By three wickets (DLS method), the Gujarat Titans won.
Mumbai Indians were defeated by Gujarat Titans in a remarkable final-ball victory, which elevated Gujarat Titans to the top of the Indian Premier League.
Mumbai’s chase appeared to have ended when a second rain delay prevented Gujarat from scoring another 24 runs from 12 balls, the visitors’ lead-by using the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.
However, the rain stopped and Gujarat’s target was changed to 147, leaving them with only 15 to recover from the final six balls as the game resumed just before the deadline of 00:30 local time.
Gerald Coetzee hit a straight six to make it four after Rahul Tewatia had already hit four when the game was tied at four.
The Titans were then given another run by Bowler Deepak Chahar, but Coetzee was subsequently caught off the final pitch with the score at one.
Hardik Pandya, the Titans’ skipper, still had a chance to force a super over but missed with his throw from mid-on when a direct hit would have let Arshad out.
Using the DLS method, the Titans won by three runs.
Former England bowler Steven Finn described it as “remarkable” in a commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Coetzee hammers it for six and the tables are set right away. “One over, fifteen more.” With the exception of a super over, this game really had everything.
There were a lot of emotions, most of them grating, according to Titans captain Shubman Gill, because it once felt like one of those Test match rehearsals that didn’t go your way.
“Everything turned out well for us,” he said.
The visitors eventually lost 4-25 in four overs after going cruising at 107-2 in pursuit of 156 before Mumbai’s quicks had an electric fast bowling spell to start their chase.
Mumbai, who also would have won, took two wickets, Trent Boult one and Ashwani Kumar one, all of which were in vain.
Before the rain, former England captain Jos Buttler scored 30 points for the Titans with a 72-foot partner, Gill helped by an 11-ball over from Hardik, which included two no-balls and three separate wides.
In my opinion, the T20 is a crime, according to Hardik, “my no-balls, and the last no-ball.” You get a bite from it.
I’m not sure if it helped us, but the ball kept getting wetter. It was challenging.
Will Jacks, an England all-rounder, threw 53 balls in Mumbai’s 155-8 match, which was also a waste.
Suryakumar Yadav and Jacks, who combined for 73 on his first game for the franchise, lost 658 to Mumbai after Suryakumar was dismissed for 35.
The Titans are now level on points with Bengaluru’s Royal Challengers, but they are also at the top of the table because of their higher net run-rate.
Rihanna is well-known for her pregnancy reveals, and she’s done it once more with the confirmation that her third child is on the way. We examined how she had stayed hidden for so long.
Rihanna revealed her current pregnancy at the Met Gala event 2025(Image: PA)
We’re all familiar with Rihanna’s iconic pregnancy reveals by now. She’s never been one to keep it dull – it was only in 2023 when she shocked the world in the most unique way. Fast forward to this year, and she’s done it again, revealing her baby bump at the 2025 Met Gala in true Rihanna Fashion.
Although the blue carpet reveal was stunning, it turns out that her bump was not her first. The Bajan star was spotted outside The Carlyle Hotel wearing a two-piece ribbed skirt set that subtly revealed her bulge just hours before the big event.
The Met Gala moment was the official confirmation for the majority of us, and even then, some didn’t come away horrified. Eagle-eyed enthusiasts have been making incessant predictions for weeks. But how did she manage to conceal it for that long?
READ MORE: Pregnant Rihanna offers peak of bare bump as she’s spotted in blue ensemble before Met Gala
Rihanna was photographed just hours before the big reveal(Image: GC Images)
excessive fashion
In the weeks leading up to the Met Gala, if Rihanna was spotted out, it was often in oversized, voluminous outfits that effectively helped conceal her growing bump. While she’s always been a fan of loose-fitting styles, this time it sparked speculation among fans who sensed something was different.
posts on strategic social media
Rihanna kept up her presence on Instagram, regularly engaging with fans, but she was clever with the content she shared. In her most recent post, her body and arm were positioned to cover her midsection, subtly hiding her belly. On top of that, it seems as though some images were taken some time ago – a strategic move that allowed her to stay visible online without disclosing the news.
