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Two senior officials at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have been suspended after they tried to stop members of Elon Musk’s efficiency team from accessing secure systems, according to reports. Sky News’ US partner NBC News spoke to three sources who said the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team wanted to access some

Preliminary data from the Washington DC air collision that killed 67 people gives conflicting information about the altitudes of the aeroplane and military helicopter at the time of the crash. In a press conference, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that data from the jet’s flight recorder showed its altitude as 325ft,

President Donald Trump has signed an order imposing steep tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, risking a trade war and increased prices for American consumers. Mr Trump has declared an economic emergency in order to place duties of 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada, and 10% on all imports from China. But

Donald Trump has said “many” ISIS terrorists have been killed in caves by US airstrikes he ordered this morning. Posting on his social media site Truth Social, the US president said: “This morning I ordered precision Military air strikes on the Senior ISIS Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia. “These

The driver of a car was also killed when a medical transport plane crashed in Philadelphia, the mayor of the US city has confirmed. All six on board were killed in the crash – a young patient and her mother, on their way home to Tijuana, Mexico, along with four crew members. At least 19

A medical plane carrying a young patient and her mother has crashed in a heavily populated area of Philadelphia – killing all six people on board. The Jet Rescue Air Ambulance was carrying the girl and her mother from Northeast Philadelphia Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri – on their way home to Tijuana,

Donald Trump has placed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China. The move, that came into effect on Saturday, raises fears of price increases for US consumers as the US president suggested he would try to blunt the impact on oil imports. He has been threatening the

Donald Trump plans to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China. The expected move raises fears of price increases for US consumers as the American president suggested he would try to blunt the impact on oil imports. He has been threatening the tariffs to ensure greater

Donald Trump has said he will place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China from Saturday. The move raises fears of price increases for US consumers as the US president suggested he would try to blunt the impact on oil imports. He has been threatening the tariffs

We all know Donald Trump loves a tariff. Not long ago he said it was his favourite word in the English language. But one thing that might perplex people somewhat is why he is quite so keen on imposing tariffs on Mexico and Canada. After all, in his first term, his main focus when it

👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 “Tariffs is the most beautiful word to me in the dictionary,” said Donald Trump during his second inauguration as US president, alongside God, religion, and love. This weekend, Trump hopes to follow through on his threat to hit imports, starting with a 25% border

A passenger jet has collided with a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter while landing at an airport near Washington DC. This is what we know so far: • The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed the crash involved a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ701 twin-engine jet regional jet and a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter. • The airliner was on

Shares in Microsoft have fallen sharply after investment spending came in higher than expected in its latest results, released just days after the DeepSeek market shock for tech stocks. The company, which has received reprimands from shareholders previously over AI-related bills, had already let it be known it expected to spend $80bn this year ahead

Donald Trump has signed an executive order to open a migrant detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. Speaking before making the act official, Mr Trump said that thousands of migrants who cannot be deported to their home countries will be held at the complex, on the island of Cuba. “I’m also signing an executive order to

Around 85% of Greenlanders do not want to become part of the US, a new poll has found, as Denmark’s prime minister shored up support for its current status. It comes after Donald Trump said the Arctic island was vital to US security and Denmark should give up control of its semi-autonomous territory. According to

Donald Trump is aggressively pushing forward with plans to shrink the US government by offering eight months’ pay to federal employees who quit their jobs. They have until 6 February to decide whether to accept the deal, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management. The US government’s human resources agency also warned

A trial date has been set for Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni. Both actors have filed lawsuits against each other following an initial legal complaint from Lively, who accused Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the film – and an alleged subsequent plan to damage

Donald Trump thinks the Chinese startup DeepSeek, which claims it has a technical advantage over US rivals, should be “a wakeup call” for American AI firms. DeepSeek says its artificial intelligence models are comparable with those from US giants, like OpenAI which is behind ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, but potentially a fraction of the cost. That

The chairman of a coalition, which successfully lobbied Arab-Americans to vote for Donald Trump, has slammed the new president for his weekend comments on Gaza. “Arab-Americans for Trump firmly rejects President Donald J Trump’s suggestion to remove – voluntarily or forcibly – Palestinians in Gaza to Egypt and Jordan,” said Dr Bishara Bahbah, national chair

The picture said more than the words. President Trump posted a photograph of himself in a fedora hat, alongside a sign with four letters on it: FAFO. That’s usually interpreted as “f*** around, find out”. Colombia found out very quickly that he has no intention of backing down. His retaliation for the refusal to receive