63 m. ago Donald Trump LIVE: President to give press conference amid Iran nuclear spat

The US joined Israel in striking nuclear sites in Iran amid fears Tehran mullahs were enriching uranium - but Trump's insistence the facilities were "obliterated" has been called into question

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97 m. ago Trump shows concern for worried BBC Ukraine reporter during Nato press conference

Donald Trump appeared concerned for a BBC Ukrainian reporter during his Nato press conference.

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3 h. ago Asian shares are mixed as markets take a breather after recent volatility

Shares are mixed in Asia after U.S. stocks hung near their all-time high as financial markets caught their breath following recent bouts of volatility

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4 h. ago Without dignity, leaders fell at Trump’s feet in The Hague – and for what? All Nato’s key problems remain | Martin Kettle

The relationship with him is still volatile, the Ukraine strategy still unclear and Europe needs to ensure its collective defenceNato’s Hague summit was an orchestrated grovel at the feet of Donald Trump. The originally planned two-day meeting was truncated into a single morning’s official business to flatter the president’s ego and accommodate his short attention span. The agenda was cynically narrowed to focus on the defence spending hikes he demands from US allies. Issues that may provoke or embarrass Trump – the Ukraine conflict, or whether the Iranian nuclear threat has actually been eliminated by US bombing – were relegated to the sidelines.Instead, the flattery throttle was opened up to maximum, with Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte leading the assembled fawning. On Tuesday, Rutte hymned Trump’s brilliance over Iran; yesterday, he garlanded him as the vindicated visionary of Nato’s drive towards the 5% of GDP spending goal. No one spoiled the party. As the president’s own ...

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5 h. ago NATO chief Mark Rutte squirms under criticism after calling Donald Trump 'Daddy'

Mark Rutte, who has been Secretary General of NATO since October 2024, referred to Donald Trump as "Daddy" when he praised the US President's approach to the Iran-Israel ceasefire

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6 h. ago Trump slams Zohran Mamdani as Republicans go on attack after New York mayoral primary – as it happened

This blog has now closed. Read our latest story hereAs the Democratic party fights to rebuild from a devastating election defeat, the abrupt exit of the presidents of two of the nation’s largest labor unions from its top leadership board has exposed simmering tensions over the party’s direction.Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders quit the Democratic National Committee, saying it isn’t doing enough to “open the gates” and win back the support of working-class voters. Ken Martin, the new DNC chair, and his allies told the Guardian that the party was focused on doing exactly that. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago 'I DIDN'T call him daddy!' Nato chief denies using grovelling nickname for Donald Trump

Nato chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that 'Daddy has to use strong language' to get Israel and Iran to sort things out, to which Donald Trump agreed.

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7 h. ago ANDREW ROBERTS: Donald Trump's the new Churchill... and I know what THAT makes Keir Starmer

Donald Trump is an odious man, who has, nonetheless, just done a very great thing.

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7 h. ago Nato's charm wins over 'daddy' Trump: U.S. will stand by its allies, he says as they pledge extra defence spending

Donald Trump yesterday said he no longer believed Nato is a 'rip-off' and that 'of course' he would help defend Europe if it came under attack.

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8 h. ago 'I didn't call him daddy!' Nato chief insists he did not call Donald Trump daddy... like that

Nato chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that 'Daddy has to use strong language' to get Israel and Iran to sort things out, to which Donald Trump agreed.

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9 h. ago Snipers lurk on roof above JD Vance as VP attends Club World Cup game amid rising fears of Iranian sleeper cells

Amid growing fears of Iranian terrorist sleeper cells on US soil, Donald Trump 's No 2 was back in his home state and taking some time out from the serious business to watch Borussia Dortmund.

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10 h. ago Trump promises 'irrefutable' facts about Iran bombing to defend 'dignity of our great American pilots'

President Donald Trump has vowed the American public will hear 'irrefutable' facts about the success of the Iranian strikes as he mounts a defense of 'great American pilots' who carried out the mission.

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12 h. ago CIA confirms level of damage to Iran nuclear sites as White House hunts classified leaker: NATO live

President Donald Trump is using his NATO trip to double down on his 'total obliteration' of Iran's nuclear sites and has blasted the media for reporting on an intelligence assessment that cast doubt on the matter.

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12 h. ago Usha Vance: husband’s pick as Trump running mate came ‘like a bolt of lightning’

Second lady says on Meghan McCain podcast she is ‘not plotting next steps’ and is just ‘along for the ride’Usha Vance learned her husband, JD, had been selected to be Donald Trump’s running mate “maybe five minutes” before the news was made public – and just about an hour before he was formally nominated.“It really was like a bolt of lightning,” Vance said during an interview on Meghan McCain’s podcast, Citizen McCain. Nearly a year later, seated in the Naval Observatory, Vance reflected on how radically her life has changed – “people call you ma’am. No one’s ever called me ma’am before this.” Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Trump slams Zohran Mamdani as Republicans go on attack after New York mayoral primary – live

Trump says ‘the Democrats have crossed the line’ after Mamdani looks poised to win New York Democratic primaryAnalysis – Mamdani’s defeat of Cuomo offers Democrats a new pathAs the Democratic party fights to rebuild from a devastating election defeat, the abrupt exit of the presidents of two of the nation’s largest labor unions from its top leadership board has exposed simmering tensions over the party’s direction.Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders quit the Democratic National Committee, saying it isn’t doing enough to “open the gates” and win back the support of working-class voters. Ken Martin, the new DNC chair, and his allies told the Guardian that the party was focused on doing exactly that. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Did Trump leak Israeli intelligence again? Sam Kiley explains

For a second time, Donald Trump appears to have disclosed top-secret intelligence on allied operations in enemy territory.

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13 h. ago Mamdani’s defeat of Cuomo offers Democrats a path out of the wilderness

Mamdani signifies a generational change and rebuke to a party establishment grown complacent and hypocriticalThe party was on its knees. It failed to beat Donald Trump, a twice impeached convicted felon, and lost both chambers of Congress. Since November, Democrats have been searching for a path out of the wilderness. On Tuesday, they found one.But instead of celebrating Zohran Mamdani’s apparent victory in the New York mayoral primary election, the first major Democratic contest since Trump’s win, many in the party establishment went into panic mode. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Change in Nato mindset brought on by Vladimir Putin as much as Donald Trump

Allies agreed to raise defence spending to counter likely prospect of Russian remilitarisation if Ukraine war endsThe price was high, but for now, at least, a crisis in Nato has been averted. Donald Trump may like to take the credit for almost all of the 32 allies agreeing to a sharp increase in defence spending, but the reality is that the dramatic change in the Nato mindset was as much brought on by Vladimir Putin.The Russian president’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was the first jolt, but there is a second uncomfortable reality. If there is a sustainable ceasefire in Ukraine, it will mean the deployment of a European-led peacekeeping force in the country – and after a while, Russia’s military might will inevitably recover. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Trump said he crippled Iran’s nuclear plants — but US intel tells a different story | Debunked

A leaked preliminary intelligence assessment reportedly found that the US military strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend did not destroy the nuclear programme, despite Donald Trump repeatedly claiming the US “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.

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14 h. ago White House shares new evidence on leaked classified Iran bombing report as Trump leaves NATO: Live updates

President Donald Trump is using his NATO trip to double down on his 'total obliteration' of Iran's nuclear sites and has blasted the media for reporting on an intelligence assessment that cast doubt on the matter.

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