38 h. ago Trump gives assurances to Europeans over talks with Putin on Ukraine

US president indicates before Alaska summit he will not make territorial concessions without Kyiv’s involvementDonald Trump told European leaders on Wednesday he would be seeking a ceasefire in Ukraine at his summit with Vladimir Putin on Friday and gave reassurances that he would not make any territorial concessions without Kyiv’s full involvement.Trump’s approach at the video conference, disclosed by France’s Emmanuel Macron, appeared to reassure some of the leaders, who were making a final collective plea to the unpredictable US president that he had a duty to protect Ukraine’s sovereignty – and European security – at the talks in Alaska. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Diddy's lawyer reveals the 'bond' disgraced rapper shares with Trump as president mulls pardoning him

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer has revealed the unlikely 'bond' the disgraced rapper shares with Donald Trump, as the President considers granting him a pardon.

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4 d. ago Father of Diddy defense lawyer claims music mogul would support Trump if pardoned

Podcast host and celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos denied that the support would be out of a sense of ‘fealty’

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5 d. ago Diddy would be vocal Trump supporter if pardoned because of shared ‘affinity’ with president, claims lawyer

Mark Geragos denied that the support would be out of a sense of ‘fealty’

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6 d. ago Cassie Ventura breaks social media silence with first message after Diddy testimony

The former girlfriend and star witness against Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs has given birth to her third child and has finally resurfaced on social media since testifying at the rapper's trial

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7 d. ago British chicken shop blasted for 'distasteful and disrespectful' menu item as people say it's 'turning sexual abuse into merch'

A British chicken vendor has been accused of 'turning sexual abuse into merch' after seemingly naming a hot sauce after the highly-publicised P Diddy trial.

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7 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wants to relaunch his music career at Madison Square Garden, his attorney says

‘I’ll be there,’ said Sean ‘Diddy’ Comb’s lead attorney Marc Agnifilo

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7 d. ago P Diddy lawyer reveals disgraced star's comeback plan despite being jailed

Sean 'Diddy Combs' is said to be planning a huge music comeback when he is released from prison, according to his lawyer. The claim comes before his sentence has been confirmed

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8 d. ago Lowlife Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks Donald Trump for pardon but may regret 'white men' jibe

The disgraced music mogul's legal team have approached Donald Trump to consider a full presidential pardon ahead of his sentencing in October.

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8 d. ago World awaits Trump’s next move as Russia ceasefire deadline approaches

US president has been unusually reticent about plans to punish Russia if it does not agree to end Ukraine warEurope live – latest updatesAfter needing six months to conclude that Vladimir Putin may not be a kindred transactional authoritarian leader, but an ideological nationalist seeking the return of what “belongs to Russia”, the deadline Donald Trump set for the Russian president to agree a Ukraine ceasefire or face US sanctions on oil exports arrives on Friday.What Trump – who some had claimed was a Russian asset – does next to punish Putin could define his presidency. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago US international students: how are you feeling about the upcoming semester?

We would like to hear from new and returning students on how they are approaching the new academic yearHarvard University is in court against the Trump administration, fighting federal attempts to end international student enrolment at the university and challenging the federal freeze on research funds.In May, international students at Harvard were ordered to transfer schools or lose their legal status. While that order was swiftly blocked by a judge, it is one of a series of events creating uncertainty on campuses across the US. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Attorney for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has approached Trump administration for pardon: report

A member of the music mogul’s defense team told CNN that ‘conversations’ had taken place with the Trump administration

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9 d. ago US could force tourists to pay up to £11k to visit country in new visa rules

The United States could demand a bond payment of up to $15,000, around £11,300, to enter the country as Donald Trump steps up his aggressive approach to immigration

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1 week ago Diddy denied bail as rapper awaits sentencing on prostitution

Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been denied bail after a jury found the rapper guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution

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1 week ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied release on bond to await sentencing

A judge says Sean “Diddy” Combs can’t go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction

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1 week ago ‘It’ll be carnage’: why Sydney Sweeney’s risky political moment may backfire

Hollywood star’s ‘more is best’ attitude to commercial tie-ins is one thing, but politics and celebrity rarely mix wellIt is one of the questionable perks of Donald Trump’s “wall of sound” approach to communication that the slightly icky moment of connection between the world of Maga and one of Hollywood’s hottest young stars was broadcast live and uncut.As the US president boarded Air Force One, a reporter asked whether he had any thoughts on Sydney Sweeney, a “very hot actress right now”, being a registered Republican. Of course he did. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump says pardoning ‘half innocent’ Diddy would be ‘difficult’ after past criticism

Donald Trump has said that he considers Sean “Diddy” Combs “half-innocent” but would find it “difficult” to pardon due to his past criticisms of the US president.

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1 week ago Trump says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s past comments make pardoning him ‘more difficult’

They partied together and called each other friends in the past, but in 2020 Combs said Trump should be ‘banished’Donald Trump says he considers Sean ‘“Diddy” Combs “sort of half-innocent” despite his criminal conviction in federal court in July – but the president called pardoning the music mogul “more difficult” because of past criticism.Trump spoke about Combs during an interview on Friday night on the friendly environs of Newsmax. Combs was found guilty on 2 July of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, with each leaving him facing up to 10 years in prison – but he was acquitted of more serious sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Maurene Comey: prosecutor in Jeffrey Epstein case fired by DoJ

There was no specific reason given for her termination from the US attorney’s office in the southern district of New YorkThe justice department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, according to a person familiar with the matter.Her termination comes shortly after she prosecuted Combs, who was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The rapper was convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses. Comey also prosecuted Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell on sex-trafficking charges. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Maurene Comey: prosecutor in Jeffrey Epstein case reportedly fired by DoJ

AP reports daughter of former FBI director James Comey terminated – but no specific reason given for decisionThe justice department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Wednesday.There was no specific reason given for her firing from the US attorney’s office in the southern district of New York, according to one of the people who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters. Continue reading...

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