6 d. ago Trump warns of ‘complete mess’ if supreme court rejects tariffs

US president speaks after saying that any country that does business with Iran will face 25% levy on trade with USBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said “it would be a complete mess” if the US supreme court were to strike down his global trade tariffs.In a lengthy post on social media, the US president said “WE’RE SCREWED” if the supreme court rules against the tariffs, before the decision, which could come as soon as Wednesday. It is a crucial legal test of his controversial economic strategy and his power. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago BBC seeks dismissal of $10bn Trump lawsuit over Panorama ‘fight like hell’ clip

Broadcaster’s submission calls on Florida court to throw out defamation case where US president is suing over editing of 6 January 2021 speechThe BBC will take legal steps to have Donald Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit over a Panorama programme edit dismissed, court documents have shown.Panorama faced criticism in 2025, over an episode broadcast in 2024, for giving the impression the US president had encouraged his supporters to storm the Capitol building in 2021. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago BBC attempts to have Trump’s £7.5bn lawsuit dismissed before it reaches trial after broadcaster doctored Panorama speech

THE BBC is trying to have Trump's defamation lawsuit dismissed before it reaches trial. The US president demanded a whopping $10billion (£7.5bn) in damages in a libel lawsuit after the corporation doctored one of his speeches. The BBC has filed a motion to stay discovery in the president's defamation lawsuit over a misleading Panorama programme, court...

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1 week ago Kimmel on Trump’s whitewashing of January 6 anniversary: ‘Don’t give in to this revisionist history’

On the fifth anniversary of the January 6 riots, late-night hosts discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to rewrite history as ‘peaceful protests’Late-night hosts observed the fifth anniversary of the January 6 insurrection and recapped Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro’s first day in a US court. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Top Israeli judge is killed 'after vehicle driving off road joined highway and ploughed into his motorbike'

Benny Sagi, the president of the Beersheba District Court, died at the scene following the collision on Route 6 in southern Israel.

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1 week ago Judge in Netanyahu's corruption case is killed 'after vehicle driving off road joined highway and ploughed into his motorbike'

Benny Sagi, the president of the Beersheba District Court, died at the scene following the collision on Route 6 in southern Israel.

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1 week ago Cooper says she raised international law with US over Venezuela

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper addressed the Commons after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro entered a not guilty plea in court in New York.

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2 w. ago Nicolas Maduro pictured in handcuffs as Venezuelan leader escorted to court

An extraordinary day in New York saw ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro hauled before a court after being snatched from his home country by Donald Trump amid furious protests

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2 w. ago Deposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on Venezuela

President protests innocence in US court as countries at UN meeting condemn Donald Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’Venezuela crisis – latest updatesThe deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to drugs, weapons and narco-terrorism charges on Monday, two days after his capture by US special forces in an operation ordered by Donald Trump that sent shockwaves around the world.The brevity and formality of the arraignment hearing in federal court in Manhattan – barely 30 minutes during which Maduro was asked to confirm his name and that he understood the four charges against him – belied the far-reaching consequences of the US action. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cooper says she raised international law with Rubio over Venezuela

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper addressed the Commons after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro entered a not guilty plea in court in New York.

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2 w. ago Furious fallen dictator Nicolás Maduro's hearing descends into chaos as he gets into shouting match with man claiming he was prisoner of his regime

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's first US court appearance erupted into chaos as he shouted, he was a 'prisoner of war' at a man who accused him of jailing him.

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2 w. ago Inside notorious jail where Maduro is held as he tells court: 'I am still president'

The jail where Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is being held is so troubled that some judges have refused to send people there, but it has houses famous faces like R Kelly and Sean “Diddy” Combs

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2 w. ago Man in custody after attack on JD Vance’s Ohio home, officials say

William Defoor, 26, to appear in court Tuesday after arrest for alleged attack on vice-president’s Cincinnati homeA man arrested during an incident where someone appeared to be trying to break into the Ohio house of JD Vance with a hammer is to appear in court on Tuesday.The vice-president on Monday thanked law enforcement in Ohio for arresting someone he referred to as a “crazy person” who had turned up at his Cincinnati home overnight. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Nicolás Maduro fumes 'I am not guilty, I am the president' in US court appearance

The judge explained his rights and asked how he pleaded, to which he responded: "I am not guilty, I am the president of my country."

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2 w. ago Nicolás Maduro fumes 'I am not guilty, I am the president' in US court appearance

The judge explained his rights and asked how he pleaded, to which he responded: "I am not guilty, I am the president of my country."

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2 w. ago Maduro breaks his silence and says he's been 'kidnapped' by US in first court appearance as former president pleads not guilty: Live updates

Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia, are set to make their first court appearance in New York City after their shock capture by US military forces over the weekend.

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2 w. ago Maduro hauled to court in cuffs as Trump hints at next regime ‘ready to fall’

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is set to appear in a New York court this afternoon after his indictment on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him

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2 w. ago Nicolas Maduro shuffles into police SUV in orange prison garb as Venezuelan president is driven from hellhole NYC jail for first court appearance on drugs and gun charges

Nicolas Madurohas been shuffled into a police SUV this morning, sporting orange prison garb, as he makes his way from an NYCjail to his first court appearance.

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2 w. ago Foreign Secretary to address MPs on US operation in Venezuela today as 'fog of war' looms

President Maduro is due to appear in court in New York later today on charges of 'narco-terrorism'

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2 w. ago Nicolás Maduro to appear in New York court on drugs and weapons charges

Deposed Venezuelan president was controversially captured over weekend amid US military interventionDeposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is expected to appear in Manhattan federal court on Monday afternoon on drugs and weapons charges after his controversial capture by US Special Forces this weekend.Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized in a shocking pre-dawn raid at a compound on Saturday during an assault on Caracas. At least 40 people, including civilians and Venezuelan military members, died in the attack, the New York Times reported. Continue reading...

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