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Trump threatens to block opening of US-Canada bridge7 hours agoShareSaveNardine SaadShareSaveAFP via Getty ImagesThe Gordie Howe International Bridge will connect southern Detroit, Michigan, USA, and Windsor, Ontario, Canada when completedPresident Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a bridge connecting the US and Canada until Washington is “fully compensated for everything” it has given to its northern neighbour.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting the Canadian province of Ontario to the US state of Michigan, would not open until Ottawa “treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve”, Trump wrote on social media.
According to the project's website, the bridge is being funded by the Canadian government but will be publicly owned by both Canada and Michigan.
It is not clear how Trump could block its opening but he said negotiations would begin immediately, without elaborating.
Spanning the Detroit River, the bridge is expected t..

Maxwell refuses to answer questions about Epstein in congressional hearing8 hours agoShareSaveCaitlin WilsonandCai Pigliucci,at Capitol HillShareSaveWatch: Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly invokes right to silence during congressional hearingGhislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer questions from the US House Oversight Committee on Monday.
Maxwell appeared virtually for a closed-door deposition from the Texas prison where she is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
Republican House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer said that “as expected”, Maxwell pleaded the Fifth Amendment, invoking her right to remain silent.
“This is obviously very disappointing,” he said. “We had many questions to ask about the crimes she and Epstein committed, as well as questions about potential co-conspirators.”
“We sincerely want to get to the truth for the American people, and justice for the survivors, that's what this investigation is..

Japanese stocks surge as Takaichi secures historic election victory41 minutes agoShareSaveKoh Ewe,news reporter,Shaimaa Khalil,Tokyo correspondentandOsmond Chia,business reporterShareSaveAFP via Getty ImagesThe Nikkei 225 briefly surpassed 57,000 for the first time after the electionJapanese stocks surged to a record high on Monday, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) basked in a historic election victory.
The LDP secured 316 out of 465 seats in Sunday's election, the first time a single party has won a two-thirds lower house majority since Japan's parliament was established in its current form in 1947.
The Japan Innovation Party, the LDP's coalition partner, won in 36 more constituencies, taking their combined total to 352 seats.
The resounding mandate is a gamble that paid off for Takaichi, who now faces the challenge of reviving Japan's moribund economy and tackling cost-of-living woes.
The Nikkei 225 index rallied by more than..

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Seattle Seahawks won their first Super Bowl in 2014
ByBen CollinsBBC Sport journalist at Levi's StadiumPublished9 February 2026, 03:37 GMT472 CommentsUpdated 2 hours agoThe Seattle Seahawks produced a devastating defensive display to beat the New England Patriots and claim their second Super Bowl victory.
Two of the NFL's strongest defences battled it out in Sunday's showpiece and the Seahawks emphatically came out on top to win 29-13 at Levi's Stadium.
It was a defensive performance for the ages and Briton Aden Durde played a pivotal role, becoming the first overseas coach to win the United States' biggest game.
Seattle's 46-year-old defensive co-ordinator has helped create the most feared defence in the NFL, which has become known as 'the Dark Side', and they showed why on American football's biggest stage in Santa Clara, California.
New England's second-year quarterback Drake Maye narrowly..

Japanese people brave snow to vote in snap election 36 minutes agoShareSaveKelly NgandShaimaa Khalil,Tokyo correspondentShareSaveWatch: Tokyo residents head to the polls amid rare city snowfallJapanese people are braving the snow to vote in a snap election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, whose coalition is predicted to clinch a decisive win.
Takaichi called the country's first mid-winter poll in 36 years to seek a public mandate soon after winning her party's leadership race last October.
Some called the move a gamble given her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) had lost its majority in both houses of parliament, and its decades-old coalition with the Komeito party had collapsed.
An LDP-led coalition has governed Japan for much of its post-war history due to the lack of a strong opposition. But recent corruption scandals had pummelled its image before Takaichi took office.
Getty ImagesJapan is holding a rare mid-winter electionHer personal popularity appears to have he..

Savannah Guthrie tells mother's possible kidnappers 'we will pay' in plea for her return7 hours agoShareSaveKayla EpsteinShareSave'We will pay': Savannah Guthrie's new message about missing motherUS news anchor Savannah Guthrie and her family have released a new video pleading for the safe return of their mother.
“We received your message, and we understand,” Guthrie said in the video posted to Instagram on Saturday evening, as she is flanked by her two siblings. “We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her.”
“This is the only way we will have peace,” she continued. “This is very valuable to us. And we will pay.” Her video did not provide any details about the message she referenced.
Nancy Guthrie disappeared in the middle of night from her home in Tucson, Arizona, last weekend and authorities believe she was taken against her will.
Earlier this week, authorities said they had yet to identify a person of interest or suspec..