17 h. ago Deadly airstrikes and a military buildup: how the US pressure campaign against Venezuela has unfolded in the Caribbean

US has used claims of a ‘war on drugs’ to justify its attacks, which have resulted in 83 deaths that the UN has called extrajudicial executionsAmid growing tensions between Washington and Caracas, the US has gathered its largest military presence in the Caribbean since the 1989 invasion of Panama.Donald Trump’s administration has steadily increased pressure on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of running the “Cartel of the Suns” drug-trafficking organization, and placing a $50m bounty on his head. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Russia hits Ukraine with 'massive' deadly airstrike as US and Kyiv work on 'refined' peace plan

Russia’s latest attacks come after the UK and Ukraine said they had drafted a ‘refined peace framework’ following talks in Geneva

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24 h. ago Russia launches deadly airstrikes on Ukraine as US and Kyiv work on 'refined' peace plan

Russia’s latest attacks come after the UK and Ukraine said they had drafted a ‘refined peace framework’ following talks in Geneva

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4 d. ago Is it Cheerio then, Sir Keir? Awkward breakfast choice for under

Sir Keir Starmer seemed blissfully unaware of the potential for mockery as he poured a bowl of Cheerios for a child today.

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4 d. ago Ukraine fears US pressure campaign to accept peace plan drawn up with Russia

Trump pushes Kyiv to make major concessions on land, size of armed forces and weapons

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7 d. ago Scientist discover new link between condition suffered by 120 million Americans and brain tumors... but a $$0.33 pill 'halts' growth

Scientists say they have found a link between the condition and fast-growing brain tumors.

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8 d. ago Trump’s biggest warship arrives in Caribbean Sea as fears of war with Venezuela loom despite Maduro’s peace plea

DONALD Trump's most advanced and most powerful aircraft carrier - the USS Gerald R. Ford - has thundered into the Caribbean Sea on Sunday. The American steel giant is now cutting through turquoise waters as fears of a showdown with Venezuela sharpen. The Ford’s arrival caps the largest U.S. military buildup in the region in...

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1 week ago US catholic bishops issues rare condemnation of Trump administration’s immigration enforcement – live

US Conference of Catholic Bishops calls for ‘meaningful immigration reform’ in first message of its kind in 12 years Donald Trump has cranked up his intense pressure campaign on congressional Republicans to oppose the full release of the justice department’s files related to Jeffrey Epstein, before a crucial and long-awaited House vote on the matter next week that scores of Republicans are slated to support.The belated swearing-in on Wednesday of the Democratic representative Adelita Grijalva – which the House speaker, Mike Johnson, had refused for almost two months during the government shutdown – brought the number of signatures on Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna’s discharge petition to the 218 needed to force a floor vote on legislation demanding the Department of Justice release all of its investigative files on Epstein within 30 days. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Legally significant' Epstein emails that confirm photo of Andrew with Virginia Giuffre IS real could force Mountbatten Windsor to testify in US

Andrew faces pressure to appear in front of US politicians after Jeffrey Epstein was revealed to have confirmed the infamous photo of him with a teenage Virginia Giuffre is real.

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1 week ago Stakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean

Washington’s former ambassador in Caracas says a US attack once seen as unlikely now looks imminentWhen Donald Trump started sending warships, marines and reaper drones to the Caribbean in August to torment Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, the US’s former ambassador in Caracas, James Story, suspected the deployment was largely for show: a spectacular flexing of military muscle supposed to force the authoritarian leader from power.But in recent days, as the world’s largest aircraft carrier and its strike group powered towards the region and the US president continued to order deadly airstrikes on alleged narco-boats, the diplomat’s thinking has shifted. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise

USS Gerald R Ford’s arrival marks the largest US military presence in the region since the invasion of Panama in 1989The US navy has announced that the USS Gerald R Ford, regarded as the world’s newest and largest aircraft carrier, has entered the area of responsibility of the US Southern Command, which covers Latin America and the Caribbean.The deployment of the ship and the strike group it leads – which includes dozens of aircraft and destroyer ships – had been announced nearly three weeks ago, and its arrival marks an escalation in the military buildup between the US and Venezuela. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scientists make major blood pressure breakthrough as trials reveal new drug can offer round the clock protection... even during stroke and heart attack 'danger zone'

A newly developed drug has been found to offer 24 hour protection from high blood pressure, including early mornings when the risk of heart attacks and stroke is highest.

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2 w. ago Plans drawn up to send small boat migrants to six military bases around UK as ministers come under growing pressure to close asylum hotels

A list of sites from Surrey to Cumbria - all of which could be brought into use within weeks - has been compiled by the Ministry of Defence, the Mail on Sunday can disclose.

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2 w. ago North Sea oil firm Harbour Energy axes 250 more jobs as pressure mounts on Labour to scrap windfall tax

The company said the latest cull means it has cut around 600 jobs since the so-called 'energy profits levy' was introduced in 2022 - underlining its damage to the economy.

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3 w. ago How to bring down your high blood pressure without medication

When Pauline Richardson was told, during a routine GP appointment, that her blood pressure was high, in the aftermath of losing her husband it was the least of her worries.

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3 w. ago Trump’s military pressure on Maduro evokes Latin America’s coup

US forces and CIA actions target Venezuela’s leader, recalling coups and assassinations across the regionThe ghosts of sometimes deadly Latin American coups of the past are being evoked by Donald Trump’s relentless military buildup targeting Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s autocratic socialist leader, whom Washington has branded a narco-terrorist.Salvador Allende, the democratically elected Marxist president of Chile toppled in a military coup in 1973, and Rafael Trujillo, the longstanding dictator of the Dominican Republic who was assassinated in 1961 in an ambush organized by political opponents, are just two regional leaders whose fates serve as a warning to Maduro. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Government borrowing costs rise as Rachel Reeves comes under fresh pressure in renting row

Government borrowing costs rose sharply on Thursday, partially erasing gains made in recent months, in another blow to Rachel Reeves' Budget plans.

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3 w. ago Government borrowing costs rise as Rachel Reeves comes under pressure

Government borrowing costs rose sharply on Thursday, partially erasing gains made in recent months, in another blow to Rachel Reeves' Budget plans.

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4 w. ago 'Calamity Lammy' comes under fire in the Commons: Deputy PM scrambles to set up independent probe into mistaken release of Epping sex offender as he faces pressure from MPs over Hadush Kebatu case

David Lammy, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, came under fire from MPs after he revealed that 'human error' appeared to be to blame for the blunder.

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4 w. ago Minister Wes Streeting piles fresh pressure on Keir Starmer saying Brits are 'disillusioned' and 'despair' of ANYONE being able to sort the country out

The Health Secretary insisted he was trying to help after he compared Labour's disastrous showing in the Caerphilly by-election to the lowest point of Sir Keir's time as party leader.

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