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She was very strategic with her social media posts(Image: GC Images)
minimal public appearances
Rihanna is known for her active public life, but in recent months, she noticeably pulled back from the spotlight. At first, fans believed it was her adjusting to the busy mum life, but in hindsight, this was another clearly calculated step to avoid paparazzi and keep the pregnancy under wraps.
bold clothing and accessories distracting
Rihanna made sure everyone’s attention was on something else when she left, and her bold accessories, dramatic coats, and statement pieces completed the look flawlessly. She was seen wearing a fur coat and a black hat, which attracted attention without revealing the bump, just before the Met Gala.
Let’s not forget 2023
In 2023, Rihanna left fans jaw dropped with her iconic pregnancy reveal(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Rihanna revealed her pregnancy during the Super Bowl halftime show, and in 2023, she swore to herself. The majority of the audience barely noticed the visible bump, which the majority of them were captivated by. Even her dancers were unaware that she had hidden it during rehearsals under oversized fur coats and Fenty sweaters.
Whether it’s the Super Bowl or the Met Gala, Rihanna knows how to break the internet. But it’s not just the reveal – it’s the build-up, the secrecy, the way she moves in silence until she’s ready. One thing’s for sure: hiding a pregnancy isn’t easy, but Rihanna makes it look effortless.
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ExCLUSIVE: According to reports, Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz’s rumored feud with his famous parents, David and Victoria, has not stopped.
David Beckham’s birthday parties were canceled by Brooklyn and wife Nicola Peltz.
Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz have been left “devastated” that his parents David and Victoria are “picking sides” in the alleged family fallout. The Beckhams have been rocked by their very public feud, rumours which have gathered pace over David’s 50th celebrations.
By claiming to be against every Nicola and Brooklyn event, Brooklyn and Nicola shocked both the famous family and the fans. The couple’s alleged arrival in London from their Los Angeles residence for the big day is said to have made things worse for the football icon.
Rumours quickly spread over the cause of their apparent fallout, with fingers being pointed to both Nicola as well as Romeo Beckham’s new girlfriend Kim Turnbull. Brooklyn and Nicola skipped various parties over the course of last week, including a family bash in the Cotswolds, a trip to France and a London celebration.
Brooklyn and Nicola are said to have wanted to meet David privately (Image: Instagram)
Kim started dating Brooklyn’s younger brother Romeo in November and appeared at all of David’s celebrations. David and Victoria’s youngest son Cruz was also accompanied by his girlfriend Jackie Apostel at the events.
According to reports, Brooklyn and Kim once had a relationship. Prior to that time, she dated Rocco, the son of Guy Ritchie and Madonna.
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However, sources have claimed there was never any romance between Kim and Brooklyn. Eyes have since turned to Brooklyn’s wife Nicola, who the famous family reportedly want nothing to do with.
Nicola’s husband has allegedly resisted attending any family gatherings, leading to accusations that she has a history of starting arguments before her husband. Romeo is upset about the situation because Kim is to blame, according to reports.
However, Nicola and Brooklyn reportedly suffered other injuries as a result of the fallout. Before making a significant U-turn, Brooke reportedly had the idea of attending David’s birthday celebrations.
All of David and Victoria’s children but Brooklyn joined in the celebrations(Image: Instagram)
He was said to have “wanted to meet his famous father privately” in an effort to avoid Kim because the couple “have a problem with her.” They were allegedly instructed to attend the family gathering alone as opposed to “grabbing a quick coffee or breakfast” with the father-of-four.
A source close to the situation has now told the Mirror : “Nicola encourages Brooklyn to see his family and is usually the reason Brooklyn does see his family. They are both devastated. They cannot believe that Victoria & David refused to see them privately after they travelled all the way to London specifically to try to repair the relationship.”
Instead of having a private discussion about the issue, they continued, “As parents, it’s shocking that Victoria & David are acting this way.” Victoria and David (seem to) not concerned with developing a solution that works for everyone.
In November, Romeo and Kim revealed their romance. The former football player’s supporters on social media have since stopped since he started dating Kim and Brooklyn.
A family-related source previously told the Mirror that “Brooklyn’s absence was a real blow to David.” Although Brooks is married now, his father was a close relationship when he was a child.
