Trump says more tariffs coming, calls for lower interest rates Donald Trump has called for interest rates to be lowered, and said they would “go hand in hand” with tariffs he plans to announce. He made the quip on Truth Social: Interest Rates should be lowered, something which would go hand in hand with upcoming…

Hamas says group’s delegation in Cairo for talks on Gaza ceasefire Agence France-Presse (AFP) have a little more on the news we just reported that a Hamas delegation has arrived in Cairo. “A delegation headed by Khalil al-Hayya, head of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, arrived in Cairo and began meetings with Egyptian…

The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, was heckled during a visit to a US military installation in Germany as military families protested against the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. About two dozen adults who live at the military base chanted “DEI” and booed at Hegseth as he arrived to the US…

The Kremlin has said that Russia will never consider exchanging occupied Ukrainian land for parts of its Kursk region, dismissing a proposal outlined by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Guardian. Zelenskyy revealed in an hour-long interview earlier this week that he intended to propose a straightforward territorial exchange with Russia to facilitate an end to the…

The Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again on Tuesday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life on 23 December. The eruption has been taking place at the volcano’s summit…

The cost of flights from France will rise next month when the government more than doubles its “solidarity tax” on tickets. The French government has said the increases are fair on ecological and fiscal grounds but critics say it will hit France’s ability to compete globally. Airlines are expected to pass the cost of the…