ICE arrests Palestinian activist who led Columbia University protests, lawyer says  —  A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's 2024 student encampment protests was arrested Saturday night in New York City by federal immigration authorities who claimed they were acting …

China's Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect  —  The action came in response to the higher levies on Chinese imports that President Trump announced last week.  —  Beijing began imposing tariffs on Monday on many farm products from the United States, for which China is the largest overseas market.

Massive turnout at Democratic lawmakers' town halls as Republicans hide from voters  —  As Republican lawmakers dodge in-person town halls, avoiding direct engagement with voters furious over the Trump administration's devastating policies, LGBTQ+ Democrats like Washington Rep. Emily Randall …

Liberal leadership race: Mark Carney elected by landslide to be next prime minister  —  Political newcomer promises to ‘fight’ for Canadian economy, sovereignty  —  Who is Mark Carney, Canada's next prime minister?  —  How Mark Carney went from his upbringing in Alberta to central banker …

US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms  —  Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia  —  The United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries …

Elon Musk seeks Italian presidential meeting to salvage Starlink deal  —  Domestic political opposition to $1.5bn deal for secure communications has mounted amid transatlantic diplomatic tensions  —  Elon Musk has asked to meet Italy's President Sergio Mattarella, amid growing doubts in Rome …

Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna died after savage torture and extreme emaciation in Russian captivity  —  The 27-year-old journalist, who lived for her work, had travelled to occupied Zaporizhzhia oblast in order to find out about Russia's torture prisons on occupied territory

Britain urged to form breakaway ‘Four Eyes’ alliance without the US after Trump's ‘unprecedented’ decision to block intelligence sharing with Ukraine  —  Britain must develop a ‘Four Eyes’ intelligence sharing alliance in response to Donald Trump's actions over Ukraine, defence sources have said.

Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water  —  Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza, officials said Sunday, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory.  Hamas called it part of Israel's “starvation policy.”

Andrew Tate receives warm welcome from UFC's Dana White at weekend events  —  The Tate brothers sat cage-side at a UFC event Saturday night, one day after they were embraced by the company's CEO, Dana White.  —  Andrew and Tristan Tate were greeted with open arms at cage-fighting events …

Athol Fugard, South African Playwright Who Dissected Apartheid, Dies at 92  —  In works that included “Blood Knot,” “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead” and “The Island,” he exposed the realities of racial separatism in his homeland.  —  Athol Fugard, the South African playwright whose portrayals …

Rubio and Musk turn on Polish foreign minister in spat over Starlink use in Ukraine: ‘Be quiet small man’  —  Secretary of State presses on with Trump administration's efforts to make European nations profess gratitude … Your support helps us to tell the story

Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team  —  DOGE officials also put millions of taxpayers' private data at risk and refused to say why they needed access to it, the official says.  —  Just now  —  They came in aggressively, a former official …

Secretary Hegseth says the DOD does not do ‘climate change crap’  —  Pete Hegseth responds to post, saying the Department of Defense ‘does not do climate change crap’  —  U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that his department “does not do climate change crap …