6 h. ago Iran live updates: Trump threatens 25% tariff on any country that trades with Iran 'effective immediately' as death toll 'continues to rise'

The US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on any country that trades with Iran.

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9 h. ago Reform’s Nadhim Zahawi once said he would be ‘frightened’ to live in a country run by Nigel Farage

The controversial former Tory chancellor has become the highest-profile politician to defect to Reform UK

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12 h. ago Reform’s Nadhim Zahawi once said he would be ‘frightened’ to live in country run by Nigel Farage

The controversial former Tory chancellor became the highest profile politician to defect to Reform UK on Monday

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13 h. ago Reform’s Nadhim Zahawi once said he would be ‘frightened’ to live in country run by Farage

The controversial former Tory chancellor became the highest profile politician to defect to Reform UK on Monday

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14 h. ago Nadhim Zahawi says Britain 'is sick' and under threat from 'radical Islamists' as he abandons Tories to join Nigel Farage in Reform

The Iraq-born politician and businessman was all smiles as he posed alongside Nigel Farage, despite having once said he would be 'frightened' to live in a country run by him.

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17 h. ago Iran crisis live: foreign minister says country ready for negotiations but also ‘fully prepared for war’

Abbas Araghchi warns adversaries against ‘miscalculation’ as Trump mulls military response to protest crackdown‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks downIranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’Analysis: Unpredictable Trump weighs up Iranian pleas for help against calls for restraintIran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has said communication lines with the US remain open, as the Trump administration continues to weigh the option of military strikes.“This channel of communication between our foreign minister (Abbas Araghchi) and the special envoy of the president of the United States is open,” Baghaei said, in apparent reference to Steve Witkoff.Always opposes interference in other countries’ internal affairs, maintains that the sovereignty and security of all countries should be fully protected under international law, and opposes the use or threat of use of force in international relatio...

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28 h. ago Trick play helps 49ers eliminate Super Bowl champion Eagles from NFL playoffs

San Francisco 49ers 23-19 Philadelphia EaglesNiners will play Seahawks in divisional roundAFC wildcard: Allen shines as Bills beat JagsBrock Purdy threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan Jennings, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wildcard victory on Sunday.The 49ers head to top-seeded Seattle next weekend for an NFC divisional playoff game. The NFC West rivals split the season series. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Protests erupt across the country after victim Renee Good’s death

Demonstrations, named ‘ICE Out for Good’ demand accountability for ICE officers and remember Renee Good

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47 h. ago Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Protests erupt across the country after Renee Good’s death as new footage of shooting released

Demonstrations, named ‘ICE Out for Good’ demand accountability for ICE officers and remember Renee Good

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67 h. ago World Athletics Cross Country Championships TV channel, start time and how to watch

Everything you need to know as the world’s best head to Tallahassee

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68 h. ago Snow in Scotland LIVE as two winter storms to batter country this weekend

The wintry start to 2026 shows little sign of letting up, after a week dominated by Met Office weather warnings with some schools closed for five days.

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4 d. ago Best country for British retirees to live in 2026 has great healthcare — not Spain

The 2026 Annual Global Retirement Index ranked the top 10 destinations for retiree expats.

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5 d. ago UK weather live: Ice warnings issued across country as Britain braces for Storm Goretti to bring heavy snow

Commuters urged to check for further travel disruption with freezing temperatures expected

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6 d. ago UK school closures LIVE as snow and ice warning issued across the country

Dozens of schools across the UK will remain closed on Wednesday as snow continues to batter parts of the country - use our live blog to see which schools are affected

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6 d. ago Venezuela live updates: At least 24 of country’s security officers and ‘many Cubans’ reportedly killed in Trump’s Maduro operation

President Trump said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela after U.S. stealth operation to capture autocratic leader Nicolas Maduro

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6 d. ago How a US takeover of Greenland would undermine Nato from within

The alliance has no provision for the previously unthinkable: one of its members turning on anotherEurope live – latest updatesThe idea that one Nato country could attack another – a US invasion of Greenland – is so alien that the most famous article in Nato’s founding treaty does not distinguish clearly what would happen if two of its members were at war.Article 5, the cornerstone of mutual protection, dictates that “an armed attack against one or more” in Europe or North America shall be considered “an attack against them all”. Simple enough if the military threat comes from Russia, but more complicated when it comes from easily the alliance’s most powerful member. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Venezuela live updates: Trump threatens country with new military attack if acting president stops cooperating

President Trump said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela before allowing country to hold elections

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8 d. ago ‘It has become difficult to live’: Hungarian writers bemoan country’s hostile environment

Nobel prize for László Krasznahorkai provides a rare glimpse of unity in a nation divided on party linesGyula, a tranquil and picturesque town in the east of Hungary, is best known for its sausages. It has no direct rail connection to Budapest, but it does have a library and a castle. Soon, it will also have an official copy of a Nobel medal.“Congratulations to László Krasznahorkai, the first Nobel winner from Gyula,” proclaim billboards in the town, paying tribute to the 71-year-old writer who won this year’s Nobel prize in literature for “his compelling and visionary oeuvre.”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Venezuela attack: what we know so far as Trump claims Maduro captured

US president confirms attack on Venezuela and says Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores have been flown out of country• US strikes on Venezuela – live updatesThe US president, Donald Trump, has said Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been captured and flown out of the country after a “large scale” pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region. Here is what we know so far:Donald Trump has claimed the US has “captured” Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the South American country after a pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region. The US president said a press conference will be held in Florida at 11am local time (4pm GMT).Venezuela’s government accused the US of launching a series of attacks against civilian and military targets in the South American country, after explosions rocked its capital, Caracas, before dawn on Saturday.In a statement, Venezuela’s government urged cit...

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9 d. ago Venezuelan president Maduro captured and flown out of country following ‘large scale’ US attack, Trump says – live

US president says ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’Full report: Trump confirms attack on Venezuela and says Maduro capturedThe Reuters news agency says it has been told by a US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, that the US carried out strikes inside Venezuela on Saturday.The unnamed official did not provide details. As mentioned earlier, the White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to request for comment on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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