President says decision made āin honor of the king and queenā as industry officials call deal āsignificant boostāIn a gesture of diplomatic friendliness after King Charlesās visit to the White House, Donald Trump said the US would be removing all tariffs on whisky imports.āIn Honor of the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, who have just left the White House, soon headed back to their wonderful Country, I will be removing the Tariffs and Restrictions on Whiskey having to do with Scotlandās ability to work with the Commonwealth of Kentucky on Whiskey and Bourbon,ā Trump said in a post on social media. Continue reading...
Foreign affairs minister says China has agreed to facilitate exports of jet fuel to ease supply disruptions. 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 it will be Nick Visser with the main action.Penny Wong has been busy on her latest overseas trip, saying China has agreed to negotiate on jet fuel sales to help ease the global oil crisis. 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 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...
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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...
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday afternoon for a four-day trip, welcomed by self-proclaimed royal fan U.S. President Donald Trump even as the U.S. president āhas ādiffered with the British government over the Iran war.
King Charles's state visit to the United States includes high-profile formal events such as a state dinner and a speech to the U.S. Congress. There are also events in New York City and Virginia, where he and Queen Camilla will have a chance to focus on interests and causes they often devote time to ā even as the trip garners attention for the broader circumstances surrounding it.
The suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting incident is set to appear in federal court today. And, King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in Washington today for a state visit.(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)
Franceās president, who is also co-prince of the micro-state, expected to speak frankly about issue in country with some of strictest abortion laws in EuropeMeanwhile, Macron is visiting the Andorran primary school in Santa Coloma and absolutely loving spending his time with kids, happily posing to pictures with the Andorran flags.Last week, he suggested he would quit politics at the end of his term in May next year, and so we should expect to see more of this sort of legacy-building trips and interventions as he enters the final year in office. Continue reading...
