6 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 11 insane things Donald Trump did in 24 hours as he tells parents they can't afford toys

Meanwhile RFK Jr was back on the mad conspiracy theories, Elon Musk took style tips from Timmy Mallett and Karoline Leavitt welcomed renowned far-right conspiracy theorists into the White House

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33 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 9 unhinged things Donald Trump did in last 24 hours as he suffers TV interview meltdown

After agreeing to do an interview with ABC to mark his first 100 days back in office, Donald Trump quickly remembered why he usually only does interviews with Fox News.

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48 h. ago Nigel Farage underling battered in brutal debate on Trump, tax and support for kids

Reform politican Alex Wilson endured a rough hour in a Channel 4 local election debate which covered Donald Trump, SEND provision, housing, taxes and ousted MP Rupert Lowe

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4 d. ago Russia continues to strike Ukraine after Trump questions Putin’s commitment to peace

Airstrike in Donetsk kills three while drone attack in Dnipro leaves one dead, according to local sourcesRussia has continued its assault on Ukraine with a series of drone attacks and airstrikes, hours after US president Donald Trump cast doubt on Vladimir Putin’s readiness to end the conflict.Three people were killed and four were wounded on Sunday morning in airstrikes on Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, according to the regional prosecutor’s office. In a drone attack on the city of Pavlohrad in the Dnipro region, a person was killed and a 14-year-old girl was wounded after a third consecutive night of assaults, local governor Serhii Lysak said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘I haven’t slept for two days’: Kharkiv residents reel from Russian attacks

Exhausted residents point out latest drone strike came hours after Donald Trump’s rare rebuke to Vladimir PutinAbout 1am on Friday, Yuliia Verbytska woke to the sound of an air raid siren. She grabbed her teenage children – Dmitry, 17, and Olexiy, 12 – and sat in the corridor, checking her phone. In the sky above came an ominous whine. Minutes later, a Russian drone crashed into the disused soap factory down the road in Polyova Street. There was an enormous explosion.“We don’t have a shelter in our building, so we hide behind two concrete walls. All the neighbours sit together. You wonder if this is your last moment,” she said. Friday’s raid followed a massive attack on Thursday on Verbytska’s home, Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, and on the capital, Kyiv, where 12 people were killed. “I haven’t slept for two days,” she said wearily. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Putin and Witkoff meet in Kremlin after car bomb kills Russian general near Moscow – Europe live

US envoy and Russian leader hold planned meeting following the death of Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik in BalashikhaPjotr Sauer is a Russian affairs reporter for the GuardianA senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow on Friday, just hours before a Kremlin meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit

Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik named as victim of explosion that appears similar to previous attacks claimed by UkraineEurope live – latest updatesA senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow on Friday, just hours before a Kremlin meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.The Russian authorities named the officer as Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy head of the main operations directorate of the general staff of the Russian armed forces. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump news at a glance: president berates Putin; judge blocks changes to voting rights

US renews push to end Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia – key US politics stories from 24 AprilDuring his election campaign Donald Trump had promised to end the war in 24 hours. But almost 100 days into his second term the US president has appealed directly to Russian president Vladimir Putin, telling him on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!”Trump’s remarks referred to the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv this year, which killed 12 people and injured at least 90 on Thursday. The attack comes as Trump has made a renewed push to end the Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘Massive’ Russian attack on Kyiv kills nine and wounds 70 as Trump criticises Zelenskyy over peace talks – Europe live

Attack on Kyiv comes hours after Donald Trump accused his Ukrainian counterpart of being ‘harder’ to deal with than PutinWe understand that while the visit will be cut short after Zelenskyy’s meeting with Ramaphosa, their media activities will still proceed, meaning we should hear from the Ukrainian president in the next few hours.Rachel and I will keep an eye on this development to see if Zelenskyy takes part in a scheduled press conference in Pretoria in case he wants to say more about the attacks overnight. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Zelensky says Putin's Easter truce is nonsense as Russia continues shell assault on the front line

Volodymyr Zelensky challenged the Kremlin warmonger to continue the 30-hour ceasefire for 30 days, as Donald Trump had earlier demanded.

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1 week ago Putin's Easter truce sees Russia's ballistic missiles and killer kamikaze drones grounded

Volodymyr Zelensky challenged the Kremlin warmonger to continue the 30-hour ceasefire for 30 days, as Donald Trump had earlier demanded.

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1 week ago MIKEY SMITH: 6 unhinged things Donald Trump did in 24 hours as 'medical issue' sparks Oval Office chaos

A ceremony to swear in Donald Trump's new administrator of the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services was brought to an abrupt end, when a visitor to the Oval apparently collapsed - but it was the guy getting sworn in that was the unhinged bit

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1 week ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged things Donald Trump did in 24 hours as judge gives chilling warning

Not sure anyone expected it to escalate so quickly - within the first 100 days - but the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has hastened Trump's first potentially existential clash with judges

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2 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 6 authoritarian things Donald Trump's team did in 24 hours as he faces contempt charge

With Donald Trump's administration facing a contempt of court ruling from a federal judge, it raises an unprecedented question: Are there any consequences for Donald Trump ignoring a court ruling? And if not...what happens next?

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2 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 5 unsettling things Donald Trump's White House did in 24 hours as he faces deportation backlash

Trump and those around him are engaging in some of his favourite pastimes, other than golf - being mean to foreigners and trans people

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2 w. ago No retreat on tariffs, Trump promised. Hours later, he blinked

As the economic and political pressure became unbearable, the US president changed course – but has the damage been done?He vowed: “My policies will never change.” He insisted: “Sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.” He boasted: “I know what I’m doing.” And at 9.33am on Wednesday, he entreated: “BE COOL. Everything is going to work out well.”But less than four hours later, Donald Trump blinked. As the economic and political pressure became unbearable, the US president announced on social media that he would pause for 90 days higher trade tariffs for most countries, excluding China. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago China to restrict US film releases after Trump’s tariff hike

After the US president imposed 125% duties on Chinese imports, Beijing says it will restrict American films opening in its lucrative market Hours after Donald Trump imposed record 125% tariffs on Chinese products entering the US, China has announced it will further curb the number of US films allowed to screen in the country.“The wrong action of the US government to abuse tariffs on China will inevitably further reduce the domestic audience’s favourability towards American films,” the China Film Administration said in a statement on Thursday. “We will follow the market rules, respect the audience’s choice, and moderately reduce the number of American films imported.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 11 unhinged things Donald Trump did in the last 24 hours as he makes biggest U

As well as pausing tariffs - or perhaps because of it - the Donald decided today would be an excellent day to "flood the zone" with nonsense about showers, the 2020 election and revenge

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3 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 6 insane things Donald Trump did while global stock markets crashed

On Wednesday he announced a string of stinging tariffs on goods from around the world - targeting every country, even the ones only populated by penguins - here's what he was doing while the global economy burned

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3 w. ago Donald Trump's rosy assessment of tariffs despite causing stock market chaos

Donald Trump spoke to reporters hours after plunging the stock market into havoc - sparking fears of a recession - with his raft of tariffs, including the 10% on the UK

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