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President Trump will host Micheál Martin, the taoiseach or prime minister of Ireland, at the White House on Wednesday, for a traditional annual visit ahead of St. Patrick’s Day amid deepening tensions with Europe over tariffs and the war in Ukraine.The annual visit is seen as important to reinforce the longstanding diplomatic relationship between the two countries. But this one comes at a time when those ties are being tested — with European leaders announcing plans on Wednesday to hit back against American tariffs, tensions over the Trump administration’s approach to the war in Ukraine, and contentious statements the president…

A fiery small plane crash in Nashville that killed an Ontario family last year was most likely caused by pilot error, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says. The U.S. government agency released its final report this month into the deadly March 4, 2024, crash that killed 43-year-old Victor Dotsenko, his wife Rimma, 39, and their children: 12-year-old David, 10-year-old Adam and seven-year-old Emma.The King Township family left the province in a Piper PA-32RT single-engine plane and made stops in Pennsylvania and Kentucky to refuel before attempting to land at Nashville’s John C. Tune Airport around 7:40 p.m.However, the plane…

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ESPN star Stephen A. Smith spoke at length about his viral courtside interaction with LeBron James last week, and initially appeared empathetic about his gripe; however, the popular sports analyst expanded on his thoughts this week, calling the Lakers superstar’s approach about the issue “weak.” The heated confrontation took place during the third quarter of the Lakers’ overtime win over the New York Knicks on Thursday. It seemingly centered on James’ issue with Smith’s commentary on Bronny James.  Stephen A. Smith on the ESPN NBA Countdown live set at Intuit Dome on Oct. 23, 2024. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)The following day, during an appearance…

Global trade turmoil deepened on Wednesday as the European Union announced up to about $28 billion in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports, shortly after President Trump’s across-the-board levies on steel and aluminum imports took effect. The latest escalations in the trade war instigated by Mr. Trump came hours before the release of the latest reading of the U.S. Consumer Price Index, which eased more than expected in February, a modest but welcome sign amid rising concerns about the effects of President Trump’s trade policies.Mr. Trump has appeared undeterred by the uncertainty and fear that his tariffs, against friends and foes…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.US inflation fell more than expected to 2.8 per cent in February, bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates amid signs of slowing growth in the world’s largest economy.Wednesday’s annual consumer price index figure was below both January’s 3 per cent and the 2.9 per cent expected by economists, according to a Reuters poll.US stocks opened higher, snapping two days of declines, with the S&P 500 up 1 per cent and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite rising 1.7 per…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Barrick Gold has been ordered to pay veteran dealmaker Ian Hannam’s firm $2mn plus legal costs after the High Court in London found Hannam & Partners helped engineer a $6bn merger and failed to be compensated.The advisory firm had demanded up to $18mn from the Canadian mining group, claiming it was central to a transformational combination in 2018 between Barrick and London-listed Randgold but that it was “pushed out” of the deal at the last minute.Hannam, who earned a reputation as the…

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched three years ago has ravaged much of the war-torn nation and killed thousands of Ukrainian civilians. Both sides have lost enormous numbers of soldiers. But now on the streets in Russia, some feel hopeful about a possible end to the war and Western-imposed sanctions. Some are optimistic that the hostility with the United States, at its peak under former President Joe Biden, could end as President Donald Trump’s administration works to bring the warring sides to the negotiating table. Fearing reprisals, all those interviewed in Russia refused to provide their surnames, given Moscow’s crackdown…

A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump in 2018 announced that he had resigned from the largest association of federal judges, decrying how the group issued a rare statement last week condemning recent alleged threats against judges but stayed quiet for years while conservative members of the judiciary faced scrutiny and attack. Judge James C. Ho, of the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, announced his departure from the Federal Judges Association during a speaking event Saturday hosted by the conservative Federalist Society at the University of Michigan Law School. It comes in response to the…

Texas death row inmate David Leonard Wood’s execution, which had been set for this week, was halted by a Texas appeals court on Tuesday.Wood, 67, has spent nearly 33 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso. The court put Wood’s execution on pause “until further order,” without elaborating in their three-page order.Six of the nine members of the court made that decision, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth reported. Judges Mary Lou Keel and Gina Parker…