US deports 10 more alleged gang members to El Salvador, says Rubio

Secretary of state says ‘criminals’ were taken to country thanks to alliance between Trump and Nayib Bukele The US has deported another 10 people that it alleges are gang members to El Salvador, secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Sunday, a day before that country’s president is due to visit the White House. “Last … Read more

Trump vows nobody getting ‘off the hook’ for ‘unfair’ trade balances, says there was no tariff ‘exception’

President Donald Trump vowed on Sunday that nobody was getting “off the hook” for unfair trade balances and tariff barriers, which other countries have used against the U.S. The Trump administration announced Friday that it was exempting imported smartphones, laptops and other electronics from reciprocal tariffs, but the president wanted to clear a few things … Read more

Trump official who oversaw dismantling of USAID leaves US state department

Under Pete Marocco’s lead, nearly all USAID staff was fired, with funding slashed and contractors dismissed Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official who played a major role in dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has left the state department, a US official said on Sunday. Donald Trump’s administration has moved to fire nearly … Read more

Rory McIlroy secures career grand slam with dramatic Masters playoff win over Justin Rose

Northern Irishman shot 73 before playoff Secures first major since 2014 PGA Championship Rory McIlroy, Masters champion. Four words that belie what this remarkable Northern Irishman achieved on a spine-tingling afternoon at Augusta National. They ignore, too, the torturous process McIlroy endured to realise this lifetime goal. Did he win the 85th Masters the hard … Read more

Four injured in reported house explosion in Texas, authorities say

Blast under investigation after residents in Austin report hearing an explosion which collapsed house Officials in Austin, Texas, were investigating an apparent house explosion, the Austin fire department reported on social media. Around 11.25am CDT, residents in north-west Austin reported hearing and feeling an explosion in the area. “It rattled my windows and building,” one … Read more

Results of President Trump’s physical released, here’s what they say

President Donald Trump “remains in excellent health,” according to a release from the White House physician following the president’s annual physical. “President Trump remains in excellent health, exhibiting robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function,” read the release by Navy Capt. Sean P. Barbabella, the physician to the president.  Trump underwent the physical on … Read more