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A bigger hole: Trump has already spent $155bn more than Biden. Musk now claims DOGE only saved $150bn

15 avril 2025 à 04:13

The Trump administration has already spent $155 billion more than former President Joe Biden did over the same period of time after their inaugurations, according to Treasury Department data. And Elon Musk is now claiming that his Department of Government Efficiency has only managed to save $150 billion.

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Sudan in ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’ after two years of civil war

15 avril 2025 à 04:00

NGOs and UN say country is ‘worse off than ever before’ with wide-scale displacement, hunger and attacks on refugee camps

Sudan is suffering from the largest humanitarian crisis globally and its civilians are continuing to pay the price for inaction by the international community, NGOs and the UN have said, as the country’s civil war enters its third year.

Two years to the day since fighting erupted in Khartoum between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, hundreds of people were feared to have died in RSF attacks on refugee camps in the western Darfur region in the latest apparent atrocity of a war marked by its brutality and wide-scale humanitarian impact.

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© Photograph: WFP/Reuters

Deadly floods and storms affected more than 400,000 people in Europe in 2024

15 avril 2025 à 04:00

European State of the Climate report ‘lays bare’ impact of fossil fuels on continent during its hottest 12 months on record

The home-wrecking storms and floods that swept Europe last year affected 413,000 people, a report has found, as fossil fuel pollution forced the continent to suffer through its hottest year on record.

Dramatic scenes of cars piled up on inundated streets and bridges being ripped away by raging torrents were seen around the continent in 2024, with “high” floods on 30% of the European river network and 12% crossing the “severe” flood threshold, according to the European State of the Climate report.

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© Photograph: Alberto Saiz/AP

The scramble to save British Steel – podcast

What does the British Steel crisis reveal about the UK’s critical infrastructure? Jasper Jolly reports

On Saturday, when MPs were supposed to be on their Easter holidays, a rare emergency sitting was called. Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, told the House of Commons that they were meeting “in exceptional circumstances to take exceptional action in what are exceptional times”.

MPs passed a bill to save the Scunthorpe steelworks, a vital part of the UK’s critical infrastructure and the last remaining maker of mass-produced virgin steel. The emergency legislation allowed the government to instruct the Chinese owners of the British Steel plant, Jingye, to keep Scunthorpe open or face criminal penalties.

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© Photograph: Monty Rakusen/Getty Images/Image Source

China’s Xi Jinping is in Vietnam to figure out how to ‘screw’ the US, says Trump

15 avril 2025 à 03:34

US president issues scathing view of Chinese counterpart’s motivations amid escalating trade war with Beijing

Xi Jinping’s tour of South-east Asia this week is likely intended to “screw” the United States, President Donald Trump has suggested, as the Chinese leader embarks on five-day tour of some nations hardest hit by Trump’s tariffs.

China’s president arrived in Hanoi on Monday, where he met Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, called for stronger trade ties, and signed dozens of cooperation agreements, including on enhancing supply chains.

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© Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

© Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demands

15 avril 2025 à 03:01

Education department says $2.3bn in funds to be frozen after university rejects slew of demands as political ploy

The US education department is freezing about $2.3bn in federal funds to Harvard University, the agency said on Monday.

The announcement comes after the Ivy League school has decided to fight the White House’s demands that it crack down on antisemitism and alleged civil rights violations, including shutting down diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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© Photograph: Cj Gunther/EPA

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