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Oh, Canada! Trump cuts off all trade talks with US’s northern neighbor citing ‘blatant attack on our country’

President’s fit of pique comes after Canada’s finance department exempted a digital services levy from a Group of Seven agreement on international taxes

Firings come after administration pardoned over 1,500 convicted in pro-Trump January 6 riot at US Capitol

As Benjamin Netanyahu offers up the idea of a ‘dramatic expansion’ of peace deals, chief international correspondent Bel Trew looks at what a pause in fighting might look like in Gaza – and how long it would last

One figure in the GOP is emerging as the leading candidate to stand in 2028 – notwithstanding Trump’s hints at an unconstitutional third term

Multiple countries on the continent are facing temperatures of 40C or above, with warnings for extreme heat

The opulent but controversial festivities are underway in Venice

Exclusive details: Scarborough, Ontario resident Shawn Chan, 41, traveled to Florida the same day his passport was issued in an attempt to meet with women’s tag team champion Liv Morgan, according to the feds

The key question in the Australian murder trial of Erin Patterson was how fatal death cap mushrooms got into the meal, Rachel Clun writes

Those organising and attending could face a criminal sentence

Jon Hallford defrauded customers and the government and spent up large on Gucci and cryptocurrency

US president lashes out at media for reporting his administration discussed possible deal involving release of billions of dollars in frozen assets to support Iran’s non-military nuclear development

Donald Trump has said that he would “absolutely” consider bombing Iran again if Tehran is enriching uranium to "concerning" levels.

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least 34 people, according to health officials

US president claims he saved Iran’s supreme leader from ‘ugly and ignominious death’

This is the unexpected moment a bear and a coyote come face-to-face - and end up making friends.

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More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause

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Iranians had discovered the hotel where Pompeo was staying when they reportedly tried to carry out the hit, according to a new book

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The Supreme Court ruled 10 years ago that same-sex marriage is legal nationwide

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The FBI issued an alert that the notorious criminal cybercriminal group, Scattered Spider, was ‘expanding its targeting to include the airline sector’

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The lawsuit alleges that film producers failed to follow industry safety rules

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San Francisco 49ers player Deommodore Lenoir has been arrested on a charge of obstructing law enforcement

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Study is first to prove that herpes virus reshapes human genome deliberately

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Antoine Massey was arrested after a six-week pursuit, while convicted murderer Derrick Groves is still at large

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‘I'm competing against him because this is not a socialist city,’ Adams said

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Diddy’s defense attorney argued his client was ‘targeted’ by the government while the prosecution gave an impassioned rebuttal

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Donald Trump said a peace deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas was ‘close’

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The sports giant appears to be unloading some of the burden of the tariffs onto customers

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Vance Boelter’s lawyer said another inmate in his unit had constantly been spreading feces on the wall

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Officials say the Empty Sky memorial is complete, but one of its designers and the families of those who perished say otherwise

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All four students were arrested on charges of threatening and disorderly conduct

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The Met Office warns temperatures could be 10C above average across swathes of Europe as the summer holidays get underway

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Airport security agency clarified that a Waffle House card is not akin to a government-issued Real ID after a meteorologist’s viral tweet jokingly claimed it was the “realest.”

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Proposed rule would eliminate warning period for fining those in U.S. illegally

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Praise for Mamdani’s abilities on campaign trail comes amidst torrent of Islamophobic abuse

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The owners of the Omnia Nightclub, which closed in 2020, in San Diego’s lively Gaslamp Quarter were sued in 2020 after the plaintiffs claimed the ‘ladies’ night’ violated California’s civil rights law

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The conservative Trump appointee dismissed her liberal colleague’s dissent as an ‘extreme’ argument not based in logic or the Constitution

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Starbucks is bringing back a third place for its customers with comfy chairs and couches

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Police in Brooklyn found a woman dead in her filthy home filled with trash piles and over 80 neglected dogs.

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Exclusive details: An Airbnb spokesperson told The Independent that the host in question has been banned from the site in the aftermath of the allegations

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Testimony collected by The Independent from Palestinians whose family members have been killed at sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation paints a picture of chaos and death

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Torsten Sløk, the chief economist at Apollo Global Management, theorized a possible way for President Donald Trump to avoid wrecking the global economy with his tariffs — if he changes how he’s playing his game

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‘Well, it‘s a very nice question. “And it‘s not a setup. I have no idea who you are, but I appreciate that question,’ Donald Trump stated after declaring his ‘love’ for the reporter.

