Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump
AdminsGetty Images Gene Wu, a Democratic state lawmaker in Houston, says he and others are "walking out on a rigged system". Democratic state lawmakers have fled Texas in a bid…
Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies uncover drone procurement graft scheme
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies said they had uncovered a major graft scheme involving inflated military procurement contracts, just two days after Ukraine’s parliament voted to restore the agencies’ independence. In a…
US-EU tariff deal a big Trump win but not a total defeat for Brussels
Getty Images The US is the EU's top trading partner After weeks of tense negotiations between their top trade officials, the European Union and US have finally struck a framework…
Three killed and others injured in German train derailment
At least three people have been killed and several others have been seriously injured after a passenger train derailed in south-west Germany, police say. Operator Deutsche Bahn said the train…
Can his golf course ‘further’ US-UK relations? Trump will use meeting with PM to try
President Donald Trump once suggested his golf course in Scotland “furthers" the U.S.-U.K. relationship. Now he's getting the chance to prove it. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Monday…
Trump administration pulls US out of Unesco again
Reuters The Paris-headquartered Unesco has 194 member states around the world, and is best known for listing world heritage sites The US has said it will leave the United Nations'…
Trump’s ex-lawyer replaced as federal prosecutor by judges
Getty Images Habba was sworn in for a three-month interim period in March A group of US judges has voted to replace President Donald Trump's selection for New Jersey's top…
Obama blasts ‘bizarre’ Trump claim of 2016 election ‘treason’
Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama of "treason", claiming he plotted to sabotage his first presidency by linking him to alleged Russian election meddling. "They tried to steal the election,"…
The UN’s highest court will decide Wednesday on the climate obligations of countries
The UN’s highest court is handing down a historic opinion on climate change Wednesday, a decision that could set a legal benchmark for action around the globe to the climate…
Trump discussed firing Fed boss but ‘highly unlikely’ he will
President Donald Trump has said it is "highly unlikely" he will fire the head of the US central bank, hours after asking lawmakers whether he should sack Jerome Powell. Stock…