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• Mia Love, first Black Republican Congresswoman, dies at 49

  24-03-2025 08:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Congresswoman earlier made headlines for her opposition to Trump
  
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• ‘All of these people should be fired:’ Stephen Colbert rips into Trump officials over Signal leak

  26-03-2025 13:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Maybe some should go to jail,’ Late Show host says
  
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• MAGA activist issues blunt response to Elon Musk after shock Democratic election win in Pennsylvania

  26-03-2025 12:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Scott Presler earlier asked the tech billionaire for a ‘discussion’ amid calls for Republicans to support a tightly-run Pennsylvania state Senate race
  
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• Charity relocated hundreds of elephants to new home in Malawi - angry locals say they have now killed 10 people

  26-03-2025 12:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 50 children were orphaned as a result of the relocated elephants, according to local communities who are taking legal action
  
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• What is the 2,000km-storm band ‘pseudo-monsoon’ lashing Australia’s east?

  26-03-2025 11:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bureau of Meteorology says some areas seeing a year’s worth of rain in just a few days
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin makes demands for Black Sea ceasefire despite launching huge drone assault

  26-03-2025 11:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump said Putin appeared to be dragging his feet, while Zelensky said the delays were an example of Russian ‘manipulation’
  
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• Trump has signed an executive order overhauling elections. Here’s what it means

  26-03-2025 11:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump's executive order demanding sweeping changes to US elections has the potential to significantly reshape the voting process, despite likely legal challenges.
  
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• Rep. Lauren Boebert hints Trump administration is working to rename DC the ‘District of America’

  26-03-2025 11:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Next up, you know it may end up being the ‘District of America’ that we’re working on’, Boebert scolded at opposition lawmakers
  
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• The country that has banned Facebook overnight to stop ‘hate speech and porn’

  26-03-2025 11:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ban reportedly enforced without informing country’s own IT regulator
  
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• Turkish state media accused of concealing reality of mass anti-Erdogan protests

  26-03-2025 11:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Independent and opposition media outlets have shared footage of the Turkey protests despite threats that they may lose their licence
  
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• Sharks are not the silent killers we thought, listen to the sounds they make

  26-03-2025 11:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  New Zealand’s rig sharks found making sharp clicks of high peak frequencies
  
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• A year after the Baltimore bridge collapse, a long road to recovery is ahead

  26-03-2025 10:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  A year after the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland leaders are honoring the six construction workers killed that night
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin attacks Ukraine port after Moscow accused of lying over Black Sea ceasefire

  26-03-2025 10:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump said Putin appeared to be dragging his feet, while Zelensky said the delays were an example of Russian ‘manipulation’
  
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• Mike Waltz admits he made Signal war admin group but accuses Atlantic editor of ‘tricking’ his way into chat

  26-03-2025 10:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Defense Secretary accused reporter who received chats of ‘peddling hoaxes’ earlier in day
  
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• Trump promises to ‘look into’ Ashli Babbitt’s shooting death on January 6

  26-03-2025 10:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  President said he ‘did not know’ that the family of the woman fatally shot in the Capitol riots is embroiled in a legal battle with the Department of Justice
  
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• India accused of interfering in Canada’s Conservative Party leadership race

  26-03-2025 09:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  India has faced repeated accusations of election meddling in Canada, though it has consistently denied such claims
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s drone attacks on Ukrainian ports continue despite Black Sea ceasefire deal

  26-03-2025 09:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump said Putin appeared to be dragging his feet, while Zelensky said the delays were an example of Russian ‘manipulation’
  
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• Pilot, children survive 12 hours on wing of submerged plane after crashing into icy lake

  26-03-2025 09:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The trio spent a ‘long, cold, dark, wet night’ on the lake before being spotted by a Good Samaritan
  
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• JD Vance to lead controversial visit by US delegation to Greenland

  26-03-2025 09:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vance will join a high-profile delegation, that includes his wife, in visiting the U.S. Space Base
  
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• JD Vance to lead visit by US delegation to Greenland

  26-03-2025 09:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vance will join a high-profile delegation, that includes his wife, in visiting the U.S. Space Base
  
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• Miniature dachshund that would ‘never leave’ owner’s side spotted alive 16 months after being lost in wilderness

  26-03-2025 09:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Owners and rescuers are surprised by the remarkable resilience of the dog
  
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• Racist gunman could avoid death penalty for Walmart massacre

  26-03-2025 09:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Patrick Crusius has been offered a plea deal after killing 23
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Drone attacks on Ukrainian ports continue despite Black Sea ceasefire deal

  26-03-2025 08:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump says he relates to Putin's hesitation to end war, comparing peace talks with his own background in real estate
  
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• Utah passes law to protect child influencers in wake of Ruby Franke abuse case

  26-03-2025 08:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Children ‘cannot give informed consent’ to be put on social media, YouTuber’s ex-husband says
  
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• What is glioblastoma, the aggressive brain cancer that killed Mia Love at 49?

  26-03-2025 08:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  The death of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love has brought renewed attention to an aggressive form of brain cancer
  
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• Miniature dachshund that would ‘never leave’ owner’s side found alive 16 months after being lost in wilderness

  26-03-2025 07:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Owners and rescuers are surprised by the remarkable resilience of the dog
  
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• US consumer confidence plunges to four-year low in latest blow to economy

  26-03-2025 07:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Americans are expecting inflation and a recession
  
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• Signal chat group members partied at $1 million-a-plate Mar-a-Lago dinner after Yemen bombings: Report

  26-03-2025 06:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ‘candlelight fundraising dinner’ took place shortly after the military strikes on March 15
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says Putin ‘dragging his feet’ as Moscow appears to delay Black Sea truce

  26-03-2025 06:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kyiv and Moscow appear to issue contradictory statements over timing of Black Sea ceasefire after days of intense talks in Saudi Arabia
  
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• Why are thousands of people protesting in Turkey after Istanbul mayor’s arrest?

  26-03-2025 06:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 1,100 people have been arrested as tens of thousands have taken to the streets to protest against the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption charges decried as politically motivated
  
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