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• Trump commutes sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson before sentence begins

  29-03-2025 00:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  The former talk show host was convicted last year after the implosion of the once-buzzy and ambitious startup company
  
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• The Karen Read retrial begins. Here’s what you need to know

  01-04-2025 10:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Karen Read maintains her innocence, claiming she was framed by law enforcement
  
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• Trump live: ‘Liberation Day’ tariff plans remain under wraps despite president saying he’s ‘settled’ on strategy

  01-04-2025 10:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Global markets brace for Trump’s impending announcement of his reciprocal dollar-for-dollar tariff agenda
  
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• ‘Je suis Marine’: European right-wing leaders react to Le Pen ban

  01-04-2025 09:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  There is growing global anger among right-wing leaders over what they see as judges meddling in their mandates
  
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• Russian authorities move to lift the terrorist designation for the Taliban

  01-04-2025 09:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Russia to decide removing terrorist designation for Taliban this month
  
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• Bitcoin investor blasts off on groundbreaking SpaceX flight over North and South Poles

  01-04-2025 09:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  It is the first mission to send a crew over both poles
  
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• Prince Andrew’s ex mocks abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre as she ‘fights for her life’ after car crash

  01-04-2025 09:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Jeffrey Epstein victim claimed on Sunday that she has just days to live following a car crash
  
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• Hooters has filed for bankruptcy. Here’s why

  01-04-2025 09:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 42-year-old business is in for a major shake-up
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war live: Moscow responds to ‘very angry’ Trump while Putin drafts 160,000 men for war

  01-04-2025 07:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Putin remains open to contact with Trump, says Kremlin spokesperson
  
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• Former Medellin Cartel boss released in Colombia after judge rules his sentence expired

  01-04-2025 07:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ally of Pablo Escobar has served more than 30 years in prison
  
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• Trump admin accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian mega-prison and says it can’t get him back

  01-04-2025 06:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Government argues it no longer has control over Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s fate
  
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• Bank of Japan survey says big manufacturers gloomier as Trump tariffs loom

  01-04-2025 06:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  A survey by Japan’s central bank has found a decline in business sentiment among large manufacturers for the first time in a year, partly because of worries about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs
  
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• Trump news live updates: Recession odds up as President’s tariff ‘Liberation Day’ looms

  01-04-2025 05:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  President also says that reciprocal ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will impact ‘all countries’, sending unease through financial markets
  
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• Prince Andrew’s ex posts gloating comment over health of Virginia Giuffre, who accused royal of molesting her

  01-04-2025 05:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Jeffrey Epstein victim claimed on Sunday that she has just days to live following a car crash
  
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• Tourists are cancelling trips to the US – here’s where they are going instead

  01-04-2025 05:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  European countries have issued specific travel warnings to transgender and non-binary citizens
  
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• ‘I have lost faith’: Cornell PhD suing Trump over protest executive orders flees U.S. before deportation

  01-04-2025 04:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Federal court denied initial request to stall immigration arrest while PhD was pursuing suit against Trump
  
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• Pam Bondi says she wants 20 years in prison for Colorado man accused of firebombing Tesla dealership

  01-04-2025 04:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Let this be a warning: you can run but you cannot hide’, declared DonaldTrump’s attorney general in a video on X
  
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• Trump news today: Recession odds up as President’s tariff ‘Liberation Day’ looms

  01-04-2025 02:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  President also says that reciprocal ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will impact ‘all countries’, sending unease through financial markets
  
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• Even Joe Rogan is worried about innocent people being sent to El Salvadorian prison

  01-04-2025 01:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Lawsuit over Venezuela deportations could be decided at Supreme Court
  
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• Marine Le Pen vows to fight election ban in attack on court’s ‘politician decision’ over embezzlement conviction

  01-04-2025 01:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Marine Le Pen says she will appeal against verdict and her five-year disqualification from public office ahead of presidential elections
  
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• Judge blocks Trump from stripping deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans: ‘Smacks of racism’

  01-04-2025 01:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Judge Edward Chen blasts administration’s ‘false stereotypes’ about Venezuelans seeking shelter in the United States
  
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• Retiree left with ‘horrific burns’ from McDonald’s coffee, according to lawsuit

  01-04-2025 00:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Joseph Gentry, 84, is demanding unspecified damages from the fast food giant after suffering ‘severe and chronic physical pain’
  
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• How a makeup team helped Biden hide his age from the public - and a Harris aide had a strategy in place in case he died

  01-04-2025 00:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Biden met with a makeup artist while traveling and before Zoom calls, according to the new report
  
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• Paul House, who spent two decades on Tennessee's death row before he was freed, has died.

  31-03-2025 23:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Paul “Greg” House, who spent more than two decades on Tennessee's death row before he was finally freed, has died
  
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• Watch: Marine Le Pen slams guilty verdict as ‘political decision’ after election ban

  31-03-2025 23:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Marine Le Pen claimed that a court's decision was "political" following its ruling on Monday, 31 March, which banned her from standing for election after she was found guilty of embezzling funds from the European parliament.
  
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• The Latest: Trump to roll out new tariffs that he promises will free the US from foreign goods

  31-03-2025 23:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day” — when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs he promises will free the United States from foreign goods
  
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• Gold rises to another record as anxiety grips markets. Here's what you need to know

  31-03-2025 23:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Markets around the world continue to sink on fears about President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies, and investors keep plowing money into gold, with futures hitting another record high
  
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• Recession odds are increasing as Trump pushes his trade war further, top financial firm says

  31-03-2025 23:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Recession fears mount as Trump set to begin ‘Liberation Day’ tariff agenda this week
  
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• Are these Catholic groups religious enough to not pay taxes? The Supreme Court will decide

  31-03-2025 23:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  A ruling against the charities could have far-reaching implications for the tax exemption status of religious-affiliated organizations
  
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• Two dead after Miami bus driver opens fire on passengers during ‘dispute over bringing bike on board’

  31-03-2025 23:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Miami’s transit agency said there was an ‘absolute prohibition’ on drivers carrying weapons on the job
  
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