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President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority Donald Trump has said that he does not “need international law” and that his power is limited only by his “own morality”. In a new interview with the New York Times, Trump said the only constraint to his power as president of the US is “my own morality, my own mind”. Continue reading...

David Hart, 22, imprisoned for one year over nuisance calls to London hospitals and Westminster Abbey A man has been jailed for a year in New York for calling in a series of hoax bomb threats, many of which targeted institutions in the UK. David Hart was prosecuted by US authorities after a joint investigation by Scotland Yard and the US department for homeland security. Continue reading...

Democratic-led resolution requires US president to seek Congress’s approval to use military against Venezuela The US Senate on Thursday advanced a bipartisan war powers resolution to prevent Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela , after he ordered a weekend raid to capture that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, without giving Congress advance notice. The measure pa…

Alastair Campbell joins graduates and social mobility charities in criticism of Trinity Hall’s new policy Trinity Hall graduates and leading social mobility charities have called on the University of Cambridge college to scrap its controversial efforts to actively recruit students from elite private schools, describing the new policy as damaging, offensive and a “step backwards” for equality. Aft…

Court records point to Jonathan David Ross as officer in Renee Nicole Good’s death, amid protests and political fallout US politics live – latest updates The ICE agent involved in the lethal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during an immigration sweep in Minneapolis yesterday is Jonathan David Ross, according to court records that closely match the description of a June 2025 incident inv…

Congressional president Jorge Rodríguez says releases are a gesture to ‘consolidate peace’ Five days after the US seized its former president Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela has announced that it is releasing an “important number” of detainees in what the congressional president characterised as a gesture to “consolidate peace”. It is still unclear how many people are being freed. Human rights organisa…

Aria and Tia both south of Britain after US-UK seizure of Marinera, deemed to be part of Moscow’s ‘shadow fleet’ Two oil tankers under US sanctions are sailing east through the Channel towards Russia, prompting speculation over whether the US and UK would be willing to seize further vessels linked to Moscow. The Aria and the Tia, which has changed its name and country of registration several time…

Outage piles pressure on regime as Iranian security forces reported to have killed at least 45 since protests started Iran was plunged into a complete internet blackout on Thursday night as demonstrations over economic conditions spread nationwide, increasing pressure on the country’s leadership. While it was unclear what caused the internet cut, first reported by internet freedom monitor NetBloc…

Charlotte Head, who is accused of taking part in a break-in at Israeli defence firm, is called a ‘remarkable woman’ by her barrister A Palestine Action activist accused of taking part in a break-in at an Israeli defence firm’s UK site is a “remarkable woman”, her barrister has told jurors as he likened her to the suffragettes. Charlotte Head, 29, is on trial at Woolwich crown court, south-east Lo…

Change in England largely welcomed by industry and Labour MPs but represents another climbdown UK politics live – latest updates Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves has avoided another damaging rebellion against her economic policies with the promise of a U-turn on controversial tax hikes for pubs in England, after weeks of protest from her colleagues and the hospitality industry. Govern…

State warned to be prepared and to stay indoors as firefighters ready for action. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then Nick Visser will pick up the news thread. Firefighters are preparing for catastrophic conditions across many parts of Victori…

The London house where Bowie, then David Jones, lived from 1955 to 1968 will be opened at the end of 2027 On the evening of 6 July 1972, thousands of kids across the UK had their lives changed when the sight of David Bowie performing Starman on Top of the Pops was beamed into their living rooms. Come the end of 2027, Bowie fans will be able to walk the very floorboards where the young David Jones…

Minneapolis remains on edge, with several protests planned after shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good US politics live – latest updates The FBI has taken full control of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) officer in Minneapolis, it emerged on Thursday. In a statement , the Minneosta Bureau of Criminal Appr…

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rejects bill passed by congress as he marks anniversary of 2023 Brasília riots Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has vetoed a bill that would dramatically reduce the prison sentence of the country’s far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted last year of plotting a coup. Lula vetoed the bill, which was passed by congress in December, on the th…

Lloyd’s List analysis suggests 40 suspicious vessels joined Russian registry last year, with 17 reflagged last month Forty ships accused of belonging to a large “shadow fleet” moving sanctioned oil for Venezuela and others were reflagged to Russia last year in an apparent attempt to gain Kremlin protection from American seizure. Analysis by the shipping intelligence publication Lloyd’s List sugge…