40 minutes ago Trump completes cabinet nominations after loyalist Brooke Rollins tapped for USDA chief: Live updates

President-elect also made flurry of nominations on Friday night to form his new administration

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51 minutes ago Donald Trump Jr emerges as key voice influencing father’s cabinet picks – report

President-elect has become particularly reliant on his eldest son for advice, sources tell ReutersDonald Trump Jr has emerged as the family’s most influential adviser of the moment as his father builds the most controversial cabinet in modern US history, sources close to Donald Trump’s eldest son say.Trump Jr has in some cases promoted inexperienced loyalists over more qualified candidates for top positions in president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Everyone who has already asked Trump for a pardon – from Joe Exotic to the Proud Boys

In January Donald Trump will be able to pick up his pardoning pen when he returns to the White House. Several convicts are already vying to be on his clemency list, James Liddell writes

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1 hour ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike on Lebanon kills at least one Lebanese soldier and injures 18 others

Lebanese military says strike took place in southwestern Lebanon on coastal road between Tyre and Naqoura while Israeli military says strike is under reviewSpeaking at the news conference in Beirut, Josep Borell also urged Lebanese leaders to pick a president to end a two-year power vacuum in the country, and he pledged €200m (£166m) in support for Lebanon’s armed forces.The EU’s outgoing foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has called for pressure to be exerted on both the Israeli government and on Hezbollah to accept a US ceasefire proposal. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Angela Merkel accuses Putin of gleefully 'enjoying' her discomfort after Russian president brought his pet Labrador into meeting with German chancellor despite her having a fear of dogs

Following the pair's first meeting in Sochi in 2007, the German Chancellor claimed that Putin had deliberately brought along his pet Connie in an attempt to intimidate and unnerve her.

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2 hours ago Zelenskyy fears Ukraine is ‘testing ground’ for Russian weapons amid rise in Shahed strikes

Kremlin has fired 500 drones over the border in the past week and set up two factories to make ‘hundreds a week’Ukraine’s president said the country had been targeted by nearly 500 drones in the past week as well as more than 20 missiles and complained that Russia is using the country as “a testing ground” for its munitions.Though Russia’s first ever use of the Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile on Dnipro on Thursday captured global attention, on Sunday Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted the increased level of Shahed drone attacks. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Alex Scott reveals she was 'too scared to go out' after racist trolls threatened to throw acid in her face after she was tapped to replace a national treasure

The presenter, 40, opened up about the downsides of fame, including the abuse she received when she was incorrectly tapped to replace national treasure Sue Barker as the host of A Question of Sport.

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3 hours ago Middle East crisis live: IDF orders evacuation in Gaza City eastern suburb

Israeli military issues evacuation orders to people in Shejaiya suburb, saying militants have fired rockets from districtYechiel Leiter, an American-born rightwing publicist and former government aide who immigrated to Israel four decades ago, was announced as Israel’s next ambassador to Washington earlier this month.The Israeli government said earlier today that it had approved the nomination of Leiter, an ally of the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago When we see others in distress we can suffer too. How do we heal from this collective trauma? | Sara Mussa

The more we identify with those suffering, the more vicarious trauma we may feel. But we can recover and even grow from this experienceThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workAs I stepped into my office and checked my client list for the day, I was surprised to see a name pop up that hadn’t been there for a while. It was Kareem, a young father of two who had recently arrived to Australia from war-torn Iraq. During our session, he described that he thought his symptoms were under control and he was recovering well. But suddenly he was transported back to the blast that left him with a traumatic brain injury and months of rehabilitation. “What was the thing that took you back there?” I asked him. He said it was “hearing a song”, ...

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4 hours ago Man Utd line up transfer not approved by Ruben Amorim despite public demand

Manchester United had identified Sporting Lisbon teenager Geovany Quenda as a target before Ruben Amorim's arrival and are still ready to pursue the youngster despite their manager's stance on transfers

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