50 m. ago Why world needs Keir Starmer to play role of 'Trump whisperer', however distasteful it is

The challenge for Keir Starmer and other democratic world leaders is to keep the US within the global family of liberal democracies until Donald Trump leaves office

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51 m. ago Voices: Why I support The Independent’s campaign to oppose Donald Trump’s assault on democracy and liberty

Keir Starmer must stand up on behalf of Britain in the face of Trump’s attempt to dismantle the post-Second World War security architecture of our continent, writes Sir Ed Davey

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53 m. ago Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk’s productivity email as signs of power struggles emerge in D.C.: reports

Elon Musk’s DOGE email ultimatum to federal workers may have revealed internal tensions in Trump administration

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87 m. ago Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk’s productivity email as signs of power struggles emerge in D.C.

Elon Musk’s DOGE email ultimatum to federal workers may have revealed internal tensions in Trump administration

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97 m. ago States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump's immigration crackdown

Republican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration

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1 hour ago Ohio bathroom law targeting transgender students has brought internal strife to some campuses

An Ohio law designating school bathrooms for use by people based on their sex at birth kicks in soon

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1 hour ago Trump’s assault on aid sparks chaos in east Africa’s relief hub

Kenya’s economy and healthcare system are reeling from president’s bid to shut down USAID

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1 hour ago German voters head to polls facing world of change as far right waits in the wings

Europe holds its breath as world’s third largest economic power and most populous EU country faces crossroadsGerman voters go to the polls today but it is a different world from when the campaign began only a few weeks ago.Nearly 60 million ­people are choosing a government that will have to grapple with the breakdown of the transatlantic alliance under Donald Trump and new threats to European security just as the country’s vaunted economic model is hitting the skids. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Scottish Labour MP flew to Donald Trump inauguration and held secret talks with Texan investor

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Central Ayrshire MP Alan Gemmell claims he was invited out to the US capital by an mystery Texan company.

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2 h. ago Melania ‘laughed’ at Trump campaign’s attempts to get her to accompany him on trail, new book claims

Controversial author Michael Wolff makes claim in upcoming book about the 2024 election titled All or Nothing,

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3 h. ago Moment suspected Algerian 'terrorist' who killed one and wounded five others in knife rampage in French town is arrested

The knifeman, named as Brahim A by French media, stabbed a 69-year-old to death while shouting 'Allahu Akbar' during a suspected terror attack in Mulhouse, near the French-German border.

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3 h. ago Trump sparks meltdown in Europe as he slaps down Ukraine and pushes bold peace plan

European leaders were on the brink of a meltdown when Donald Trump slammed Ukraine and pushed a last-minute peace plan.

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3 h. ago The restaurants, shops and takeaways with a zero food hygiene rating in Swansea

The rating means 'urgent improvement' is needed

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4 h. ago Trump live updates: President and Melania host nation’s governors; Elon Musk issues ultimatum to federal workers

President and first lady hosted the nation’s governors for an annual dinner at White House after Trump gave keynote speech at CPAC

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5 h. ago Starmer pledges ‘ironclad support for Ukraine’ while Trump claims deal ‘close’

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump in Washington later this week.

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5 h. ago Governors reveal what it was REALLY like inside room when Trump clashed with Maine's Democratic leader

At a White House meeting, Maine Governor Janet Mills clashed with President Trump over his executive order on transgender athletes, defiantly telling him, 'See you in court.'

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5 h. ago Britain will 'turn the screws' on Putin with new sanctions on Russia, No10 assures Zelensky as Trump demands return on Ukraine aid money

Sir Keir Starmer is set to fly out for meeting with Donald Trump, while Washington and Kyiv haggle over demands President Zelensky hand over mineral reserves for US military support.

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5 h. ago Hunter Schafer on why she spoke out about being issued a male passport

Hunter Schafer says “it’s important to just keep track of where things are in our country,” a day after the “Euphoria” star posted a video in which she revealed her new passport had been issued with a male gender marker

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5 h. ago Hunter Schafer emerges at Independent Spirit Awards 2025 after blasting Trump for issuing her a male passport

Hunter Schafer made a return to the spotlight at the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards, her first appearance since calling out Trump over her passport listing her as 'male'.

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6 h. ago Party of one: Donald Trump’s 75 minutes at CPAC talking about himself

Contemptuous and sure of himself, the US president boasted of his victories and taunted his enemiesGod save the king. Drunk on power, Donald Trump spent Saturday afternoon before adoring fans, boasting of his victories, taunting his enemies and casting himself as America’s absolute monarch, supreme leader and divine emperor rolled into one.Trump’s appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the National Harbor in Maryland began with country singer Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA and raucous cheers in a crowded ballroom that included January 6 insurrectionists. Continue reading...

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