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You should always give peace a chance. That US President Donald Trump “thinks out of the box” is already the cliche of the moment. And he may bring a fresh way of thinking and a new energy to ending Russia’s war in Ukraine where others have failed. But there are some ominous signs already, bolstering fears

Donald Trump says the Gaza ceasefire should be cancelled if all remaining Israeli hostages are not returned by noon on Saturday – as he warned Hamas that “all hell is going to break out”. The US president’s intervention came hours after Hamas has said it will delay the release of more hostages and accused Israel

Donald Trump has sanctioned the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing it of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel”. In his latest round of executive orders, the US president has taken aim at the ICC and rallied against what he called anti-Christian bias in the US. It comes as a US

Human remains have been recovered from a suitcase found in a New York river, police have said. The suitcase was found at around 5.30pm local time on Wednesday near Governors Island in the East River, Sky News’ US partner network NBC reported, citing its affiliate NBC New York. The New York City police force’s harbour

As the geographical spread of US President Donald Trump’s pronouncements increases, so do the furrowed worry lines of leaders worldwide.  Day 14 of the Trump presidency brought threats of a global trade war and news of the likely demise of USAID – the US international aid and development agency. But the 78-year-old also spent his

Donald Trump claims this tariff gut-punch at his three largest trading partners is just a matter of common sense. They in turn are imploring him to see reason, with Mexico and China calling for dialogue and cooperation. Follow live updates: Trump ignites trade war Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday night – as

Donald Trump has long threatened increasing tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China. The second-time president argues higher levies will help reduce illegal migration and the smuggling of fentanyl to the US. On Saturday 1 February the three tariffs came into effect, with Mexican and Canadian goods subject to the full 25% – and

The name of one of the three soldiers killed in the plane crash in Washington is not being released. The army identified two of the soldiers killed when an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter collided mid-air as Staff Sergeant Ryan Austin O’Hara and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves. However, it made

👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 As a passenger plane and a military helicopter collide above Washington’s Potomac River, President Trump has faced criticism after blaming Democrat diversity policies for the incident. Sky News’ US correspondents Mark Stone, Martha Kelner and James Matthews assess how Trump responded to the first big test

Sean “Diddy” Combs was accused in a new criminal indictment of trafficking at least three women in a 20-year-long sexual abuse scheme. Prosecutors said on Thursday that the rapper – also known as P Diddy and Puff Daddy – transported three female victims along with commercial sex workers across state lines and internationally. One of

Donald Trump has signed an executive order to open a migrant detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. Speaking before making the act official, Mr Trump said that thousands of migrants who cannot be deported to their home countries will be held at the complex, on the island of Cuba. “I’m also signing an executive order to

Lord Mandelson says calling Donald Trump a “danger to the world” in 2019 was “ill-judged and wrong”. The former Labour minister has been named as the next UK ambassador to the US, although there have been questions about whether President Trump will accept him. Speaking to Fox News, Lord Mandelson walked back his criticisms from

Donald Trump is aggressively pushing forward with plans to shrink the US government by offering eight months’ pay to federal employees who quit their jobs. They have until 6 February to decide whether to accept the deal, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management. The US government’s human resources agency also warned

A US company’s prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to achieve the feat since the British-French supersonic airliner, which was retired in 2003. The XB-1 broke the sound barrier for the

Donald Trump thinks the Chinese startup DeepSeek, which claims it has a technical advantage over US rivals, should be “a wakeup call” for American AI firms. DeepSeek says its artificial intelligence models are comparable with those from US giants, like OpenAI which is behind ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, but potentially a fraction of the cost. That

The chairman of a coalition, which successfully lobbied Arab-Americans to vote for Donald Trump, has slammed the new president for his weekend comments on Gaza. “Arab-Americans for Trump firmly rejects President Donald J Trump’s suggestion to remove – voluntarily or forcibly – Palestinians in Gaza to Egypt and Jordan,” said Dr Bishara Bahbah, national chair

👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 President Trump says he and Keir Starmer “get along well” as he speaks to the British prime minister for the first time since his inauguration. Sky’s US correspondents James Matthews, Martha Kelner and Mark Stone look at what it tells us about the “special relationship” under

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump “stressed the importance of the close and warm ties” between their countries and “agreed to meet soon” in a phone call, Downing Street has said. During the conversation on Sunday, the prime minister congratulated the president on his inauguration and paid tribute to his “role in securing the landmark

A prominent Republican senator and longtime ally of Donald Trump has questioned his decision to pardon January 6 rioters. Lindsey Graham said the move was a “mistake” and could lead to more violence. Mr Trump announced a blanket pardon for about 1,500 of his supporters who attacked the US Capitol in 2021 as part of