43 h. ago Russia claims it foiled drone attack on Vladimir Putin's helicopter after Donald Trump's fury

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin's helicopter was targeted by an enemy drone attack - although the US and other Western allies have cast doubt on the claims

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44 h. ago Russia claims Vladimir Putin survived drone attack following Donald Trump's outrage

Vladimir Putin was branded "absolutely crazy" by Donald Trump in a blistering attack on Monday, following which The Kremlin has claimed Mr Putin was the target of a drone attack

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47 h. ago Kremlin claims Putin survived massive drone attack on his helicopter as Trump slams 'crazy' Russian leader

The Kremlin claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin survived a massive drone attack on his helicopter last week.

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6 d. ago Israeli diplomats Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim shot dead just days before engagement by pro

Israeli embassy staffer Yaron Lischinsky and his girlfriend Sarah Milgrim were named as the victims of the vile attack early on Thursday morning, which was condemned by President Donald Trump .

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7 d. ago Voices: This is the beginning of the end of international aid. What will the new world look like?

Donald Trump's attack on aid has been a long time coming, argue Heba Aly and Nilima Gulrajani. Now is the time to create a response fit for the 21st century

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8 d. ago January 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump arrested for burglary

Zachary Alam was imprisoned for role in Capitol attack and later pardoned, and now allegedly entered Virginia home and stole itemsA participant in the January 6 attack pardoned by Donald Trump was recently arrested for burglary and vandalism in Virginia in what is believed to be the first incidence of new charges for a person who took part in the 2021 US Capitol insurrection.Zachary Alam received one of the longest prison sentences, eight years, for his part in the violence committed in Washington DC by Trump supporters attempting to keep him in office after his 2020 election defeat by Joe Biden. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia spy warning over claims Vladimir Putin's agents are 'disguised as lost tourists'

Vladimir Putin's Russian spies are posing as lost tourists as a spy agency warned citizens to keep an eye out for Kremlin agents lurking in their own neighbourhoods

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1 week ago Everything Bruce Springsteen said about Donald Trump in blistering attack in Manchester show

Bruce Springsteen opened his 2025 tour at Manchester's Co-op Live

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1 week ago Malaysian PM raises downing of MH17 with Putin as captain’s son calls for justice

Vladimir Putin dismisses claims Russia was reluctant to cooperate in the investigation with ‘impartial’ bodies

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2 w. ago Trump humiliatingly retreats from 145% Chinese tariff after warning of empty US shelves

Donald Trump has called a truce in his unhinged attack on world trade, drastically suspending his 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports as US consumers balk at increased prices

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2 w. ago Protecting democracy is not enough: five things Americans must fight for | Huck Gutman

Democracy is simply a precondition for essential change in these key areas, from healthcare to taxationA recent dinner was peaceable until it was just about over, when a friend’s son spoke up in praise of a middle-of-the-road columnist and how his opposition to Donald Trump’s attack on democracy revealed that we were all on the progressive left now.“Not true,” I responded with more vehemence than I expected. “Wanting democratic norms is not sufficient; it is merely a precondition for meaningful change.” Making sure the US’s plumbing was secure did not mean that anything of importance would pass through the pipes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trade deals, global wars and AI Jedi posts: where is Trump’s focus? – podcast

Jonathan Freedland and the senior Washington editor of Semafor, Elana Schor, discuss what the US president is choosing to make a priority, and what he’s neglecting in returnOn Thursday, the White House announced a framework for a US-UK trade deal. Earlier in the week, when asked for his take on India’s missile attack on Pakistan, Donald Trump replied: “I get along with both.” But before all of that, on an otherwise quiet Sunday, the US president announced tariffs on foreign films and the reopening of Alcatraz. Throw in the White House posting another AI-generated image of Trump – this time featuring a lightsabre, muscly arms and two bald eagles – and you have one chaotic week.Archive: BBC News, CBS News, ABC News, NBC News, Sky News, Sky News Australia Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Sleepy' Joe Biden wakes up to launch scathing attack on Donald Trump and Ukraine war

In his first interview since leaving the White House, the former American president said it was 'foolish' to think Putin would stop if territory in Kyiv was conceded

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3 w. ago ‘The universities are the enemy’: why the right detests the American campus

For centuries, the academy was exclusive to the Christian elite. When that began to change, an onslaught beganIn 2021, JD Vance, then a candidate for Ohio senate, gave a provocative keynote address at the National Conservatism Conference. Vance’s lecture was an indictment of American higher education: a “hostile institution” that “gives credibility to some of the most ridiculous ideas that exist in this country”. The aspiring politician did not mince words before his receptive rightwing audience: “If any of us wants to do the things we want to do We have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities.” The title of Vance’s keynote was inspired by a quote from Richard Nixon: “The universities are the enemy.”The Maga movement, of which Vance, the vice-president, is now at the forefront, has been unabashedly on the attack against campuses, professors and students. Donald Trump characterizes colleges as “dominated by Marxist maniacs and lunatics”, and student protesters as “radica...

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3 w. ago ‘The universities are the enemy’: why the right detests the American campus | Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

For centuries, the academy was exclusive to the Christian elite. When that began to change, an onslaught beganIn 2021, JD Vance, then a candidate for Ohio senate, gave a provocative keynote address at the National Conservatism Conference. Vance’s lecture was an indictment of American higher education: a “hostile institution” that “gives credibility to some of the most ridiculous ideas that exist in this country”. The aspiring politician did not mince words before his receptive rightwing audience: “If any of us wants to do the things we want to do We have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities.” The title of Vance’s keynote was inspired by a quote from Richard Nixon: “The universities are the enemy.”The Maga movement, of which Vance, the vice-president, is now at the forefront, has been unabashedly on the attack against campuses, professors and students. Donald Trump characterizes colleges as “dominated by Marxist maniacs and lunatics”, and student protesters as “radica...

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4 w. ago 'We're just getting started': Donald Trump goes on attack in speech at rally to mark 100 days in office

US president repeatedly mocks predecessor Joe Biden and repeats lie he won 2020 presidential election

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