6 h. ago Donald Trump war plan text leaks expose major problem nobody is talking about

Donald Trump's team has been left red-faced after classified information was shared to the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine following a 'huge security failure'

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6 h. ago Donald Trump's leaked war chat shows his 'unreliable' team act like 'kids in playground'

Body language expert Judi James told The Mirror of the Trump administration texts: 'Group chat messaging like this reduces communication down to its most basic and unreliable level.'

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9 h. ago Russia and Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire, US says – Europe live

White House says both sides agree to ‘ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes’A former head of Dutch cybersecurity has expressed his surprise at Donald Trump’s top team’s use of Signal for classified communications that revealed “visceral anti-European messaging”.Bart Groothuis, an MEP for the Dutch liberal VVD party, who used to run the cybersecurity bureau at the Dutch ministry of defence, said he was “a bit surprised” at the US government’s use of a commercial app for highly classified conversations. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago MI6 urged to stop sharing intelligence with US as Donald Trump's top team 'batting for Putin's side'

Leaked messages contained "operational details" of ongoing attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen - and one expert believes the stakes are too high for the UK to share classified information with a "pig ignorant" US Administration

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20 h. ago Donald Trump's top team rips into America's European allies as bombshell messages exposed

Donald Trump's top national security officials texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat - but they were unaware a journalist was in the group

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28 h. ago JD Vance split with Trump in secret Signal war chat: 'I think we are making a mistake'

Vice President JD Vance advised against a military strike in Yemen, according to a secret Signal chat about the proposed operation with President Donald Trump's national security team.

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31 h. ago Trump's top secret war plans revealed in stunning blunder as journalist added to text chat with JD Vance

Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, made the jaw-dropping revelation that President Donald Trump's national security team added him to a top secret chat on Yemen strikes.

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1 week ago The big question on Ukraine: is Trump ready to push Putin into peace?

Russian leader’s antagonism to Zelenskyy and lack of interest in a ceasefire leaves colossal task for USDavid Lammy: Trump’s right, Putin can take the hard or easy wayOn paper, everyone is in agreement: Donald Trump says he wants a ­ceasefire; Kyiv’s ­negotiating team has already agreed to a 30-day ceasefire ­proposal at marathon talks with the Americans in Jeddah; and Vladimir Putin says he accepts the idea, albeit with a few “nuances”.But Putin’s so-called nuances are bigger than mere wrinkles, and at the end of an intense week of diplomacy around Russia’s war in Ukraine, a ceasefire – never mind a sustainable peace – still looks to be something of a distant prospect. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The big question on Ukraine: is Trump ready to push Putin into peace? | Shaun Walker

Russian leader’s antagonism to Zelenskyy and lack of interest in a ceasefire leaves colossal task for USDavid Lammy: Trump’s right, Putin can take the hard or easy wayOn paper, everyone is in agreement: Donald Trump says he wants a ­ceasefire; Kyiv’s ­negotiating team has already agreed to a 30-day ceasefire ­proposal at marathon talks with the Americans in Jeddah; and Vladimir Putin says he accepts the idea, albeit with a few “nuances”.But Putin’s so-called nuances are bigger than mere wrinkles, and at the end of an intense week of diplomacy around Russia’s war in Ukraine, a ceasefire – never mind a sustainable peace – still looks to be something of a distant prospect. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Zelensky to 'quit' on one condition as he's 'back in touch' with Donald Trump's team

Volodymyr Zelensky spoke at London Stansted Airport after a day of meeting European and world leaders, including Sir Keir Starmer, and enjoying tea with King Charles at Sandringham

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3 w. ago Starmer’s diplomatic flurry puts him at centre of attempts to shape Ukraine

PM’s decision to bring forward Zelenskyy meeting and forge Franco-British peace plan shows UK can still play global leadership role Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesAs Keir Starmer and his aides huddled to discuss their response to Friday’s calamitous White House meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the prime minister’s team pondered whether to issue a statement on social media.Already messages of support were flooding in for the Ukrainian president from other European leaders, including Emmanuel Macron of France and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Testing ground for Project 2025’: behind Oklahoma’s rightwing push to erode the line between church and state

With Trump back in the White House, the state’s superintendent is making efforts to install Christian viewpoints in governanceRyan Walters bowed his head in prayer at his desk in the Oklahoma state superintendent’s office.“Dear God, thank you for all the blessings you’ve given our country,” the rising star on the Christian right said in the mid-November video. “I pray for our leaders to make the right decisions. I pray in particular for President Donald Trump and his team as they continue to bring about change for our country.” Continue reading...

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