The fallout is said to be over Romeo’s girlfriend Kim(Image: Instagram/romeobeckham)
There is a separation between Brooklyn and his parents because his wife Nicola is older and more confident in her own right. Due to the family’s use of social media, it has turned out to be a problem and not something they can handle keeping private. There is a very obvious rift between David and Victoria that needs to be resolved. In recent months, things have escalated.
Brooklyn “flys to London with the sole intention of seeing his family and celebrating his dad’s birthday,” according to sources who have spoken to The Sun. He suggested having a coffee or breakfast, but he was informed that Kim would likely attend one of their lavish parties, so he refrained from going there.
However, a source claims Kim, 24, was away from David’s black-tie dinner due to her work obligations. This sounds very performative, according to a different source. In the knowledge that they would be inquired about, Brooklyn sent a text, but it sounded like boxticking.
David’s company declined to comment. Victoria and Brooklyn’s representatives have been contacted for comment by The Mirror.
Just yesterday, David posted a sweet message for his son Brooklyn. David shared a series of photographs on Instagram documenting a fishing and camping holiday with his two younger sons, writing alongside the post: “Six months ago planned a trip with my boys at the start of last week to camp and fish for my 50th. Was so much fun.” He also then wrote: “You were missed Brooklyn.”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his much-anticipated first visit to the White House, as his country and the United States continue to spar over trade, tariffs and the prospect of reimagining their shared borders.
Seated across from Carney in the Oval Office on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump continued to advocate for Canada becoming part of its southern neighbour.
But Carney reiterated his firm commitment to defending Canadian sovereignty, though he spoke only briefly during his half-hour appearance with Trump in the Oval Office.
“As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale,” Carney told Trump, in a gesture to the president’s background as a real-estate developer.
He then referenced his mandate from Canada’s recent federal elections, which reflected growing anti-Trump sentiment among Canadian voters.
“Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign these last several months, it’s not for sale — won’t be for sale — ever,” Carney said of his country.
Overall, however, the meeting was cordial, with the two leaders exchanging warm words and Trump teasing a breakthrough with the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen.
Here are five key takeaways from their meeting.
President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney outside the White House on May 6 [Evan Vucci/AP Photo]
Trump weighs in on Canada’s election
Carney’s appearance at the White House comes just over a week after his country’s federal elections on April 28, which saw Trump emerge as a defining force.
While the research firm Ipsos found that affordability and the cost of living topped the list of voter concerns in Canada, 24 percent of respondents identified Canada’s increasingly fractious relationship with the US as a leading issue as well.
A separate Ipsos poll found that more voters trusted Carney to handle Trump than any other candidate.
The centre-left Liberals ultimately won 169 seats out of 343, enough to form a minority government — and enough for Carney, the Liberal leader, to remain Canada’s prime minister.
But that was a stark reversal from the Liberal Party’s sagging poll numbers at the start of the year. Experts believe Trump’s second term, which began on January 20, helped propel the Liberal Party’s comeback.
His remarks about Canada becoming a US state and his aggressive tariff policy alienated many Canadians, who felt their country’s close ties with the US had soured.
And some voters feared that Canada’s Conservative Party — which had previously been the frontrunner in the elections — might capitulate to Trump’s demands.
As Trump opened his sit-down on Tuesday with Carney, he gave a nod to the Liberals’ come-from-behind victory, joking that he took partial credit for the party’s electoral success.
“I think I was probably the greatest thing that happened to him,” Trump said of Carney.
“But I can’t take full credit. His party was losing by a lot. And he ended up winning. So I really want to congratulate him. It was probably one of the greatest comebacks in the history of politics. Maybe even greater than mine.”
Reporters gather to ask Carney and Trump questions about the future of US-Canada relations [Evan Vucci/AP Photo]
Trump and Carney exchange praise
Trump proceeded to shower Carney with praise, calling him a “very good” and “very talented person” with whom he had “a lot of things in common”.
By contrast, the US president launched barbs at Carney’s predecessor, fellow Liberal Justin Trudeau, who served as Canada’s prime minister from 2015 until March of this year.
“I didn’t like his predecessor,” Trump said shortly. He also hinted at other tense relationships with other world leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with whom he had an Oval Office shouting match in February.
