4 h. 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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49 h. ago US accuses Russia of 'dangerous and inexplicable escalation' of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peace

The United States is accusing Russia of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of the nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace

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59 h. ago Iran latest: Fears of major escalation with US after Trump trades threats with Tehran over widespread protests

US president has threatened to strike Iran if its regime continues brutal crackdown on demonstrators

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2 d. ago Justice department opens investigation into Jerome Powell as Trump ramps up campaign against Federal Reserve

Fed chair accuses DoJ of threatening criminal charges over building renovation projects because central bank defied Trump’s interest rate demandsThe Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve, a significant escalation in Donald Trump’s extraordinary attack on the US central bank.Powell said the Department of Justice had served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas on Friday, threatening a criminal indictment related to his testimony before the Senate banking committee in June last year, regarding renovations to the Fed’s historic office buildings in Washington DC. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump threatens to invade new country and warns 'make a deal before it’s too late'

Donald Trump has escalated threats against Cuba following the US invasion of Venezuela, warning the island nation to strike a deal as he threatens to hit the nation with further sanctions

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6 d. ago Greenland 'on brink of civil war' as local gives stern warning to Britain

With Greenland as the new centre of diplomatic tensions, one resident has issued a warning to the UK as tensions escalate over Donald Trump's plans to take over the country for "national security"

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6 d. ago Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations

Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groupsDonald Trump has sparked outrage by announcing the US will exit the foundational international agreement to address the climate crisis, cementing the US’s utter isolation from the global effort to confront dangerously escalating temperatures.In a presidential memorandum issued on Wednesday, Trump withdrew from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), along with 65 other organizations, agencies and commissions, calling them “contrary to the interests of the United States”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Denmark 'will shoot first and ask questions later' if the US invades Greenland

Tensions have been escalating this week over the Trump administration's threats to use the US military to seize Greenland, despite furious warnings from Europe's leaders.

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7 d. ago Marco Rubio says he will meet Danish officials to discuss Greenland next week

Remarks by US secretary of state come after Greenland and Denmark request urgent meeting over Trump threatsEurope live – latest updatesThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, says he plans to meet Danish officials next week to discuss Greenland, amid an escalating crisis within Nato over Donald Trump’s threats to take over the Arctic territory.An urgent meeting had been requested by the foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark, which has said that any invasion or seizure of the territory by its Nato ally would mark the end of the western military alliance and “post-second world war security”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump's 'Doomsday Plane' heads to Washington DC as global tensions spiral following Maduro capture

The mysterious flight comes as President Donald Trump has issued warnings to other nations, escalating global tensions.

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7 d. ago Rubio downplays threat of military invasion of Greenland and instead pushes plans to buy the island

In recent days, Donald Trump and Stephen Miller have escalated desires to acquire Greenland and refused to rule out military invasion

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7 d. ago France and allies discuss possible response to US invasion of Greenland

French, German and Polish foreign ministers to meet amid escalating threats to seize part of Danish kingdomEurope live – latest updatesFrance has said it is working with allies on how to react if the US were to invade Greenland, amid mounting tension over Donald Trump’s escalating threats to take over the Arctic territory.The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said the subject would be discussed at a meeting with the German and Polish foreign ministers on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump administration escalates attack on Minnesota with more immigration agents

Another 2,000 ICE and homeland security agents will reportedly head to the state, targeting immigrant populationsThe Trump administration has sent more immigration agents to Minnesota, part of escalating attacks and rhetoric against the state and its immigrant populations.The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed on X that it is “surging to Minneapolis to root out fraud, arrest perpetrators and remove criminal illegal aliens”. Todd Lyons, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told Newsmax that the agency has in the city “the largest immigration operation ever taking place right now”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Stephen Miller escalates Trump’s threats for the US to take over Greenland and defends Venezuela raid in fiery CNN appearance

During a heated back and forth with Jake Tapper, the White House deputy chief of staff argued the ‘future of the free world’ depended on the U.S. taking aggressive actions such as the recent capture of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

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8 d. ago Gmail users advised to 'turn off' two features NOW amid email privacy concerns

Google is facing a class-action lawsuit after allegedly opting all Gmail users into a program without their knowledge.

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1 week ago Venezuela live: Trump shares humiliating photo of Maduro in TRACKSUIT with his eyes and ears covered

It comes amid Donald Trump's escalating threats against the country's leader Nicolas Maduro - although the cause of the blasts is yet to be confirmed.

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1 week ago Venezuela live: Trump addresses nation as he reveals location of seized Maduro and wife

It comes amid Donald Trump's escalating threats against the country's leader Nicolas Maduro - although the cause of the blasts is yet to be confirmed.

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1 week ago Venezuela live: Trump reveals where Maduro and his wife Cilia have been taken... with Venezuelan president ultimately set to end up at federal lock

It comes amid Donald Trump's escalating threats against the country's leader Nicolas Maduro - although the cause of the blasts is yet to be confirmed.

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1 week ago Venezuela live: Maduro set to be thrown into NYC detention center that houses Luigi Mangione, whose past inmates include Diddy, Ghislaine Maxwell and R. Kelly

It comes amid Donald Trump's escalating threats against the country's leader Nicolas Maduro - although the cause of the blasts is yet to be confirmed.

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1 week ago Venezuela live: Vice President demands 'proof of life' after Maduro and his wife 'captured' by US army's Delta Force

It comes amid Donald Trump's escalating threats against the country's leader Nicolas Maduro - although the cause of the blasts is yet to be confirmed.

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