32 m. ago Trump declares himself Superman as he puts his airbrushed face on stacked superhero's body

The bizarre AI-generated image comes as die-hard MAGA followers have been advocating the burning of their iconic red hats due claims from Donald Trump's White House about Jeffrey Epstein

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88 m. ago Texas floods latest: Over 120 dead as Kerr County ‘repeatedly denied funding’ for flood warning system

President Donald Trump is set to survey the damage in the hard-hit county where Camp Mystic campers and staff are among the 96 dead

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1 hour ago US set to be host to biggest sporting events with guests it doesn’t want | Emma John

Donald Trump is closing the borders even though the World Cup and 2028 Olympics will take place in his countryCall it big, beautiful timing. On Tuesday, Fifa announced it had taken an office in Trump Tower. On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced he would attend the Club World Cup final. And who could begrudge the US president a little sporting entertainment after the week he has had? Those Nobel peace prize applications don’t write themselves.Trump’s attendance at a tournament that we can be 95% sure he doesn’t understand is, doubtless, a huge coup and political victory for football. This is a sport that only a decade ago was openly considered un-American, scrawled into the rightwing commentator’s list of pet peeves between meteorologists and Judy Blume. Ann Coulter described soccer’s growing popularity as a “sign of the nation’s moral decay”. Glenn Beck likened it to Obamacare: “It doesn’t matter how you try to sell it to us, it doesn’t matter how many celebrities you get we want not...

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3 h. ago UK economy shrinks for second month in a row after unexpected slump in May

It followed a 0.3 per cent contraction in April, when US president Donald Trump announced tariffs

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4 h. ago MAGA meltdown as Donald Trump supporters burn iconic red caps in fury at 'cover

Supporters of Donald Trump have been left incensed by the Justice Department's recent declaration that Jeffrey Epstein had no 'client list' - and they are now calling for the burning of the iconic red hats

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5 h. ago Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA

President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people

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5 h. ago Donald Trump's tariffs will see some companies struggle to stay afloat

Businesses lacking managerial experience or cash reserves may find uncertainty challlenging, writes Amy Flavell

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6 h. ago Donald Trump takes another swipe at Canada with alarming new threat

Donald Trump has threatened Mark Carney's Canada, a large country already feeling the pain of the new US administration's global steel, aluminium and auto tariffs

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6 h. ago Donald Trump's MAGA hats burned in protest as President faces backlash from own supporters

Supporters of Donald Trump are calling for his own supporters to burn the iconic red MAGA hats as anger continues to grow over the Epstein Files, with the President also facing criticism from his own supporters

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8 h. ago Donald Trump branded 'condescending' after bizarre remarks to Liberia’s President

Donald Trump was visibly surprised when he addressed Joseph Boakai, Liberia’s President, but comments made to the 80-year-old politician have since caused a stir

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8 h. ago Rubio in bind as he seeks to reassure Asia, even as region faces punishing Trump tariffs

Questions over US commitment to the region coupled with Trump’s tariff polices could be a boon to ChinaEven as they face among the most punitive tariffs globally, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has sought to reassure southeast Asian nations of Washington’s commitment to the region, saying countries there may get “better” trade deals than the rest of the world.In his first official visit to Asia, Rubio met foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Malaysia on Thursday, telling his counterparts the US has “no intention of abandoning” the region. His visit came days after president Donald Trump renewed his threat to impose severe tariffs across many southeast Asian countries if they did not strike deals by 1 August. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Keir Starmer accepts invitation to visit Donald Trump in Scotland

US president is set to officially open a new golf course at his resort on the North Sea coast at MenieKeir Starmer has accepted an invitation to visit US president Donald Trump during his expected trip to Scotland this month, according to a report.The details of the visit, including the date, are still being finalised, Reuters reported. The White House has not commented on the report. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago US state department announces plan to lay off nearly 15% of its domestic staff

Several hundred bureaus will be merged or eliminated after supreme court sided with Trump administrationThe US state department has announced that it plans to move forward with mass layoffs as part of the most significant restructuring of the country’s diplomatic corps in decades. Officials say the cuts will align their mission with Donald Trump’s vision of America first.The layoffs, which are commonly called reductions in force (or RIFs), along with voluntary redundancies, will affect nearly 15% of the state department’s domestic staff. A senior state department official said that was close to 1,800 people. The restructuring will also see several hundred bureaus merged or eliminated entirely. The department advises the president and leads the US in foreign policy issues. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Donald Trump's top general 'p****** everyone off' as UK nuclear submarine deal on brink

Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for Policy, has unilaterally launched a review of the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal after expressing his scepticism

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12 h. ago Florida lawmakers who were denied access to 'Alligator Alcatraz' sue DeSantis

Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis

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14 h. ago Lula threatens 50% tariff on US goods in retaliation for Trump levy on Brazil

Brazilian president says ‘if he charges us 50%, we’ll charge him 50%’ after Trump cited trial of Bolsonaro to justify tariffBrazil threatened to hit back against Donald Trump’s plan to introduce 50% tariffs on its exports with its own 50% tariff on US goods, setting the stage for a precipitous trade war.“If he charges us 50%, we’ll charge him 50%,” Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, told local news outlet Record, a day after Trump threatened to impose steep duties on Brazilian goods and accused the country of conducting a “witch-hunt” against its former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing a trial over his attempt to overturn his 2022 election defeat. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago The Guardian view on Ukraine’s future: Putin may be gaining ground, but he is not winning | Editorial

As Russia intensifies its brutal assault, morale is battered but unbroken. European solidarity must remain strong tooEuropean leaders gathered in Rome on Thursday for a conference on Ukrainian recovery, but endurance remains the priority. Russia has intensified its assault with punishing strikes far beyond the frontline – including a record 728 drones and 13 missiles one day before the conference. The UN said that civilian casualties last month were at their highest for three years, with at least 232 people killed and 1,343 injured.Russia’s brutal offensive aims to break Ukraine’s spirit and European solidarity. Even Donald Trump appears to be realising, with encouragement, that Moscow is not interested in peace. For Mr Trump, maximalism is a negotiating tactic; he does not recognise that for Vladimir Putin it reflects a fixation. Yet this week he acknowledged: “We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”...

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16 h. ago Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump wants to represent himself in Florida case

A man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump says he wants to fire his lawyers and represent himself

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17 h. ago US joins Ukraine peacekeeping coalition talks with force now ‘ready to go’

A representative of Mr Trump’s administration joined coalition of the willing talks for the first time.

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17 h. ago European allies step up plans for future Ukraine stabilization force, with US attending meeting

Countries prepared to provide troops for a future stabilization force in Ukraine have agreed to set up a headquarters in Paris to facilitate a rapid deployment after the war ends

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