“ This is very friendly. This is not gonna be like we had another little blow-up with somebody else. It was a much different. This is a very friendly conversation,” Trump said.
Carney, for his part, responded with compliments of his own for Trump.
“You’re a transformational president,” Carney said at the outset, praising the US president’s “relentless focus on the American worker”. He also drew a parallel between Trump’s leadership and his own, saying he had been elected “to transform Canada, with a similar focus on the economy” and “securing our borders”.
“The history of Canada and the US is we’re stronger when we work together, and there are many opportunities to work together,” Carney said. “I look forward to addressing some of those issues that we have, but also finding those areas of mutual cooperation so we can go forward.”
Carney: Canada is ‘not for sale’
The two leaders’ conversation, however, quickly shifted to one of the most contentious issues facing their countries’ ties: Trump’s threats to make Canada part of the US.
Since December, Trump has made regular remarks that Canada should be absorbed into the US as a 51st state, owing to an imbalance of trade.
According to the US government, Canada is the largest destination for US exports and one of its top three sources for imports. But Canada exports more to the US than it imports, creating a deficit of $63.3bn in Canada’s favour.
Experts say trade deficits are not necessarily a bad thing: They can indicate a stronger consumer base or differences in currency value. But Trump has repeatedly framed the US’s trade deficit with Canada as a “subsidy” that keeps the country’s economy afloat.
In the lead-up to Tuesday’s meeting, the US president pledged to broach the issue of statehood with Carney. “I’ll always talk about that,” he told the TV news programme Meet the Press on Saturday.
But during the public portion of their meeting, Trump took a more subdued approach, saying that, while he believed statehood to be a boon for Canada, he would not force the issue.
“I still believe that, but it takes two to tango, right?” Trump told reporters. He later added, “I do feel it’s much better for Canada. But we’re not gonna be discussing that unless somebody wants to discuss it.”
He nevertheless revisited familiar arguments for combining the two countries, including that statehood would allow Canada to avoid the steep 25-percent tariffs the US has placed on many of its exports, including steel and aluminium.
“I believe it would be a massive tax cut for the Canadian citizens. You get free military, you get tremendous medical care and other things. There would be a lot of advantages, but it would be a massive tax cut,” he said.
When Carney responded that Canada was “not for sale”, Trump doubled down, saying, “Never say never.”
But Carney scrunched up his face with a cheeky look and appeared to mouth the word “never” multiple times to the journalists circled around them.
He also attempted to steer the discussion to more neutral ground, praising Trump for pushing Western powers to invest more in military defence.
Still, reporters continued to press the two leaders about the controversial remarks. One asked Trump whether he would accept the will of the Canadian people not to become a 51st state.
“Sure, I would,” Trump replied. “But this is not necessarily a one-day deal. This is over a period of time they have to make that decision.”
Carney once again chimed in with a brief but blunt response. “Respectfully, Canadians’ view on this is not going to change.”
Later, outside the Canadian embassy in Washington, DC, Carney described the Oval Office meeting as a turning point for their bilateral ties.
“ Today marked the end of the beginning of a process of the United States and Canada redefining that relationship of working together,” Carney said. “The question is how we will cooperate in the future.”
Officials including US Vice President JD Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick were also in attendance at the Oval Office meeting [Leah Millis/Reuters]
Trump stands firm on US tariffs
In the Oval Office, Trump was unwavering in his commitment to imposing tariffs on Canada, describing the import taxes as essential to protecting US industries from competition.
“Is there anything he can say to you in the course of your meeting with him today that can get you to lift tariffs on Canada?” a reporter in the Oval Office asked.
Trump responded with uncharacteristic brevity: “No.”
He later explained that it was his hope to create US industries that relied on no outside support, not even from close allies like Canada, whose economy is intimately interwoven with that of its southern neighbour.
Trump referenced the decline of the American auto and steel industries as motives for his tariffs.
“We want to make our own cars. We don’t really want cars from Canada, and we put tariffs on cars from Canada. At a certain point, it won’t make economic sense for Canada to build those cars,” Trump said. “And we don’t want steel from Canada because we’re making our own steel, and we’re having massive steel plants being built right now as we speak.”
He also repeated his false assertion that the US trade deficit with Canada amounted to a “subsidy” — and he appeared to cast doubt about whether Canada’s economy would survive without US support.
