28 h. ago Putin dismisses fears that Moscow plans to attack Nato as ‘nonsense’

During speech in Sochi, Russian president also strikes conciliatory note towards Donald TrumpVladimir Putin has vowed to quickly retaliate against Europe’s “escalating militarisation”, while dismissing as “nonsense” western fears that Moscow plans to attack Nato.During a wide-ranging speech in Sochi on Thursday, the Russian president said: “We are closely monitoring the escalating militarisation of Europe We simply cannot ignore what is happening. We have no right to do so for reasons of our own security.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Officials reportedly identify Dallas Ice facility shooter; DHS corrects death toll down to one person killed – live

Joshua Jahn killed one detainee and severely injured two other before taking his own life, NBC News reports, as JD Vance blames Democrats for surge in political violenceFull report – Three people shot at Texas Ice buildingTexas Ice facility shooting: what we know so far about deadly attackThe Kremlin on Wednesday brushed off a comment by US president Donald Trump describing Russia as a “paper tiger”, and said president Vladimir Putin valued his efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was a bear, not a tiger, and “there is no such thing as a paper bear”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Sadiq Khan's fresh swipe at Donald Trump after US President attacks London in UN speech

Sadiq Khan's fresh swipe at Donald Trump after US President attacks London in UN speech  My London

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1 week ago QUENTIN LETTS: Jutting his jaw and stiffening his neck, Ed Davey's Lib Dems speech was a performance rehearsed in front of a full

While Donald Trump was making a serious speech about 'the death of western Europe', writes QUENTIN LETTS, Sir Ed Davey was musing about sunshine and rollercoasters.

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1 week ago Watch: Donald Trump attacks Sadiq Khan with false ‘sharia law’ claim about London in UN speech

Donald Trump claimed without evidence that London wants to "go to Sharia law" as he hit out at the city's "terrible mayor" Sir Sadiq Khan at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, 23 September.

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1 week ago Trump humiliates Starmer in UN speech as he slams UK's Net Zero push for windmills and solar panels

Donald Trump used a rambling speech at the UN to brand climate change 'the greatest con job ever'.

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1 week ago Donald Trump launches fresh attack on Sadiq Khan and claims London 'wants to go to Sharia law' in UN speech

Donald Trump has made a fresh attack on Sadiq Khan in his speech to the UN and claimed London wants to “go to Sharia law”.

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1 week ago Secret Service swoops amid Donald Trump 'imminent threat' alert before UN speech

The service revealed it had identified an "imminent threat" to the US President as global leaders gather in the American city for the UN General Assembly.

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1 week ago Chaotic start to Donald Trump's UN speech as he warns someone's in 'big trouble'

US President Donald Trump kicked off his speech on the first official day of the assembly's annual general debate of world leaders - and joked a someone was 'in trouble' after the teleprompter stopped working

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1 week ago Donald Trump 'imminent threat' alert before UN speech as Secret Service swoops

An imminent threat against Donald Trump has been stopped by the American Secret Service after more than 300 sim servers were found close to the UN in New York

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1 week ago Haters saying Donald Trump effigy murder isn't free speech told 'go to Russia'

Metal icons Gwar staged a mock 'decapitation' of a chainsaw wielding Elon Musk at Riot Fest last weekend, before they butchered the US President not long after

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1 week ago Stephen King slams Donald Trump's free speech remarks, coins brutal new nickname

Stephen King has hit out at Donald Trump over his free speech comments, as the President also faced criticism from CNN over his remarks

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1 week ago Donald Trump's Charlie Kirk speech was a disgrace after widow's dignified act

Erika Kirk spoke passionately about her husband's killer, saying in an emotional moment that she "forgives him" - but in a sharp contrast, Trump shifted the event into a shameless hard-line political rally

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2 w. ago Yanking Jimmy Kimmel’s show is a new low for free speech in America | Margaret Sullivan

Kimmel’s sudden defenestration may be a political success for Trump but it’s a dire sign for free speech in AmericaIn Donald Trump’s first term as president, he tried to get the mainstream media in line but largely failed. Yes, he ranted about the enemy of the people, insulted journalists and taught his followers to hate the press. But the guardrails mostly held and the spines of media owners stayed fairly stiff.This time, his project to keep the media on a tight leash – and therefore control the message – is going much better. At least from the point of view of a would-be authoritarian. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Starmer defends UK commitment to free speech at press conference with Trump amid American criticism

Prime Minister addresses criticism from influential American figures amid accusations that new online safety laws restrict freedom of speech

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2 w. ago King Charles shows true feelings over Donald Trump speech with two

King Charles and the rest of the Royal Family were in attendance at the state banquet in Windsor Castle, where US President Donald Trump gave a speech

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's wild state banquet speech in full from political rant to Kate compliment

President Trump and the First Lady attended the state banquet on Wednesday night, which involved speeches being made by both King Charles, the event's host, and Trump himself

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2 w. ago Donald Trump makes subtle dig against Prince Harry during state banquet speech

The US President took a subtle swipe at Prince Harry while speaking about Prince William's future as king

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2 w. ago Trump celebrates Jimmy Kimmel suspension; some networks replace show with Charlie Kirk tribute – live

ABC says show will be off-air ‘indefinitely’ following complaints about host’s comments on the killing of rightwing activist KirkDonald Trump has claimed his administration has reached a deal with China to keep TikTok operating in the US, amid uncertainty over what shape the final agreement will take, with suggestions from the Chinese side that Beijing would retain control of the algorithm that powers the site’s video feed.“We have a deal on TikTok ... We have a group of very big companies that want to buy it,” Trump said on Tuesday, without providing further details. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump hails ‘priceless and eternal’ bond between US and Britain at lavish state banquet with King

Banquet ends day of pomp, pageantry and protest ahead of second day of visit when focus of President’s state visit will shift to politics

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