3 h. ago Donald Trump bets propel Michael Platt’s BlueCrest to 15% gain

Hedge fund turned family office eclipses rivals with currency and bond wagers on a slowing US economy

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36 h. ago From Trump whisperer to trouble – angry Reform UK MPs turn on Farage

Internal row in party over ‘messianic’ leader becomes public amid competing members’ allegations of bullying and dirty tricksJust a few short weeks ago, Nigel Farage’s Reform party was riding high. It was consistently polling above Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative party and in some surveys had even edged ahead of the Labour government.Donors who had previously handed over large amounts to the Tories were switching sides, while Farage was relishing having the ear of US president Donald Trump, touting himself as a far better representative to the leader of the free world than Keir Starmer. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Donald Trump responds to 'clash' between Elon Musk and senior cabinet officials

Elon Musk is said to have thrown insults at top members of Donald Trump's cabinet during a fiery meeting in the White House - the US president has now responded to the reports

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2 d. ago Donald Trump reveals fresh plan to get Russia and Ukraine peace deal back on track

Donald Trump vowed to end the war between Russia and Ukraine in a single day while he campaigned to return to the White House but so far his efforts have fallen short

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3 d. ago Is King Charles the 'secret to world peace'? The Mail's Royal experts discuss the monarch's role as 'linchpin' between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump on PALACE CONFIDENTIAL

In the latest episode of Palace Confidential, the Mail's Royal experts discuss the monarch's role as 'linchpin' between the US and the UK - and whether he will take on a peacekeeping role.

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4 d. ago The critical disconnect that led to Zelensky and Trump’s fiery showdown

The misalignment between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump has significant implications for Ukraine’s strategic position and for European security, Andrea Caputo writes

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4 d. ago Trump's hot mic moment with Supreme Court Justice sparks wild conspiracy theories as he issues response

Donald Trump responded to wild theories regarding a hot mic moment between himself and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts before the president's address to Congress.

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4 d. ago Europe’s powerful tool against Russia? Seizing its frozen assets

If European leaders want to truly support Ukraine they must seize the moment by seizing $220bn in assetsIt is now clear that Donald Trump’s administration will betray Ukraine in its fight to resist Russian aggression. Trump himself is either a victim of disinformation or he is a willing participant in an effort to deceive Americans about the causes and consequences of the war.Trump’s lies include claiming that Ukraine is equally to blame for the war; that Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t “have the cards” to end the conflict on favourable terms; and that Ukraine could not have defended itself without US help. Yet the whole world knows that Russia launched an unprovoked invasion, and we all remember the initial weeks, when Ukrainians valiantly defended an 1,800-mile frontline against a supposedly superior army, long before deliveries of western artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence systems arrived. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US cuts off intelligence sharing for Ukraine in major blow to Kyiv war effort

Move comes after argument between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office

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5 d. ago Watch in full: Starmer grilled in parliament in first PMQs since Trump and Zelensky’s chaotic meeting

Sir Keir Starmer faced his first Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 5 March, since his visit to the United States and the explosive meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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5 d. ago Watch live: Starmer grilled in parliament in first PMQs since Trump and Zelensky’s chaotic meeting

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces his first Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 5 March, his first since his visit to the United States and the explosive meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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5 d. ago Zelensky 'strokes' Donald Trump's ego and uses three subtle words to push US

Volodymyr Zelensky used three words in his recent minerals deal statement to mend the rift between him and US President Donald Trump, according to body language expert Judi James

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6 d. ago Europe 'holds all the cards' and should 'replace US as world leader' claims expert

Research Fellow Sławomir Sierakowski has called for Europe to 'step up' following tension between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensk. He believes Europe have what it takes to become world leader

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6 d. ago Taiwan vows most advanced tech will not go to US under $100bn Trump deal

Country’s government says deal with TSMC needs assessment as opposition claims it will reduce defencesBusiness live – latest updatesTaiwan’s government has promised its most advance semiconductor technology will not be moved to the US under a new $100bn (£79bn) deal signed between the chip maker TSMC and Donald Trump, amid accusations that it is allowing the island’s national security to be undermined.The government said the deal must still go through government assessments, which would take into account the interests of the country as well as investors. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Yes, Trump is a hypocrite. But is pointing that out an effective attack? | Jan

Charges of hypocrisy do not land if the supposed hypocrite is not committed to any kind of consistency in the first placeHistorians and psychologists will study when exactly the meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy started to descend into political disaster. A plausible contender for an answer is the – in itself trivial – moment when Brian Glenn, representative of far-right outlet Real America’s Voice (newly admitted to the press pool) asked the Ukrainian president why he was not wearing a suit.That framing – the wartime president was somehow “disrespecting” America – was then picked up in the vile attack on Zelenskyy by JD Vance and repeated by a chorus of sycophants in the Republican party (including Glenn’s girlfriend Marjorie Taylor Greene). Critics immediately pointed out the hypocrisy: if Elon Musk can appear in a T-shirt and a baseball cap at a cabinet meeting, what is wrong with someone wearing fatigues? That gotcha might provide momentary psychological satis...

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6 d. ago JD Vance's 'eyeliner' steals the spotlight during interview as viewers beg for his makeup routine

JD Vance appeared on Fox News' Hannity to discuss the heated exchange between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House last week - but viewers were more interested in his 'eyeliner'

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7 d. ago Norwegian fuel giant refuses to fuel US warships in protest at Trump and Vance's 's***show' Oval Office attack on Zelensky

Norwegian firm Haltbakk Bunkers said it would not supply US warships after row between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky

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7 d. ago Scots soldiers heading to Ukraine as part of peacekeeping force is 'very possible', says Labour minister

The future of Ukraine has become a major talking point following last week's White House clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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7 d. ago Volodymyr Zelensky's brutal response to Donald Trump ally after calls to resign

Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a response to US officials who suggested he should resign from his position. It comes after a tense exchange between the Ukrainian leader and Donald Trump

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7 d. ago As the postwar liberal order unravels, new arrangements will be necessary | Moustafa Bayoumi

What Trump has been signaling loudly and clearly is that he gladly accepts and even encourages the acquisition of territory by forceBy now, most of the world will have seen the exchange that has heralded the end of the postwar liberal order. But who would have thought that the whole thing would come crashing down with Trump saying these words: “All right, I think we’ve seen enough. What do you think? This is going to be great television. I will say that.”I’m referring, of course, to the debacle at the Oval Office between two showmen-turned-statesmen, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The meeting began cordially. the Ukrainian president was challenged for not wearing a suit, he US president said: “I think he’s dressed beautifully.” Trump praised a reporter from One American News for asking an obsequious question (“What gave you the moral courage and conviction to step forward and lead?”) and then, several minutes later, claimed that “I’ve stopped wars. I’ve stopped many wars. My ...

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