Trump news at a glance: Plan to accept luxury jet from Qatar draws criticism from allies and rivals
3h By Guardian staffThe president indicated he was preparing to accept a jet described as a ‘flying palace’ from the Qatari royal family. Key US politics stories from Sunday 11 May at a glanceDonald Trump has flown into another ethical minefield after indicating he is…Trump says planned gift of luxury plane from Qatar is a very ‘transparent’ deal
3h By Maya YangNews of present known as ‘flying palace’ from royal family to replace Air Force One has ignited accusations of bribery and corruptionDonald Trump has indicated he is ready to accept a luxury plane being offered to the US president as a gift from Qatar’s…Trump administration offers refugee status to 49 white South Africans
Sun 8:01pm By Guardian staff and Associated PressGroup, including families and small children, departed for US after Trump order created relocation programA group of 49 white South Africans departed their homeland on Sunday for the United States on a private charter plane having been offered refugee status…Hamas says it will release last living American hostage in Gaza
Sun 5:10pm By Maya Yang, Robert Mackey and agenciesEdan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier kidnapped on 7 October, set to be released on Tuesday, Trump confirmsHamas announced on Sunday that it will release the last living American hostage in Gaza, Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier who was…White House claims China trade deal reached while Beijing hails ‘important first steps’
Sun 3:59pm By Robert Mackey and agenciesUS announcement comes after treasury secretary touted progress in two days of talks with Chinese vice-premier in GenevaThe White House has announced that a trade deal with China has been struck after two days of talks in Geneva, while Beijing has hailed…Trump officials ‘created confrontation’ that led to arrest of Newark mayor
Sun 2:47pm By José OlivaresDemocratic Congress members who visited detention center with mayor say Ice officials ‘created the chaos’ Trump administration homeland security officials were responsible for starting the confrontation on Friday at a New Jersey immigration jail that led…US transportation secretary plans to reduce flights at Newark airport
Sun 11:31am By Associated PressMove after airport sees radar outages, flight delays and cancellations due to shortage of traffic controllersThe US transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty international airport for the…Elizabeth Holmes’s partner reportedly raises millions for blood-testing startup
Sun 11:13am By José OlivaresBilly Evans, father of Holmes’s children, says company can make diagnoses from users’ blood, urine and salivaElizabeth Holmes’s romantic partner – the father of her children – reportedly has raised millions of dollars to start up a new blood-testing…Alvarado banned and fined $62,000 for overuse of whip in Kentucky Derby win
Sun 10:11am By Guardian sportJockey rode Sovereignty to victory in famous raceFine is 20% of winnings for victory at Kentucky DerbyJunior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory at last weekend’s Kentucky Derby, has been fined and banned for overuse of his whip during the race.The…Yes, AI will eventually replace some workers. But that day is still a long way off
Sun 10:00am By Gene MarksSome business owners think AI is ready to perform work tasks, but it’s not yet reliable enough to make the switchLike a lot of business people, I am interested in artificial intelligence (AI). So I recently asked ChatGPT to give me quotes from tech leaders…Quakers march 300 miles to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown
Sun 9:31am By Associated PressGroup marches from New York City to Washington, carrying on a long tradition of Quaker activismA group of Quakers were marching more than 300 miles from New York City to Washington DC to demonstrate against the Trump administration’s crackdown on…Miami linebacker Adarius Hayes injured in crash that killed two children
Sun 9:28am By Guardian sportCollision occurred in 20-year-old’s hometown of LargoDrugs and alcohol not believed to be factor in crashMiami linebacker Adarius Hayes has been injured in a collision that killed two children on Saturday in his hometown of Largo, Florida.A spokesperson for…Casey Means: influencer, RFK Jr favorite – and Trump’s pick for surgeon general
Sun 9:00am By Jessica GlenzaMeans is popular in right-leaning wellness circles – but does her inactive medical license disqualify her from the top job?Donald Trump nominated Casey Means, a wellness influencer and medical doctor with an inactive license for US surgeon general this week…The insidious doublespeak of Trump’s freedom of ‘choice’
Sun 9:00am By Sophia RosenfeldFrom showerheads to plastic straws, the president brags that he’s expanding options for consumers – while drastically restricting choices in almost all other spheresFreedom of choice is a venerable American value. Donald Trump’s attachment to it is,…Trump complains the US media aren’t bending to his will. Aren’t they?
