Donald Trump threatens Putin with tariffs if no peace deal

President Trump has said he was “pissed off” with President Putin and ready to hit the Russian economy with ­sanctions as he appeared to express ­unexpected support for President ­Zelensky of Ukraine. Trump told NBC on Sunday that if the Kremlin and White House could not make a “deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine” and that “if I think it was Russia’s fault, which it might not be”, he would “put secondary...

Musk gives away one-million dollar cheques ahead of Wisconsin's Supreme Court election

Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday (March 30) handed out million-dollar checks to two voters in Wisconsin and promised smaller payments to others who help elect a conservative candidate to the state's top court in a closely watched election. The Tesla CEO, a top adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, handed out oversized checks at a rally in Green Bay as he sought to drum up enthusiasm for a state Suprem...

LIVE: Search for survivors in Bangkok after Myanmar earthquake

On Friday at 12.50pm local time, a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southeast Asia near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second biggest city. Geologists believe a strike-slip fault, where one tectonic plate plunges beneath another, between the Indian and Sunda plates along the Sagaing Fault caused the incident. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: h...

First commercial rocket from western Europe explodes shortly after launch

A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian space port on Sunday (March 30), in what German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test. A press release describes the launch as a success. The uncrewed Spectrum rocket was billed as the first attempt at an orbital flight to originate from Europe, where several...

Netanyahu to intensify war and 'pound Hamas into releasing hostages'

Binyamin Netanyahu vowed to continue military action in Gaza hours after one of the remaining Israeli hostages said he was “terrified” of being killed during a bombardment of the Strip. Defying weekly protesters, who once again took to the streets on Saturday, Israel’s prime minister met his cabinet on the same evening and on Sunday released a video message vowing to step up pressure on Hamas, while continuing neg...

Myanmar earthquake: man rescued 40 hours after quake as frantic search for people continues

A man was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Myanmar about 40 hours after the earthquake struck. It took about 24 hours for rescue teams from Singapore and Myanmar to extract the man from the rubble. Rescue workers are racing to save those still trapped in Myanmar and Thailand. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Ti...

LIVE: Rescue workers in Bangkok search for people trapped in rubble after building collapse

Search and rescue mission for dozens of people trapped in the rubble of a collapsed Bangkok building continues after a powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ti...

Two killed and dozens injured in Russian drone attack on Kharkiv

Two people were killed in a Russian drone attack on Kharkiv according to local officials and the Ukrainian military. They say the drones struck a military hospital, shopping centre, apartment blocks and other targets. President Zelensky said on Saturday (March 29) Ukraine expected a strong response from Western countries to the nearly daily Russian drone attacks on its territory. "Our partners must understand that these R...

Hundreds of thousands join rally against detention of Istanbul mayor

Hundreds of thousands of protesters joined a rally in Istanbul against the detention of its mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. The mayor’s detention on March 19 has brought, night after night, tens of thousands of demonstrators onto the streets in Istanbul and other cities. On Saturday, the latest protests in Istanbul drew the largest crowds yet. An artificial intelligence replica of Imamoglu addressed the protesters. “They are...

Myanmar earthquake: Death toll over 1,600 as aid agencies mobilise

More than 1,600 people have been killed and thousands more injured in a major earthquake that hit the war-torn state of Myanmar and shook large parts of southeast Asia. In the wake of the disaster Myanmar’s junta, which as run the country since 2021 and kept it isolated from much of the rest of the world, issued a rare appeal for help. Several countries, including China, Russia and Malaysia, have dispatched rescue team...

'This is not how you speak to your close allies' Danish FM says after Vance Greenland visit

The Danish foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, said he hoped the United States and Denmark could work together on Arctic security after JD Vance, the US vice-president, accused Denmark of not doing a good job keeping Greenland safe. In recorded remarks, Rasmussen said that while he did not appreciate the tone in the “accusations” made he said there were lots of ways for the US to have a st...

Vance accuses Denmark of not keeping Greenland safe

JD Vance has said the United States has no plans for a military takeover of Greenland but urged the Arctic island to seek independence from Denmark for its own safety and partner with Washington. The American vice-president was joined by his wife Usha and Mike Waltz, the national security adviser, on a tour of a US military base on the semi-autonomous Danish territory during a trip that has provoked anger among locals. Speaking to troo...

LIVE: Nigel Farage hosts largest Reform UK rally in Birmingham

Reform UK say they are holding "the biggest ever launch rally in modern British political history", at the Arena in Birmingham. Farage has ruled out an election pact with the Conservatives as he called Kemi Badenoch lazy and her party’s MPs “stuffy, boring old bastards”. READ MORE: The Reform leader gave his strongest indication yet he would not seek a deal to unite the right, instead saying “we pretty much despise...

LIVE: JD Vance arrives in Greenland for "provocative" visit

Donald Trump recently ramped up threats to seize control of Greenland, which he has long argued should come under US control. READ MORE: https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/why-does-trump-want-greenland-america-03lbsmt9s The US president threatened punitive tariffs on Denmark, which has control over the autonomous territory, if it does not yield to his demands. He has refused to rule out using military force to occup...

"We Need Greenland", says Donald Trump

The United States needs Greenland for international security peace, President Donald Trump said on Friday (March 28), adding that there were Chinese and Russian ships in the area that Washington could not leave to Denmark or anyone else to "take care of." "We need Greenland. Very importantly, for international security, we have to have Greenland," Trump told reporters at the White House. "If you look at the waterways, you have Chinese and Russian s...

Vance visits Greenland and says US wants to expand Arctic security

JD Vance is visiting a US military base in Greenland on a trip that has provoked anger among locals as the Trump administration threatens to annex the Arctic island. The vice-president touched down in the semi-autonomous Danish territory on Friday afternoon as the head of a US delegation that includes his wife, Usha, and Mike Waltz, the national security adviser. The White House team went straight to lunch at the US Spac...

LIVE: Donald Trump hosts NJ Attorney swearing in ceremony

US President Donald Trump participates in the swearing-In ceremony for the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey. Trump recently ramped up threats to seize control of Greenland, which he has long argued should come under US control. The US president threatened punitive tariffs on Denmark, which has control over the autonomous territory, if it does not yield to his demands. He has refused to rule out using military force to occupy the isla...

LIVE: Israel launches major airstrike on Beirut

View overlooking Beirut's southern suburbs after Israel warned on Friday it would attack a building belonging to Hezbollah in a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on Twitter...

Putin Vows to Build Russian Military in the Arctic

President Putin has warned of growing tensions in the Arctic with western countries in the run-up to a visit to Greenland by JD Vance, the US vice-president. READ MORE: https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/putin-bolsters-arctic-troops-before-vances-visit-to-greenland-l2z9vsbx0 The Russian leader said that while President Trump’s designs on the island were nothing to do with Moscow, the Kremlin was concerned that N...

Hundreds of casualties in Myanmar after 7.7-magnitude earthquake

The ruling military in Myanmar has not released an official death toll, although the diplomatic spokesman for the parallel National Unity Government said at least 12 people had been killed so far in the Mandalay area. READ MORE: https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/myanmar-earthquake-thailand-bangkok-today-map-latest-news-rdchx8t3r There have been reports of dozens of other deaths, however, including, about 20 peopl...