2 h. ago Comey asks judge to dismiss criminal charges claiming selective prosecution

Ex-FBI director claims he is victim of selective prosecution and charges were filed by unlawfully appointed attorneyFormer FBI director James Comey formally asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against him, arguing he was the victim of a selective prosecution and that the US attorney who filed the charges was unlawfully appointed.“The record as it currently exists shows a clear causal link between President Trump’s animus and the prosecution of Mr Comey,” Comey’s lawyers wrote in their request to dismiss the case, calling a 20 September Truth Social post in which he disparaged Comey and called for his prosecution “smoking gun evidence”. “President Trump’s repeated public statements and action leave no doubt as to the government’s genuine animus toward Mr Comey.” Comey’s lawyers attached an exhibit to their filing on Monday, which contains dozens of public statements from Trump criticizing Comey. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump can deploy national guard troops to Portland, Oregon, federal appeals court rules – live

Justices on ninth circuit court of appeals overrules lower court decision that blocked deploymentThe 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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4 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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5 h. ago Every Star at the British Museum Pink Ball: London's Met Gala

Every Star at the British Museum Pink Ball: London's Met Gala  E! Online

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6 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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7 h. ago No Chardins? No Leonardos? We’re lucky the Louvre raiders had dreadful taste in art

The philistine thieves skipped the museum’s real treasures in favour of dull royal knick-knacks. Was the French cultural minister serious when he talked about their ‘immeasurable cultural value’?I am furious. My instructions had been perfectly clear: break into the Louvre, head for the Denon wing and deliver me the Leonardo da Vincis. Instead, what did they do? Brought me trinkets! Stand there, over the trap door. A bit more to the right.It would be nice to think an art collector supervillain somewhere was punishing the Louvre raiders for their moronic bad taste. Admittedly, security around the Mona Lisa has improved since it was last stolen in 1911, but the museum’s other Leonardos just hang on the wall like other paintings. And there is so much beauty, so many quiet galleries, scattered through this vast former palace: the thieves could have got out with a Chardin still life, a Rogier van der Weyden, an ancient Mesopotamian statuette. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Supreme court to hear case over law banning drug users from possessing guns – US politics live

Court to review federal law that prohibits illegal drugs users from having a gun to determine whether this violates second amendmentThe 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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9 h. ago Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie pull out of high society ball dubbed London's 'Met Gala' after Prince Andrew loses royal titles

The royal sisters are understood to have been on the guest list for the British Museum's inaugural Pink Ball, which aims to rival the Met Gala, on Saturday night.

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10 h. ago Best dressed at the Academy Museum Gala 2025 — from Charli xcx to Ayo Edebiri

The LA-based gala gave the Oscars a run for its money in the fashion stakes, as everyone from Zoe Kravitz to Kim Kardashian donned their best couture on the red carpet

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11 h. ago James Comey faces deadline to file motion to dismiss charges against him – US politics live

Former FBI director charged with lying to Congress expected to claim prosecution is vindictive Donald Trump on Sunday accused Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, of being an “illegal drug dealer” and threatened to immediately cut US funding to the country, as a Republican senator said the US would soon announce “major tariffs” on the country.It comes after the US defense secretary confirmed in a social media post an attack on a vessel associated with a Colombian leftist rebel group. Pete Hegseth said “three terrorists were killed” in the operation, which was “conducted in international waters”. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie pull out of high society ball dubbed London's 'Met Gala' after Prince Andrew lose royal titles

The royal sisters are understood to have been on the guest list for British Museum's inaugural Pink Ball, which aims to rival the Met Gala, on Saturday night.

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14 h. ago Kim Kardashian fans lose their minds over horrifying masked look and joke that she 'must have got some new plastic surgery'

The reality star, 44, arrived to this year's Academy Museum Gala this year's in Los Angeles with a flesh-toned mask covering her famous face.

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24 h. ago Kim Kardashian attends gala in 'faceless' nude outfit with lipreader explaining outburst

Kim Kardashian was left panicked and unsteady on her feet as she attended the 2025 Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, California, in a bizarre nude faceless look

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27 h. ago New York Has the Met Gala—Now, London Has the British Museum Ball

New York Has the Met Gala—Now, London Has the British Museum Ball  AOL.com

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30 h. ago Rita Ora leaves little to the imagination in a white sheer dress at the Academy Museum Gala's Armani after party with her husband Taika Waititi

She is never shy showing off her incredible figure. 

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36 h. ago Academy Museum Gala WORST dressed stars: Kim Kardashian, Elle Fanning and Cara Delevingne are among the stars failing to impress

With a host of Hollywood A-listers from all over the world, the Annual Academy Museum Gala should be one of the year's greatest fashion events. 

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38 h. ago Charli XCX stuns in a dramatic lace and leather gown as she joins fellow Brits Cara Delevingne, Rosie Huntington

A sea of stylish British celebrities were out in force for the star-studded 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala in LA on Saturday night.

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39 h. ago Sydney Sweeney flaunts famous cleavage in racy gown as she joins Hailey Bieber and Jenna Ortega at starry Academy Museum Gala

Sydney Sweeney flaunted her famous cleavage as she joined Hailey Bieber and Jenna Ortega at the star-studded 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala in L.A. on Saturday.

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40 h. ago Kim Kardashian stuns onlookers in horrifying MASKED look at one of Hollywood's biggest galas

The SKIMS founder, 44, arrived to this year's Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles with a flesh-toned mask covering her famous face.

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41 h. ago Demi Moore, 62, Penelope Cruz, 51, and Eva Longoria, 50, outshine the younger starlets at Academy Museum gala

Demi Moore, Eva Longoria and Penelop Cruz proved they're still as stunning as ever as they outshined many of the young starlets at this year's Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles.

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