41 minutes ago Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think

One expert says her views are ‘so wildly fringe that her potential appointment as DNI is genuinely alarming’, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg write

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1 hour ago Donald Trump asks to buy child's hair for 'millions' as he gives girl ride in golf cart

Donald Trump could be heard telling the little girl 'I want her hair', whilst his own infamous hair was hidden under his signature MAGA cap

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1 hour ago Wall Street banks back UK stocks to outshine Europe under Trump tariffs

Analysts point to lack of manufacturers that could be hit and high weighting in banks and oil stocks

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1 hour ago Regrets, feminism, and Trump’s ‘fascination’ with Putin: key takeways from Merkel’s memoir

The former German chancellor’s book Freedom gives insights on Brexit and her East German upbringingAngela Merkel was notoriously discreet and privacy-conscious as Germany’s chancellor, rarely veering off message during her 16 years in office.In her eagerly anticipated political autobiography Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021, she has hardly turned into a gossipmonger overnight. But across 721 pages – published on Tuesday in German and English thanks to nine different translators working on chunks of the book simultaneously – there are glimpses of a Merkel previously unseen. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump threatens massive tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China while Jack Smith drops election case: Live

Donald Trump was handed legal wins as he works to fill his cabinet after special counsel Jack Smith said his team is treating him as a current president

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3 hours ago Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall on worries about Trump's tariffs

Asian shares have mostly declined as worries spread over President-elect Donald Trump's comment that he plans to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office

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3 hours ago China and Canada respond to Trump’s tariff threats and border comments – live

China’s embassy in Washington has responded to Trump’s announcement, saying that no one will win a trade war or tariff war’Prosecutors drop federal cases against TrumpCorey Lewandowski, an adviser to Donald Trump, has said that he and the president-elect have “no concerns at all” regarding Pete Hegseth’s confirmation by the Senate as the next US secretary of defense.During an appearance on NewsMax, Lewandowski was asked if Trump had any concerns about Hegseth and his nomination, to which Lewandowski responded: “We have no concerns at all.” Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Israel and Hezbollah on the cusp of a peace deal: Netanyahu 'gives green light to ceasefire proposal'

The deal, which reportedly has the support of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu could see the nearly two-month-old Israeli incursion into Lebanon come to an end.

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5 hours ago Trump threatens Mexico, China, and Canada with tariffs over immigration and drugs

Tariffs would likely have major impact on U.S. economy and North American trade agreement Trump helped negotiate

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