“They have a surplus with us, and there’s no reason for us to be subsidising Canada,” Trump said. “Canada will have to be able to take care of itself economically. I assume they can.”
Carney, meanwhile, highlighted the close relations the US and Canada have enjoyed in the past, arguing that cross-border trade has made both of their economies stronger.
“We are the largest client of the United States in the totality of all the goods. So we are the largest client in the United States,” he said. “Fifty percent of a car that comes from Canada is American. That’s not like anywhere else in the world.”
Both leaders agreed that the current United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) needed to be renegotiated. Canada has framed Trump’s tariffs as a violation of the free-trade agreement, which was signed under the US president’s first term in 2019.
“ The USMCA is great for all countries,” Trump said during Tuesday’s Oval Office meeting. But he added that the deal was a “transitional step” that would “get renegotiated very shortly”.
Carney echoed that assessment, saying that the USMCA would be a launchpad for broader discussions.
“It is a basis for a broader negotiation. Some things about it are going to have to change,” he said, offering measured criticism of Trump’s tariff policy. “Part of the way you’ve conducted these tariffs has taken advantage of existing aspects of USMCA, so it’s going to have to change.”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney waves as he departs the White House [Evan Vucci/AP Photo]
Trump touts breakthrough with Houthis
While much of the Oval Office discussion revolved around trade, Trump briefly veered into the topic of international conflicts, saying that the war in Ukraine would feature heavily in his closed-door discussions with Carney.
He also announced his administration would end its nearly two-month-long bombing campaign in Yemen, where the US military has been attacking Houthi strongholds.
The US Central Command has said more than 800 targets have been bombed since Trump began the US’s latest round of strikes on March 15, known as Operation Rough Rider.
But the effort has been riddled with controversy. Aid groups have warned of civilian casualties, including the suspected bombing of a migrant centre in Saada, in Yemen’s north. And details of the initial strikes were accidentally leaked to a journalist on the messaging app Signal, spurring questions about mismanagement within the Trump White House.
But on Tuesday, Trump announced a shift in the ongoing fight with the Houthis.
“We had some very good news last night,” Trump said. “They’ve announced — to us, at least — that they don’t want to fight anymore. They just don’t want to fight. And we will honour that. And we will stop the bombings.”
The Houthis had been launching attacks against commercial vessels and naval ships in the Red Sea, as part of the group’s opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza, which has killed more than 52,615 Palestinians.
“They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore. And that’s the purpose of what we were doing,” Trump added. “We are going to stop the bombing of the Houthis effective immediately.”
Shortly thereafter, a senior Houthi official posted on social media that the deal still needed to be “evaluated on the ground first”.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his much-anticipated first visit to the White House, as his country and the United States continue to spar over trade, tariffs and the prospect of reimagining their shared borders.
Seated across from Carney in the Oval Office on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump continued to advocate for Canada becoming part of its southern neighbour.
But Carney reiterated his firm commitment to defending Canadian sovereignty, though he spoke only briefly during his half-hour appearance with Trump in the Oval Office.
“As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale,” Carney told Trump, in a gesture to the president’s background as a real-estate developer.
He then referenced his mandate from Canada’s recent federal elections, which reflected growing anti-Trump sentiment among Canadian voters.
“Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign these last several months, it’s not for sale — won’t be for sale — ever,” Carney said of his country.
Overall, however, the meeting was cordial, with the two leaders exchanging warm words and Trump teasing a breakthrough with the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen.
Here are five key takeaways from their meeting.
President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney outside the White House on May 6 [Evan Vucci/AP Photo]
Trump weighs in on Canada’s election
Carney’s appearance at the White House comes just over a week after his country’s federal elections on April 28, which saw Trump emerge as a defining force.
While the research firm Ipsos found that affordability and the cost of living topped the list of voter concerns in Canada, 24 percent of respondents identified Canada’s increasingly fractious relationship with the US as a leading issue as well.
A separate Ipsos poll found that more voters trusted Carney to handle Trump than any other candidate.
The centre-left Liberals ultimately won 169 seats out of 343, enough to form a minority government — and enough for Carney, the Liberal leader, to remain Canada’s prime minister.
