7 h. ago Nancy Mace, who challenged a lawmaker to ‘take it outside,’ says that political violence is getting out of control

A man who allegedly threatened Trump is also accused of writing that he wanted to shoot the congresswoman from South Carolina

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10 h. ago Afghan migrant with AK47 face tattoo threatened to kill Nigel Farage in TikTok video making gun gesture and saying 'pop, pop' before taking dinghy across Channel to Britain, court told

An Afghan migrant threatened to shoot Nigel Farage in a TikTok video where he made a gun gesture and said 'pop, pop' before crossing the Channel, a court has heard.

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12 h. ago Afghan migrant accused of threatening to kill Nigel Farage appears in court

Fayaz Khan documented his journey across the English Channel on social media, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.

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6 d. ago Love triangle involving NBA superstar sees one woman arrested for ‘stalking and egging other woman’s house’

Ahkeema Love is accused of threatening a 33-year-old woman who is reportedly linked to the New Orleans Pelicans power forward

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8 d. ago World Bank employees accused of ‘intimidating’ au pair into forced labor and threatening to have her deported

Exclusive: An au pair from Indonesia claims in a lawsuit obtained by The Independent that the couple refused to let her leave the house without their permission and threatened to have her deported if she told anyone about the mistreatment

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1 week ago Furious EU condemns Trump's 'major blow to the world economy', accuses US of creating 'chaos' and threatens counter

Responding to the sweeping tariffs, including 20 percent on EU exports to the US, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said there will 'will be dire for millions of people around the globe.'

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1 week ago Keir Starmer accused of being 'supine' to Donald Trump by not threatening tariffs retaliatation

Former M&S boss Lord Rose says the PM should have taken a tougher line against the US president’s import levies plan

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2 w. ago Could Marine Le Pen’s guilty verdict help fuel the far right? – podcast

The parliamentary leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, has been banned from public office for five years for embezzlement, ruining her chance of a presidential run. Angelique Chrisafis reportsIt is a sentence that has prompted anger among rightwing leaders across the world and led to accusations that democracy is being threatened. This week, Marine Le Pen, the parliamentary leader of the National Rally (RN), the largest opposition party in the French parliament, was banned for five years from public office for embezzlement. Along with more than 20 others, she was found to have used money for European parliament assistants to pay party workers.The shock sentence could end Le Pen’s hopes of running for president in 2027. She is now appealing and has hit back furiously, as have her supporters and allies. Some of her support could hurt her more than it helps, however. The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said in response that “more and more European capi...

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2 w. ago French ministers condemn threats to judges in Marine Le Pen case

Senior figures also reject claim verdict against Le Pen on embezzlement charges was ‘political and partisan’French ministers have condemned threats against the judges who convicted the far-right leader Marine Le Pen and banned her from public office for five years – threatening her 2027 presidential run – and rejected accusations the verdict was “political and partisan”.France’s prime minister, François Bayrou, told the Assemblée nationale the trial judges had his “unconditional support” after they found Le Pen guilty of embezzlement charges, throwing France into political chaos. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cardi B accuses Offset of 'harassment' and threatening to kill her amid toxic divorce

Cardi B has made a number of shocking claims against estranged husband Offset via social media - accusing him of allegedly threatening to kill her and claiming he is harassing her

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2 w. ago Cardi B accuses Offset of threatening to kill her and 'harassment' in explosive rant amid ugly divorce

Cardi B has claimed that her estranged husband Offset has 'harassed' and threatened to kill her during a new explosive rant amid their contentious divorce.

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2 w. ago Vast number of violence and robbery cases stuck in London's record

The release of court data comes after a trial of a man accused of threatening the public with a machete was delayed for three-and-a-half years

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3 w. ago Kemi Badenoch tears into 'reality TV star' Nigel Farage as she mocks Reform civil war and dismisses prospect of a merger with the Tories

The Conservative Party leader said that the Uk had to move away from 'politics as showbusiness' - a pointed reference to Mr Farage's lucrative appearance on I'm A Celebrity in 2023.

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4 w. ago Antarctic scientist accused of threatening to kill colleagues trapped in research station apologises

The South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said the alleged perpetrator has “shown remorse”

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