12 h. ago Bitter Jimmy Kimmel brands Trump 'dumb dumb' and suggests president, 79, needs 'walk

Jimmy Kimmel torched Donald Trump's decision to send the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, in a blistering opening monologue on Wednesday.

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37 h. ago Readers’ letters: Calling Donald Trump – the UK needs your help

A reader suggests the US President could take some time out to get to grips with seemingly intractable problems here

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55 h. ago Trump says US support for Argentina is ‘gone’ if Milei suffers election losses

President suggests $20bn swap line is contingent on libertarian’s victory in midterm elections

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6 d. ago Trump suggests Spain should be THROWN OUT of NATO for their 'inexcusable' low defence spending

The US president has called Spain's spending as 'not great' and repeatedly suggested Washington could withhold protection from European countries unwilling to spend more on defense.

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8 d. ago Marco Rubio interrupts Trump with handwritten note on Gaza peace deal

Note from secretary of state says ‘you need to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first’The text of the note handed to Donald Trump by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, on Wednesday afternoon, captured in a photograph, suggested the president could soon announce a peace deal in Gaza on his social media platform.“Very close,” the note read, according to an image of the handwritten note taken by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci. “We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Marco Rubio interrupts Trump with handwritten note on Gaza deal

Note from secretary of state says ‘you need to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first’Follow the latest updates liveThe text of the note handed to Donald Trump by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, on Wednesday afternoon, captured in a photograph, suggested the president could soon announce a ceasefire deal in Gaza on his social media platform.“Very close,” the note read, according to an image of the handwritten note taken by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci. “We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago UN refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law

The head of the U.N. refugee agency has suggested that President Donald Trump’s America has carried out deportation practices that violate international law

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1 week ago Judge blocks Trump administration from deploying national guard to Portland

US district judge agrees with Oregon assertion that deployment would likely inflame rather than calm protests in cityA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from deploying the national guard to Portland, Oregon, according to court documents.Donald Trump had announced on 27 September that he would deploy troops to Portland, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary”, ignoring pleas from local officials and the state’s congressional delegation, who suggested that the president was misinformed or lying about the nature and scale of a single, small protest outside one federal immigration enforcement office. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cycling union president suggests cutting short top races to deter protesters

Adam Hansen, the president of riders’ union CPA, said that shortening races - despite the huge financial and logistical nightmare that poses - would deny protesters a platform

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2 w. ago Months after telling Zelensky to say thank you, JD Vance demands gratitude from Joy Reid

Presenter previously suggested Vice President was only accepted into Yale because he is an ‘Appalachian white’

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2 w. ago Democrats liken Trump to Putin after call to use US cities for military training

Illinois governor JB Pritzker and others condemn the US president for suggesting cities be used as military training groundsA leading Democrat has compared Donald Trump to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin after the US president told military leaders on Tuesday that the armed forces should use US cities as “training grounds”.JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, which is bracing for Trump to deploy national guard troops to his state, questioned the president’s mental health and accused him of behaving like an autocrat. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump told 'Russia has won in Ukraine – case closed' after lost territory suggestion

Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban has claimed he personally told Donald Trump that 'the Russians have won' the war after the US President suggested Ukraine could reclaim all their lost territory

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2 w. ago Donald Trump told 'Russia has won in Ukraine – case closed' by top EU prime minister

Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban has claimed he personally told Donald Trump that 'the Russians have won' the war after the US President suggested Ukraine could reclaim all their lost territory

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2 w. ago Trump's comments on autism evoke anger and hope among autistic people and their families

Some mothers of autistic children say President Donald Trump was blaming moms when he suggested taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism

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2 w. ago Donald Trump’s incorrect autism comments ‘pose a risk to patient safety in UK’

The National Pharmacy Association says Brits are less likely to get vaccinated after US President Donald Trump suggested ‘pills and vaccines’ are behind a rise in autism

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3 w. ago Sadiq Khan reckons Donald Trump keeps having a pop because he 'has a crush on me'

London mayor Sadiq Khan turned the screw on the Orange Manbaby and US President Donald Trump by bizarrely suggesting the American leader “has a crush on me" following the UN speech

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3 w. ago Can Ukraine regain all the land lost to Russia? Maps show huge scale of task despite Trump’s call to ‘fight and win’

The US president has suggested Ukraine is in a position of strength as Russia is in ‘big economic trouble’. But experts tell Alex Croft that Kyiv will need support on the ground to reclaim occupied territory

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3 w. ago Cabinet ministers hit back at Donald Trump's attack on Sadiq Khan and London sharia law claims

Cabinet minister Wes Streeting defends London Mayor Sadiq Khan while Pat McFadden suggests the US President Donald Trump has misread 'our great capital city'

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3 w. ago Trump says Ukraine can win back all of its territory seized by Russia

US president signals change of stance and suggests Kyiv, with support from Europe and Nato, can restore its old borders

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3 w. ago Pregnant women told 'strong evidence' shows paracetamol is safe amid Trump autism claims

The US president sparked concern by suggesting paracetamol is potentially behind a "meteoric rise" in autism cases.

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