sparking outrage in and out of the country. Parliament voted for the measure just a day after the bill was submitted on Monday, in a process fast-tracked by … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s administration is working to bring back nearly 25,000 fired federal workers after judges ruled their terminations were illegal, court documents show. Officials at 18 departments and agencies have submitted documents to a federal court detailing their efforts to rehire the laid off probationary workers to comply with the court orders. Last … Read more
Getty Images Debra Eichenbaum had not thought about the measles virus for 20 years when she got her two young children vaccinated against the highly contagious disease. But then cases across the US began to climb this year, and the 62-year-old worried about how best to protect her husband, David, who is immunocompromised after surviving … Read more
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from pulling $14 billion in climate grant funding out of accounts at Citibank, where it has been held since late last year. The grant funding has been caught up in a controversy for the last month after Lee Zeldin, the … Read more
Steve Rosenberg Russia editor Reuters Russian media were buoyant after Putin’s call with Trump Judging by some of the headlines today in Russia, Moscow believes that the latest telephone conversation between Presidents Putin and Trump went well – certainly for the Kremlin. “Putin and Trump agreed to work together on Ukraine resolution,” concludes Izvestia. “Record-long … Read more