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Liberal justices warn 6-3 decision puts government and legal system in ‘grave jeopardy’

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NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was awkwardly confronted on CNN with a resurfaced 2019 rap music video.

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Trump claims he prevented the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the hands of American or Israeli forces

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Republicans now have to rewrite a key part of their plan for Medicaid with vacation clock ticking

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Former vice president set self-imposed deadline of late summer on whether she will run to lead world’s fourth-largest economy at challenging time

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Real Housewives of New Jersey star Joe Giudice appeals to President Trump weeks after Todd and Julie Chrisley were granted clemency

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President can continue pursuing his attempts to alter the Constitution by redefining birthright citizenship, for now

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A group of religious parents in Maryland successfully asked the court to allow them to remove their children from classrooms with LGBT+ inclusive books

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The human chin has long been fertile ground for arguments between scientists over its purpose

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A Super Bowl halftime show performer has been charged with two misdemeanors, about 4 1/2 months after he ran across the field at the Superdome waving a flag that included the words “Sudan and Free Gaza.”

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Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and actor-director Guillaume Canet have announced their separation after 18 years and two children together, breaking up a power relationship of French cinema

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Trump took a victory lap before reporters in the White House briefing room after hailing the ruling in a Truth Social post

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A man accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at a group of people demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages has pleaded not guilty to hate crimes

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CNN reports a series of proposals to return Iran to the negotiating table

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Texas law seeks to prevent people under18 from viewing explicit content

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The woman surrendered after deputies brought her daughter out to the highway to speak with her

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California business owner John Alle launched a program offering free, no-questions-asked flights home for unhoused people in LA County with an ID and a contact at their destination.

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Access to sexual aids creates safer environment for staff and other patients, hospital says

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California park rangers used DNA evidence to tie the bear to ‘multiple home invasions and vehicle break-ins’

Trump is using the case to stop judges from blocking executive orders, but it’s a backdoor to take down the 14th Amendment

Thimerosal has long been considered safe by health agencies worldwide, with its use already limited to a few multi-dose flu shots

Bush era official says bombing raid delivered ‘shot in the arm for American credibility’ but president unlikely to welcome applause from ‘neocon’ unpopular with his MAGA base

It comes as Iran’s supreme leader warned the country would not hesitate to bomb more US air bases if provoked

The California governor is seeking at least $787 million in damages, which mirrors the amount the right-wing network paid to Dominion Voting Systems in 2023.

President Donald Trump has about three years and six months left in his second term, but one top GOP figure has already opened up a commanding lead in the race to succeed him as the Republican Party standard-bearer.

New painting of Trump is ‘currently being framed’ after the president groaned the old one makes him look ‘truly the worst’

‘People want to be proud of the ship they’re sailing in,’ defense secretary says

Oh, Canada! Trump cuts off all trade talks with US’s northern neighbor citing ‘blatant attack on our country’

Pam Bondi fires three DOJ prosecutors who were involved in prosecuting January 6 rioters, report says

What next for Gaza as Israel’s shaky truce with Iran holds?

Who do voters want as the 2028 Republican candidate? New poll shows clear frontrunner to succeed Trump

Europe heatwave latest: Extreme heat grips the continent as temperatures soar to 42C

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez step out in Venice hours after lavish wedding: Live updates

Canadian ‘stalker’ charged with traveling to Florida and attempting to break into the home of WWE wrestler Liv Morgan

How a family’s beef wellington lunch ended with three dead and a mother on trial for murder

Tens of thousands to march in Hungarian capital in defiance of Pride ban

Funeral home owner sent to prison after stashing nearly 200 decomposing bodies

Trump denies US plan to offer Iran $30bn civilian nuclear deal

Trump says he would ‘absolutely’ consider bombing Iran again following ‘unbelievable’ nuclear strikes

At least 34 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as ceasefire prospects inch closer

Trump claims he spared Khamenei’s life but would consider bombing Iran again

Bear spotted making friends with coyote in California

Investigation into Florida condo collapse is expected to finish in 2026

Iran almost assassinated former Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2022, new book claims

Same-sex marriages have doubled in the decade since Supreme Court decision

These US airlines were targeted by cyber hackers this month

Rust movie crew members settle lawsuit against producers and Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting

San Francisco 49ers' Deommodore Lenoir arrested in Los Angeles

Cold sore virus takes over human DNA within just one hour, study finds

New Orleans jail escapee Antoine Massey is captured but police say one more inmate still on the run

