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US consumer sentiment sees largest drop since 1990 after Trump tariff chaos

25/04/2025 16:33 The Guardian

Experts warn of slowing economy after score based on Americans’ financial outlooks fell by 32% since JanuaryUS consumer sentiment plummeted in April after Donald Trump’s trade war threw the global economy into chaos, according to a new report.The index of consumer sentiment, a score based on a monthly survey asking Americans about their financial outlooks, fell by 32% since January – the largest drop since the 1990 recession, according to the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. Continue reading...

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Wisconsin governor says arrest of judge is part of Trump administration effort to ‘undermine our judiciary’ – live

Tony Evers issues statement after Hannah Dugan was arrested Friday morning at a courthouse in Wisconsin for allegedly interfering in an immigration operationApple is reportedly planning to switch assembly of all iPhones for the US market to India as the company seeks to reduce its reliance on a Chin...

25/04/2025 20:40 The Guardian
A carve-up in gift wrapping: Trump’s peace plan puts the sacrifice on Ukraine

Redolent of old great power thinking, Trump’s Crimea giveaway could usher a return to international lawlessness“Crimea will stay with Russia,” Donald Trump told Time magazine in a largely sympathetic profile on Friday. And with that statement, the US president made clear that he wanted to carv...

25/04/2025 17:50 The Guardian
Pope’s funeral a diplomatic minefield as Trump sets fire to US alliances

President’s international engagements have set stage for explosive confrontations and Pope Francis’s funeral comes at an especially fraught momentA spectre is haunting Europe: the spectre of Donald Trump flying to the Vatican this weekend and publicly feuding with international leaders in front...

25/04/2025 17:20 The Guardian
Democratic lawmakers call for release of Tufts student from Ice detention

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25/04/2025 17:02 The Guardian
Tories urged not to ‘panic’ into uniting with Reform or removing Badenoch

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25/04/2025 17:00 The Guardian
Trump envoy meets Putin hours after Moscow killing of Russian general

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25/04/2025 16:46 The Guardian
Risk of ‘rapid fire spread’ remains in New Jersey as battle continues against blaze

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25/04/2025 16:37 The Guardian
Putin and Witkoff meet in Kremlin after car bomb kills Russian general near Moscow – as it happened

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25/04/2025 16:33 The Guardian
Archaeologists find wreck of large medieval boat in Barcelona

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25/04/2025 15:06 The Guardian
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25/04/2025 14:03 The Guardian
Xi announces plan for Chinese economy to counter impact of US trade war

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25/04/2025 13:45 The Guardian
Vatican readies for Pope Francis’s funeral as world leaders head to Rome

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25/04/2025 12:43 The Guardian
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25/04/2025 12:00 The Guardian
‘Legal chaos’ as Romanian court rules against annulment of presidential vote

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25/04/2025 11:46 The Guardian
Pete Hegseth reportedly had unsecured office internet line to connect to Signal | First Thing

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25/04/2025 10:36 The Guardian
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25/04/2025 10:17 The Guardian
Apple ‘aims to source all US iPhones from India’, reducing reliance on China

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25/04/2025 10:16 The Guardian
Reeves hints at priority as she says ‘trading relationship with Europe arguably more important’ than US – UK politics live

Chancellor said she understood the focus on possible deal with US, but added the EU remained ‘our nearest neighbours and trading partners’Boris Johnson has issued stern criticism of Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace proposals in one of his first apparent censures of the US president, saying under h...

25/04/2025 08:37 The Guardian
Ukraine gets nothing in Trump’s proposals for peace, says Boris Johnson

Former British prime minister posts apparent criticism of US president over his plans for peace deal with RussiaBoris Johnson has issued stern criticism of Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace proposals in one of his first apparent censures of the US president, saying under his terms the Ukrainians would...

25/04/2025 07:18 The Guardian
US judges block aspects of Trump agenda as president targets Democratic fundraising platform – as it happened

This blog has now closed.South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has said he talked about the war in Ukraine and the need to foster good bilateral relations with the US in his phone call with Donald Trump.“We both agreed that the war should be brought to an end as soon as possible to stop furth...

25/04/2025 02:07 The Guardian
MPs question value of billions in subsidies granted to Drax power plant

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24/04/2025 23:01 The Guardian
UK consumer confidence dips to lowest level since 2023 amid tariff concerns

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24/04/2025 23:01 The Guardian
Australia election 2025 live: Albanese and Dutton attend Anzac Day dawn services; Coalition slips again in polls

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24/04/2025 20:23 The Guardian
Trump says he has ‘no allegiance’ in Russia-Ukraine war and his own deadline on peace deal – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Russia-Ukraine war, read our latest reports: ‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump issues rare rebuke to PutinZelenskyy says Ukraine cannot accept US recognition of Crimea as RussianWe understand that while the visit will be cut short after Zelenskyy’s mee...

24/04/2025 20:12 The Guardian
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24/04/2025 19:02 The Guardian
US and China holding talks on trade war, Trump says after Beijing rebuttal

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24/04/2025 18:26 The Guardian
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24/04/2025 18:24 The Guardian
Ofcom accused of prioritising interests of tech firms over child safety online

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24/04/2025 18:15 The Guardian
‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump in rare rebuke to Putin as Kyiv attack toll rises to 12

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24/04/2025 18:08 The Guardian
Alleged former members of neo-Nazi group claim its leader is Russian spy

Allegation against Rinaldo Nazzaro, founder of the Base, could shed new meaning on group’s efforts inside UkraineAlleged former members of an international neo-Nazi terrorist organization are claiming its Russia-based and American leader is a Kremlin spy, according to online records reviewed by th...

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