Trump to head to China for high-stakes talks with Xi – US politics live pred 7 urami in 11 minutami Meeting comes amid tentative trade truce but Iran, Taiwan and tensions over global supply chains will be complicating factorsSign up for the Breaking News US emailPete Hegseth begins his speech to the House appropriations’ defence subcommittee by justifying Trump’s defence budget request of $1.5tn.“President Trump inherited a defence industrial base that had been hollowed out by years of America last policies,” the defense secretary said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Deaths of at least six people believed to be due to heat inside shipping container in Texas pred 7 urami in 15 minutami Seventh body found near railroad tracks thought to be connected to what authorities call ‘potential human smuggling event’Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailFederal agents are investigating the deaths of at least six people thought to be immigrants found inside a shipping container at a Union Pacific rail yard near the border with Mexico in Laredo, Texas, on Sunday as a “potential human smuggling event”.Officials reportedly have also said the death of a seventh person whose body was found near railroad tracks outside San Antonio, Texas – 150 miles (241km) to the north – may be connected to the case.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US inflation jumped to 3.8% in April as war with Iran continues to drive up prices pred 7 urami in 17 minutami Prices rose 3.8% over the last year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, highest jump since 2023Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailUS inflation jumped to 3.8% in April as the war in the Middle East continued to drive energy prices and everyday costs for Americans.Prices rose 3.8% over the last year, according to the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the highest jump since 2023. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hammer blow for woke Seattle mayor as Starbucks tycoon blasts her for speeding up decline of city where he founded iconic coffee giant that's now moving HQ staff to Tennessee
London couple who bought a Scottish island as a retirement project are selling it for £1.25million - after 9 years of travelling by boat to the shops and pub