5 d. ago Donald Trump defends baffling use of Signal after group chat leak in security failure

Donald Trump has given a baffling response to the major intelligence security failure that saw the US' war plans accidentally leaked to a reporter, after he was added to a group chat on the app Signal

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6 d. ago Trump reveals fate of 'f***ing idiot' who leaked top secret war messages

President Donald Trump defended his National Security Adviser Mike Waltz in the wake of the Signal app scandal, calling him a 'good man' who 'learned a lesson.'

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1 week ago Imane Khelif tells Donald Trump she is ‘not intimidated’ as she bids to defend gold at LA ‘28

The Algerian boxer won gold in Paris amid a gender eligibility controversy

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2 w. ago Donald Trump defends Venezuelan gang deportations despite federal judge’s block

Donald Trump has defended deporting hundreds of alleged members of a Venezuelan gang, even after a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration from carrying out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

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2 w. ago As Trump and Putin menace Europe, I say this: vive le Churchillo

Our continent must be prepared to defend itself, by combining the best of its two most influential traditionsShould we all be Gaullists now? In the language of France’s most important European partner, the answer is “Jein!” (a German word combining ja for yes and nein for no). Yes, Emmanuel Macron has been right to warn us ever since he became France’s president in 2017 that, discerning a long-term trend of US disengagement, Europe should be ready to defend itself. Now, confronted with Donald Trump, a rogue US president putting in question an 80-year-old American commitment to the defence of Europe against Russia, lifelong Euro-Atlanticists like me must acknowledge that we need not just a Europe with more hard power – something for which I have always argued – but also the real possibility of European “strategic autonomy”. Oui, Monsieur le Président, you were right.Yet en mȇme temps (at the same time), to deploy Macron’s signature trope, we should answer “Non”. For De Gaulle, a grea...

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2 w. ago Appeals court lifts blocks on Trump's orders restricting diversity, equity and inclusion programs

An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, handing the Trump administration a win after a string of setbacks defending President Donald Trump’s agenda against dozens of lawsuits

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2 w. ago Starmer: ‘Tariff war’ with US not in the UK’s national interest

Sir Keir Starmer defended the UK’s decision not to immediately retaliate to Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs.

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2 w. ago What is the Tesla Cybertruck? President Trump buys car to back right

The Tesla boss has been backed by President Trump, who has also bought a new car to thank him for being a ‘patriot’

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3 w. ago Russia launches devastating attack on Ukraine after Trump’s defence of Putin

Latest attacks came hours after Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was ‘doing what anybody would do’Ukraine war – live updatesRussia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, hours after Donald Trump defended Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader was “doing what anybody would do”.Two ballistic missiles hit the centre of Dobropillia in the eastern Donetsk region. Fire engulfed a five-storey apartment building. As emergency services arrived, Russia launched another strike on the same area. Eleven civilians were killed, with five children among the 30 injured. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 5 dark and troubling things Donald Trump has done in the last 24 hours as he defends Putin

Donald Trump defended Putin's pounding of Ukraine while the US is withdrawing intelligence, saying it's 'what anyone would do'. Here's more of his troubling words and actions - and why we should pay attention

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3 w. ago Donald Trump considers huge NATO move changing when US would defend members

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3 w. ago Trump press secretary defends Musk’s clothes after Zelensky mocked for not wearing suit

Donald Trump’s press secretary defended Elon Musk’s clothes after Volodymyr Zelensky was mocked for not wearing a suit during the chaotic meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents in the White House last week.

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