16 h. ago 'Victims don't believe you!' Starmer dismisses demands for minister to quit over grooming gangs shambles as he denies 'cover

In bruising clashes at PMQs, Keir Starmer insisted the probe would not be 'watered down' to avoid considering 'racial and religious motivations'.

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20 h. ago Australian prime minister dismisses Trump’s remarks to ambassador as ‘banter’

Anthony Albanese publicly backs ambassador Kevin Rudd and says exchange with US president ‘wasn’t a significant moment’

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57 h. ago Trump says he doesn’t think Ukraine will win back land taken by Russia during war – live

US president says ‘anything can happen’ in Russia-Ukraine war as he signs rare earth minerals deal with Australian prime ministerThe Senate will vote, for the 11th time, on a House-passed funding bill that would reopen the government at 5.30pm today.As the government shutdown enters its 20th day, there is little end in sight. The lower chamber is still out of session, as both parties continue to trade barbs over the lapse in funding. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Donald Trump and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese sign rare earth minerals deal – US politics live

US president says ‘we’re here to talk about trade, submarines, lots of military equipment’ as Albanese says deal is ‘$8.5bn pipeline’ to supply rare earths to USThe Senate will vote, for the 11th time, on a House-passed funding bill that would reopen the government at 5.30pm today.As the government shutdown enters its 20th day, there is little end in sight. The lower chamber is still out of session, as both parties continue to trade barbs over the lapse in funding. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Giorgia Meloni condemns Italian union leader for ‘Trump courtesan’ remark

Prime minister says CGIL head is ‘clouded by resentment’ and accuses the left of hypocrisy towards womenGiorgia Meloni has condemned the boss of Italy’s biggest trade union after he referred to the prime minister as the “courtesan” of Donald Trump.Maurizio Landini, the leader of CGIL, which organised several pro-Palestinian protests before the Gaza ceasefire deal, made the remarks on TV on Tuesday, the day after world leaders, including Meloni, met in Egypt for a Middle East peace summit. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The Guardian view on the US and Venezuela: Trump’s ‘war on drugs’ ramps up military threats to Maduro | Editorial

Hawks want regime change. Democrats and others are right to warn against illegal and unauthorised use of forceThe drumbeat is growing louder. Covert operations are supposed to remain just that, but on Wednesday Donald Trump confirmed that he had approved secret CIA actions in Venezuela and suggested that he was considering strikes on its territory. These comments follow the administration’s extrajudicial killings at sea: attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean that have left at least 27 dead – a frightening new precedent denounced by UN experts as illegal. The US has already built up forces in the region, with about 6,500 troops now stationed there. “No to war in the Caribbean No to regime change No to coups d’état orchestrated by the CIA,” railed Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s dictator, after Mr Trump’s remarks.The US president’s repeated claim that each boat strike saves 25,000 American lives is even more preposterous than it first sounds. The fentanyl that killed 48,000 peopl...

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7 d. ago Challenge to minister’s decision to refuse integrated school proposals dismissed

The challenge came after Education Minister Paul Givan refused applications from Bangor Academy and Rathmore Primary School, also in the town.

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8 d. ago Putin's closest ally issues chilling nuclear war threat after Trump remarks

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a chilling nuclear war threat after Donald Trump said he would send Tomahawk missile systems to Ukraine

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8 d. ago Donald Trump's 'unlimited cash' remark to Man City owner as he makes feeling clear

Donald Trump was among the world leaders who attended a major diplomatic meeting in Egypt on Monday, where he shared a brief exchange with Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour

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9 d. ago WW3 alarm bells as Trump and Kremlin issue dramatic missile threats

Donald Trump's remarks, made aboard Air Force One as he flew to Israel, sparked an immediate backlash from top Kremlin officials

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1 week ago Labour accused of developing a surveillance state as it pushes 'sinister' digital ID cards for children as young as 13

A petition against digital ID signed by almost three million people has been dismissed by ministers who vowed to press ahead with imposing them before the election.

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2 w. ago Why Trump’s speech to US military top brass was such a disaster | Sidney Blumenthal

The president of the United States seemingly does not understand what the military is forNo dictator or would-be dictator on day one has ever assembled before him in one room the entire senior officer corps of his armed forces in order to have them belittled as failures and humiliated for their slovenly personal appearance, while degrading whole classes serving in the army, navy and air force degraded as inferior and unworthy. No dictator has ever pleaded for generals and admirals to applaud his remarks, followed by deafening silence.Donald Trump is used to entering to the din of a mob jazzed up with YMCA. “I’ve never walked into a room so silent before,” Trump said when he addressed the country’s highest-ranking military leaders at the Marine Corps Base Quantico on Tuesday. “Don’t laugh. Don’t know if you’re allowed to do that.” He was trying to force some tittering, an old lounge act gag to rouse a dead audience. “You know what? Just have a good time.” The comedian who felt his ro...

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3 w. ago Department of Justice uses federal shutdown to stonewall legal fight over domestic violence survivor funding

Survivors last month condemned Trump’s remarks dismissing intimate partner violence as a “little fight with the wife,” warning that the president’s dismissive statements send a dangerous message that normalizes abuse

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3 w. ago ‘President is an idiot’: Democrat tees off after Trump vows ‘dangerous’ US cities could be ‘training grounds’ for military

The Marine Corps veteran didn’t hold back when asked to weigh in on Trump’s remarks to military leaders

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3 w. ago Trump renews threat of imposing steep tariffs on films made outside the US

Trump claims he’ll impose 100% tariff on ‘any and all movies’ made abroad but doesn’t give details or timelineUS politics – latest updatesDonald Trump on Monday renewed his threat of imposing steep tariffs on films made outside the United States, claiming his country’s industry has been “stolen” by others.Trump’s remarks come shortly after he threatened a slew of new tariffs to be imposed this week on branded pharmaceutical products, furniture, as well as heavy trucks respectively. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago William and Kate invited to tour Australia after country’s PM had tea with King Charles

KATE and William have been invited to tour Down Under by the Aussie PM after he shared tea with the King. Anthony Albanese said he was “hopeful” and there was a “standing invitation” for the Prince and Princess of Wales to visit in the “coming period”. The Australian Prime Minister was speaking after jetting to...

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3 w. ago Burnham claims Labour is in ‘peril’ as he refuses to pledge loyalty to Starmer

Prime minister dismisses Labour calls to oust him as ‘navel gazing' and says battle with Reform UK is ‘fight for the soul of our country'

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3 w. ago Starmer calls Farage’s migrant plans ‘racist’ as he ramps up attack on Reform

Prime minister dismisses Labour calls to oust him as ‘navel gazing' and says battle with Reform UK is ‘fight for the soul of our country'

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3 w. ago FACT CHECK: AP's director of climate news breaks down Trump's remarks at the UN on climate change

This week, addressing the United Nations, President Donald Trump made several false claims about climate change, including that it didn’t actually exist

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3 w. ago First Minister ‘strongly welcomes’ case against Kneecap rapper being dismissed

The charge against Liam Og O hAnnaidh was thrown out following a technical error in the way it was brought.

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