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Plan to Return Russian Diplomats to U.S. Poses Espionage Risk

The Trump administration is negotiating the return of more Russian diplomats to the United States. Some are likely to be spies.

The New York Times - 12h

What to know about Steve Witkoff, a key figure in Trump's international negotiations

NBC News Chief International Correspondent Keir Simmons reports on U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s growing stature in the Trump administration as the U.S. engages in diplomatic talks around the ...

NBC News - 2d

L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato review – dazzling opening to London Handel festival

St George’s, Hanover Square, London Jonathan Cohen and his crack baroque ensemble Arcangelo seized upon the colourful pastoral with relish, lighting up Handel’s own parish church. This year’s ...

The Guardian - 7h

Man with a Palestinian flag climbed London’s Big Ben tower and refused to come down

Traffic around the Palace of Westminster in London came to a standstill for much of Saturday as emergency crews tried to reach a man who climbed the Big Ben tower holding a Palestinian flag.

NBC News - 11h

US law firms’ London expansion drives record number of job moves

Partner hires on track to hit record high after 155 senior lawyers take new roles in the first two months of 2025

Financial Times - 17h

Sadiq Khan backs plan for new basketball stadium for London Lions

Team plans 10,000 capacity arena in central area under new Lithuanian owner

Financial Times - 17h

Man charged with murder of 16-year-old boy shot dead in London

Lathaniel Burrell, was shot and died on Paradise Road, near Stockwell Tube station

BBC News - 8h

Musk seeks Italian presidential meeting to salvage Starlink deal

Domestic political opposition to $1.5bn deal for secure communications has mounted amid transatlantic diplomatic tensions

Financial Times - 8h

3 Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia across Europe from base in UK

Three Bulgarian nationals have been convicted by a London jury of spying for Russia

ABC News - 2d

Heathrow looks at building shorter third runway in bid to cut costs

London’s hub airport is preparing a detailed expansion plan after winning government backing

Financial Times - 1d

'We don't need a Gail's' - the coffee shop boom dividing locals

The controversial cafe chain is expanding outside London but locals often have mixed feelings.

BBC News - 22h

Syria's neighboring foreign ministers call for lifting sanctions and reconciliation

Syria’s top diplomat and his counterparts from neighboring countries have called for the lifting of Western-led sanctions and post-war reconciliation

ABC News - 4h

The Wirecard fugitive, Russian intelligence and a Bulgarian spy ring

A London espionage trial has provided rare insight into the activities of Jan Marsalek, the former payments executive, and how Moscow is outsourcing its spying

Financial Times - 2d

3 Bulgarians Found Guilty of Spying for Russia in UK and Europe

The group of Bulgarians, who were living in the U.K., were convicted by a London jury of conducting surveillance operations across Europe on behalf of the Russian state.

The New York Times - 2d

Courts grapple with 'King' Trump

The White House sees few, if any, limits on President Trump's executive powers in his second term, but the federal court system is much less sure. Trump's mass firings and dismantling of various ...

The Hill - 11h

Trump floats 250% tariff on dairy from Canada

Jerome Powell's remarks came as Trump threatened new tariffs on Canada.

ABC News - 2d

US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say

Malcolm Rifkind joins diplomats and analysts urging focus on European cooperation to replace Trident. Britain’s ability to rely on the US to maintain the UK’s nuclear arsenal is now in doubt, ...

The Guardian - 1d

Dread haunts Gaza as airstrikes dent hopes of renewed ceasefire

The territory is mired in a ‘grey zone’ of uncertainty as the peace process has stalled and neither side seems willing to compromise. Fears of a return to war in Gaza are intensifying this weekend, ...

The Guardian - 1d

‘They brought it on themselves’: a new low in US-Ukraine relations

Diplomats gasp as Keith Kellogg claims Zelenskyy to blame for soured relations with America. There was an audible gasp in the room at the Council on Foreign Relations as Keith Kellogg, the White ...

The Guardian - 14h

‘A new phase’: why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest

Tougher laws said to be inspiring clandestine attacks on the ‘property and machinery’ of the fossil fuel economy. It was raining and the sparkling lights of the City of London shone back from the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 review – saints and sinners come alive in art’s golden moment

National Gallery, London From young Christ in a strop to Lazarus coming back from the dead, astonishingly relatable paintings by medieval Siena’s finest reach into the present in this dazzling ...

The Guardian - 12h

Trump insists Musk, Rubio have 'great relationship'

President Trump insisted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and close Trump adviser Elon Musk have a "great relationship" following an explosive report that the two clashed during a contentious ...

The Hill - 21h

Leaders Discuss Digital Asset Future at Trump’s Crypto Summit

Crypto experts and Trump discussed building a strategic reserve containing bitcoin.

Inc. - 1h

Trump’s Embrace of Russia Leaves Europe in Emotional Shock

It remains to be seen how far President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies will go. But “the West” may be gone.

The New York Times - 1d

Why Trump’s war on DEI is so diabolical

Trump and his allies have flaunted their support for far-right movements at home and abroad. We cannot allow them to succeed.

The Hill - 9h

Canadians show their displeasure with President Trump

President Trump took aim at dairy and lumber imports from Canada, but the U.S.'s northern neighbor is fighting back. Ed O'Keefe reports on the latest in the tumultuous trade war.

CBS News - 21h

Trump's 'Gaza Riviera' — a profile in arrogance

President Trump has proposed that the U.S. should take over Gaza and turn it into a Mediterranean resort, displacing 2 million Palestinians and potentially leading to regional instability and ...

The Hill - 2h

Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications

The Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term began

ABC News - 4d

A Tariff Tantrum: the Upheaval from Trump’s Trade Policies

Corporate chiefs see “chaos,” and investors see red as the effect of President Trump’s shifting trade policy begins to weigh on board rooms and trading rooms.

The New York Times - 2d

Canadians drop their politeness in the wake of Trump's tariffs

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods are eroding the inherent politeness of Americans’ northern neighbors and rallying them around their own flag.

NBC News - 1d

Trump's populist platform gives way to billionaires' agenda

Inside President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, the populists and politicians are starting to take swings at the plutocrats — namely billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk.

NBC News - 1d

Trump to lead task force for 2026 World Cup

President Donald Trump created a task force Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which will bring the globe's premier soccer tournament to North America.

ESPN - 1d

Trump golf resort vandalized by pro-Palestinian activists

The United Kingdom-based activist group Palestine Action said it "rejects Donald Trump's treatment of Gaza as though it were his property to dispose of as he likes."

CBS News - 1d

Trump-backed plan to fund government raises GOP concerns on defense

Republicans are raising concerns about what the Trump-backed strategy to stave off next week’s government shutdown threat could mean for defense programs for the next six months. President Trump ...

The Hill - 1d

Maher denounces Trump ‘lies’ at joint address: ‘Bored with that s---’

Comedian Bill Maher roasted President Trump on his show Friday night, claiming Trump's joint address to Congress was entrenched with "lies." “I’m bored with that s---! OK? This is what he does. ...

The Hill - 1d

Top Trump advisers get involved as the fight to win his presidential library site heats up

The search for President Donald Trump’s post-administration presidential library site is intensifying in South Florida, with Trump's son Eric and a top Trump administration adviser, Steve Witkoff, ...

NBC News - 1d