5 d. ago James Comey faces deadline to file motion to dismiss charges against him – US politics live

Former FBI director charged with lying to Congress expected to claim prosecution is vindictive Donald Trump on Sunday accused Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, of being an “illegal drug dealer” and threatened to immediately cut US funding to the country, as a Republican senator said the US would soon announce “major tariffs” on the country.It comes after the US defense secretary confirmed in a social media post an attack on a vessel associated with a Colombian leftist rebel group. Pete Hegseth said “three terrorists were killed” in the operation, which was “conducted in international waters”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Revealed: 500,000 penalty tickets for drivers who failed to pay Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls

About 100,000 fines a month - each with a face value of £180 - have been issued since Sadiq Khan introduced the road charges in April

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9 d. ago Boston mayor Michelle Wu dismisses Trump threat to remove World Cup games from city

Trump claimed Fifa president could ‘easily’ move gamesWu says Trump comments are ‘targeting Boston values’The mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, implied the city was ready for a face-off with the US president Donald Trump over his claim he could order Fifa to remove World Cup games from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, 22 miles south-west of the city.Wu appeared on local podcast “Java with Jimmy” on Wednesday to respond to Tuesday’s criticism from the White House, which labeled the Democrat as “radical left”. Trump threatened he would make a call to the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, if Boston did not “clean up its act”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Trump is trying to blackmail Putin' after worrying weapons warning, claims Kremlin mouthpiece

Russian officials claim Donald Trump is trying to blackmail Vladimir Putin as the Russian war on Ukraine continues to rage and Trump has threatened to slap more sanctions on the country

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2 w. ago Nobel chair addresses whether Trump’s Peace Prize claims impacted on decision

The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee addressed whether Donald Trump's claim that he should win the award affected deliberations regarding who should be awarded the Peace Prize.

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2 w. ago Nobel chair addresses whether Trump’s Peace Prize claims impacted decision

The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee addressed whether Donald Trump's claim that he should win the award affected deliberations regarding who should be awarded the Peace Prize.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump suggests he 'could have stopped 9/11', but no one listened to his warnings

Donald Trump repeated his false claim that he warned about Osama bin Laden a year before the 9/11 attacks, and said he deserves 'credit' for trying to stop the terrorist attack

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage party 'utter snowflakery' blasted as 'ridiculous' Reform claim exposed

A Home Office minister has said it is 'utter nonsense' to suggest Keir Starmer is inciting violence against Nigel Farage and accused Reform UK's Zia Yusuf of 'utter snowflakery'

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer refuses to brand Donald Trump's 'Sharia law' London claims 'racist'

Sir Keir Starmer instead described the comments made by the US President following his recent state visit as ‘nonsense’

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3 w. ago Daughter of Donald Trump's doctor makes bombshell claim about his health

The daughters of a New York-based podiatrist have claimed that their late father diagnosed President Trump with bone spurs, to help him dodge the Vietnam War draft

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3 w. ago Steve Backshall questions Donald Trump’s intelligence after climate change "con" claim

The TV wildlife presenter described the comments as a “sucker punch” for environmentalists.

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3 w. ago Woman shot in Walthamstow as Sadiq Khan disputes Donald Trump London crime claim

Woman shot in Walthamstow as Sadiq Khan disputes Donald Trump London crime claim  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago Woman shot in Walthamstow within minutes of Sadiq Khan disputing Donald Trump's claim about rising crime in London

Mayor points to reduction in crimes that cause injury - but doesn’t mention increases in knife crime or the overall crime toll in the capital

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3 w. ago Sadiq Khan jokes about Sharia Law in London in sly dig at Donald Trump

Sadiq Khan jokes about Sharia Law in London in sly dig at Donald Trump  Daily Express

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4 w. ago Sadiq Khan calls President Trump the 'poster boy for the Far Right' after Sharia law in London claim

Mayor says US president’s unfounded attack is racist and has fuelled prejudice

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer slams Trump's London 'Sharia law' claim as 'Khan Wars' escalate

The Prime Minister also defended Sadiq Khan, who Trump labelled a 'terrible mayor' on Monday

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4 w. ago No Sharia law planned: Starmer politely mocks Trump’s statement about London

No Sharia law planned: Starmer politely mocks Trump’s statement about London  RBC-Ukraine

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4 w. ago Trump assertion that London could introduce Sharia law is 'nonsense,' says Keir Starmer

Trump assertion that London could introduce Sharia law is 'nonsense,' says Keir Starmer  Deccan Herald

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4 w. ago Trump accuses London of wanting 'Sharia law' in UN speech, mayor hits back

Trump accuses London of wanting 'Sharia law' in UN speech, mayor hits back  Fox News

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4 w. ago Starmer says Trump's claim that London wants Sharia law is 'ridiculous' after condemnation by Khan

President Trump called mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan ‘a terrible mayor’ in a speech to the United Nations earlier this week

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