King skillfully appeals to Republicans fond of Britain and Democrats anxious about rules-based order in state visitFor his last trick, the king revealed a bell that hung from the conning tower of a Royal Navy submarine launched from a UK shipyard in 1944. Its name was HMS Trump. āAnd should you ever need to get hold of us,ā Charles III said, āwell, just give us a ring.āThe polished brass bell bearing the name āTrumpā, presented at Tuesdayās state dinner at the White House, was an ego-flattering masterstroke that will have prompted groans in foreign capitals from Paris to Canberra to Tokyo. How can they ever hope to match that? Continue reading...
Monarchās meeting with president and speech to Congress features on front pages in UK and USKing Charlesās address to the US Congress features on the front pages and websites of many publications on both sides of the Atlantic today. We take a look at how the kingās speech has been interpreted by the UK and US media. Continue reading...
US president said UK monarch agreed Tehran should not be allowed nuclear weaponsA flick of Oscar Wilde here, a nod to Henry Kissinger there, a sprinkling of Charles Dickens here, a dollop of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt there. Job done!The British monarch mobilised an elite squad of dead white men, leavened with humour and subliminal politicking, on Tuesday in a charm offensive aimed over Donald Trumpās head and squarely at the US Congress. Judging by the cheers and minute-long applause he received at the end, the soft power flex worked a treat and the special relationship lives to fight another day.Weāre doing a little Middle East work right now ā¦ and weāre doing very well. We have militarily defeated that particular opponent, and weāre never going to let that opponent ever, Charles agrees with me even more than I do, weāre never going to let that opponent have a nuclear weapon.They know that, and theyāve known it right now, very powerfully.The king is naturally mindful of his governmentās longstanding and well-known position on the prevention of nuclear proliferation.Todd Blanche, the former defense lawyer for Donald Trump now serving as acting US attorney general, announced two charges against James Comey, the former FBI director and deputy attorney general for allegedly āknowing and willfully making a threat to killā the president of the United States in a social media post.Patrick Fitzgerald, a former US attorney for the northern district of Illinois who now represents James Comey, said that his client, āvigorously denies the chargesā filed against him.US defense secretary Pete Hegseth will face tough questions from lawmakers about the Iran war on Wednesday during his first testimony to Congress since the start of the conflict.President Trump will welcomes the Artemis II astronauts to the White House later today. The capsule returned to Floridaās Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, almost a month after blasting off on humanityās first lunar trip in more than a half century.The supreme court will hear arguments Wednesday over the Trump administrationās push to end legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disaster, one in a series of immigration cases the high court is considering against the backdrop of the presidentās far-reaching immigration crackdown.The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a key policy meeting, likely the last chaired by central bank chief Jerome Powell. Policymakers will weigh the risks of surging energy prices and snarled supply chains due to the US-Israel war on Iran, with analysts widely expecting a third pause in a row. Continue reading...
Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutralDonald Trump has insisted King Charles agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons.Trump made the remarks at a White House state dinner on Tuesday in honour of the visiting Charles and Camilla, after the two men sat down to bilateral talks earlier that day. Continue reading...
ā¢ President Donald Trump and King Charles delivered joint remarks on the historic 'special relationship' between the US and UK.
ā¢ The discussion occurred amid preparations for the United States' 250th anniversary celebrations.
ā¢ King's address to US Congress included politically charged messages, prompting analysis on their implications for Trump.
Remarks marking 250th anniversary of American independence tell US lawmakers: āThe actions of this great nation matterāKing Charles has extolled the importance of Britainās āspecial relationshipā with the United States in a speech to US Congress that made pointed reference to the importance of Nato, the defence of Ukraine and the climate crisis.In a speech that will be read as a veiled plea to Donald Trump to return to the United Statesā traditional European alliances and restore his countryās role as a defender of liberal values, Charles said: āAmericaās words carry weight and meaning, as they have since independence. The actions of this great nation matter even more.ā Continue reading...
Nuclear submarine mentioned in part of kingās speech that emphasised defence ties. Follow todayās news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. Iām Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then itāll be Nick Visser with the main action.Consumer price data coming out today is expected to show the sharp shock that the US-Iran war has dealt to our economy (and our wallets). Continue reading...
US president says Americans āhave had no closer friends than the Britishā amid recent tensions between both nationsDonald Trump has praised the āspecial relationshipā between the US and the UK, as he hosted a ceremonial military welcome for Charles and Camilla at the White House.Against a backdrop of recent tensions between London and Washington, the US president, speaking on the second day of King Charlesās state visit, said: āIn the centuries since we won our independence, Americans have had no closer friends than the British.ā Continue reading...
Sky Roberts said survivors āstill fighting to be heardā after king, whose brother Andrew was accused of assault by Giuffre, did not meet with themThe brother of the late Virginia Giuffre criticized King Charles III for not meeting with survivors of Jeffrey Epsteinās abuse during his visit to the United States this week.āSurvivors are here sitting with members of Congress, still fighting to be heard, still pushing for real accountability, while many of the powerful figures connected to these systems remain just out of reach, unable to acknowledge survivors face to face,ā Giuffreās brother Sky Roberts said. āYou would expect this to be a moment for the king to give a message to the world that he stands with survivors.ā Continue reading...
King will probably press his passion for nature during US state visit, but his advocacy will fall on deaf earsOf the many clashes in worldview between King Charles III and Donald Trump, the greatest is on an issue the White House has sought to silence: the future of the planet.For more than 50 years, as the Prince of Wales, the environmentally minded Charles spoke out frequently, addressing UN summits and closed gatherings alike, to urge better guardianship of nature and strong action on the climate. Continue reading...
