58 h. ago Katie Price's 'real reason' for surprise wedding as she's issued ominous warning

Katie Price's bombshell wedding to Lee Andrews is said to have left her loved ones blindsided, following her recent split from Married At First Sight star JJ Slater

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on Syria’s crisis: Islamic State fighters are not the only concern | Editorial

As a lightning government offensive leaves the Kurdish-dominated SDF reeling, the political horizon needs attention as well as securityIn little more than a fortnight, a dramatic Syrian government offensive appears to have undone over a decade of Kurdish self-rule in the north-east and extended President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s control. The Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) held around a quarter of the country and many critical resources – but were forced out of much of it within days. Though the SDF has effectively agreed to dissolution in principle, it has not shown it will do so in practice: a worrying sign for a fragile truce. A peaceful resolution is in everyone’s interests. Forcible integration by Damascus would risk breeding insurgency.The US relied upon the SDF in the battle against Islamic State. But Donald Trump has embraced “attractive, tough” Mr Sharaa – a former jihadist who had a $10m US bounty on his head until late 2024. The US administration became increasi...

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5 d. ago ‘Risky’ Tories, ‘drama queen’ Jenrick and Farage’s Trump problem: voters’ verdict on the battle for the right

In focus groups in Warrington and Godalming, there was a feeling Keir Starmer was adrift – but are Reform’s ‘Globetrotters’ the answer?Boris Johnson’s election victory in 2019 was so sweeping you could walk from Land’s End to Hadrian’s Wall without ever leaving a Tory constituency. You could also have walked between two constituencies where More in Common ran focus groups with 2019 Conservative voters this week – Warrington South and Godalming and Ash. These are two seats that tell the story of the breadth and collapse of the Conservatives’ 2019 coalition.Warrington South, a north-west marginal that has flipped between Labour and the Conservatives, sits just outside the “red wall”. It voted leave in 2016, backed Johnson in 2019 and swung to Labour in 2024. Today, More in Common’s MRP (multi-level regression and post-stratification) modelling suggests it would be won comfortably by Reform UK. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump’s Navy chief is calling for giant lasers to be included on new battleships

US has not commissioned a battleship in more than eight decades

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8 d. ago Trump tells Starmer to 'straighten out' the UK and dubs London a 'problem' in lengthy White House briefing as he issued an ominous warning to Greenland

Asked about his relationship with Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron, he said: 'They've got to straighten out their countries.'

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8 d. ago Trump issues ominous warning when asked how far he'll go to take over Greenland: 'You'll find out'

Donald Trump is scheduled to fly out to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum where he'll hold high-stakes talks with European leaders over his Greenland plot.

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8 d. ago Trump issues ominous warning when asked how far he'll go to take over Greenland: 'You'll find out': Live updates

Donald Trump is scheduled to fly out to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum where he'll hold high-stakes talks with European leaders over his Greenland plot.

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9 d. ago UK and allies battle to bring Trump back from brink as he sparks Greenland invasion fears

As tensions spiralled, Donald Trump told Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre that his Nobel Peace Prize snub meant he is 'no longer obligated to think of peace'

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1 week ago Iran cannot be bombed into democracy. But it can be helped to find its way there | Simon Tisdall

Independent media, civil society, the rule of law – these are the things that Iranians truly need. And there are ways for the west to help secure themSoon after becoming president in 2017, Donald Trump ordered an attack on an Islamic State (IS) underground complex in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. The strike involved the first-ever use in combat of a GBU-43 massive ordnance air blast (Moab) “bunker buster” bomb – the US’s most powerful conventional weapon. The bombing killed about 90 insurgents but failed to crush IS. It also made zero long-term difference to the US’s losing battle with the Taliban.Yet that was not the point. Inexperienced Trump, who had famously avoided military service, was keen to show he was in charge, a commander-in-chief unafraid to make tough calls and send troops into harm’s way. He craved a big bang – a spectacular demonstration of unmatched US power. Like a teenager who unexpectedly obtains the keys to the family gun cabinet, he could not resist the tem...

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1 week ago Senate Republicans want to protect a majority, but Trump won’t give them a break

Trump’s MAGA purity tests could endanger Republicans running in key battles that could decide the fate of his Senate majority, writes John Bowden

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2 w. ago DOJ cracks down on Minnesota’s affirmative action program in latest escalation of Trump’s battle with state

Minnesota has sued the Trump administration for its sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis

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2 w. ago Iran's Supreme Leader threatens Trump and predicts 'arrogant' US President will be 'overthrown' as he blames him for huge anti

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted that the Islamic republic would 'not back down' in the face of mass protests that have spread across the country

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2 w. ago Iran's rattled Supreme Leader tells Trump he will be 'overthrown' and vows not to 'back down' as violent protests spread and regime battles for survival

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted that the Islamic republic would 'not back down' in the face of mass protests that have spread across the country

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2 w. ago Trump store in battleground Pennsylvania closing because it’s ‘run its course’

The Trump Store was opened in 2020 and carries a wide variety of items — including ‘Trump 2028’ merchandise

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2 w. ago Donald Trump invites Colombian President to the White House after days of threats

US President Donald Trump's invitation to Gustavo Petro comes just days after saying an operation targeting Colombia 'sounds good'. He said they'd had a friendly phone call

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3 w. ago Colombia faces 'attacks and bombings' as Donald Trump plots his next incursion

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been one of the few world leaders to directly stand up to Donald Trump - and the nation now faces 'attacks and bombings'

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3 w. ago Colombian president issues ominous battle cry as Trump contemplates next target: 'Unleash the jaguar'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro issued an ominous threat Monday after President Donald Trump floated that he could be the next target after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

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3 w. ago Colombian president says ‘I will take up arms again’ if US invades

Gustavo Petro makes remark after Trump threatens military action similar to Venezuela ‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the USDonald Trump and his Colombian counterpart have turned up the volume of their war of words, further raising tensions between the two countries after US forces attacked Venezuela to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power.Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday, the US president threatened similar military action against Colombia, saying the South American country is “very sick too” and “run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago All the things Trump has named after himself in 11 months as his team defends renaming blitz

Washington has many buildings and monuments named after presidents, but that has traditionally occurred well after they have left office

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