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Trump hails security partnership with Japan, announces $1 bn defence sales

Japan has been increasing its defence spending, and Donald Trump expressed his satisfaction with Japan's plans

People arrested in Trump's immigration crackdown held in federal prisons

President Donald Trump's administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown, the federal Bureau of Prisons said Friday, returning to a strategy that drew allegations of mistreatment during his first term. In a statement to The Associated Press, the prison agency said it is assisting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement by housing detainees and will continue to support our law enforcement partners to fulfil the administration's policy objectives. The Bureau of Prisons declined to say how many immigration detainees it is taking in, or which prison facilities are being used. For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not comment on the legal status of an individual, nor do we specify the legal status of individuals assigned to any particular facility, including numbers and locations, the agency said. Three people familiar with the matter told the AP that federal jails in Los Angeles and Miami and a federal prison in Atlanta are

Donald Trump sued by Democrat states over Musk's access to treasury data

Trump and Bessent violated federal law by allowing Musk's newly established efficiency team access to Treasury Department information

What is International Criminal Court, how will Trump's sanctions impact it

US President Donald Trump's executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court could jeopardise trials and investigations at the world's only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide. The order Trump signed Thursday accuses the ICC of illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel. It cites the arrest warrant the ICC issued last year for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The Hague-based court condemned the move. The Court stands firmly by its personnel and pledges to continue providing justice and hope to millions of innocent victims of atrocities across the world, the court said in a statement. What is the International Criminal Court? The court was created in 2002 to be a last stop for the most serious international crimes: war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression. The United States and Israel are not members,

Trump may announce reciprocal tariffs on imports as early as Friday

Trump announced tariffs of 25 per cent on Canada and Mexico on Saturday but delayed them after a negative reaction from investors

Trump administration halts federal funding for US EV charger expansion

Elon Musk, who heads Trump's government efficiency team, is also chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., which has the largest EV charger network in the US

Here's how much the US spent to send illegal Indian immigrants back home

A US Air Force cargo plane landed in Amritsar on Wednesday with 104 Indian nationals deported for illegal entry, marking the first known use of military aircraft for such deportations

US aid cut tests rights groups, independent media from Russia, Belarus

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even being outlawed and forced to operate from exile abroad. Many survived despite the difficulties. Now some face a new challenge: the decision by US President Donald Trump to freeze for 90 days the aid provided by Washington. The aid, which came directly from or via the partners of the US Agency for International Development, as well as from other entities funded by the US government, was a source for some of their grant money. Objectively, it's a very bad thing, an activist with Center-T, a prominent Russian trans group, told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity for safety reasons. Organizations could have done much more significant things if it weren't for this situation. Members of Russian and Belarusian rights groups and independent media organizations described varying effects of the action, from bad to unpleasant. Many get fundi

US Court extends deadline for federal workers to accept resignation offer

The new deadline is now Monday, following a lawsuit filed by several federal unions, including AFGE and AFSCME

Trump admin plans to slash all but fraction of USAID jobs, say officials

The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for US aid projects as part of its dismantling of the US Agency for International Development, leaving fewer than 300 workers out of thousands. Late Thursday, federal workers associations filed suit asking a federal court to stop the shutdown, arguing that President Donald Trump lacks the authority to shut down an agency enshrined in congressional legislation. Two current USAID employees and one former senior USAID official told The Associated Press of the administration's plan, presented to remaining senior officials of the agency Thursday. They spoke on condition of anonymity due to a Trump administration order barring USAID staffers from talking to anyone outside their agency. The plan would leave fewer than 300 staffers on the job out of what are currently 8,000 direct hires and contractors. They, along with an unknown number of 5,000 locally hired international staffers abroad, would run t

Donald Trump meets US Steel CEO to discuss deal with Nippon Steel

A $14.9 billion bid for US Steel by Nippon Steel was blocked last month by former President Joe Biden

US judge says Trump ignored rule of law to curb birthright citizenship

There was applause in the courtroom after US District Judge John Coughenour extended an order he had issued two weeks ago temporarily blocking Trump's order from being implemented

Republicans say they are nearing deal on Trump's tax cuts, divided on cost

Republicans, who hold narrow majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate, have spent weeks trying to agree on a plan to cover the cost of extending the tax cuts

Changing policies: All that Trump has done to remake US govt so far

The moves include offering buyouts to most government workers, dismissing or reassigning hundreds of officials, removing agency watchdogs among others

Traffickers are sole beneficiaries of mass migration, says US State Dept

The Trump Administration is focused on stopping illegal migration and protecting both our borders and citizens

Trump signs order imposing sanctions on ICC over investigations of Israel

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S. nor Israel is a member of or recognizes the court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes over his military response in Gaza after the Hamas attack against Israel in October 2023. Tens of thousands of Palestinians, including children, have been killed during the Israeli military's response. The order Trump signed accuses the ICC of engaging in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel" and of abusing its power by issuing baseless arrest warrants against Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant. The ICC has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israel, the order states, adding that the court had set a dangerous precedent with its actions against both countries. Trump's action came as .

China files WTO dispute over Trump's tariffs, escalating trade tensions

In a statement cited by the WTO, China's government said the measures appeared to be inconsistent with U.S. obligations under the agreement that led to the creation of the trade body

News updates: World moving to new energy system, India stuck in old economic thinking, says Rahul

Catch all the latest news updates from around the world here

Trump admin to pressure IOC to come up with uniform transgender athlete ban

President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the International Olympic Committee. Trump said Wednesday during a signing ceremony for an executive order aimed at banning transgender athletes from women's sports that his administration wants the IOC to change everything having to do with the Olympics and having to do with this absolutely ridiculous subject" ahead of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. The order empowers the Secretary of State's office to pressure the IOC to amend standards governing Olympic sporting events to promote fairness, safety and the best interests of female athletes by ensuring that eligibility for participation in women's sporting events is determined according to sex and not gender identity or testosterone reduction. The order also calls for the secretary of state and the Department of Homeland Security to review and adjust, as needed, policies permitting admission to the United States of males seeking to participate i

With Gaza rehab, Trump goes from 'America First to America Everywhere'

President Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn't waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on far-off wars and nation building. But just weeks into his second go-around in the White House, the Republican leader laid out plans to use American might to take over and reconstruct Gaza, threatened to reclaim US control of the Panama Canal and floated the idea that the US could buy Greenland from Denmark, which has shown no interest in parting with the island. The rhetorical shift from America First to America Everywhere is leaving even some of his allies slack-jawed and wondering if he's really serious. The pursuit for peace should be that of the Israelis and the Palestinians, a flummoxed Sen. Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican and Trump ally, posted Wednesday on social media. I thought we voted for America First. We have no business contemplating yet another occupation to doom our treasure and spill our soldiers' blood. The president's shocking declarat