6 h. ago ‘Don’t worry about it, it’s all coming’: Trump promises pay raises for sailors as he celebrates 250 years of US Navy during shutdown

Trump taunts Democrats as he politicizes Navy celebration, and tries to get cadets to boo former President Barack Obama

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7 h. ago US struck another boat illegally carrying drugs off Venezuela coast, Trump says

President said US would turn attention to drug trafficking happening on land during speech at navy ceremonyUS forces on Saturday evening struck another vessel illegally carrying drugs off the coast of Venezuela, Donald Trump said on Sunday to thousands of sailors at a ceremony celebrating the US navy’s 250th anniversary. He added that the US would also start looking at drug trafficking happening on land.Trump made the comment during a speech at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, next to the Harry S Truman aircraft carrier. It was not immediately clear if he was referencing a strike announced on Friday by defense secretary Pete Hegseth. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Portland braces for federal troops as protests escalate and conservative influencer is arrested

Five years after protests roiled Portland, Oregon, the city known for civil disobedience is again at the center of a political maelstrom as it braces for the arrival of federal troops promised by President Donald Trump

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62 h. ago Trump issues chilling Gaza ultimatum to Hamas: 'All HELL will break out. This is your final warning'

Trump promised on Truth Social that if the militants did not accept his peace plan that 'all hell' will 'break out against Hamas.'

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3 d. ago US government shutdown: Donald Trump promises firings and cuts to ‘Democrats’ favorite projects’ if shutdown continues – live

President says ‘I am allowed to cut things that should have never been approved’ during interview with OAN television networkHere’s what the shutdown means for travel, national parks and housingShare your views on the US government shutdownKaroline Leavitt also spoke on Fox News this morning, where she was asked whether Donald Trump’s threats of cuts were just a negotiating tactic. “Oh, it’s very real,” she replied.“The Democrats should know that they put the White House and the president in this position,” she went on. “And if they don’t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government. It’s very simple. Pass the clean continuing resolution and all of this goes away.Look, it’s likely going to be in the thousands. And that’s something that the Office of Management and Budget and the entire team at the White House here, again, is unfortunately having to work on today.These discussions and these conversations, these meetings would not be happe...

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4 d. ago Trump signs order promising measures, including military, to defend Qatar

Text appears meant to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leadersDonald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use all measures including US military action to defend the energy-rich nation of Qatar – though it remains unclear just what weight the pledge will carry.The text of the order, available Wednesday on the White House’s website but dated Monday, appears to be another measure by Trump to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leaders as they weighed accepting a ceasefire with Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Experts offer stark warning on Trump’s covert war on drug boats after Kash Patel promised to treat cartels like al

FBI Director Kash Patel called on the U.S. to ‘treat the drug cartels like the al-Qaeda of the world’

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9 d. ago Donald Trump makes 'dangerous' World Cup vow as US president challenges FIFA again

US President Donald Trump has promised to move matches at the 2026 World Cup from any cities he deems as unsafe to host fixtures, but his authority to make such decisions has been called into question

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1 week ago Trump ‘promised Arab leaders he would not let Israel annex the West Bank’

Israeli ministers have called for the annexation of the occupied territory in retaliation for the growing global recognition of a Palestinian state

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1 week ago Trump threatens to sue 'Fake News' ABC as Jimmy Kimmel returns to host his late night show after Charlie Kirk comments

Trump accused ABC of deceit before promising to 'test' them out on the move ahead of Kimmel's first show back on Tuesday night.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump promises ‘important’ announcement on autism findings

Robert F. Kennedy has asserted that the US is in the grip of an ‘autism epidemic’

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2 w. ago Dani Dyer addresses dreaded 'Strictly curse' months after marrying Jarrod Bowen

Dani Dyer is one of the celebs competing for the glitterball this year - but she's insisted new husband Jarrod has nothing to worry when it comes to the 'Strictly curse'

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2 w. ago ANDREW NEIL: If Starmer really wants Britain to succeed, there are two things he must now do... or the promise of Trump's state visit will be squandered

Two weeks ago Keir Starmer expressed his full confidence in his Deputy Prime Minister. She was gone the next day.

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2 w. ago Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ policy explained: What counts as a tip and who qualifies?

The Treasury Department is moving closer to implementing President Trump's "no tax on tips" promise

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2 w. ago Who qualifies for 'no tax on tips' and what counts as a tip? Here are the new rules

The Treasury Department is moving closer to implementing President Trump's "no tax on tips" promise

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2 w. ago YouTube best place for Spitting Image amid Kimmel show suspension – Al Murray

The comedy puppet show is making a return and promises skits featuring Donald Trump, Sir Keir Starmer and the King.

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2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing star Balvinder Sopal details 'concern' over BBC debut

EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal has detailed her worry ahead of her Strictly Come Dancing debut this weekend

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2 w. ago Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defence pact as regional tensions escalate

Deal with nuclear-armed Pakistan comes as Gulf Arab states worry about US reliability while Saudi official says pact isn’t responding to ‘specific events’Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defence pact in a move that significantly strengthens a decades-long security partnership amid heightened regional tensions.The enhanced defence ties come as Gulf Arab states grow increasingly wary about the reliability of the US as their longstanding security guarantor – concerns heightened by Israel’s attack in Qatar last week. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump is demanding a crackdown on the ‘radical left’. But a new study shows more political violence comes from right

President Donald Trump has promised retribution to left-wing groups in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing. However, the data does not back up his claims

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s Ukraine strategy: talking tough and doing very little isn’t working | Editorial

Last week’s incursion into Polish territory by Russian drones was an ominous escalation. But the US president keeps finding reasons not to actBack in January, with Donald Trump’s campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours” still fresh in the memory, there was genuine unease in Moscow over the US president’s intentions. When Mr Trump mused that “high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions” on Russia might be necessary, one high-profile and pro-war Moscow commentator wrote: “It’s better to prepare for the worst. Soon, we’ll look back on Biden’s term with nostalgia, like a thaw.”How wrong can you be? Since then, the US president has repeatedly talked the talk without coming close to walking the walk. In May, when Vladimir Putin rejected a 30-day ceasefire, and peace talks in Turkey went nowhere, a “bone-crushing” US sanctions package failed to materialise. An 8 August deadline for Mr Putin to agree to a ceasefire somehow morphed into a red carpet welcome in Alas...

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