Independent

• Explosive new book on Trump sparks White House alarm that Situation Room conversations were taped: report

  Recording of Situation Room conversations would represent a major violation of White House security protocols

• US singer Oliver Tree feared dead after helicopters collide over Rio de Janeiro killing six

  There were no survivors in the mid-air collision over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning

• Twelve dead after plane carrying skydivers crashes in Missouri, police say

  The plane crashed near an airport, killing all 12 people onboard

• Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, hospitalized for second time in just a few months

  McConnell, who survived polio as a child, has had several recent health emergencies

• Vance reveals the one thing that has to happen before he and Usha can consider a 2028 run for the White House

  Vice president won CPAC straw poll in 2026, but was closely trailed by Marco Rubio in MAGA-world belwether

• Zohran Mamdani reacts to viral New York Knicks rhyme: ‘My mayor’s Muslim, my bagel’s Jewish’

  New York City Mayor said the popular new chant ‘speaks to what the city is and even this team’

• Trump UFC fight live: Gavin Newsom trolls MAGA fans as White House match threatened by storms

  Stage is set for Trump’s birthday bash as the president’s DC-wide makeover includes massive MMA event on the South Lawn

• Iran-US war latest: Trump lashes out at Netanyahu in angry phone call over Beirut attack

  The strikes in Lebanon have thrown the peace deal into jeopardy as Iran’s lead negotiator warns, ‘A strong response is coming’

• Canadian PM Mark Carney celebrates Irish roots as he warns of ‘global rupture’ ahead of G7 meeting

  Carney visited County Mayo in Ireland ahead of the G7 meeting in France

• G7 protesters smash windows and set Tesla on fire as they march in Geneva

  Thousands of people took to the streets to protest the ‘meeting of the rich’