NYC Mayor Eric Adams rips into Mamdani’s ‘socialist’ agenda, says he ‘doesn’t have the authority’ to tax the rich

Diddy’s lawyers and the prosecution trade blows during fiery closing arguments: ‘A tale of two trials’

Trump says Gaza ceasefire is possible within a week

Your Nike shoes are about to cost a whole lot more thanks to Donald Trump, company warns

Minnesota shootings suspect complains to judge over jail treatment saying he hasn’t slept for weeks

‘It’s a concrete eyesore’: Locals and survivors rage over New Jersey’s ‘unfinished’ 9/11 memorial

Group of 5th graders plotted to murder boy in bathroom and make it look like suicide, police say

Extreme heatwave hits Europe as temperatures set to soar above 40C in holiday hotspots

Not the ‘realest ID’: Waffle House card won’t get you through airport checkpoints, TSA warns X poster

Trump administration wants to fine those illegally in the US $1,000 per day until they leave

Marjorie Taylor Greene offers rare GOP praise of Mamdani’s campaign: ‘He talked directly to the people’

Judge approves $7m settlement for men suing bar over ‘ladies’ night’ admission fee

Supreme Court justices brawl over birthright ruling as Amy Coney Barrett rips Ketanji Brown Jackson for dissent

Starbucks unveils its latest plans to lure back customers – a more comfy return to form

Heartbreaking photos show squalid conditions elderly woman died in – as authorities rescue over 80 dogs who lived with her

Family says hidden spy cams at Airbnb captured footage of them having sex, kids using bathroom: lawsuit

‘American death zones’: Trump admin announces $30m for Gaza aid program where dozens have been killed trying to get food

Is Trump a genius? Top economist and tariff skeptic admits president may have outsmarted us all on the economy

‘I love you!’ Trump gushes over reporter from MyPillow guy’s network for lobbing softball at him

Supreme Court gives Trump more power after ‘birthright citizenship’ ruling curbs nationwide injunctions

Zohran Mamdani’s cringe moment as CNN’s Erin Burnett makes him watch his 2019 rap video

Trump can’t understand why Iran’s ‘Supreme Leader’ isn’t saying thanks: ‘Saved him from ugly death’

Not so fast, sir ... One Capitol Hill bureaucrat stands in the way of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Fourth of July

Kamala Harris is trying to gain momentum for a California governor run — but ‘no one is incredibly pumped,’ report says

Disgraced and deported reality star begs Donald Trump for a ‘second chance’

Supreme Court limits judges’ power to block birthright citizenship ban. Here’s how it’s a legal win for Trump

Supreme Court allows parents to opt children out of classes that use LGBT-inclusive books

The unique human body part that evolution cannot explain

Super Bowl halftime performer charged for running on field with 'Sudan and Free Gaza' flag

Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet, French cinema power couple, call it quits

Trump claims ‘GIANT WIN’ in ‘Birthright’ Supreme Court ruling he hails as ‘bigger than trade’ deals

Man pleads not guilty to hate crimes in attack on Colorado demonstration for Israeli hostages

Trump’s $30B pitch to get Iran back in negotiations after ‘demolition’ of nuclear sites: report

Supreme Court bans anyone under 18 from viewing pornography in Texas

64-year-old woman pulls out a gun and a lawn chair and blocks Texas highway in hours-long standoff

Santa Monica business owner offering one-way tickets out of town for homeless people

Oregon psychiatric hospital spends thousands of taxpayers’ money on sex toys for patients — many of whom are criminals, report finds

Outcry as California bear fatally shot after Tahoe camper attack

Trump’s birthright citizenship case heads to the Supreme Court. Their decision could reshape presidential power.

What is thimerosal? The rarely-used vaccine preservative targeted by RFK Jr

Iraq War architect Condi Rice heaps praise on Trump admin for Iran strikes

Trump-Iran latest: Israel’s military strikes in southern Lebanon while UN assesses nuclear facility damage

Gavin Newsom files $787M defamation suit alleging Fox News lied about Trump call

JD Vance has 30-point lead over 2028 rivals despite Trump listing him behind Marco Rubio, new poll finds

White House donates photo of Trump to Colorado Capitol to replace ‘purposefully distorted’ painting of the president

Pete Hegseth reveals new name for USNS Harvey Milk as part of mission to take ‘politics out of ship naming’