76 m. ago Trump news at a glance: Rubio tangles with Germany; crackdown on campus protests continues

Berlin dismisses secretary of state’s criticism over AfD designation; nine pro-Palestinian activists arrested at Swarthmore College – key US politics stories from Saturday 3 May at a glanceGermany’s foreign ministry has pushed back after Marco Rubio criticised the country’s decision to designate the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party a “confirmed rightwing extremist” force incompatible with its constitution.“This is democracy,” the ministry said in a post on X, adding that the courts would have the final say and that “we have learnt from our history that rightwing extremism needs to be stopped”. The US secretary of state had called the move “tyranny in disguise”. Continue reading...

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98 m. ago Singapore’s ruling party sweeps to victory as voters opt for stability

PAP’s 16th consecutive win comes as Donald Trump’s tariffs rattle trade-reliant financial hub

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2 h. ago Trump administration makes shock decision in lawsuit over Jan 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt who was shot and killed by Capitol Police

Ashli Babbitt, 35, was gunned down by then-Lieutenant Michael Byrd as she and thousands of others attempted to storm the Hill in 2021.

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2 h. ago Top Trump aide says Britain is now a 'servant of communist China' and will soon be 'sucked dry' by Beijing

Navarro is known for his hostility towards China and claims that, in the face of overwhelming US tariffs of 145 per cent against the Asian superpower, the Chinese may turn their attentions towards the UK.

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4 h. ago Australian federal election 2025 live: Coalition licks wounds after Peter Dutton loses seat in Labor election thrashing – latest Australia news and updates

Labor is set to govern with a huge majority after the Coalition vote collapsed and Peter Dutton lost his seat of Dickson. Follow today’s news and the latest resultsElection 2025 results LIVE: Australia votes tracker and federal seat countsAnthony Albanese secures ‘win for the ages’ for Labor at federal electionGlum and glummer: Liberal faithful reel as Peter Dutton loses seat of Dickson after 24 yearsFull coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLittleproud on Labor: ‘They’re a slick machine’Finally, David Littleproud is asked about what impact Donald Trump had on the outcome after Labor sought to tie Peter Dutton to the US president throughout the campaign.What Anthony Albanese and the Labor team were able to was to really tap into these sorts of issues and then paint a bigger picture and destroy his character.I think there’s a lesson in how they (Labor) did politics. They did it a lot better than us, and you’ve got to acknowledg...

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4 h. ago Donald Trump fired national security adviser Mike Waltz for 'plotting with Israel's leader to bomb Iran'

Mr Waltz, 51, was thought to have been fired because he accidentally added a journalist to a group chat about plans to attack Yemen's Houthi terrorist group.

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5 h. ago Trade union advises staff at newly christened Reform UK councils to sign up after jubilant Nigel Farage promised Trump

Mr Farage warned council staff working on diversity or climate change initiatives to seek 'alternative careers' after his party took control of Durham council.

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6 h. ago Judd Trump v Mark Williams LIVE: Williams triumphs in tense clash to set up World Snooker Championship final against Zhao

Mark Williams beats Judd Trump 17-14 in a captivating semi-final to reach another Crucible final at the age of 50, where he will face Chinese star Zhao Xintong

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6 h. ago Urgent warning to take cyber attack threat 'very seriously' as Co

Cybersecurity experts warned retailers as criminals boasted of snatching the personal data of 20 million Co-op customers who signed up to the supermarket chain's membership card scheme

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6 h. ago Mark Williams reveals what Judd Trump told him after reaching World Championship final as he creates Crucible history

The Welshman dumped the World No1 17-4 to set up to become world champion for a fourth time vs Zhao Xintong.

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7 h. ago Mark Williams beats Judd Trump to set up tantalising final with Zhao Xintong

Welshman hits four centuries in 17-14 win over world No 1Williams: ‘I can’t believe I’m in another final’Mark Williams produced a vintage performance to beat the world No 1, Judd Trump, and book his place in the final of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.Williams, 50, who is bidding to win his fourth title and become the oldest champion in tournament history, rolled back the years as he compiled four centuries and 10 breaks over 50 in a 17-14 victory at the Crucible. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Rep. Jasmine Crockett says majority of GOP lawmakers think Trump’s tariffs are ‘crazy’

The Texas representative said that many of her Republican colleagues saw the ongoing chaos as a result of the president’s tariffs as ‘a problem’

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8 h. ago Warren Buffett stuns crowd as he steps down from Berkshire Hathaway... and issues stark warning to Trump

The 94-year-old had been speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, when he made the announcement.

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8 h. ago Warren Buffett stuns crowd as he steps down from Berkshire... and issues stark warning to Trump

The 94-year-old had been speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, when he made the announcement.

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8 h. ago Arsenal's season threatening to implode with Mikel Arteta facing huge problem

ARSENAL 1-2 BOURNEMOUTH: What made this defeat worse, against a team that has now done the double over Arsenal this season, is that Mikel Arteta sent out the strongest team he could

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9 h. ago ‘I just want to run for the hills’: Sopranos’ Joe Pantoliano reacts to life in Trump’s America

The acclaimed actor is soon set to join the cast of ‘The Last of Us’

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11 h. ago ‘What is left of our democracy?’: freed Palestinian human rights advocate warns of US authoritarian rule

Mohsen Mahdawi, student detained by Ice last month, pens blistering attack on Trump’s deportation policiesMohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian green-card holder and Columbia University student freed on Wednesday after more than two weeks in immigration detention, has issued a stark warning about the US’s descent into authoritarianism.“Once the repression of dissent, in the name of security, becomes a key objective of a government, authoritarian rule and even martial law are not far off. When they look at my case, all Americans should ask themselves: what is left of our democracy, and who will be targeted next?” said Mahddawi in an op-ed for the New York Times. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Trump blows off trade war recession fears: ‘Everything’s ok’

President says U.S. economy will undergo ‘transition period’

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11 h. ago Donald Trump's mental state questioned as he's dubbed the 'elderly relative shouting in a group chat'

Posts on the Commander in Chief's social media site, called Truth Social, have at points verged on being incomprehensible, and some of Trump's critics have voiced their concern

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11 h. ago Judd Trump's enormous net worth and life living apart from TV star partner

Judd Trump is back in action at the World Snooker Championship this evening as he faces off against Mark Williams in an all-time classic at the Crucible

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