news2shortsSen. Mark Kelly, a decorated Navy veteran as well as a former astronaut, just finished a visit to Ukraine. While the country invaded by Russia is surviving through American and allied aid, the Arizona Democrat says, “I saw how cutting it off now risks everything so many Ukrainians have laid down their lives for. And … Read more
Sen. Mark Kelly, a decorated Navy veteran as well as a former astronaut, just finished a visit to Ukraine. While the country invaded by Russia is surviving through American and allied aid, the Arizona Democrat says, “I saw how cutting it off now risks everything so many Ukrainians have laid down their lives for. And … Read more
European Commission says it will impose counter-tariffs on US goods from April Full story: Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium come into effect amid US-Canada trade war European steel companies have been bracing for losses. “It will further worsen the situation of the European steel industry, exacerbating an already dire market environment,” Henrik Adam, president … Read more
European Commission says it will impose counter-tariffs on US goods from April Full story: Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium come into effect amid US-Canada trade war European steel companies have been bracing for losses. “It will further worsen the situation of the European steel industry, exacerbating an already dire market environment,” Henrik Adam, president … Read more
Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items The renowned German classical violinist Christian Tetzlaff was blunt in explaining why he and his quartet have cancelled a summer tour of the US. “There seems to be a quietness or denial about what’s going on,” Tetzlaff … Read more
Education secretary Linda McMahon describes layoffs as ‘significant step towards restoring greatness’ – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce, the department has announced. The layoffs of 1,300 people were announced by the department on Tuesday and described by … Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency is terminating $20 billion in grants awarded by the Biden administration for climate and clean-energy projects, Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Tuesday. In a video posted to X, Zeldin said $20 billion in U.S. tax dollars were “parked at an outside financial institution in a deliberate effort to limit government oversight, doling … Read more
Ukrainian overcomes weather delay to win 5-7, 6-1,6-2 Iga Swiatek wallops Karolina Muchova 6-1, 6-1 in her last-16 match Elina Svitolina waited out a three-hour rain delay in the Californian desert to beat fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 and move into the Indian Wells quarter-finals. After the Ukrainian dropped the first set, she rallied … Read more
The EU has its Trojan horses and Nato’s cornerstone has crumbled. But European allies, including the UK, are bound by an urgent shared purpose Moscow’s immense military mobilisation is clearly not aimed just at Ukraine. Unless Vladimir Putin accepts a ceasefire with meaningful security guarantees there will be no end in sight to the war. … Read more
US betrayal of Ukraine is the rehearsal for a grander bargain with Moscow and an assault on continental solidarity A prime time current affairs programme; a discussion about Donald Trump’s handling of the war in Ukraine. “He’s doing excellent things,” says a firebrand politician on the panel, before listing White House actions that have belittled … Read more
