2 h. ago Hamas says it is ready to enter ceasefire negotiations in ‘positive spirit’

Group said to want stronger guarantees of permanent end to war as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump in USHamas said it had responded on Friday in “a positive spirit” to a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks on implementing the deal which envisages a release of hostages and negotiations on ending the conflict.US President Donald Trump earlier announced a “final proposal” for a 60-day ceasefire in the nearly 21-month-old war between Israel and Hamas, stating he anticipated a reply from the parties in coming hours. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump threatens crippling attack on the EU that'll leave key industry on its knees

President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened the European Union with a 17 percent tariff on food exports, a move that could cripple that industry.

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5 h. ago 'I'm confident': Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary reveals why he'll soon own TikTok... and the 'missing piece' of the puzzle that guarantees it

Amid the race to find a buyer for TikTok before the embattled app is forced to go dark by the US government, a savior for the widely popular social media platform has emerged.

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5 h. ago Trump moans 'too many weapons went to Ukraine' under Joe Biden after Mad Vlad call

Donald Trump thinks that Ukraine has been given "too many weapons" by Joe Biden after he had a "pretty long call" with Putin which he is "not happy" about

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5 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer boasts about 'good personal relationship' with Donald Trump

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer claims he understands what US President Donald Trump “really cares about” and says it's “in the national interest” for the two leaders to connect. The first time they spoke was after Mr Trump was shot at a campaign rally

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5 h. ago Elon Musk finally unleashes on Trump's Big Beautiful Bill victory with brutal troll after eyebrow

Elon Musk is musing about the best way to create his new America Party now that Congress has passed President Donald Trump 's 'Big, Beautiful Bill.'

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6 h. ago Europe is scrambling to form a united front and regain relevance in the Iran crisis

Tehran now places little faith in the European countries who played a key role in brokering the Iranian nuclear dealExposed as divided and marginalised during the Iran crisis, European nations are scrambling to retrieve a place at the Middle East negotiating table, fearing an impulsive Donald Trump has diminishing interest in stabilising Iran or the wider region now he believes he has achieved his key objective of wiping out Tehran’s nuclear programme.On Tuesday the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, was the latest senior European figure to phone the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, offering to be a facilitator and urging Tehran not to leave the crisis in a dangerous limbo by keeping UN weapons inspectors out of Iran. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Spitting Image is BACK with Prince Harry, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Angela Rayner in the firing line for outrageous new series

The satirical show is known for using puppets, voiced by comedians, to depict well-known figures.

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7 h. ago Donald Trump's 'terrible' pet name for wife Melania revealed as he admits to using it every night

President Donald Trump revealed his nickname for wife Melania and then went on to admit it was 'terrible.'

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8 h. ago What does Shylock mean? Trump’s antisemitic slur explained after president condemned

Here’s what Donald Trump said, what it means, and how people have reacted

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9 h. ago Nearly 40 percent of Americans say they would back Musk’s third party if he creates one, poll finds

It comes after the world’s richest man claimed he would launch ‘the America Party’ in response to Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ which he has described as ‘insane’

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11 h. ago Starmer and Macron to host coalition of the willing meeting next week

The Prime Minister and France’s leader will dial into a meeting with allies on Thursday, as Mr Macron makes his first state visit to the UK.

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12 h. ago Trump’s Medicaid cuts are coming for rural Americans: ‘It’s going to have to hit them first’

Experts worry the tax-and-spending bill will gut healthcare and hospitals, especially in states like North CarolinaWhen Hurricane Helene drowned western North Carolina in muck and floodwater last year, it caught folks off-guard.Now, local leaders in places like Asheville expect the Republican-led reconciliation bill – called the “big, beautiful bill” by Donald Trump – to bear down on rural America. And they wonder whether people are missing the warning signs. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Russia launches hundreds of drones at Ukraine just hours after Putin

All-night attack on Kyiv injured at least 23 people, damaging railway infrastructure and setting buildings and cars on fire throughout the cityPolish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski told US president Donald Trump in a social media post that Russia’s Vladimir Putin was “mocking your peace efforts” as he urged him to “restore supplies of anti-aircraft ammunition to Ukraine and impose tough new sanctions on the aggressor.”Sikorski added that the massive Russian attack last night has caused “fires and much damage, including to the Polish consulate in Kyiv.” Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Keir Starmer reveals Donald Trump comforted him after his brother's death saying they both 'really care about family'

In an interview with the BBC to mark a year in office the Prime Minister said he had a 'good personal relationship' with Mr Trump, and told how they spoke days after Nick died on Boxing Day.

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14 h. ago Trump reached out to console me after my brother’s death, Starmer reveals

The prime minister revealed that the US president reached out to offer his condolences after the death of his younger brother on Boxing Day last year

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15 h. ago ‘A dark day for our country’: Democrats furious over Trump bill’s passage

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib condemns major policy bill as ‘disgusting’ as party vows to ‘mobilize and fight back’Democrats have erupted in a storm of outrage over the passage of the Donald Trump’s budget bill, delivering scathing critiques that offered signs of the attack lines the party could wield against Republicans in next year’s midterm elections.Party leaders released a wave of statements after the sweeping tax and spending bill’s passage on Thursday, revealing a fury that could peel paint off a brick outhouse. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago No one wanted Trump’s devastating budget bill. Of course it passed | Moira Donegan

The bill steals from the sick, elderly and hungry, and gives to billionaires and jackboots. But Republicans will follow their leader anywhereThe budget reconciliation bill that passed the US House of Representatives on Thursday and was promptly to be signed into law by Donald Trump represents the particular perversity of national politics in America: seemingly no one wants it, everyone hates it, and it is widely agreed to be devastating for staggering numbers of Americans. And yet, the bill felt inevitable: it was a foregone conclusion that this massive, malignant measure was something that everyone dreaded and no one had the capacity to stop.They didn’t really even try. In the Senate, a few conservative Republicans made noise about the bill’s dramatic costs: the congressional budget office estimates that the bill will add $3.3 tn to the deficit over the coming decade, and the senator Rand Paul, a budget hawk from Kentucky, declined to vote for it for this reason. But other Republic...

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16 h. ago ‘I understand what Trump cares about,’ says Sir Keir Starmer

The prime minister revealed that the US president reached out to offer his condolences after the death of his younger brother on Boxing Day last year

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16 h. ago Keir Starmer opens up on Donald Trump's moving act after death of his brother

Keir Starmer said he understands what 'anchors' the US President, and said Donald Trump had called him following the death of his brother Nick on Boxing Day

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