But that was a stark reversal from the Liberal Party’s sagging poll numbers at the start of the year. Experts believe Trump’s second term, which began on January 20, helped propel the Liberal Party’s comeback.
His remarks about Canada becoming a US state and his aggressive tariff policy alienated many Canadians, who felt their country’s close ties with the US had soured.
And some voters feared that Canada’s Conservative Party — which had previously been the frontrunner in the elections — might capitulate to Trump’s demands.
As Trump opened his sit-down on Tuesday with Carney, he gave a nod to the Liberals’ come-from-behind victory, joking that he took partial credit for the party’s electoral success.
“I think I was probably the greatest thing that happened to him,” Trump said of Carney.
“But I can’t take full credit. His party was losing by a lot. And he ended up winning. So I really want to congratulate him. It was probably one of the greatest comebacks in the history of politics. Maybe even greater than mine.”
Reporters gather to ask Carney and Trump questions about the future of US-Canada relations [Evan Vucci/AP Photo]
Trump and Carney exchange praise
Trump proceeded to shower Carney with praise, calling him a “very good” and “very talented person” with whom he had “a lot of things in common”.
By contrast, the US president launched barbs at Carney’s predecessor, fellow Liberal Justin Trudeau, who served as Canada’s prime minister from 2015 until March of this year.
“I didn’t like his predecessor,” Trump said shortly. He also hinted at other tense relationships with other world leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with whom he had an Oval Office shouting match in February.
“ This is very friendly. This is not gonna be like we had another little blow-up with somebody else. It was a much different. This is a very friendly conversation,” Trump said.
Carney, for his part, responded with compliments of his own for Trump.
“You’re a transformational president,” Carney said at the outset, praising the US president’s “relentless focus on the American worker”. He also drew a parallel between Trump’s leadership and his own, saying he had been elected “to transform Canada, with a similar focus on the economy” and “securing our borders”.
“The history of Canada and the US is we’re stronger when we work together, and there are many opportunities to work together,” Carney said. “I look forward to addressing some of those issues that we have, but also finding those areas of mutual cooperation so we can go forward.”
Carney: Canada is ‘not for sale’
The two leaders’ conversation, however, quickly shifted to one of the most contentious issues facing their countries’ ties: Trump’s threats to make Canada part of the US.
Since December, Trump has made regular remarks that Canada should be absorbed into the US as a 51st state, owing to an imbalance of trade.
According to the US government, Canada is the largest destination for US exports and one of its top three sources for imports. But Canada exports more to the US than it imports, creating a deficit of $63.3bn in Canada’s favour.
Experts say trade deficits are not necessarily a bad thing: They can indicate a stronger consumer base or differences in currency value. But Trump has repeatedly framed the US’s trade deficit with Canada as a “subsidy” that keeps the country’s economy afloat.
In the lead-up to Tuesday’s meeting, the US president pledged to broach the issue of statehood with Carney. “I’ll always talk about that,” he told the TV news programme Meet the Press on Saturday.
But during the public portion of their meeting, Trump took a more subdued approach, saying that, while he believed statehood to be a boon for Canada, he would not force the issue.
“I still believe that, but it takes two to tango, right?” Trump told reporters. He later added, “I do feel it’s much better for Canada. But we’re not gonna be discussing that unless somebody wants to discuss it.”
He nevertheless revisited familiar arguments for combining the two countries, including that statehood would allow Canada to avoid the steep 25-percent tariffs the US has placed on many of its exports, including steel and aluminium.
“I believe it would be a massive tax cut for the Canadian citizens. You get free military, you get tremendous medical care and other things. There would be a lot of advantages, but it would be a massive tax cut,” he said.
When Carney responded that Canada was “not for sale”, Trump doubled down, saying, “Never say never.”
But Carney scrunched up his face with a cheeky look and appeared to mouth the word “never” multiple times to the journalists circled around them.
He also attempted to steer the discussion to more neutral ground, praising Trump for pushing Western powers to invest more in military defence.
Still, reporters continued to press the two leaders about the controversial remarks. One asked Trump whether he would accept the will of the Canadian people not to become a 51st state.
“Sure, I would,” Trump replied. “But this is not necessarily a one-day deal. This is over a period of time they have to make that decision.”
