17 h. ago Nigerian official refuses to rule out AMERICAN troops on the ground after working with Trump to bomb ISIS

American troops may be deployed to Nigeria following President Trump's bombing of ISIS targets in the nation, a Nigerian official said.

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31 h. ago Why has Trump ordered strikes in Nigeria and what has it got to do with the persecution of Christians?

Parts of the US right have for years been amplifying claims that Christians face violence in Nigeria, a notion the US president has helped to encourageAfter spending weeks accusing Nigeria’s government of failing to tackle the persecution of Christians, Donald Trump announced a series of strikes on the west African country on Christmas Day.The strikes, targeting Islamic State militants in the country’s north, mark the latest overseas military intervention from Trump, who campaigned on a promise to extradite the US from decades of “endless wars” during his 2024 run for president. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Wes Streeting hints he will back rejoining the customs union with 'closer trading relationship with EU'

The Health Secretary on Sunday described the Prime Minister's 'reset' deal with Brussels, branded a surrender by the Tories and Reform, as a 'good start'.

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7 d. ago Trump launches massive strikes against IS in Syria after Americans killed

Donald Trump said he had the full support from the Syrian president, his new ally, to bomb ISIS targets after three American were 'ambushed' and killed

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7 d. ago Trump refuses to rule out going to war with Venezuela and says Maduro ‘knows what I want’

The US has amassed a huge military force near the country and announced a ‘blockade’ on sanctioned vessels

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8 d. ago 'We’re Rangers and we’re coming for you' This is a chance to send Hearts a title message – Barry Ferguson

Record Sport's voice of Rangers is refusing to rule anything out when it comes to this season’s title race

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9 d. ago Trump national address live: President touts accomplishments as Americans express frustration with the economy

Trump began his address on familiar ground— by blaming his predecessor Joe Biden

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1 week ago Trump calls for ‘total and complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers from Venezuela in escalation of tensions

The Trump administration has placed hundreds of American troops and ships near Venezuela’s coastline

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1 week ago Two soldiers from Iowa identified as Americans killed in Syria ambush

Hundreds of American troops are deployed in eastern Syria as part of a coalition fighting IS

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1 week ago Syrian man who ambushed and killed three Americans was government solider with ISIS links, officials say

A Syrian government official shared that the individual presumed responsible for the Saturday murder of American troops in the country was set to be fired from his job the next day.

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1 week ago Rangers loan star refuses to rule out longer Ibrox stay as he tells his critics to ‘shut up’

MIKEY MOORE has refused to rule out a return to Rangers next summer. But he admits he needs to prove himself worthy of a place in the team. The 18-year-old joined Gers in a season long loan deal from Spurs last July. After a difficult start, the forward is rapidly becoming a firm fans’ favourite....

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1 week ago Emerging Rangers hero Mikey Moore lifts lid on his Ibrox future as Tottenham loan end appears on the horizon

The Spurs kid is refusing to rule out an extension but says he has much to do to prove he deserves it

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2 w. ago Timothee Chalamet fuels rumours that he may actually be rapper EsDeeKid

Hollywood star Timothee Chalamet refused to rule out whether he was the 'Scouse' rapper, only adding to speculation that he could in fact have a secret rap project

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2 w. ago The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot

Plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapseI know what “civilisational erasure” looks like: I’ve seen the graph. The European Commission published it in March. It’s a chart of total fertility rate: the average number of children born per woman. After a minor bump over the past 20 years, the EU rate appears to be declining once more, and now stands at 1.38. The UK’s is 1.44. A population’s replacement rate is 2.1. You may or may not see this as a disaster, but the maths doesn’t care what you think. We are gliding, as if by gravitational force, towards the ground.Civilisational erasure is the term the Trump administration used in its new national security strategy, published last week. It claimed that immigration, among other factors, will result in the destruction of European civilisation. In reality, without immigration there will be no Europe, no civilisation and no one left to argue about it.George Monbiot is a Guard...

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2 w. ago Hegseth and Rubio expected to brief ‘Gang of Eight’ as Trump refuses to rule out sending troops to Venezuela – US politics live

Group that includes congressional leaders and leading intelligence committee members is traditionally briefed on major national security actionsAsked by Politico to grade the US economy, Trump first rated it as ‘A-plus’, before upgrading it to ‘A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus’. Questioned over the cost of living for voters, Trump said he “inherited a total mess”, and added: “Prices were at an all-time high when I came in. Prices are coming down substantially It’s been 10 months. It’s amazing what we’ve done.”Asked if he would rule out reducing tariffs on any more goods, Trump said:“On some. And on some I’ll increase tariffs. Because you know what happens is because of tariffs, all of the car companies are coming back.”You know, we lost 58% of the automobile business. We a monopoly in the world. We had everything. And because we had presidents that either weren’t smart or didn’t have business sense or their people didn’t do a good job ... they could’ve kept that.“We could’ve kept the chip...

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3 w. ago Rumoured Tess and Claudia replacements refuse to rule themselves out of Strictly

TV couple Chris and Rosie Ramsey have coyly addressed the rumours that they are set to replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman as hosts of Strictly Come Dancing

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