Netanyahu and Zelenskyy meet Trump before Lindsey Graham funeral service – US politics live
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Netanyahu and Zelenskyy meet Trump before Lindsey Graham funeral service – US politics live

Israeli prime minister meets US president after Trump’s closed-door meeting with Ukrainian presidentSign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump’s meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, set for 9:30am ET on Tuesday, will be closed to the media, the New York Times is reporting.The meeting is expected to be much more cordial than the one last year where Trump openly berated Zelenskyy a...

UK politics: Tories’ Philp rejects French claim that shots fired from naval boat near him were training exercise – as it happened

UK politics: Tories’ Philp rejects French claim that shots fired from naval boat near him were training exercise – as it happened

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Shadow minister says there was no warning and ‘it looked and sounded like deliberate intimidation’Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots near him in ChannelIt is not just the Russians firing on Brits in the English Channel; Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, has accused a French warship of firing “warning shots” near him while he was on a boat in the Channel monitoring small boat...

Secret Service agent and two others arrested for ‘prolonged’ hazing in Miami

Secret Service agent and two others arrested for ‘prolonged’ hazing in Miami

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Three men were arrested for ‘repeated beatings with canes and paddles’ causing near-fatal injuries to two pledgesA US Secret Service agent and two others have been arrested after Florida state investigators uncovered evidence of “alleged hazing incidents involving prolonged and repeated beatings with canes and paddles” in Miami.Investigators arrested Marquez Christopher Pinder, 29, on Sunday. Two ...

Zelensky pursues Patriot missile licences in White House meeting with Trump

Zelensky pursues Patriot missile licences in White House meeting with Trump

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought licences to produce Patriot air-defence interceptors during a “good meeting” with US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday, as he underscored Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s loss of initiative on the war front due to heavy losses. Zelensky spent just over an hour with Trump at the White House, in talks that came with Kyiv and Moscow intensifying long-range str...

Zelensky has a ‘good meeting’ with Trump as he seeks more cooperation with US

Zelensky has a ‘good meeting’ with Trump as he seeks more cooperation with US

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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Tuesday ahead of Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral, with the two leaders discussing ways for Ukraine to produce its own powerful weapons and “other ideas that could help” in its continuing war against Russia. The sit-down in the Oval Office, which was closed to the media, followed a consequential meeting at the Nato summit ...

Apple becomes second ever $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks

Apple becomes second ever $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks

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Share price rally driven by strong product demand as well as decision to sit out AI spending race, amid wider tech sell-offApple has become only the second company to pass the $5tn valuation mark, as it benefited from investors fleeing AI and semiconductor stocks amid a wider tech sell-off.The iPhone maker’s shares hit a session high ⁠of $342.89 on Tuesday, giving it a market ⁠capitalisation of $5...

Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to office

Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to office

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Data shows Canadians have replaced US vacations with other international trips in apparent rebuke to TrumpCanadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to the US in 2025 than in the previous year, as Donald Trump’s hostile policies towards his northern neighbour continue to incur an economic cost, new government data shows.The research also indicates that Canadians are not bucking travel overall and inste...

Rescued After 30 Days Adrift: Solo sailor Kai Sato survives on scraps; container ship pulls him to safety

Rescued After 30 Days Adrift: Solo sailor Kai Sato survives on scraps; container ship pulls him to safety

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A California man survived thirty days adrift at sea after his sailboat lost its mast. Kai Sato was found nearly nine hundred miles from Hawaii by a container ship crew. He improvised repairs and collected condensation for water while surviving on limited food. The rescue operation took about an hour and a half to complete successfully. Sato expressed deep gratitude to the ship's crew for saving hi...

South Korean stock market at three-month low as AI sell-off intensifies

South Korean stock market at three-month low as AI sell-off intensifies

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Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competitionBusiness live – latest updatesThe sell-off in AI stocks has intensified, driving South Korea’s stock market down to its lowest level in three months.Investors continued to ditch chip stocks on Tuesday, amid rising concerns about the huge amount of borrowing among AI companies to fund their datacen...

Almost 4,000 people evacuated from tourist sites near Bordeaux as wildfires rage in France and Spain

Almost 4,000 people evacuated from tourist sites near Bordeaux as wildfires rage in France and Spain

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Return of winds and extreme heat threaten firefighters’ attempts to bring blazes under controlNearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from tourist sites on France’s Atlantic coast as the return of winds and extreme heat jeopardises firefighters’ battles to contain wildfires raging in France and Spain.The precautionary evacuation order in France, which covers campsites, holiday villages and other t...

Pakistan accused of fatally shooting 30 unarmed protesters in Kashmir

Pakistan accused of fatally shooting 30 unarmed protesters in Kashmir

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Local civil rights group alleges authorities removed evidence of killings amid communications blackoutAt least 30 people are alleged to have been killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the past two days as part of what has been claimed is a brutal state crackdown that has engulfed the disputed region for weeks.According to a local civil society group, Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), the P...

Pakistan accused of firing on unarmed protesters in Kashmir leaving 30 dead

Pakistan accused of firing on unarmed protesters in Kashmir leaving 30 dead

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Local civil rights group alleges authorities removed evidence of killings amid communications blackoutAt least 30 people are alleged to have been killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the past two days as part of what has been claimed is a brutal state crackdown that has engulfed the disputed region for weeks.According to a local civil society group, Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), the P...

Tory MP accuses French navy of firing ‘warning’ shots near him in Channel

Tory MP accuses French navy of firing ‘warning’ shots near him in Channel

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Chris Philp says shots were ‘deliberate intimidation’ while he filmed interview on small boats crisis but France says it was training exerciseUK politics live – latest updatesWhen Chris Philp heard a volley of shots on the high seas and spun round to see a French gunship, he believed he was the victim of naval aggression – and updated his social media feed accordingly.The reality appears to be mor...

Burnham bounce: Labour overtakes Reform in polls – The Latest

Burnham bounce: Labour overtakes Reform in polls – The Latest

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Labour has overtaken Reform UK this week for the first time since March last year, according to polls. The ‘Burnham bounce’ comes two weeks into Andy Burnham’s tenure in No 10, during which he has made major announcements on the cost of living and localised education to reduce youth unemployment, and an announcement on social care is expected soon. Is this a turning point for the beleaguered Labou...

​France and Spain race to control wildfires as fresh heatwave hits, as UN warns ‘the climate alarm is blaring’ – as it happened

​France and Spain race to control wildfires as fresh heatwave hits, as UN warns ‘the climate alarm is blaring’ – as it happened

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Spanish prime minister also says the fires serve as a reminder to plan for the ‘worsening’ climate emergencyFrance and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave beginsJoe Pinner and Jane ClintonTourists caught up in the wildfires spoke to us about their experiences.“My main memory is how bizarre it was to watch people enjoying holidays on the beach while a major catastrophe was un...