48 m. ago Donald Trump's 'plan to attack Iran' as he warns regime will be 'hit hard'

US President Donald Trump has sent a warning message to Iran and threatened that his military could "hit very hard," as the country is hit by continued protests and deaths

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1 hour ago Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case

A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

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2 h. ago US launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush

The U.S. has launched another round of strikes against the Islamic State in Syria

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3 h. ago Donald Trump's unhinged latest: Strange behaviour, Greenland rant and lies about ICE shooting

It feels tired in 2026 to describe things as "Orwellian". But it's hard to escape the fact that the White House is telling you to reject evidence of your eyes and ears". Here's the most unhinged moments from Trumpworld in the last 24 hours

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6 h. ago DAN HODGES: He's grappling with dangers from Russia, Iran, China AND an increasingly erratic Donald Trump. So in a final bid to keep Labour rebels in check, Starmer is going for the nuclear option

Desperate times call for desperate measures. So Keir Starmer has decided to issue one, final despairing plea to Labour MPs preparing to oust him from office. 'Stick with me. Or you'll get nuked.'

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7 h. ago Why Russia’s economy is unlikely to collapse even if oil prices fall

Hopes that tougher sanctions and lower oil prices could derail Putin’s war effort underestimate how far the Kremlin has rewired its economyPacing inside the Kremlin last weekend, as news feeds churned out minute-by-minute reports of Donald’s Trump’s Venezuelan coup, Vladimir Putin may have been wondering what it would mean for the price of oil.Crude oil has lubricated the Russian economy for decades – far more than gas exports to Europe – and so the threat of falling oil prices, prompted by US plans for control of Venezuela’s rigs, will have been a source of concern. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump suddenly interrupts meeting to stare at ‘beautiful ballroom’

This is the moment Donald Trump suddenly interrupts his meeting with oil company executives to stare at the White House’s “beautiful ballroom”.

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9 h. ago Iran defies Trump: Islamic Republic kills 50 protesters in defiance of Donald Trump's warning he would intervene should there be further bloodshed

The death toll is expected to increase as local hospitals report being overrun with casualties, including many with gunshot wounds, while some families are too terrified to get help.

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9 h. ago Protesters outside US consulate in Edinburgh call for release of Maduro

The demonstrators also called for the Scottish Government to suspend co-operation with the US Government.

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11 h. ago Donald Trump wears 'Happy Trump' lapel pin while meeting oil executives about who will control Venezuela's energy industry

President Donald Trump showed off a jaunty new pin at talks on the future of Venezuela's oil.

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12 h. ago Weird Reform UK rally featured busts of Trump as Farage fans try to defend historic racism

Reform merch was being flogged - from £15 leather wallets to £40 Reform FC shirts - while local London Reform groups had set up stalls, with one showing off a Mr Farage cardboard cut-out and a Donald Trump bust

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12 h. ago FIFA urged to expel USA from World Cup over Donald Trump actions

A cross-party group of 21 MPs have urged FIFA to consider expelling the United States from the World Cup following allegations that President Trump has breached international law

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13 h. ago Greenlanders ‘don’t want to be Americans’, say political leaders amid Trump threats

Five parties issue joint statement after US president warns he would acquire the island ‘the nice way or the more difficult way’Greenlanders “don’t want to be Americans” and must decide the future of the Arctic island themselves, politicians in the self-governing Danish territory have said, after Donald Trump warned the US would “do something whether they like it or not”.The leaders of five political parties in the Greenlandic parliament issued a united statement on Friday night, soon after the US president reiterated his threats to acquire the mineral-rich island. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago The truth about how many drugs in the US come from Venezuela | Debunked

Donald Trump has claimed “a lot of drugs” are coming out of Venezuela - but do the figures back up the president’s claims?

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17 h. ago Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?

Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisyThe attack on Venezuela and the seizure of its president was a shocking enough start to 2026, but it was only the next day, when the smoke had dispersed and Donald Trump was flying from Florida to Washington DC in triumph, that it became clear the world had entered a new era.The US president was leaning on a bulkhead on Air Force One, in a charcoal suit and gold tie, regaling reporters with inside details of the abduction of Nicolás Maduro. He claimed his government was “in charge” of Venezuela and that US companies were poised to extract the country’s oil wealth. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Premier League rights may end up at Netflix despite reluctant football romance

As Netflix and Paramount Skydance clash over WBD, football rights once considered peripheral could become central to the future of UK streamingNetflix has spent years politely rebuffing Premier League and Uefa entreaties to bid for their TV rights, so it would be ironic if it picked them up by default. That intriguing outcome is a possibility as a result of the $100bn-plus takeover battle for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) between Netflix and its streaming rival Paramount Skydance which will shape the future not only of Hollywood but global news.Much-hyped sports rights are a footnote in a deal of such magnitude that it will require signoff from the US government, but the implications for football will be profound, even if Donald Trump is more concerned about who owns (and presents on) CNN than which platform shows Bournemouth v Brighton at Saturday lunchtime next season. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago 'It's another kind of slavery': Greenland residents fume over Trump's six

Greenlanders told the Daily Mail that President Donald Trump lacks respect for their country. They find his desire to take over Greenland 'offensive' and 'bizarre.'

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20 h. ago Trump meets with oil company executives to secure $100 billion as US forces seize another oil tanker

US President Donald Trump told oil company executives that they would have "total security" if they invested in Venezuela, despite previous asset seizures and ongoing sanctions

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20 h. ago Trump meets with oil executives to secure $100 billion as US forces seize another oil tanker

US President Donald Trump told oil executives that they would have "total security" if they invested in Venezuela, despite previous asset seizures and ongoing sanctions

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21 h. ago Photos show relatives waiting outside prisons as Venezuela frees a handful of detainees

Relatives of jailed opposition figures, activists and journalists waited outside Venezuelan prisons as the government began releasing a small number of detainees nearly a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces.

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