BUSINESS

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that Columbia University was “refusing to help” the Department of Homeland Security identify people for arrest on campus, after immigration authorities detained a prominent Palestinian activist and recent Columbia graduate over the weekend. The Trump White House’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said on Tuesday the administration had given the … Read more

Portugal’s minority government has lost a vote of confidence in parliament, forcing its resignation and bringing the EU country’s third general election in three years. The exact vote count wasn’t immediately available, but the speaker of parliament, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, said the center-right government was defeated. The government, a two-party alliance led by the Social … Read more

The Philadelphia Eagles have confirmed they will visit the White House to celebrate their victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in this year’s Super Bowl. The news was announced by the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, on Tuesday, and later confirmed by an Eagles spokesperson. “I know there was a lot of fake news … Read more

The first case of measles in Vermont in 2025 has been confirmed in a school-aged child in Lamoille county, the Vermontdepartment of health reported on Tuesday. The child became sick in recent days after returning with their family from traveling internationally and has been isolated from most community settings while they have been contagious, according … Read more

Donald Trump has rejected Australia’s plea for an exemption from US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, which were scheduled to begin on Wednesday. “He considered it and considered against it. There will be no exemptions,” the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, told Australian media in Washington overnight. “American-first steel. And if they want … Read more

As Donald Trump’s administration ramps up its crackdown on undocumented immigrants to the US, advocates are increasingly worried immigration agents will turn to surveillance technology to round up those targeted for deportation, even in so-called “sanctuary cities” that limit the ways local law enforcement can cooperate with immigration officials. That’s because US Customs and Immigration … Read more

A German tourist detained by US immigration authorities is due to be deported back to Germany on Tuesday after spending more than six weeks in detention, including eight days in solitary confinement. Jessica Brösche, a 29-year-old tattoo artist from Berlin, will reportedly join Lucas Sielaff, 25, from Bad Brida in Saxony Anhalt, who is reported … Read more

Israeli police have raided the leading Palestinian bookshop in East Jerusalem for the second time in a month, detaining one of its owners for several hours and seizing some of its stock. The deputy state attorney’s office had warned police that they overstepped their authority with the first raid on the shop in February. Officers … Read more

Farming and countryside groups in England are furious that the government has paused a key post-Brexit farming payments scheme with little information about what will replace it and when. In a statement on Tuesday evening the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the sustainable farming incentive would no longer accept new applications. … Read more

Suddenly the ball is in Russia’s court. The flow of US intelligence and military aid to Ukraine is to resume – and the Kremlin is being asked to agree to a 30-day ceasefire that Kyiv has already told the Americans it will sign up to. It is a dizzying turnaround from the Oval Office row … Read more