4 h. ago Donald Trump issues chilling WW3 warning after failing to secure Ukraine ceasefire

Donald Trump claimed he had a 'great call' with Vladimir Putin despite him rejecting the 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine - and repeated his warnings of World War III

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46 h. ago Donald Trump issues chilling war threat to Iran and vows retaliation for Houthi attacks

Donald Trump has issued a chilling war threat to Iran as he vowed to retaliate over Houthi rebel attacks in Yemen.

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48 h. ago Donald Trump issues 'dire' war threat to Iran and vows retaliation for Houthi attacks

Donald Trump vowed that 'any further attack or retaliation by the Houthis will be met with great force, and there is no guarantee that that force will stop there'

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53 h. ago Donald Trump 'to issue new travel ban' on 41 countries affecting millions

The US president ordered his cabinet to create a list of countries with inadequate 'vetting and screening' processes

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67 h. ago Donald Trump to speak to Vladimir Putin as UK minister issues 'extraordinary escalation' warning

Wes Streeting suggested the prospect of a clash between Russian soldiers and British peacekeeping troops would be sufficient to deter Vladimir Putin from breaching a ceasefire

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4 d. ago Donald Trump issues stark World War 3 warning which would be 'a war like no other'

Trump went on to claim Vladimir Putin has "respect" for the US, and urged the Russian president to release Ukrainian soldiers "surrounded" in Kursk.

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4 d. ago Donald Trump issues chilling new 'World War 3' nuclear warning if Ukraine peace talks fail

President Donald Trump issued the stark warning on Friday, while revealing ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine are progressing - but catastrophe could yet be unleashed without peace.

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4 d. ago Donald Trump issues grim World War Three warning if Ukraine peace fails

The US President said a global conflict would be "a war like no other", but said he was "in pretty good shape" to sign a peace deal with Vladimir Putin and end the war in Ukraine

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4 d. ago Donald Trump issues grim World War 3 nuclear warning which would be 'a war like no other'

Donald Trump said World War III could begin 'very easily' - and claimed Ukraine peace talks are in 'good shape' despite Vladimir Putin rejecting the 30-day ceasefire proposal

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5 d. ago People in the US: Share your thoughts on Trump’s second term in office so far

We would like to hear your views on President Donald Trumps’s second term Since taking office in January, US president Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders and made a series of policy moves that have dominated the global news agenda.They range from imposing and threatening international trade tariffs and trying to force through a ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia; establishing the Department of Government Efficiency; suspending the refugee resettlement programme, and declaring a national emergency on the southern US border; putting an end to birthright citizenship and ending diversity programmes in federal government, to exiting the Paris Climate agreement and cuts to USAid. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Creating art under Trump will become harder but it will remain vital | Seph Rodney

The president’s attacks on diversity and immigration have already affected many artists and will affect many more in the coming monthsOne of the most pernicious effects of a bully’s intimidation is making victims afraid of being true to themselves, because it’s the essential and authentic parts of them that incite the bully’s contempt.During his first week in office Donald Trump issued a blitzkrieg of executive orders. Among them, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity and Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” According to the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, among the things these orders direct the administration’s agencies and staff to do are:Terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, positions, and programs in the federal government; terminate equity-related grants and contracts; and repeal prior executive orders designed to ensure equal opportunity in the workplace, including a decades-old exe...

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6 d. ago Donald Trump issues astonishing threat to Vladimir Putin over Ukraine ceasefire

Donald Trump said he 'could do things that would be very bad for Russia' if they do not agree to the 30-day ceasefire deal with Ukraine and that the US has "people going over there"

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6 d. ago Greenland votes for change but coalition talks will govern how it reacts to Trump | Miranda Bryant

The tone of relations with the US may depend on whether second-placed Naleraq ends up inside the governmentIt was an election that was fought on the global stage with sporadic commentary from Donald Trump. But in the end, it was domestic issues that drove Greenlanders to the polls to vote overwhelmingly for change.Ever since his son, Donald Trump Jr, touched down in a Trump-branded plane at Nuuk’s new airport in January, the US president has made no secret of his renewed desire to gain control of the Arctic island, refusing to rule out economic or military force to do so. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘We’re on the edge of chaos’: families with trans kids fight for care as bans take hold

A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s executive order banning trans youth healthcare, but access remains uncertainAryn Kavanaugh was sitting in her living room in South Carolina when her 17-year-old daughter came into the room and said: “I’m really scared. I think people are gonna die.” Katherine, who is using her middle name for her protection, told Kavanaugh that she thought transgender youth may be the target of violence due to the hate generated by Donald Trump’s recent action.On 28 January, Trump issued an executive order to ban access to gender-affirming care for youth under 19 years old. It directed federal agencies to deny funding to institutions that offer gender-affirming medical care including hormones and puberty blockers. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Donald Trump warned Canada 'ready to fight' as new PM Mark Carney says 'we'll win'

Mark Carney, who will succeed Justin Trudeau as Canadian Prime Minister, has issued a warning to US President Donald Trump amid ongoing trade tensions, saying, "Canada never ever will be part of America in any way, shape, or form"

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8 d. ago BREAKING: Keir Starmer holds urgent Donald Trump call to discuss two major issues

We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story. Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story HERE.

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1 week ago Doomsday prepper issues 'act now' warning after Donald Trump's WW3 comment

Rowan MacKenzie, 40, has spent £315,000 on supplies to prepare for the end of the world - and is now urging people to 'act now' before it's too late after Trump's World War 3 comment

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1 week ago Trump’s attacks on South Africa are a punishment for independence | Achille Mbembe and Ruth Wilson Gilmore

The US president’s cuts to health funding could lead to half a million deaths. They’re part of a strategy to condemn and isolate the countryOn 7 February, less than three weeks after taking office, Donald Trump issued an executive order: “Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa.” The order directed US agencies to halt aid to South Africa, condemned South Africa’s case against Israel at the international court of justice (ICJ) as an “aggressive position”, and declared that white Afrikaners be prioritized for resettlement in the US based on the duplicitous claim that they are “victims of unjust racial discrimination”.The humanitarian consequences of this executive order are devastatingly clear. On 26 February, notices were sent out terminating support for HIV organizations funded by the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), initiated in 2003 by then-president George W Bush. The termination of funding to Pepfar is catastrophic for South Africa. St...

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1 week ago Donald Trump issues shock Vladimir Putin ultimatum over Ukraine war with Russia sanctions threat

Donald Trump says he is considering sanctions on Vladimir Putin's Russia 'based on the fact that Russia is absolutely 'pounding' Ukraine' - he urged both Russia to negotiate

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1 week ago Hamas issues chilling new hostages threat after Donald Trump warned terror chiefs 'you are DEAD' in bid to free captives

Hamas warned Israel that threats of renewed war 'will not lead to the release of the captives' and issuing a chilling new threat about the fate of the hostages.

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