15 h. ago Donald Trump slams Zelensky and says 'ungrateful' Ukraine took cash like ‘candy from a baby’

Donald Trump has now claimed Volodymyr Zelensky took American cash like 'candy from a baby' after suspending military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv in the space of a week

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34 h. ago Aviation expert responds to Trump’s claim DEI hiring to blame for Washington DC crash

An aviation expert told The Independent there is “no evidence” to support President Donald Trump’s claim that diversity, equity, and inclusion policies contributed to the American Airlines plane crash in Washington, DC.

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66 h. ago Trump reveals he's starting nuclear deal negotiations with Iran after sending secret letter

Donald Trump revealed that he started secret nuclear deal talks with Iran.

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66 h. ago Donald Trump claims he's starting nuclear deal talks with Iran after 'sending letter'

Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Trump said he sent the letter on Wednesday seeking to negotiate a nuclear deal that would "be just as good if you won militarily"

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3 d. ago Donald Trump's envoy claims Ukrainians 'brought it on themselves' after US cuts aid

Ukraine had been given "fair warning" by the White House before Donald Trump suspended military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv, according to retired Lt General Keith Kellogg

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3 d. ago Florida man calls 911 for help with Donald Trump assassination plot

Justin Blaxton, 34, from Florida, made multiple calls to emergency services where he said that he was going to assassinate Donald Trump and also claimed he would "destroy" New York

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4 d. ago Greenland politicians condemn ‘disrespectful’ Trump takeover claim

Prime minister says country not for sale after laughter in Congress at Trump’s assertion ‘we’re going to get it’Donald Trump’s claim in his address to Congress that the US will acquire Greenland “one way or the other” was widely condemned in Nuuk as “disrespectful” and was said to present an “unacceptable view of humanity”.In his speech on Tuesday night, the US president was met with laughs, including from the vice-president, JD Vance, who was sitting behind him, when he said: “I also have a message tonight for the incredible people of Greenland.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump is turning the media into a mouthpiece of the regime | Lawrence Douglas

As the White House handpicks members of the press pool, questions for the president amount to fluffy valentinesYou know we’re in trouble when Fox News emerges as the great defender of freedom of the press. But such was the case when Jacqui Heinrich, a senior political correspondent at Fox, responded to the news that Trump’s White House would now handpick the reporters who get to cover the president in small settings, with the post: “This move does not give the power back to the people – it gives power to the White House.” Heinrich was specifically responding to press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Orwellian claim that letting Donald Trump choose who would cover him was designed to restore power “back to the American people”.The fruits of the new policy were richly on display during the sickening scene that unfolded in the Oval Office last week. If the president and JD Vance’s disgraceful treatment of Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn’t bad enough, there was the unprecedented role that the “pre...

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4 d. ago Fact Check: All the key points made by Donald Trump in his Congress speech

President Donald Trump made numerous false claims during a speech to a joint section of congress

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4 d. ago Donald Trump Ukraine war live: President boasts of Zelensky letter in peace deal update

Donald Trump held up a letter from Volodymyr Zelensky and claimed he had received 'strong signals' from Russia that Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal - while Britain's efforts to secure peace continue

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5 d. ago Trudeau condemns ‘dumb’ Trump trade war as Canada strikes back with tariffs

Canada’s prime minister says the US president wants to usher in the ‘complete collapse’ of the Canadian economyJustin Trudeau has claimed the aim of a “dumb” trade war launched by Donald Trump is to usher in the “complete collapse” of the Canadian economy and make it easier for the United States to annex Canada.Speaking hours after the US slapped 25% taxes on Canadian and Mexican goods – and a 10% levy on Canadian energy exports – the prime minister announced retaliatory tariffs on US exports and said his country would remain defiant against the aggression. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ukraine's forces now in 'Stone Age' thanks to Trump's cuts and Starlink issues, claims Kremlin mouthpiece

Ukraine is facing a new 'Stone Age,' a Kremlin mouthpiece has claimed, after United States President Donald Trump paused financial support for the countries fight back against Russia

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7 d. ago Defiant Volodymyr Zelensky insists he WON'T step down in wake of disastrous meeting with Donald Trump but claims he would resign if Ukraine is given NATO membership

Speaking to reporters at Stansted Airport before he left the UK, the Ukrainian president was asked if he could stand down in the event his country becomes a Nato member.

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8 d. ago Former Fox News anchor says Trump's Oval Office showdown with Zelensky was 'staged'

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson has claimed that Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance 'staged' their Oval Office clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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8 d. ago Trump claims 'either Joe or Hunter' Biden left cocaine in White House and vows to open investigation

President Donald Trump claimed 'either Joe or Hunter' Biden left cocaine in the White House as he vowed to open an investigation.

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8 d. ago Ghislaine Maxwell 'is considering seeking presidential pardon from her old friend Donald Trump' as she rots in jail for 20 years for trafficking underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein

Ghislaine Maxwell is considering pursuing a presidential pardon from her old friend US President Donald Trump, a prison source has claimed.

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8 d. ago US auto industry could be collateral damage in Trump's trade wars

President Donald Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry

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8 d. ago Donald Trump 'nervous' after Zelensky meeting as he's 'thrown off plan'

A political analyst has claimed that Vladimir Putin may have played a part in Donald Trump's decision to 'boot out' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from the US after the pair's botched meeting on Friday

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8 d. ago ‘The free world needs a new leader’, EU foreign chief warns after explosive row between Trump and Zelensky

It comes after Donald Trump claimed Volodymyr Zelensky is ‘not ready for peace’, in an extraordinary confrontation between the two leaders

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8 d. ago Marco Rubio in outrageous bid to blame Zelensky's 'behaviour' for Donald Trump attack

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed Donald Trump's outburst against Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House was a 'predictable outcome' and blamed the Ukrainian president for the ugly scenes

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