56 m. ago Canadians set aside contempt for tariffs and Trump rhetoric for the love of the Toronto Blue Jays

Many Canadians have been boycotting the U.S. since the Trump administration started threating Canada’s economy and sovereignty with tariffs and heated political rhetoric

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63 m. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Alex Kingston has message for judges ahead of live show

Actress Alex Kingston is set to perform a Rumba and has admitted she doesn't care what the judges think

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77 m. ago Zelenskyy to make missiles case in US as Trump plans to meet Putin in Budapest

US president has repeatedly hinted at supplying Kyiv with Tomahawks, but some in Moscow say Kremlin sees it as negotiating gambitVolodymyr Zelenskyy is to head to the White House for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump, with the possible supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles expected to top the agenda.The US president has repeatedly hinted in recent weeks that he may deliver Tomahawks, which would give Kyiv its longest-range weapon yet that would be capable of striking Moscow with accurate, destructive munitions. Continue reading...

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93 m. ago Emmerdale fans livid as they 'work out' what Cain really did in France in cheating twist

Emmerdale’s Moira Dingle could be set for heartbreak as fans have ‘worked out’ exactly what husband Cain got up to in France

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1 hour ago Trump issues chilling threat to Hamas as Gaza descends into bloody civil war: 'We will have no choice'

President Donald Trump issued a stern warning Thursday to Hamas, as the Palestinian terror group has been caught executing fellow Palestinians amid the ceasefire with Israel.

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1 hour ago Everton: England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford commits future on Merseyside

Three Lions shot-stopper will remain on Merseyside for the foreseeable future

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1 hour ago Trump says he will meet Putin in Hungary after ‘productive’ call – live

US president says he and Russian leader agreed to convene next week in an undetermined location in BudapestA reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest developments out of the Middle East, as Israel and Hamas continue to carry out various aspects of the US brokered ceasefire deal.This includes the news today that Israel returned the bodies of 30 Palestinians to Gaza, bringing the total number handed over to 120, according the Gaza health ministry and Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Oxford Union president who celebrated Charlie Kirk shooting could be ousted by 'sickened' alumni

George Abaraonye sparked outrage last month by posting social media messages appearing to approve of the violence against the US influencer.

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2 h. ago Trump photo with Republicans in racist text scandal emerges after Vance calls furor over pro

The group’s vile messages received bipartisan condemnation even as the vice president dismissed them as something ‘kids do’

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2 h. ago Stephen Miller explodes on Hannity when asked about JB Pritzker: ‘You can’t love your country and then fight President Trump’

Miller is credited with shaping Trump’s harsh anti-immigration agenda

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2 h. ago Donald Trump warns Hamas over Gaza ceasefire as he threatens to 'go in and kill them'

US President Donald Trump has warned that Hamas will face consequences should they not follow the Gaza ceasefire agreement as 'we will have no choice but to go in and kill them'

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2 h. ago The Guardian view on the US and Venezuela: Trump’s ‘war on drugs’ ramps up military threats to Maduro | Editorial

Hawks want regime change. Democrats and others are right to warn against illegal and unauthorised use of forceThe drumbeat is growing louder. Covert operations are supposed to remain just that, but on Wednesday Donald Trump confirmed that he had approved secret CIA actions in Venezuela and suggested that he was considering strikes on its territory. These comments follow the administration’s extrajudicial killings at sea: attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean that have left at least 27 dead – a frightening new precedent denounced by UN experts as illegal. The US has already built up forces in the region, with about 6,500 troops now stationed there. “No to war in the Caribbean No to regime change No to coups d’état orchestrated by the CIA,” railed Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s dictator, after Mr Trump’s remarks.The US president’s repeated claim that each boat strike saves 25,000 American lives is even more preposterous than it first sounds. The fentanyl that killed 48,000 peopl...

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2 h. ago The Guardian view on UK national security: a case of state failure | Editorial

This week’s partisan blame game is the wrong response to the collapse of the alleged Chinese spying case. The failure of governance runs deeperThe China spying row has revealed disturbing weaknesses in the processes of the UK state. It cannot be in the national interest for a case involving national security to get so close to the courts and then for it to be abandoned in what remain mysterious circumstances. Public confidence, as well as security itself, are inevitably placed at risk. But this genuinely important issue now risks being blanketed by the fog of the party-political battle at Westminster.For the third time this week, MPs spent Thursday trading accusations about whether the Conservatives or Labour are more to blame for the fiasco of last month’s collapsed prosecution. To be fair, the latest exchanges did not descend to the abject “did-didn’t” level that was reached at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday. Politicians from Sir Keir Starmer...

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2 h. ago Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire on brink as he threatens to 'go in and kill Hamas'

US President Donald Trump posted a furious message on Truth Social this evening as Hamas and Israel continue accusing each other of breaching the terms of the ceasefire

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2 h. ago Church of Norway says sorry to LGBTQ+ people for ‘shame, great harm and pain’

Presiding bishop Olav Fykse Tveit says discrimination and harassment should ‘never have happened’Against a backdrop of red stage curtains at one of Oslo’s most prominent LGBTQ+ spaces, the Church of Norway apologised for the discrimination and harm it had inflicted.“The church in Norway has caused LGBTQ+ people shame, great harm and pain,” the presiding bishop, Olav Fykse Tveit, said on Thursday. “This should never have happened and that is why I apologise today.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump to meet Putin after President threatened to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

Trump has shown mounting frustration with Putin in recent months as the Kremlin leader snubs his calls for a ceasefire, while expressing sympathy for Ukraine.

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2 h. ago Trump says call with Putin was 'good and productive' as second meeting set for Budapest

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have spoken over the phone, with the leaders agreeing to meet next week with 'high level advisors' to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine

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2 h. ago Four dead as Kenyan security forces fire on crowds mourning Raila Odinga

Thousands gather in Nairobi to pay respects to veteran opposition leader, prompting chaotic scenes at stadiumFour people have been killed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after security forces fired shots and teargas to disperse huge crowds at a stadium where the body of the opposition leader Raila Odinga was lying in state.Odinga, a major figure in Kenyan politics for decades who was once a political prisoner and ran unsuccessfully for president five times, died on Wednesday aged 80 in India, where he had been receiving medical treatment. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ben Jennings on Donald Trump’s Time magazine cover – cartoon

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3 h. ago Diane von Furstenberg defends marriage to Barry Diller after revelation about his sexuality

Couple, who tied the knot in 2001, remain married even after Diller came out as gay

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