Sun 8:00am By Adam GabbattDespite owners and networks forsaking journalistic independence, Trump continues to threaten journalistsIn the telling of Donald Trump and his Republican colleagues, the US media is fake news, stocked with “radical-left monsters” who are guilty of…British plane parts ‘exempted from Trump tariffs’ as US trade deal progresses
Sun 7:45am By Sarah ButlerBoost to £40bn UK aerospace industry as Rolls-Royce engines and aircraft parts reportedly excused by US commerce secretary British plane parts are set to be exempted from US import tariffs as part of the evolving trade agreement with Donald Trump’s…This American pope: Leo XIV’s bloodline reflects the US melting pot
Sun 7:00am By Ramon Antonio VargasA fraught history of race and immigration connect the new pope with his homelandPope Leo XIV, who on Thursday was elected as the first-ever US-born leader of the Roman Catholic church, has a familial bloodline that reflects his homeland’s fraught…BM Boys: the Nigerian sextortion network hiding in plain sight on TikTok
Sun 7:00am By Katie McQueUS kids are falling prey to a sophisticated network of scammers who extort thousands – and push some victims to suicideA TikTok video shows a young man fanning out a stack of $100 bills. A second flexes his designer clothes. Another man posts a video of…Trump health cuts create ‘real danger’ around disease outbreaks, workers warn
Sun 5:00am By Michael SainatoKey programs from child-support services to HIV treatment also gutted, leaving global populations vulnerableMass terminations and billions of dollars’ worth of cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have gutted key programs – from child…Trump to embark on Middle East trip to meet Gulf allies
Sun 2:00am By Andrew Roth in WashingtonPresident eager to discuss trade and investment but no plans to visit Israel amid tensions over Gaza warDonald Trump this week will embark on the first foreign trip of his second administration with a tour of the Middle East, as he looks to secure investment,…Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts student held by Ice, vows to continue legal action after jail release
Sun 12:51am By Associated PressPhD student says she is excited to get back to her studies during what has been a ‘very difficult’ timeA Tufts University student from Turkey has returned to Boston, one day after being released from a Louisiana immigration detention center where she was…Derek Carr, Saints’ $150m quarterback, forced to retire over shoulder injury
Sat 11:20am By AgenciesSaints QB to retire over degenerative rotator cuff injuryCarr, 34, played 11 seasons with Raiders and SaintsNew Orleans Saints veteran starting quarterback Derek Carr has decided to retire because of a labral tear and degenerative rotator cuff injury in his…‘We’re in the Hamptons of England’: Trump sends wealthy Americans fleeing to the Cotswolds
Sat 7:00am By Lauren AlmeidaUpmarket bucolic area notes big rise in number of US citizens scoping a plan B away from the StatesThanksgiving in the Cotswolds is no small affair. Every November, Americans flock to the English market town of Stow-on-the-Wold to collect glazed turkey…Filipe Toledo denies Australian wildcard Julian Wilson fairytale in epic WSL final
Sat 3:38am By Australian Associated PressBrazilian beats returning surfing veteran in Gold Coast Pro deciderBettylou Sakura Johnson claims first World Surf League women’s titleJulian Wilson’s incredible run from the trial to the title has fallen just short with the Australian surfing veteran…US-UK trade deal imposes conditions on ownership of British steel plants
Fri 1:04pm By Rowena Mason and Lisa O'CarrollTrump administration understood to have pushed for requirements to be attached to deal in effort to freeze out Chinese steelThe US deal on steel tariffs imposes conditions on the “nature of ownership” of British plants as part of its efforts to freeze out…‘No one’s buying anything now’: how tariffs are striking a blow to historic Chinatowns
Fri 11:00am By Claire Wang in Los AngelesAlready vulnerable from the pandemic and gentrification, Chinatown’s immigrant-run businesses now face a trade warOn a balmy afternoon last month, Amy Tran unboxed a delivery at Yue Wa Market, a small grocery and herbal medicine shop in Los Angeles’s…US-UK trade deal has saved jobs at Jaguar Land Rover, says Mandelson
Fri 9:12am By Lisa O'CarrollGovernment sources say some of company’s 30,000 UK staff were at risk before agreement to cut car tariffsThe UK’s limited trade deal with the US has immediately prevented job losses at Jaguar Land Rover’s plant in the West Midlands, Britain’s…Americans react to Robert Francis Prevost becoming the first US pope in history – video
Thu 10:49pmAmerican faithful celebrated the announcement of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. The Chicago native is also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an…US cardinal Robert Francis Prevost chosen as new pope – video
Thu 1:48pmNew pope will be known as Leo XIV and is the first leader of the Catholic church from the US. After two days of discussions, white smoke billowed out of the chimney in the Vatican to signal a new pope had been chosenConclave live – latest updatesContinue…The best of the Contemporary African Art Fair 2025 – in pictures
Thu 5:28am By Compiled by Briana Ellis-GibbsThe 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns this weekend to London, New York City and Marrakech. It remains the first and only fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora and this year sees a total of 30 galleries and more than 70…
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