13+ hour, 19+ min ago   (194+ words) Leaders of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts say ‌it's on the brink of bankruptcy and could close ‌within a day. The leaders, ‌installed by US President Donald Trump, argue that putting the president's name on its facade…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago   (213+ words) The US Environmental Protection Agency is poised to formally ‌repeal carbon pollution standards for coal-and-gas-fired power plants, Bloomberg ‌News is reporting. The latest ‌climate rollback is expected to come as soon as Monday on the sidelines of the G20 energy ministers…...

19+ hour, 9+ min ago   (285+ words) US President Donald Trump has announced at the close of a golf tournament in Ireland that he plans to remove a 15 per cent tariff on Irish whiskey. Trump said during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open that he had…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (297+ words) Thousands of people across Germany have protested against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) following its landslide victory in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt. In Berlin, police estimated a crowd of around 5000 had gathered at Brandenburg Gate on Monday and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (236+ words) US pop star Madonna has unexpectedly became the centre of a row between two Greek politicians. It began with a post on Facebook, in which the progressive MP Elena Akrita complained about special arrangements that were allegedly made on the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (405+ words) A plan to force tech giants to compensate news outlets for their journalism could lead to higher tariffs for Australia, a US group allied with the Trump administration warns. The federal government's news bargaining incentive passed parliament on Thursday, after…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (187+ words) US President Donald Trump has announced unprecedented "economic warfare" against Iran amid stalled negotiations with Tehran, warning countries supporting Iran of economic consequences. "No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater opportunity to make a Deal than…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (628+ words) US special envoy Jared Kushner has held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, with Israel saying agreements had been reached on steps towards disarming Hamas and implementing a US-backed roadmap for the post-war Gaza Strip. The hours-long…...