16 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: We bomb their warplanes, they bomb our civilians, says foreign minister

Repeated shutdowns at Moscow airports due to drone threat; military airfields and fuel depots inside Russia hit. What we know on day 1,200Russia’s missile and drone barrage against Kyiv on Friday killed at least six people, Ukrainian officials said. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, said three emergency workers who went to a bomb site were “killed in a repeat Russian strike”. Two died in an attack on the northern city of Chernihiv and at least one more in the north-western city of Lutsk. Eighty people were injured in attacks across Ukraine.Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Russia had “‘responded’ to its destroyed aircraft by attacking civilians in Ukraine Multi-storey buildings hit. Energy infrastructure damaged.” Ukrainian spies last weekend destroyed Russian strategic bomber aircraft on the ground using quadcopter drones hidden on top of trucks in Operation Spiderweb.Russian aviation authorities restricted flights at Moscow regional airports on Friday nig...

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51 h. ago Lee Jae Myung calls South Korean presidential office a ‘graveyard’ after shambolic handover of power

President is likely to move his office back to Blue House, which was abandoned by president Yoon Suk Yeol

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52 h. ago Biden dismisses Trump inquiry into his cognitive decline as a ‘distraction’

Former president says investigation of decision-making in office is designed to take focus off ‘disastrous legislation’Joe Biden accused Donald Trump of “distraction” after he launched an investigation into the former Democratic president’s time in office, claiming Biden’s top aides had covered up his cognitive decline and taken decisions on his behalf.Biden said in a statement widely emailed to US media that the move announced late on Wednesday came at a time when Trump was pushing a major piece of legislation that critics had said included massive tax cuts and huge slashes to social spending. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Lee Jae Myung calls South Korean presidential office a ‘graveyard’ amid shambolic handover of power

Lee Jae Myung is likely to move the presidential office back to Blue House, which was abandoned by president Yoon Suk Yeol

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64 h. ago Trump suspends Harvard University's foreign student visa program for 'undermining' national security

President Donald Trump has officially declared he will restrict foreign nationals from studying at Harvard University.

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64 h. ago Trump orders investigation into Biden presidency claiming aides hid his ‘serious cognitive decline’

The Trump administration’s investigation will examine former President Joe Biden’s executive actions during his “final years in office”

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3 d. ago MSPs challenge university principal on pay and perks amid £140m savings goal

Holyrood Education Committee convener Douglas Ross questioned University of Edinburgh principal Professor Sir Peter Mathieson.

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3 d. ago Donald Trump 'may not last White House term' as advisor spots 'cognitive decline'

An ex-advisor to Donald Trump has warned the US President may not complete his term in office due to concerns over his health, despite passing a physical and psychological exam

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3 d. ago Europe confronts Trump’s triple threat on Ukraine, Nato and trade

Officials fear that the US president will play the big issues off against each other over five weeks of wide-ranging talks

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4 d. ago New official presidential portrait of Donald Trump unveiled at White House

Donald Trump's new official portrait was unveiled by the White House on Monday, 2 June.

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4 d. ago Douglas Ross reignites spat with Presiding Officer after being booted out of Scottish Parliament

The former Scottish Conservatives leader said he had been denied a meeting with Alison Johnstone following a row.

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4 d. ago White House reveals brand new official Trump portrait with very telling detail

The White House released video of a new official President Trump portrait being hung on a wall, after a first version drew strong comparisons to his mugshot. Experts say there are signs of touchup.

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5 d. ago Poland’s new president puts EU billions and trade goals at risk

Karol Nawrocki’s victory in the Polish presidential election will also strengthen Euroscepticism in central Europe, officials fear

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5 d. ago Poland presidential election 2025: rightwing candidate Karol Nawrocki wins, official results show – live

Nawrocki’s victory over Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski is a blow to Donald Tusk’s pro-EU Polish governmentPoland: rightwing candidate Karol Nawrocki ahead in presidential election runoffPresident of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has said she expects “very good cooperation” to continue between the EU and Poland under the presidency of newly elected Karol Nawrocki.In a post on X, formerly Twitter, she said:I’m confident that the EU will continue its very good cooperation with Poland. We are all stronger together in our community of peace, democracy, and values. So let us work to ensure the security and prosperity of our common home.I congratulate Karol Nawrocki on his election as Polish President. I believe that under his leadership, Poland will continue to develop its democratic and pro-western orientation and that our countries will continue mutually beneficial cooperation. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Douglas Ross snubs Holyrood summit to attend 'seminar' near the Bahamas

EXCLUSIVE: The former Scottish Tory leader, who is convener of the Education Committee, will take part in the Holyrood session virtually from the the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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6 d. ago Meet the American college grad literally counting down days until Trump is out of office

EXCLUSIVE: The college graduate posts daily updates to his followers on social media, eagerly counting down the days until Donald Trump leaves office after his second term as president

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7 d. ago Elon Musk sports BLACK EYE at final White House briefing with Trump amid drug use bombshell

Elon Musk appeared to sport a mysterious black eye at his Oval Office farewell with President Trump.

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7 d. ago Swinney says Presiding Officer ‘always acts impartially’ after Ross ejected

First Minister defends Alison Johnstone against accusations of bias following row in Holyrood chamber

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8 d. ago Trump's education secretary says NY discriminating against school with Native American chief mascot

President Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of its Native American chief mascot

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8 d. ago Did Douglas Ross deserve his red card from the Holyrood chamber?

The former Scottish Tory leader, a referee in his spare time, was sent off with no recourse to VAR

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