Berlin, Germany — Germany’s plans to send long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine are in limbo, with political divisions inside the country’s incoming coalition government and the lack of a clear endorsement from Britain threatening to derail the controversial weapons transfer. Senior Christian Democrat MP Roderich Kiesewetter has warned that unless the United Kingdom signals firm support soon, Germany may have to shelve the idea altogether. His remarks underscore the growing…

U.K. Supreme Court Rules Trans Women Not Legally Women Under Equality Act: A Landmark Decision Reverberates Across Gender Rights Debate. In a landmark decision that’s already rippling across both sides of the gender rights debate, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the term “woman” under the country’s Equality Act of 2010 refers exclusively to biological sex, not gender identity. The ruling delivers a substantial blow to transgender rights…

President Donald Trump has issued an ominous new justification for his tariff hikes, saying more products need to be made in the United States so it is prepared in case of ‘war.’ Trump has sparked fears of a recession with his crackdown on foreign imports which is part of a campaign to ramp up domestic manufacturing and have more goods made in America. In his latest explanation of the tariff…

The UN’s trade and development arm, Unctad, is calling on Donald Trump to exempt the world’s poorest and smallest countries from “reciprocal” tariffs, or risk “serious economic harm”. In a report published on Monday, Unctad identifies 28 nations the US president singled out for a higher tariff rate than the 10% baseline – despite each accounting for less than 0.1% of the US trade deficit. These include Laos, which is…

President Donald Trump has blasted “60 Minutes” shortly after the CBS newsmagazine broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland on Sunday, saying the network was out of control and should “pay a big price” for going after him. “Almost every week, 60 Minutes … mentions the name ‘TRUMP’ in a derogatory and defamatory way, but this Weekend’s ‘BROADCAST’ tops them all,” the president said on his Truth Social platform. He called…

…Adds: ‘no exception announced’ US President Donald Trump stated that no country will escape tariffs despite a 90-day pause. He emphasised that China will not receive special treatment and reaffirmed the need for America to manufacture products domestically, declaring an end to unfair trade practices. US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that no country would be getting “off the hook” when it comes to tariffs, even though there’s a…

Another 10 alleged gang members have been deported 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 night, another 10 criminals from the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua Foreign Terrorist Organizations arrived in El Salvador,” Rubio said in an X/Twitter post. The alliance between Donald Trump and El Salvador president Nayib Bukele “has become…

Prada has agreed to buy the Versace fashion brand for €1.25bn ($1.38bn) from the fashion conglomerate Capri Holdings. It comes after months of speculation about a potential deal to combine the two Italian fashion houses and, more recently, rumours that the acquisition was set to collapse after market upheaval in response to President Trump’s tariff policies. Insiders say the original deal was expected to be agreed at €1.43bn, but a…

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro revealed on Sunday (April 13) that an arsonist set fire to the official Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg, prompting an emergency evacuation of his family in the early hours of the morning. “Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence,” Shapiro said in a social…

This Long Island high school makes the grade when it comes to staggering sibling stats. Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School has 15 sets of twins in this year’s graduating class of 447 seniors. The plethora of twins at the Plainview school even includes two pairs of siblings with identical names: Rebecca and Josh. The teens’ school ties have been strong since grammar school. “Most, if not all, have…

A Russian ballistic missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least 34 people and injured more than 100 as people were going to church for Palm Sunday, in the worst attack on civilians this year. Two missiles landed in the crowded city centre on Sunday morning. One hit a trolley bus full of passengers. Footage from the scene showed bodies lying in the street, burning cars, and…

Beijing on Sunday called upon US President Donald Trump administration to ‘completely cancel’ the reciprocal tariffs imposed on it, taking the total levies to 145 per cent, reported Times of India. “We urge the US to.. take a big step to correct its mistakes, completely cancel the wrong practice of ‘reciprocal tariff’ and return to the right path of mutual respect,” TOI quoted a commerce ministry spokesperson as saying in…