3 h. ago ‘Cuban spies would execute tyrant Maduro if he fled Venezuela’, US officials believe as Trump set to talk to dictator

VENEZUELAN president Nicolas Maduro could be executed by Cuban spies if he leaves the country. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has said he is ready to speak to the dictator personally - despite just designating him the head of a terror organisation. It's no secret that America wants Maduro out and a new regime installed, even if...

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3 h. ago Trump ‘pushes movie studio into making sequel for iconic Jackie Chan flick Rush Hour’ as his favourite films revealed

DONALD Trump is using the benefits of being president to try and get a sequel to one of his favourite movies, a report claims. Trump - a Hollywood actor in his own right - is a lover of action and comedy films from the 1980s and 1990s and is now leaning on a billionaire to...

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4 h. ago Trump hits lowest approval ever as he loses grip on MAGA issues that built his political brand, new shattering poll reveals

Donald Trump has hit a second term slump with a slew of warning signs flashing red for his administration - even on issues that helped him secure re-election a year ago.

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5 h. ago Team Trump fumbles one legal battle after another — and then starts fresh one against space hero Mark Kelly

President Donald Trump’s enemies-list prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James were tossed by a federal judge on Monday, writes Eric Garcia. The same day, came word that the Pentagon is going after a NASA hero who dared challenge the commander-in-chief.

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5 h. ago CNN interrupts news of Trump’s healthcare unveiling to say it’s been postponed

CNN's report on Donald Trump's plans for a new healthcare proposal was interrupted by the announcement that it was being postponed on Monday (24 November).

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5 h. ago Judge seeks settlement in 'Alligator Alcatraz' civil rights lawsuit

A federal judge in Florida wants civil rights attorneys and lawyers for the U.S. and Florida to hammer out a settlement in a lawsuit over whether detainees at an immigration center in the Everglades are getting adequate access to attorneys

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6 h. ago August trial set in case challenging Miami land transfer for Trump's presidential library

A trial has been set for August 2026 in a lawsuit challenging the transfer of prime Miami real estate to be used for President Donald Trump's presidential library

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6 h. ago Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department

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7 h. ago NFL's first transgender cheerleader makes explosive allegation against Carolina Panthers

Justine Lindsay, a former Carolina Panthers cheerleader, claims she was fired for being transgender just as Donald Trump was returning to the White House in the first months of 2025.

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7 h. ago Claims of systemic problems with BBC news coverage disputed by former adviser

Caroline Daniel tells MPs leaked memo by Michael Prescott that sparked resignations at BBC did not provide full pictureClaims of “serious and systemic problems” in the corporation’s coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza and trans issues, which led to the resignation of its director general, Tim Davie, have been disputed by a former adviser to the corporation.Deborah Turness, the head of BBC News, also resigned after the allegations by Michael Prescott, a PR executive and former independent external adviser to the BBC’s editorial guidelines and standards committee (EGSC). Continue reading...

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7 h. ago More legal losses for Trump as cases against ‘enemies’ James Comey and Letitia James tossed: live

Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order pertaining to artificial intelligence, The Independent understands

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8 h. ago Donald Trump sparks fresh health fears as he's seen limping in video with grandson

Donald Trump has sparked fresh health fears after he was seen limping in a video with his grandson, as a clinical psychologist claimed the president has shown a 'diagnostic' symptom of dementia

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8 h. ago BBC chairman Samir Shah concedes corporation is too slow to admit errors and says it should have addressed Donald Trump row earlier

In an appearance before the House of Commons' Culture, Media and Sport committee, Samir Shah was grilled about a damning leaked impartiality memo.

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8 h. ago Pentagon investigating US senator over call for troops to refuse illegal orders

Investigation of Mark Kelly after Trump accused Democrats in video of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’The Pentagon says it is investigating the Arizona senator Mark Kelly for possible breaches of military law after the federal lawmaker joined a handful of other Democrats in a video calling for US troops to refuse unlawful orders.It is extraordinary for the Pentagon to directly threaten a sitting member of Congress with investigation. Until Donald Trump’s second presidency, the institution in charge of the US military had usually strived to appear apolitical. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Trump uses Pentagon to escalate attack on Dems as report claims more GOP resignations coming: Live

Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order pertaining to artificial intelligence, The Independent understands

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9 h. ago The Guardian view on a viable peace framework for Ukraine: with Europe’s help, Zelenskyy can have better cards | Editorial

The 28-point plan outlined last week by the US would have delivered peace on Putin’s terms. EU leaders must help Kyiv resist the bullyingThere was a grim familiarity to the unveiling of Donald Trump’s latest peace proposals for Ukraine last week. As in August, when the US president invited Vladimir Putin to a summit in Alaska, Kyiv and its European allies were excluded from discussions that ended up echoing Kremlin talking points. Yet again, Mr Trump publicly scolded Volodymyr Zelenskyy for not being more grateful for his ongoing mediation efforts. And as in the summer, Mr Zelenskyy and blindsided European leaders strove to stay polite while scrambling to limit the damage.The salvage operation appears to have been relatively successful, following Sunday’s meeting in Geneva between the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and a Ukrainian delegation. The 28-point plan reportedly drafted by Mr Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the Kremlin adviser, Kirill Dmitrie...

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9 h. ago Judge throws out Comey and James cases as Trump's beauty queen prosecutor is humiliated

President Donald Trump's revenge plot against James Comey might be foiled. 

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9 h. ago US judge dismisses charges against James Comey and Letitia James

Ruling found the appointment of Donald Trump ally Lindsey Halligan as prosecutor was unconstitutional

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10 h. ago Donald Trump’s reputation ‘probably’ not tarnished by Panorama edit, MPs told

The US president threatened the BBC with a billion-dollar lawsuit over an edit of of one of his speeches which featured in a Panorama episode.

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10 h. ago Trump administration escalates attack on Democrats as Pentagon launches investigation into Senator Mark Kelly: Live updates

Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump will sign an executive order

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