38 m. ago Pope Francis funeral LIVE: Basilica closed to mourners as world leaders gather in Rome for historic service

World leaders including US President Donald Trump, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be in attendance

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4 h. ago Pope Francis funeral LIVE: World leaders and thousands of mourners gather in Rome for historic service

World leaders including US President Donald Trump, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be in attendance

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5 h. ago Stereophonics' Kelly Jones opens up about wild lifestyle and reveals how 'f***ing ridiculous' it was that A

Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has reflected on his impressive 33 year career and opened up about the 'f***ing ridiculous' star who played at his wedding.

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7 h. ago Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees ‘privileged’ talks with 15 countries on US tariffs – US politics live

Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss president, says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which US plans to hold negotiations to reach deals over tariffsThe Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal after sweeping US tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets, reports the Associated Press (AP).Karin Keller-Sutter, in an interview with broadcaster SRF published Friday, said she was “satisfied” with talks in Washington this week that included an International Monetary Fund conference and her one-on-one meeting with US treasury secretary Scott Bessent. Keller-Sutter also serves as Switzerland’s finance minister. “The United States has defined a group of 15 countries with which it wants to find a quick solution in this tariff question. Switzerland is part of this group of these 15 countries,” she told reporters separately late on Thursday in Washington, according to the ...

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8 h. ago Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees 'privileged' talks with 15 countries on US tariffs

The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal in the wake of sweeping U.S. tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets

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18 h. ago Stereophonics' Kelly Jones opens up about wild lifestyle and reveals the  'f***ing ridiculous' star who played at his wedding

Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has reflected on his impressive 33 year career and opened up about the 'f***ing ridiculous' star who played at his wedding.

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21 h. ago Katherine Ryan reveals she was 'mugged off' by Stephen Hawking as she recounts wild party at Jimmy Carr's house

The comedian, 41, shared the rather surprising story as she recounted how Jimmy used to have 'Gatsby-esque' style bashes which all the stars were invited too.

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30 h. ago USPS workers sound alarm over Trump efforts to dismantle service: ‘The hounds are at the door

The United States Postal Service is now facing off with Trump and Elon Musk’s Doge over privatizationUS postal workers – and many who depend on them – may have sighed in relief when the Trump-appointed postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, resigned last month. Now, postal workers and others fear the worst is to come.Many feared DeJoy, a prolific Trump donor and trucking logistics executive who pushed a 10-year consolidation plan at the agency, would be the man who would finally dismantle the United States Postal Service (USPS). Now the service is facing off with an empowered Trump and Elon Musk, his billionaire backer and chainsaw-wielding leader of his government job-cutting “department of government efficiency” (Doge). Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Leader of Trump’s Faith Office says she ‘submits’ to husband in ‘God’s order’

‘God has an order,’ says Paula White-Cain, which apparently does not involve women taking the lead

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40 h. ago Danny Dyer tearfully reveals wife Joanne still controls all their finances 25 years after his wild youth which saw him cheat on her and go on drug

The actor, 47, gets a grilling in ITV 's new show The Assembly, which sees a celebrity face questions from a group of autistic, neurodivergent and learning disabled people.

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42 h. ago Donald Trump launches scathing attack on Zelensky and warns wartime leader to back his peace deal and forfeit land to Putin or lose ALL of Ukraine

Donald Trump last night launched a scathing attack on Volodymyr Zelensky after he rejected the terms of a Ukraine peace deal.

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46 h. ago Stunning twist as world leader who trashed Trump over visa refusal sparks major rift in home country

A world leader's claims his visa to the US was revoked by the Trump administration BLINDSIDED his top diplomat, who just met with 'ICE Barbie' Kristi Noem to discuss immigration.

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50 h. ago Colombian president reveals wild nickname for Donald Trump as world leaders revolt

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been one of the few world leaders to directly stand up to Donald Trump, and referred to him by a hilarious nickname as he revealed a mysterious problem with his US visa

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55 h. ago CBB star reveals her adult site 'goes wild' after she posts video with her gran

EXCLUSIVE: CBB star Chloe Khan has lifted the lid on her social media success and said her adult site will pop off for all sorts of reasons including when she posts online with her nan

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60 h. ago Pilgrims begin to gather as Pope Francis set to lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica

Italy preparing for major security operation ahead of funeral on Saturday which is expected to bring a host of world leaders including Donald TrumpPope Francis’ body will be moved to St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning where it will lie in state for three days to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respects ahead of a funeral expected to bring a host of world leaders including Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump.Francis, a groundbreaking reformer, died aged 88 on Monday from a stroke and cardiac arrest, ending an often turbulent 12-year reign in which he repeatedly clashed with traditionalists and championed the poor and marginalised. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Colombian president says US has revoked his visa and appears to mock Trump as ‘Donald Duck’

‘I’ve already seen Donald Duck several times’, jokes Petro at Cabinet meeting

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3 d. ago Pope Francis’s funeral to be held at St Peter’s Basilica on Saturday

Francis will be buried in Rome’s Esquilino neighbourhood, in break from traditionLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisThe funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday at St Peter’s Square, the Vatican said on Tuesday, as a host of world leaders and royals including Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump and the Prince of Wales confirmed their attendance.The pope, the head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88 after a stroke. He had been recovering from double pneumonia for which he was hospitalised for five weeks. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump administration axes key STI lab amid dramatic rise in US syphilis cases

Chaotic cuts to CDC hit expert leadership and programs that surveil, test and research sexually transmitted diseasesThe Trump administration’s cuts to a sexually transmitted infection lab at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comes as some states, such as Wisconsin, announce enormous increases in syphilis.Syphilis mitigation is just the latest example of work in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that will be affected by the lab’s closure, as the Trump administration discards expert leadership and programs that surveil, test and research STIs amid chaotic government cuts. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump told to fire bumbling defence secretary Pete Hegseth over attack plans

Pete Hegseth created a Signal messaging chat that included his relatives, where he shared details of a March military airstrike against Yemen's Houthi militants sent in another chain with Trump administration leader

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4 d. ago There is a way to turn Trump’s chaos into an opportunity. Here is what European leaders must do | Paul Taylor

The EU, the world’s biggest single market, can reposition itself and become less reliant on exporting goods to the US and ChinaThis is why America first doesn’t have to mean Europe last.Europeans have had plenty to mope about since Donald Trump entered the White House not quite three months ago. The US president has said that the EU was created to “screw the United States” and slapped punitive tariffs on European goods. He has cast doubt on the US commitment to defend Nato allies. He has cosied up to Vladimir Putin, insulted Volodymyr Zelenskyy and tried to settle Russia’s war in Ukraine on terms that would undermine European security. His vice-president has denigrated European democratic values, and his national security team has spewed venom in a Signal chat at “pathetic” Europe.Finally complete the European capital markets union and banking union to unleash the cross-border investment power of some €3tn in European savingsStrike trade deals with countries and regions around the w...

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