56 h. ago MTG breaks with Trump one last time and claims US involvement in Venezuela ‘doesn’t serve’ American people

Greene says Trump’s voters ‘sick and tired’ of foreign policy focus that she says enriches wealthy interests

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3 d. ago Prime Minister says UK is 'not involved in any way' in US strikes on Venezuela

Sir Keir Starmer said he was planning on speaking to US President Donald Trump in order to 'establish the facts'

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3 d. ago US will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela oil industry, Trump says after Caracas attacked and Maduro captured – live

Donald Trump says Nicolás Maduro and wife will be taken to New York after being captured during US attack on VenezuelaFull report: US captures Maduro during ‘large scale’ attackWhy has US attacked Caracas and captured Venezuela’s president?What we know so far about the attackWatch: Aircraft fly low over Caracas as explosions hit cityThe Reuters news agency says it has been told by a US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, that the US carried out strikes inside Venezuela on Saturday.The unnamed official did not provide details. As mentioned earlier, the White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to request for comment on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Starmer ‘wants to speak to Trump’ after denying UK involvement in Venezuela strikes

Starmer is keen to ‘establish the facts’ following the overnight operation which saw explosions sweep over Caracas

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer confirms UK was 'not involved' in US military strikes on Venezuela

The Prime Minister said Britain was not involved in the stikes or the the capture of the country’s president Nicolas Maduro, but declined to condemn the action.

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3 d. ago UK ‘not involved in any way’ in strike on Venezuela, Starmer says

The Prime Minister said he wanted to speak to Donald Trump and ‘establish the facts’.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer 'wants to speak to Trump' over Venezuela raid as PM breaks silence

US President Donald Trump announced the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro had been captured after a series of blasts tore through Venezuela's capital this morning

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5 d. ago Trump news at a glance: president denies falling asleep in public meetings as he defends ‘perfect’ health

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump robustly defended his health after the first year of his second term in office raised growing questions. Key US politics stories from 1 January 2026Donald Trump has denied falling asleep while attending public meetings and robustly defended his health after the first year of his second term in office raised growing questions.Trump, who at 79 is the oldest person to assume the US presidency, told the Wall Street Journal “my health is perfect” and expressed frustration with scrutiny of his wellbeing. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago US strikes on Nigeria and Syria are ‘consistent’ with policy to combat IS, Republican says

House armed services committee’s Mike Turner denied that military strikes showed new Trump approach to US forcesUS warns of more Nigeria strikes as Abuja talks of ‘joint ongoing operations’A senior Republican on the US House armed services committee has said that the country’s recent military strikes in Nigeria and Syria are consistent with American foreign policy to combat Islamic extremism that have existed across Donald Trump’s two presidential terms.Mike Turner, an Ohio congressman, said on Sunday that the strikes are a “continuation of our conflict with [the Islamic State]”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Donald Trump accused of raping woman in 'sensationalist' Epstein files claim

New documents from the Jeffrey Epstein estate include FBI files with rape allegations against Donald Trump, which the Department of Justice and White House have strongly denied as 'unfounded and false'

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2 w. ago Trump announces new battleship class named after himself as military pressure around Venezuela ramps up

Trump denies new ‘Golden Fleet’ is aimed at countering China

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2 w. ago US to build new ‘Trump class’ warships as military pressure campaign around Venezuela ramps up

Trump denies new ‘Golden Fleet’ is aimed at countering China

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3 w. ago This is Europe's secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble | Johnny Ryan

Growth in the US economy – and the president’s political survival – rest on AI. The EU must use its leverage and stand up to him The unthinkable has happened. The US is Europe’s adversary. The stark, profound betrayal contained in the Trump administration’s national security strategy should stop any further denial and dithering in Europe’s capitals. Cultivating “resistance Europe’s current trajectory in European nations” is now Washington’s stated policy.But contained within this calamity is the gift of clarity. Europe will fight or it will perish. The good news is that Europe holds strong cards.Johnny Ryan is director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties Continue reading...

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