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The US president says prospect of a trade deal with the EU is ‘100 percent’, praising the Italian prime minister as ‘fantastic’.US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have expressed optimism about a possible United States-European Union tariffs deal as the two leaders met at the White House, as economic uncertainly roils the market. Meloni has cast herself as the only European who can de-escalate Trump’s trade war, and she has highlighted their conservative common ground, declaring that she wants to “make the West great again.” “There will be a trade deal, 100 percent,” Trump declared on…

White House response to FSU shooting White House response to FSU shooting 02:54 President Trump said Thursday a shooting at Florida State University that killed two people was “terrible” and a “shame,” but suggested he’s unlikely to back any new gun control measures — saying he’s a “big advocate of the Second Amendment.”Asked by reporters if he planned on looking at stricter gun laws in the wake of the shooting, Mr. Trump said, “These things are terrible. But the gun doesn’t do the shooting, the people do.” “As far as legislation is concerned, this has been going on for a long…

A bus with the words “Call on Jesus” on its side was already engulfed in flames when an additional explosion sent debris flying, damaging nearby cars and businesses.”I felt that one,” one man can be heard saying in witness video that captured the loud bang on Wednesday in Shreveport, Louisiana. The bus appears to have been parked outside a Fresenius Kidney Care location, according to a sign next to it. The Shreveport Fire Department said in a media release the fire involved a SporTran bus, which is the city’s public transit system. Crews found the “bus actively burning, with a relief…

Removing the April international window isn’t enough to help women’s footballers avoid injuries like Mary Fowler’s ACL tear, says PFA boss Beau Busch.

The impact of the tariff war is also keenly felt at the Sanyuanli market in Beijing, which sells imported goods and caters to expatriates. Store owner Peng Binglan said she will be forced to stop selling imported US flour in her shop, as her supplier is not replenishing the stock.  “If things keep going like this, a lot of people, including us, will not be able to stay. We just will not be able to keep working,” said Peng, who has been peddling her wares at the market for 18 years.  DIVERSIFYING TO OTHER MARKETS China’s economy was already grappling…

The leaders of Canada’s four major political parties have faced off in a French-language debate, a night before taking the stage for the English-language counterpart. Wednesday’s event featured Liberal Party leader and current Prime Minister Mark Carney and his top rival, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, as well as the leaders of Bloc Quebecois, Yves-Francois Blanchet, and the New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh. The English language debate on Thursday will round out the only two debates before the April 28 vote, which comes after Carney called for a snap election in March, in advance of the officially scheduled October 20 vote.…

Prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered closing arguments today in the bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-M.J., who is accused of helping broker deals that sold the senator’s influence in exchange for gold bars, envelopes of cash, and a Mercedes-Benz convertible.The former senator—who was not present and was sentenced in a separate trial to 11 years in prison on bribery, acting as a foreign agent, and obstruction charges—was repeatedly referenced during the government’s summation. Nadine Menendez, who faces similar charges, sat quietly in the courtroom between her two attorneys, wearing a pink face mask.Prosecutor Paul…

Fox News’ “Antisemitism Exposed” newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Princeton student says anti-Israel protesters called her ‘inbred swine’- Trump goes after Harvard’s tax-exempt status- Princeton president vows not to cave to Trump, yet admits campus antisemitism Trump is pictured next to Princeton (Getty Images)TOP STORY: A lecture at Princeton University by former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was cut short this week amid protests in which Jewish students were targeted with slurs and hateful rhetoric. The event was ultimately halted when a fire alarm was pulled, prompting an evacuation.…

A sausage dog who captured worldwide attention has been spotted after more than 500 days in the wilds of a remote island.

MINDANAO: The Philippines’ Muslim-majority autonomous Bangsamoro region has seen significant progress in the decade since a peace deal with a separatist group was signed. The region has improved access to education and healthcare, attracted investments and grew its economy. Its poverty rate also dropped substantially from 52.6 per cent in 2018 to 23.5 per cent in 2023, and was no longer the poorest region in the country, according to data released last year. This October, the self-ruled region on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao is set to hold its first parliamentary elections. But for the Muslim natives there, painful…