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总统表示，这一决定是“为了向 king and queen 致致敬”，行业官员称该协议为“重大提振” 在 King Charles 访问 White House 后的一次外交友好姿态中，Donald Trump 表示 US 将取消所有对 whisky 进口的关税。 “为了向刚刚离开 White House、即将返回其美好国家的 United Kingdom 的 King and Queen 致敬，我将取消有关 Scotland 与 Commonwealth of Kentucky 在 Whiskey 和 Bourbon 合作方面的关税和限制，”Trump 在社交媒体上发布的一篇帖子中表示。 Continue reading...

• Trump政府于周三晚间就马萨诸塞州一名联邦法官3月16日的裁决提起上诉，该裁决阻止了卫生部长Robert F. Kennedy Jr.对国家儿童疫苗接种计划的全面改革。 • Brian Murphy法官曾裁定，Kennedy“非法”替换了CDC的疫苗顾问委员会，并搁置了该委员会做出的任何决定。 • 此次上诉表明，尽管其权力面临法律挑战，该政府仍打算继续进行疫苗咨询流程的重组。

自学成才的艺术家 Sean Layh 的画作由负责悬挂入围作品的 Art Gallery of NSW 工作人员在 5 月 8 日的主要公告发布前选出。Archibald prize 2026 决赛入围者：Virginia Trioli、Jan Fran、Ahmed al-Ahmed 及更多 —— 图集。Sean Layh 为演员 Jacob Collins 创作的肖像画赢得了 Art Gallery of NSW 工作人员的青睐，并于周四被授予 Packing Room prize，早于 5 月 8 日 Archibald prize 的正式发布。自学成才的画家 Layh 表示，其作品（名为 The tragicall historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke 的油画）获奖是“我职业生涯中最大的荣誉之一”。继续阅读...

• 起诉书指控 Sinaloa 的高层官员涉嫌贩毒、武器犯罪和绑架等罪行 • US 司法部已起诉 Sinaloa 州长及其他九名现任和前任官员，指控其涉嫌与 Sinaloa cartel 有关，并协助向 US 大规模输入非法毒品 • 部分官员是 Mexico 进步执政党 Morena 的成员，这给正试图抵消来自 Trump 政府日益增加压力的 Mexico 总统 Claudia Sheinbaum 带来了政治难题。继续阅读...

宇航员们在 Oval Office 与总统共同出席新闻发布会，没过多久他就开始称赞自己。Donald Trump 周三在 White House 接见了具有历史意义的 Artemis II 绕月飞行任务机组人员。四名宇航员——指挥官 Reid Wiseman、飞行员 Victor Glover 以及任务专家 Christina Koch 和 Jeremy Hansen——与总统一起在 Oval Office 参加了庆祝会和新闻发布会。继续阅读...

随着新的零售犯罪法生效，一系列措施已帮助去年门店的犯罪率降低了五分之一。Co-op 正在秘密地在包括酒精和洗衣液在内的常被盗商品上标记不可见的“取证喷雾”以便追踪。在去年于 Manchester 和 London 进行测试后，该杂货商将在全国范围内采用这项技术，旨在帮助零售商识别被盗商品的转售地点并向警方报告。

君主与总统的会面及其在国会的演说成为英美两国报刊的头版焦点。查尔斯国王在 US Congress 的演说今日出现在大西洋两岸许多出版物的首页和网站上。我们来分析一下英美媒体是如何解读国王此次演说的。阅读详情...

• 70 岁的 Nancy Pexton 刺杀了 69 岁的姐姐 Jennifer Abbott，并将其尸体在 Camden 的公寓中放置三天使其腐烂。 • 法庭审理称，一名女子因割开姐姐颈部将其杀害，随后抢走其镶钻金制 Rolex 手表而被判定谋杀罪成。 • Nancy Pexton 将其亲属 Jennifer Abbott 刺 stabbed 10 次，随后将其尸体在伦敦北部 Camden 的公寓内放置了三天。

• Ed Davey 对 Reform UK 发起攻击，称其为“Maga 特许经营店”，并指责 Elon Musk 通过 X 将极右翼思想引入英国。 • 英国政治直播 – 最新动态：作为拟议的更广泛打击行动的一部分，自由民主党正推动禁止国会议员接受来自 X 的付款。Ed Davey 将此举称为来自 Donald Trump 及其在美国和其他国家影响的对英国民主的“严重威胁”。 • 在周二宣布该计划时，这位自民党党魁再次攻击 Reform UK（其部分议员已从 X 获得资金），称该党是“Maga 政治的特许经营店”，而非一个英国政治实体。

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 Trump’s 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.We’re doing a little Middle East work right now … and we’re doing very well. We have militarily defeated that particular opponent, and we’re never going to let that opponent ever, Charles agrees with me even more than I do, we’re never going to let that opponent have a nuclear weapon.They know that, and they’ve known it right now, very powerfully.The king is naturally mindful of his government’s 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 “knowing and willfully making a threat to kill” 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, “vigorously denies the charges” 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 Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, almost a month after blasting off on humanity’s first lunar trip in more than a half century.The supreme court will hear arguments Wednesday over the Trump administration’s 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 president’s 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...

• President Donald Trump and King Charles delivered joint remarks on the historic 'special relationship' between the US and UK. • The discussion occurred amid preparations for the United States' 250th anniversary celebrations. • King's address to US Congress included politically charged messages, prompting analysis on their implications for Trump.

• SRI International contributed to four of the top 15 greatest US breakthroughs as ranked by Wall Street Journal readers: the internet, personal computing, color television, and artificial intelligence. • The recognition highlights SRI's foundational role in transformative technologies. • This acknowledgment underscores US leadership in science and innovation history.

Remarks marking 250th anniversary of American independence tell US lawmakers: ‘The actions of this great nation matter’King Charles has extolled the importance of Britain’s “special relationship” 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 States’ traditional European alliances and restore his country’s role as a defender of liberal values, Charles said: “America’s words carry weight and meaning, as they have since independence. The actions of this great nation matter even more.” Continue reading...

Nuclear submarine mentioned in part of king’s speech that emphasised defence ties. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll 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 ‘have had no closer friends than the British’ amid recent tensions between both nationsDonald Trump has praised the “special relationship” 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 Charles’s state visit, said: “In the centuries since we won our independence, Americans have had no closer friends than the British.” 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...

Sky Roberts said survivors ‘still fighting to be heard’ 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 Epstein’s abuse during his visit to the United States this week.“Survivors 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,” Giuffre’s brother Sky Roberts said. “You would expect this to be a moment for the king to give a message to the world that he stands with survivors.” Continue reading...

A new Chinese outpost at Antelope Reef won’t create legal rights but will shape control over disputed waters, says a maritime law professor from Western Sydney University.

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 — even as the trip garners attention for the broader circumstances surrounding it.

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 ‌has ‌differed with the British government over the Iran war.

Shareholder agm briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into songThe chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of “climate backtracking” at a chaotic annual shareholder meeting, which was temporarily suspended owing to singing protesters.Not long after the meeting began in Edinburgh, it was adjourned for about half an hour after a protester interrupted Rick Haythornthwaite’s opening speech. Continue reading...