5 h. ago Trump threatens Gavin Newsom, California over trans athlete: ‘TOTALLY DEMEANING’

The president appeared to be upset by reports of a transgender girl winning a long jump context

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6 h. ago Trump’s flattery and bullying of Putin have been equally ineffective – and it’s obvious why | Rajan Menon

Putin has tied his political survival to the war, and he believes Russia is winning. The US president will not make progress on peace until that changesRajan Menon is senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace StudiesThree-plus years into the war in Ukraine, much remains uncertain, including when the bloodshed will cease and on what terms. But we can be sure about one thing: although no one took seriously Donald Trump’s boast that he would end the war within 24 hours – perhaps not even Trump himself – it’s now evident that his efforts to stitch together a political settlement have failed. Last weekend’s Russian drone and missile strikes against Ukraine, reportedly among the largest since the full-scale invasion began, show us that the conflict isn’t likely to come to a sudden end.That’s because Vladimir Putin remains committed to his goal of conquering Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson provinces. So far, he controls virtually all of...

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21 h. ago California Republicans see Democrat candidate Kamala Harris as their best chance at winning governor’s race

Could Golden State campaign by former vice president energize Republican donors and base?

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30 h. ago How Emmanuel Macron's parents discovered their son was dating his 40

New biography reveals shocked reaction to new President's illicit teenage affair with the woman who would become his wife

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54 h. ago Former White House aide finally ADMITS to Biden health decline cover

A Former White House aide has admitted he hid his concerns over Biden's declining health during the 2024 presidential campaign because he 'wanted him to f*****g win' re-election.

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3 d. ago Trump’s calls for North Sea drilling not a ‘surprise’, says Swinney

The First Minister was speaking after the US President claimed incentivising drilling rather than ‘unsightly windmills’ would reduce energy costs.

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4 d. ago Trump demands Starmer ditch wind power and revive North Sea oil with Aberdeen as the hub

President says UK must abandon “costly and unsightly windmills”

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4 d. ago Trump to host dinner for top holders of his crypto token – although many lost money with it

Meme coin buyers may have gotten dinner with president, but they lost millions, Guardian analysis revealsDonald Trump will host the top holders of his cryptocurrency at a gala tonight at his private golf club near Washington DC. Though the president has called the $Trump token “The Greatest of them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”, nearly half the gala’s guests suffered losses from purchasing it, according to a Guardian analysis of their public cryptocurrency wallets.The attendees are winners of the US president’s meme coin competition. Last month, Trump announced that the 220 crypto wallets with the largest holdings of $Trump between 23 April and 12 May would win a ticket to a private dinner at the Trump National golf club. The top 25 holders would also be invited to a “Private VIP Reception” with the president beforehand. The news caused the coin to spike more than 50%. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Nearly half of Trump’s crypto sweepstakes winners lost money

Meme coin buyers may have gotten dinner with president, but they lost millions, Guardian analysis revealsDonald Trump will host the top holders of his cryptocurrency at a gala tonight at his private golf club near Washington DC. Though the president has called the $TRUMP token “The Greatest of them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”, nearly half the gala’s guests suffered losses from purchasing it, according to a Guardian analysis of their public cryptocurrency wallets.The attendees are winners of the US president’s meme coin competition. Last month, Trump announced that the 220 crypto wallets with the largest holdings of $TRUMP between 23 April and 12 May would win a ticket to a private dinner at the Trump National golf club. The top 25 holders would also be invited to a “Private VIP Reception” with the president beforehand. The news caused the coin to spike more than 50%. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Britain halts trade talks with Israel and summons ambassador for Foreign Office dressing down amid growing fury over aid blockade on Gaza

David Lammy told MPs Tzipi Hotovely would be told by Middle East minister Hamish Falconer that 'the 11-week block on aid to Gaza has been cruel and indefensible'.

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7 d. ago Israel's UK ambassador summoned to the Foreign Office amid growing fury over aid blockade on Gaza

David Lammy told MPs Tzipi Hotovely would be told by Middle East minister Hamish Falconer that 'the 11-week block on aid to Gaza has been cruel and indefensible'.

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7 d. ago ‘Like watching Grandpa who shouldn’t be driving’: Biden’s health worried aides back in 2020 campaign, book says

Watching former President Joe Biden film campaign videos in 2020 was like watching “a different person,” one Democrat said, according to a new book.

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8 d. ago Netanyahu vows to ‘take control’ of Gaza as UK, France and Canada threaten action against Israel

Key allies call escalation ‘egregious’ and promise ‘concrete’ response if Israel does not end renewed offensive and allow aid into stripBenjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will “take control” of all Gaza, as three key allies attacked his “egregious” escalation of the military campaign and blockade on humanitarian aid.Britain, France and Canada attacked Israel’s expansion of its war as disproportionate, described conditions in Gaza as “intolerable” and threatened a “concrete” response if Israel’s campaign continues. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Reynolds refuses to deny report saying EU fishing rights in UK waters extended for 12 years under deal – UK politics live

Business secretary pressed on whether UK has agreed to give EU trawlers longer access to British watersQ: Will the UK now be subject to EU rules?Reynolds says he would push back against that. He says UK and EU rules are currently aligned. If EU rules were to change, the UK would want a say in shaping them. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Israel says it will allow 'a basic amount' of food into Gaza after three

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's office made the announcement on Sunday, hours after the military announced it had launched a new ground operation in the enclave.

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9 d. ago Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints

Proposed rule change could pave way for president to fire economists whose figures prove politically inconvenientSummarizing his befuddlement with numbers, Mark Twain observed that there were “lies, damned lies and statistics”.The acerbic phrase later become so deeply embedded in popular consciousness that it once formed the title to an episode of The West Wing, NBC’s portrayal of a fictitious US president played by Martin Sheen. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll? We were too exhausted': Spandau Ballet singer TONY HADLEY relives Live Aid 40 years on

From the biggest charity concert ever staged to powerful women bosses on national newspapers - the 80s defined life as we know it. The people who were there remember

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1 week ago Robert De Niro constantly lives in fear of being whacked by Trump's MAGA supporters

The acting legend said he refuses to let 'bullies like Trump win' and remarked how he cringed at the way the US President 'beat up' Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this year

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1 week ago My husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed

I was told my husband would never talk again, while physiotherapy was dismissed entirely. My son was failed in similar ways, but for the brilliance of some medical staff who refuse to believe a stroke is the endOn the night before the accident, John and I and our son Jay, who was then 26, lingered in the garden drinking wine and enjoying the mid-summer scent of jasmine and lilies. We talked about the Manet exhibition we had just seen at the National Gallery. We probably talked about how the end of the cold war might affect the chances of Bill Clinton winning the presidential election against George HW Bush in November. I know what John thought about that. I only wish I could recall his words.The next morning, 30 July 1992, John got up before me as he always did. In the kitchen I found the contents of the dishwasher – knives, forks, spoons, plates, mugs – jumbled together on the table. This was odd because unloading the dishwasher was the one domestic ritual he willingly performed. I...

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1 week ago Inside the secret wheelchair plan hatched by Joe Biden's aides to hide his decline until after the election

As Joe Biden aged in the White House and his condition deteriorated, those closest to him hatched plans to prop him up, even if it meant putting him in a wheelchair.

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