Carney once again chimed in with a brief but blunt response. “Respectfully, Canadians’ view on this is not going to change.”
Later, outside the Canadian embassy in Washington, DC, Carney described the Oval Office meeting as a turning point for their bilateral ties.
“ Today marked the end of the beginning of a process of the United States and Canada redefining that relationship of working together,” Carney said. “The question is how we will cooperate in the future.”
Officials including US Vice President JD Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick were also in attendance at the Oval Office meeting [Leah Millis/Reuters]
Trump stands firm on US tariffs
In the Oval Office, Trump was unwavering in his commitment to imposing tariffs on Canada, describing the import taxes as essential to protecting US industries from competition.
“Is there anything he can say to you in the course of your meeting with him today that can get you to lift tariffs on Canada?” a reporter in the Oval Office asked.
Trump responded with uncharacteristic brevity: “No.”
He later explained that it was his hope to create US industries that relied on no outside support, not even from close allies like Canada, whose economy is intimately interwoven with that of its southern neighbour.
Trump referenced the decline of the American auto and steel industries as motives for his tariffs.
“We want to make our own cars. We don’t really want cars from Canada, and we put tariffs on cars from Canada. At a certain point, it won’t make economic sense for Canada to build those cars,” Trump said. “And we don’t want steel from Canada because we’re making our own steel, and we’re having massive steel plants being built right now as we speak.”
He also repeated his false assertion that the US trade deficit with Canada amounted to a “subsidy” — and he appeared to cast doubt about whether Canada’s economy would survive without US support.
“They have a surplus with us, and there’s no reason for us to be subsidising Canada,” Trump said. “Canada will have to be able to take care of itself economically. I assume they can.”
Carney, meanwhile, highlighted the close relations the US and Canada have enjoyed in the past, arguing that cross-border trade has made both of their economies stronger.
“We are the largest client of the United States in the totality of all the goods. So we are the largest client in the United States,” he said. “Fifty percent of a car that comes from Canada is American. That’s not like anywhere else in the world.”
Both leaders agreed that the current United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) needed to be renegotiated. Canada has framed Trump’s tariffs as a violation of the free-trade agreement, which was signed under the US president’s first term in 2019.
“ The USMCA is great for all countries,” Trump said during Tuesday’s Oval Office meeting. But he added that the deal was a “transitional step” that would “get renegotiated very shortly”.
Carney echoed that assessment, saying that the USMCA would be a launchpad for broader discussions.
“It is a basis for a broader negotiation. Some things about it are going to have to change,” he said, offering measured criticism of Trump’s tariff policy. “Part of the way you’ve conducted these tariffs has taken advantage of existing aspects of USMCA, so it’s going to have to change.”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney waves as he departs the White House [Evan Vucci/AP Photo]
Trump touts breakthrough with Houthis
While much of the Oval Office discussion revolved around trade, Trump briefly veered into the topic of international conflicts, saying that the war in Ukraine would feature heavily in his closed-door discussions with Carney.
He also announced his administration would end its nearly two-month-long bombing campaign in Yemen, where the US military has been attacking Houthi strongholds.
The US Central Command has said more than 800 targets have been bombed since Trump began the US’s latest round of strikes on March 15, known as Operation Rough Rider.
But the effort has been riddled with controversy. Aid groups have warned of civilian casualties, including the suspected bombing of a migrant centre in Saada, in Yemen’s north. And details of the initial strikes were accidentally leaked to a journalist on the messaging app Signal, spurring questions about mismanagement within the Trump White House.
But on Tuesday, Trump announced a shift in the ongoing fight with the Houthis.
“We had some very good news last night,” Trump said. “They’ve announced — to us, at least — that they don’t want to fight anymore. They just don’t want to fight. And we will honour that. And we will stop the bombings.”
The Houthis had been launching attacks against commercial vessels and naval ships in the Red Sea, as part of the group’s opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza, which has killed more than 52,615 Palestinians.
“They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore. And that’s the purpose of what we were doing,” Trump added. “We are going to stop the bombing of the Houthis effective immediately.”
Shortly thereafter, a senior Houthi official posted on social media that the deal still needed to be “evaluated on the ground first”.
