45 h. ago A year of Donald Trump: British people's trust in the US has collapsed since he was elected

A year on from Donald Trump's shock victory, most people in Britain now say they don't trust the US - a massive drop from last November

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3 d. ago Who is Rob Jetten? The centrist tipped to become youngest Dutch PM

Rob Jetten is poised to form a new Dutch government after his party D66 won the Netherlands general election

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3 d. ago Dutch media report centrist D66 party has won most votes in Netherlands election – Europe live

Although final results are yet to be determined, analysis by the Netherlands news agency ANP suggests Rob Jetten’s party has unassailable lead over Geert Wilders’ far-right PVVCentrist party D66, led by charismatic 38-year-old Rob Jetten, has won the most votes in this week’s Dutch parliamentary election, the country’s news agency ANP said.The agency collects the results from all municipalities in the Netherlands, and its provisional figures show that D66 now has an unassailable lead over Geert Wilders’s far-right PVV party, AD and De Telegraaf reported. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Meet the centrist hunk set to be new Dutch PM as Rob Jetten pulls off shock victory over anti

VOTERS in the Netherlands are on the edge of witnessing history as Rob Jetten is poised to become the country's next PM. The 38-year-old centrist candidate has pulled off a stunning surge to rival far-right leader Geert Wilders, with the two deadlocked after an incredibly tight Dutch election. With fewer than 2,000 votes separating them,...

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4 d. ago Netherlands election 2025: Rob Jetten could become youngest leader after close tie with Geert Wilders

Rob Jetten, 38, could become country’s youngest ever prime minister

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4 d. ago Dutch centrists D66 back in lead in election vote count, edging past far

Rob Jetten’s party now leading by 15,122 votes, putting it back in the pole position to lead the talks on forming the next governmentIn terms of managing our expectations as to when the new Dutch government could be formed, Joost Eerdmans of the right-wing JA21 party – a potential coalition partner in the new administration – has offered a bit of guidance on timing.Speaking to reporters earlier today, he confirmed the party “can definitely do business” with other parties, but insisted that he would “rather have a stable cabinet in a few months than a messy cabinet before Christmas.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Who is Rob Jetten? The centrist who fought off Wilders in Dutch election

Rob Jetten has turned D66’s fortunes around and is poised to form a new Dutch government

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6 d. ago Will Fish chips in with vital goal for Cardiff after Wrexham fail to fire in derby

After more than 21 years without ­facing one another, Cardiff had to wait a little longer to reacquaint themselves with their Welsh rivals, as Wrexham completely failed to turn up for the first half. The ­Bluebirds’ victory came as little of a shock, if anything their progress to the ­quarter‑finals should have been far easier.Yousef Salech put the League One side into a first-half lead, but Cardiff missed numerous chances to ­finish off the derby before it began in ­earnest. Wrexham joined the tie in the second half; substitute ­Kieffer Moore equalised, but it was Will Fish who settled the match for the visitors. Continue reading...

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