4 d. ago Survivors speak out after Trump dismisses domestic violence crimes: ‘Deeply disturbing’

Trump’s suggestion that domestic violence amounts to a ‘little fight with the wife’ has alarmed advocates while the administration guts federal funding for support groups

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4 d. ago Kamala Harris blames Democrats’ ‘recklessness’ for sticking with Biden

Former president’s ‘ego’ behind decision to stay in race against Trump in US election, ex-contender says in book extract

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1 week ago British Epstein accuser says daughter inspired her to speak out as she calls for Trump to release files

Survivors of the late sex offender’s abuse appeared outside Capitol Hill where they shared emotional stories of the abuse they endured

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1 week ago Macron says ‘Coalition of the Willing’ will finalise ‘robust’ Ukrainian security guarantees – Europe live

Leaders who are gathered in Paris are expected to speak to Donald Trump this afternoonThe Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof is next.Belgium’s Bart de Wever, Finland’s Alexander Stubb, and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa are the first leaders arriving at the Élysée Palace, welcomed by Macron on the doorstep. Continue reading...

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1 week ago New Jeffrey Epstein victims break down in tears as they speak out for first time on horrific abuse and demand Trump release ALL files

Survivors of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's abuse spoke about their experiences on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning in a push to release additional files on the serial child predator.

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1 week ago Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

In an unprecedented spectacle the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea led a group of more than 20 world leaders at a victory day parade in BeijingFull report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military paradeIt is an image that, had it been published just a few years ago, would have been dismissed as a piece of mischievous photo-shopping: the leaders of Russia and China, accompanied by the head of a pariah regime whose mission to arm his country with nuclear weapons had been opposed at the United Nations by his two companions.But dramatic shifts in the geopolitical landscape – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, crucially, the re-election of Donald Trump – have combined to bring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un together in what many observers are calling a dramatic redrawing of the global balance of power. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Donald Trump announcement LIVE as US president due to speak from Oval Office

US President Donald Trump will make a special announcement from the White House today amid uncertainty about what it will be about with some seemingly sick with speculation over his health

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1 week ago Rising inequality is turning US into an autocratic state, billionaire warns

Ray Dalio says business leaders scared to criticise Donald Trump as he warns of debt-induced crisis for the economyOne of the world’s most prominent hedge fund billionaires has warned that rising inequality is turning the US into an autocratic state and condemned business leaders for failing to speak out against Donald Trump’s policies.Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, said “gaps in wealth” and a collapse in trust were driving “more extreme” policies in the US. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lanarkshire MSP says party can bring 'hope and optimism' under her new leadership

Gillian Mackay was elected at the first stage of the Scottish Greens vote with 34 per cent

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer hits back against Nigel Farage and says illegal migrants face deportation

Keir Starmer has hit back at Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader launched major plans for mass deportations of migrants. We'll bring you updates on this Breaking News story

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2 w. ago Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker warns Trump ‘Do not come to Chicago’ with military troops

Illinois leaders said Trump’s threat to bring the military to Chicago was unwarranted and part of attempt to silence dissent

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3 w. ago Lucy Connolly claims she was Starmer’s ‘political prisoner’ after release from jail for race hate post

Connolly said Donald Trump’s lawyers are ‘keen to speak’ after she was released from prison on Thursday

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3 w. ago How to speak Trump: World leaders are bringing gifts and stroking president’s ego to get access ... and their way

Heads of state and government have learned to use flattery and come bearing impressive gifts when visiting the Oval Office

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3 w. ago Recap: Putin suggests hosting Zelensky peace meeting in Moscow during Trump phone call but offer is swiftly rejected

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky will meet, Donald Trump has said after a White House summit with European leaders aimed at bringing an end to the Ukraine war.

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3 w. ago Meloni caught making strange confession to Trump at Ukraine summit

Giorgia Meloni was heard telling Donald Trump that she never wants to speak to the Italian press during the summit on Ukraine in Washington, DC on Monday, 18 August.

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3 w. ago Zelenskyy and Trump speak in the Oval Office ahead of talks with European leaders about Ukraine war – live

Ukrainian president returns to White House; European leaders in Washington to join Volodymyr Zelenskyy in talks with US president on Ukraine warA Russian drone attack on a five-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said.The attack, which took place just before dawn, reduced part of the building to rubble and sparked fires on at least three floors, the region’s governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Latest: European leaders arrive for White House meeting on Russia

Ukraine’s future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings an extraordinary cadre of European leaders with him to show U.S. President Donald Trump a united front against Russia

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3 w. ago Two men who despise each other, one hour that will change the world: Trump and Zelensky to face

The Prime Minister will join France's Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Friedrich Merz, Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Finland's Alexander Stubb in the White House.

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4 w. ago PM to speak with allies, amid reports Trump mulling Russian land grab in Ukraine

The Prime Minister, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Friedrich Merz will host the coalition of the willing on Sunday afternoon.

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4 w. ago Does Putin speak English? Politicos and experts weigh in as world wonders what leaders said in backseat of Trump’s Beast

Trump and Putin had several moments during the Alaska summit when they had the opportunity to be alone together

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