Hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members have been deported by the White House to a supermax prison in El Salvador, even as a US judge blocked the removals. US District Judge James E Boasberg issued an order on Saturday temporarily blocking the Trump administration deportations, but lawyers told him there were already two planes with … Read more
Egg prices in the US have recently reached record highs. The average price of a dozen large white eggs soared to $8.64 (£6.17) at the beginning of March, more than quadruple the long-term average of $2 (£1.54). Since the price rise, egg smuggling has increased, other countries have been asked to increase exports, and the … Read more
Donald Trump will speak to Vladimir Putin by phone later today – with the White House saying “we’ve never been closer to a peace deal” in Ukraine. In a post on Truth Social, the US president said he would be speaking to his Russian counterpart on Tuesday morning – adding: “Many elements of a Final … Read more
Two NASA astronauts have splashed down off the coast of Florida after spending more than nine months stuck in space. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams waved as they left their capsule – nearly an hour after it returned to Earth at about 6pm local time (10pm UK time). Dolphins were seen swimming nearby while work … Read more
One of Tesla’s earliest investors has told Sky News that Elon Musk should step aside as the carmaker’s chief executive unless he gives up his new government job. Ross Gerber said in an interview with Sky’s Business Live that the tycoon and adviser to Donald Trump had lost his focus given his widening interests and … Read more
Vladimir Putin has agreed to an immediate 30-day pause in strikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine during a lengthy phone call with Donald Trump. The Russian and US presidents spoke for about an hour and a half as the Trump administration aims to bring about an end to the conflict which started after Moscow’s forces … Read more
Perhaps it was just an accident of scheduling that meant Butch and Suni were brought back to Earth on a SpaceX capsule called Freedom. The test pilots were supposed to have just a brief stopover on the International Space Station (ISS) but ended up staying for nine months. Christmas, birthdays, and those big family moments … Read more
An inmate in Louisiana has been executed using nitrogen gas – becoming only the fifth person in the US to die through this method. Jessie Hoffman Jr was the first convict to be put to death in Louisiana for 15 years – and the Supreme Court had rejected a last-ditch attempt to block the execution. … Read more
Legal documents about Prince Harry’s US visa application have been released – albeit with very heavy redactions. The released records show the judge concluded in September it wasn’t in the public interest to disclose information about the Duke of Sussex’s immigration status. He argued that Harry could be subject to “harm in the form of … Read more
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone on Tuesday for at least 90 minutes. Russia has agreed to a partial ceasefire on targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure as a result, for a period of 30 days. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that future talks about Ukraine without Kyiv at the table will not … Read more