10 h. ago EastEnders fans spot 'huge blunder' as Queen Vic reopens after devastating explosion

In tonight's episode of EastEnders, the Queen Vic finally reopened months after the devastating explosion for the 40th anniversary saw the death of Martin Fowler

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11 h. ago Pakistan has devolved into an 'extremist Islamic state' with a 'low threshold' for activating its nuclear arsenal, Indian security analyst Sarjan P Shah tells the Mail's 'Apocalypse Now?' podcast

Tensions between India and Pakistan reached their highest level in almost a decade on Wednesday after 31 people were killed in missile strikes against Islamabad controlled Kashmir.

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67 h. ago Europe’s last maker of key antibiotics ingredients shuts biggest domestic factory

Xellia Pharmaceuticals to close Copenhagen plant and shift some production to China

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3 d. ago Many in US and western Europe think ‘third world war likely within five to 10 years’

Exclusive: Poll before 80th anniversary of VE Day finds tensions with Russia seen as most probable causeEighty years after the second world war, polling shows many Americans and western Europeans believe an even more devastating third global conflict could break out within a decade, with tensions with Russia seen as the most probable cause.As Europe prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the YouGov polling also showed large majorities felt that events during and before the second world war were relevant today and must continue to be taught to younger generations. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump’s movie tariffs are designed to destroy the international film industry

Vague and grandstanding as the US president’s messaging may be, it has serious ramifications which could wipe out large sections of the film businessDonald Trump’s bombshell announcement that “Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands” will be subject to an 100% tariff has certainly caught the attention of Hollywood, as well as the international film industries it seems to be aimed at – principally Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, as well as European countries such as Hungary and Italy that have often acted as bases for US film production.Vague and grandstanding at it is – Trump concluded his post with an all-caps “WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!” – the chaotic roll out of previous Trump tariffs has triggered feverish speculation, as well as defiance, in the film industry in exactly how this might play out. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump’s tariffs guru claim that UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China’ branded ‘crazy’

Peter Navarro has launched a furious attack on Sir Keir Starmer’s relationship with China but sources close to the Trump administration have told The Independent that he is a ‘dangerous influence on the president’

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6 d. ago World War 3 has already begun, former Trump advisor Steve Bannon tells the Mail's 'Apocalypse Now?' podcast

Mr Bannon warned that unless Donald Trump can cool tensions with Vladimir Putin, then the entire globe risks sinking into a 'brutal' war which will involve the use of 'chemical, biological and nuclear weapons'.

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7 d. ago Donald Trump WILL be US president for a third term, former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon tells the Mail's 'Apocalypse Now?' podcast

America's constitution restricts presidents to a maximum of two terms in office - but Mr Trump has said he is 'not joking' about wanting a further four years in the White House.

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1 week ago Luigi Mangione to appear in federal court over killing of healthcare chief

Murder suspect, charged separately in state court, could face death penalty if convicted over Brian Thompson deathLuigi Mangione is scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court on Friday for arraignment on charges that he tracked and murdered the UnitedHealthcare chief executive, Brian Thompson, late last year.Mangione, 26, could face the death penalty in a case that shocked America for the killing of a top business executive on New York’s streets but also triggered an outpouring of anger against America’s for-profit healthcare industry. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Putin's Russia is using mass rape as a 'weapon of war' against Ukrainian civilians, Nobel peace prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk tells the Mail's 'Apocalypse Now?' podcast

Matviichuk works to catalogue Russian war crimes in Ukraine, in hopes that once the invasion is repelled, those implicated will face justice.

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3 w. ago Trump live updates: U.S. markets close up ending volatile week despite China raising tariffs to 125% in retaliation

‘Going against the world will only lead to self-isolation,’ Chinese Premier Xi Jinping warns

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3 w. ago How close are China and America to triggering World War 3? Edward Alden tells the Mail's 'Apocalypse Now?' podcast how the two superpowers could 'blunder' into devastating global conflict

Alden said that although Trump is a president who is vehemently anti-war, there are more hawkish elements of his administration that may be able to influence his decision-making.

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4 w. ago Donald Trump has done more to help China 'than any other living human being', Professor Steve Tsang tells the Mail's 'Apocalypse Now?' podcast after tariff pullback

Trump's trade war with China escalated on Wednesday, with America's effective tariff rate against the nation now standing at a record 125%.

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