#Latest
#Latest
Politicians are basically professional jugglers, except they’re juggling scandals instead of balls. Global summits are like a game of "who can talk the longest without actually saying anything," and press conferences are just a contest to see who can dodge tough questions the fastest.
ICE Seizes Salvadorian Father of Eight After Driving on Suspended License, Faces Deportation
- Thursday, 17 April 2025
Alexis Cana, a 49-year-old Salvadorian father of eight, was taken by ICE after being detained for driving on a suspended license. Despite having lived undocumented in the US for 30 years and building a life in Maryland, including founding a home improvement business and raising American children, Cana is now being held at a detention facility in Mississippi and facing deportation. An immigration judge denied him bond, citing that he was a "danger to the community" and had made no efforts to obtain legal status.
US to Sign Minerals Deal with Ukraine Next Week: Trump Announces Agreement
- Thursday, 17 April 2025

The US will sign a new minerals deal with Ukraine next week, according to Donald Trump. The deal was announced after Ukraine's first deputy prime minister and economy minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, confirmed on social media that a Memorandum of Intent had been signed with American partners, paving the way for an Economic Partnership Agreement and the establishment of an Investment Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine.
Trump Suggests September State Visit to UK, Marking Unprecedented Second-Term Invitation
- Thursday, 17 April 2025

US President Donald Trump has suggested that his second state visit to the UK may take place in September. The suggestion was made after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer handed him an invitation letter from King Charles in February, marking an unprecedented second-term US president state visit. Discussions are ongoing to find a suitable date and venue for the visit, which would traditionally be hosted at Windsor Castle due to Buckingham Palace's state rooms being out of action.
Trump Envoy Meets Lammy and Rubio in Paris for Ukraine Talks with Putin Briefing
- Thursday, 17 April 2025

David Lammy, Foreign Secretary, will meet with Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Paris to discuss Ukraine. The talks will also include Ukrainian and European ministers, marking the first high-level discussions between White House representatives and the "coalition of the willing" since February. Witkoff will brief European ministers on his recent meeting with Vladimir Putin, where he reportedly received an answer to Russia's demands for a peace agreement in Ukraine.