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Almost 4,600 fewer people went to the US in March compared with the same time last year, according to government data Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are increasingly avoiding travel to the United States under Donald Trump’s second presidency, fresh data shows, with forecasters expecting tourist numbers to plummet further throughout the year.Official statistics from the US International Trade Administration reveal the number of visitors from Australia in March 2025 was down by 7% compared with March 2024 – a reduction of 4,559 people.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue

Nayib Bukele visits US amid questions over return of man wrongly deported to El Salvador; US deported 10 more people to the country at the weekendDonald Trump will meet this morning with El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, at 11am ET at the White House.Referring to the cost of imprisoning the detainees in El Salvador, Trump told reporters on Sunday about Bukele:I think he’s doing a fantastic job, and he’s taking care of a lot of problems that we have that we really wouldn’t be able to take care of from a cost standpoint.He’s been amazing. We have some very bad

EU foreign ministers meet in Luxembourg after Russian attack kills at least 34 in SumySpeaking of Merz and Germany, the presumed next chancellor appears to be facing potential problems in the government forming process as the young wing of his junior partner, the Social Democrats, signaled its opposition to the coalition agreement this morning.Jusos leader Philipp Türmer told RTL/ntv that the proposed deal did not offer enough for the group to offer its backing, noting issues with policies on migration, labour and social affairs. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/14/ukraine-russia-war-zelenskyy-trump-putin-europe-latest-live-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-04-14 10:09:00 Copyright

James Murray insists supplies are in the country to keep furnaces going Charlotte Brumpton-Childs, national officer for the GMB union, has said she has been “wholly reassured” that raw materials are set to arrive at the Scunthorpe blast furnaces to ensure their continued operation.Speaking on the BBC Breakfast programme, PA Media reports she told viewers:I spoke to British Steel late yesterday evening and was wholly reassured, actually. I’m told that the coke that’s at Immingham Bulk Terminal will be paid for and unloaded over the next couple of days and that Government are working at pace to secure the rest