14 h. ago Key findings of an AP analysis examining federal prosecutions of protesters

The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers while protesting President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

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14 h. ago DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump's immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled

The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers during protests of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

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52 h. ago Lindsey Graham says Obama and Biden ‘have a lot to do with’ Australia mass shooting

Graham praised Trump for taking a more aggressive approach to combating ISIS and accused past two Democratic presidents of not doing enough

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58 h. ago South Africa in talks with Russia over men ‘tricked’ into fighting in Ukraine

Government says it received distress calls, as daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma accused of luring men to frontlineSouth Africa’s government is in talks with Russia to bring home 17 South African men fighting for Russia in Ukraine, after the men were allegedly tricked on to the frontlines of the war by a daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma.Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has been accused in multiple lawsuits of luring the 17 South African and two Botswanan men to Russia in July, by telling them they would be training as bodyguards for her father’s uMkhonto weSizwe political party or attending a personal development course. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Donald Trump files his $10BILLION lawsuit against the BBC over doctored Panorama speech

Attorneys for the president accused the BBC of publishing a 'false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction' of him

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65 h. ago Donald Trump sues BBC for up to $10bn over edit of January 6 speech

President accuses corporation of ‘intentionally, maliciously and deceptively’ editing speech in Panorama broadcastDonald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the BBC over its editing of a speech he made to supporters in Washington before they stormed the US Capitol in 2021, requesting up to $10bn in damages.The US president alleged the broadcaster “intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively” edited his 6 January speech before the insurrection, in an episode of Panorama just over a year ago. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Trump files $10bn lawsuit against the BBC for defamation over its Panorama edit

The US president accused the broadcaster of ‘putting terrible words in my mouth that I didn’t say’

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66 h. ago Trump files $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC for defamation over its Panorama edit

The U.S. president accused the broadcaster of ‘putting terrible words in my mouth that I didn’t say’

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66 h. ago Donald Trump has filed his $10BILLION lawsuit against the BBC over doctored Panorama speech

Attorneys for the president accused the BBC of publishing a 'false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction' of him

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66 h. ago Donald Trump sues BBC for at least $5bn over edit of January 6 speech

President accuses corporation of ‘intentionally, maliciously and deceptively’ editing speech in Panorama broadcastDonald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the BBC over its editing of a speech he made to supporters in Washington before they stormed the US Capitol in 2021, requesting at least $5bn in damages.The US president alleged the broadcaster “intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively” edited his 6 January speech before the insurrection, in an episode of Panorama just over a year ago. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Trump says he will sue the BBC for defamation imminently over Panorama edit

US president accused the broadcaster of ‘putting terrible words in my mouth that I didn’t say’

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69 h. ago Trump says he will sue the BBC for defamation ‘today or tomorrow’ over Panorama edit

US president accused the broadcaster of ‘putting terrible words in my mouth that I didn’t say’

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2 d. ago Trump says he will sue the BBC for defamation this week over Panorama edit

US president accused the broadcaster of ‘putting terrible words in my mouth that I didn’t say’

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5 d. ago Top Putin aide issues chilling WW3 threat to UK and NATO over Zelensky peace talks

Vladimir Putin's sycophant aide Kirill Dmitriev claimed NATTO was undermining President Donald Trump's peace plan and accused it of wanting to start WW3 rather than see him succeed

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5 d. ago Trump sued by preservation group over $300m White House ballroom project

National Trust looks to halt construction, claiming Trump tore down historic East Wing without needed permissionDonald Trump is facing a federal lawsuit seeking to halt construction on his $300m White House ballroom, with historic preservationists accusing the president of violating multiple federal laws by tearing down part of the iconic building without required reviews or congressional approval.The legal challenge, filed on Friday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the US district court for the District of Columbia, represents the most significant attempt yet to stop Trump’s 90,000-sq-ft addition to the White House complex. The organization is seeking a temporary restraining order to freeze all construction activities until proper federal oversight procedures are completed. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump expands Venezuela sanctions as Maduro decries new ‘era of piracy’

Six more oil supertankers added to sanctions list, as well as members of Maduro’s extended family, amid rising tensions following tanker seizureDonald Trump has exerted more pressure on Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, expanding sanctions and issuing fresh threats to strike land targets in Venezuela, as the South American dictator accused the US president of ushering in a new “era of criminal naval piracy” in the Caribbean.Late on Thursday, the US imposed curbs on three nephews of Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, as well as six crude oil supertankers and the shipping companies linked to them. The treasury department alleged the vessels “engaged in deceptive and unsafe shipping practices and continue to provide financial resources that fuel Maduro’s corrupt narco-terrorist regime”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Venezuelan Nobel peace prize winner misses ceremony but vows to continue struggle

Daughter delivers speech, with Nobel Institute saying María Corina Machado still expected in Oslo after journey of ‘extreme danger’ Europe live – latest updatesVenezuela’s most prominent opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has vowed to continue her struggle to free the country from years of “obscene corruption”, “brutal dictatorship” and “despair” as she was awarded the Nobel peace prize at a ceremony in Norway’s capital, Oslo.The 58-year-old conservative has lived in hiding in Venezuela since its authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, was accused of stealing the 2024 presidential election from her political movement. Despite fevered speculation that she would make a dramatic appearance at Wednesday’s event, having somehow slipped out of Venezuela, Machado was not present, although she was expected to arrive in Oslo in the coming hours. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Teaching assistant banned from classrooms after telling pupils he had shot dead over 250 people as a military sniper codenamed Kill Switch and still had his gun at home

A professional standards hearing heard that Scott John Trigg-Turner, 44, told students at Bassaleg School in Newport, South Wales, that he served in the US marines under the codename 'Kill Switch'.

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9 d. ago Gianni Infantino accused of breaking Fifa rules with Trump’s peace prize

Complaint from FairSquare calls for investigationInfantino awarded Trump peace prize at World Cup drawFifa president Gianni Infantino has been accused of breaching his organisation’s rules on political neutrality in relation to United States president Donald Trump.Infantino and Trump have formed a close bond in recent years, with the US one of the co-hosts for next year’s men’s World Cup. Infantino even presented Trump with the inaugural Fifa peace prize at last Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington DC. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump reignites war of words with 'horrible' Sadiq Khan accusing him of turning London into a 'different place'

The US president accused the Labour politician of 'doing a terrible job' and claimed that he only got elected because 'so many people have come in'.

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