The week around the world in 20 pictures

Wildfires in Europe, Russian missile strikes in Kyiv, the cockroach protests in New Delhi and the World Cup final – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Warning: this gallery contains images some readers may find distressing Continue reading…

If Trump really cares about forced labor, he should look at the US – rather than slap more tariffs on the world | Eduardo Porter

Forced labor is a problem, especially in the US, where prisoners are coerced to work for pennies – or nothing at all US politics live – latest updates Don’t believe the Trump administration’s rationale for its new volley of tariffs against everybody. The new levies, ostensibly to punish countries for failing to do enough to … Read more

Bombshell memo shows Biden planned to leave Trump with even more massive immigration crisis

A newly-uncovered Biden White House memo from the administration’s final days revealed plans that could have expanded Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to more than 3 million noncitizens while acknowledging that previous court challenges had blocked many of President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the protections. TPS is meant for foreign populations experiencing crises like political … Read more

CBP intercepted biological materials tied to U.S.–China virus network before COVID, new documents show

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has released another batch of documents related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest records show that U.S. officials intercepted undeclared biological materials tied to a U.S.–China coronavirus research network as early as 2018, likely in an attempt to avoid international tensions and regulatory scrutiny, Paul said. The documents, which include a … Read more

Trump threatens ‘substantial’ tariffs on EU after Google fined for breaching European laws

Citing ‘illegal and highly unethical conduct’, US president said Europe is ‘robbing’ American companies What to know about Trump’s new tariffs on more than 80 countries Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with “substantial” tariffs after Brussels imposed a series of steep fines on US tech giants. In a post on his Truth Social … Read more

Leavitt vows Trump will deliver ‘entertaining’ speech at his return to White House Correspondents’ Dinner

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that President Donald Trump will deliver an “entertaining” speech Friday night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after gunfire abruptly ended the original event in April. “The President’s speech will be a combination of unifying yet vicious, and serious yet hilarious, all at the same time, … Read more

Netanyahu to visit Trump at White House, attend ‘dear friend’ Lindsey Graham’s memorial service

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington, D.C., next week to meet with President Donald Trump and attend the memorial service of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., his office announced Friday. The office said Netanyahu will leave Israel on Monday and meet Trump the following day. Graham’s communications director said last week that … Read more