7 d. ago Orbán’s claims of Trump summit triumph mask growing doubts over his grip on power

Embattled Hungarian leader says he won an indefinite reprieve from sanctions on oil and gas from Russia, but the US has since disputed thisAs Viktor Orbán would tell it, he had the perfect meeting with Donald Trump.After visiting the White House last week, the embattled Hungarian prime minister quickly declared victory, saying he had secured an indefinite exemption from US sanctions on oil and gas imported from Russia. The deal would shield Hungarians from skyrocketing energy prices ahead of parliamentary elections next year and potentially boost Orbán’s chances of extending his 15-year rule. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago From conscience to platforming Trump: inside the slow death of ‘woke’ ESPN

The broadcaster was once attacked by critics for being too progressive. But that stance appears to have changed for good in Trump’s second term“What happened to the Redskins, by the way?” Donald Trump asked in an interview on the Pat McAfee Show that notably did not stick to sports. His call-in appearance on Tuesday’s program to mark Veterans Day was meant to be a major coup for ESPN, the first time Trump had been interviewed on the network as a sitting president. But viewers could have just as easily been mistaken into believing they were watching Fox News.Trump took his usual shots at Joe Biden, claimed credit for the Department for Veteran Affairs’ high approval ratings and declared victory over the Democrats in a government shut down that dragged on for a depressing 43 days. Rather than push back against the political self-promotion, McAfee cheered Trump on before opening the floor to his lackeys to ask him which NFL coach would make a great president. It was all delivered live ...

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8 d. ago Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre claimed royal 'knew about paedo pal Epstein abuse'

Newly released US files show Virginia Giuffre claimed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor knew about Epstein’s exploitation of underage girls

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9 d. ago Latest Epstein emails cast further doubt on Andrew’s claim of cutting ties

Messages sent months after former prince said he ended relations and also appear to confirm Virginia Giuffre photoNewly released Jeffrey Epstein emails have cast further doubt on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s account of when he cut ties with the child sex offender and his denials about meeting his accuser Virginia Giuffre.In March 2011, four months after he later claimed to have ended his relationship with Epstein, the former prince told him and the convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell “I can’t take any more of this” in response to allegations put forward by the Mail on Sunday. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago White House says ‘unnamed victim’ Trump ‘spent hours’ with was Virginia Giuffre, accusing Democrats of ‘fake narrative’ – live

Spokesperson says Giuffre repeatedly said Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing as she accuses Democrats of trying to ‘smear’ presidentTrump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggestDemocrat who could force Epstein vote to be sworn in after standoffIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane or to the ...

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2 w. ago Virginia Giuffre says Andrew's demands made her 'physically sick' in unaired interview

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of having sex with her when she was 17, has spoken out in a previously unseen interview

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2 w. ago Prince Andrew latest: Virginia Giuffre says she was ‘a toy to be passed around’ in previously unseen Panorama interview

Unseen footage of interview with Andrew’s sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre aired tonight

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2 w. ago Prince Andrew latest: Unseen Virginia Giuffre interview to air after Trump weighs in on scandal

Unseen footage of interview with Andrew’s sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre will air tonight

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2 w. ago Andrew should answer Epstein sex questions before US committee, Democrats say

King Charles stripped his brother of his prince title on Thursday following months of pressure from late accuser Virginia Giuffre and others

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew latest: Royal should answer Epstein questions as an ‘ordinary member of public now’, minister says

King removes brother’s titles and honours as Virginia Giuffre’s family declare ‘victory’

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew latest: Royal remains in line to throne despite King Charles stripping him of princehood

King removes brother’s titles and honours as Virginia Giuffre’s family declare ‘victory’

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew latest: Royal set to remain in line to throne despite being stripped of princehood

King removes brother’s titles and honours as Virginia Giuffre’s family declare ‘victory’

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew latest: Disgraced royal officially loses Duke of York title after being stripped of princehood

King removes brother’s titles and honours as Virginia Giuffre’s family declare ‘victory’

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3 w. ago The Virginia Giuffre interview that 'never aired': Late Andrew accuser's memoir reveals the moment she felt 'defeated by the people I was trying to speak out against'

Andrew agreed to give up his royal titles earlier this month, ahead of the publication of his accuser, Savannah-born Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir.

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew latest: Royal stripped of title as Virginia Giuffre’s family says she ‘brought down a prince’

King removes brother’s titles and honours as Virginia Giuffre’s family declare ‘victory’

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3 w. ago Family of Andrew's main accuser Virginia Giuffre 'declares victory'

They have broken their silence saying she 'brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage'

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3 w. ago Virginia Giuffre's family says sex accuser 'declares victory' after 'bringing down Prince Andrew'

Virginia Giuffre's family says she 'brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage' and declared the bombshell decision to strip Andrew of his titles a 'victory' for his late accuser

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3 w. ago Trump celebrates winning 'war' on climate change after Bill Gates admits he was 'completely WRONG'

The president, who has long been a skeptic of government programs attempting to solve the issue and even declared it a hoax, declared victory on Truth Social Wednesday night.

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew sex accuser Virginia Giuffre's memoir omitted name of 'well known' former Prime Minister who raped her because 'she feared he'd kill her'

Since Ms Giuffre's harrowing tell-all book, Nobody's Child, was published ten days ago, much of the heat has been on Prince Andrew over his friendship with billionaire paedophile Epstein

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew accuser 'left shaking and feared she'd be killed after sex with him', ex claims

Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre allegedly called her ex-boyfriend and told him she was in fear of her life after sleeping with Prince Andrew for the first time

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