7 h. ago Prime Minister urged to cancel Donald Trump’s visit to the UK

The FBU said Buckinghamshire fire and rescue service has emailed staff offering overtime for the visit

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13 h. ago Firefighters sound alarm over Donald Trump state visit after strain on crews

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) sounded the alarm over the strain on resources from Donald Trump's state visit - and urged Keir Starmer to cancel the US President's lavish trip

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14 h. ago Stop Starmer's controversial Chagos surrender, 40 peers and MPs urge Trump

British politicians have written to the US President raising concerns that the agreement is a 'deliberate act of strategic self-harm' by the UK.

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36 h. ago Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to accept Gaza ceasefire deal

President says ‘the Israelis have accepted my terms’ and urges release of hostages to secure peace agreementDonald Trump on Sunday issued what he called his “last warning” to Hamas, urging the Palestinian militant group to accept a deal to release hostages from Gaza.“The Israelis have accepted my Terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning, there will not be another one!” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump urged to ‘violently’ kill all drug traffickers as 11 die after U.S. boat strike

Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister has praised a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the Caribbean

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage urges Trump to use 'diplomacy and trade' to pressure Britain on free speech ahead of appearance in front of US politicians TODAY

The Reform leader and MP is due to say Britain has become an 'authoritarian censorship regime' after the arrest of Irish writer Graham Linehan for posting trans-critical tweets.

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6 d. ago Epstein accusers urge Trump to release all case files after document dump reveals tens of thousands of pages already made public

The Department of Justice has released more than 30,000 files relating to the Epstein investigation but Democrats say most of the information is already public.

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1 week ago Trump urges judge to deny Lisa Cook’s appeal to remain at Fed

Federal court hears argument against US president’s firing of central bank governor

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1 week ago Tony Blair urged to explain secretive Donald Trump meeting at White House

The former PM met with Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to discuss post-war plans for Gaza - which the US President has frequently mused about turning into a Las Vegas-style waterfront resort

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1 week ago Trump urges Democrats to ‘call him’ to send troops to their cities in apparent attempt to legitimize threats of federal takeovers – live

Despite criticism of repeated threats to take over police and send in National Guard, president claims Democratic leaders should demand takeoversLev Menand, a law professor at Columbia law school, said Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve chief Lisa Cook is a “procedurally invalid removal under the statute”.Menand, who authored a book about the Fed’s actions during the coronavirus pandemic, also said for-cause firings are typically related to misconduct while in office, rather than based on private misconduct from before an official’s appointment. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fed chair Jerome Powell signals interest rate cuts amid Trump attacks

Jerome Powell – who Trump has urged to resign – addressed ‘challenging’ dichotomy of economic risks, including tariffsThe Federal Reserve is gearing up to resume cuts to interest rates, its chair, Jerome Powell has signaled, as he warned Donald Trump’s tariffs and immigration crackdown had roiled the global economy and hit the US workforce.For months, Powell has ignored demands from the president to cut interest rates and defied the US president’s calls to resign. But as Trump ramps up his extraordinary attack on the Fed’s independence, Powell suggested on Friday that Fed officials are considering a rate cut. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fox & Friends host keeps urging Trump to use federal force to take over NYC: ‘I hope our city is next’

‘If they had National Guard troops in Times Square, it would make me feel safer,’ Ainsley Earhardt said last week.

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2 w. ago Fed governor urged by Trump to resign will not be ‘bullied’ into stepping down

Lisa Cook, first Black woman to sit on Fed board, responds after allegation by ally of president of mortgage fraudUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has called on a Federal Reserve governor to immediately resign, renewing his extraordinary attack on the central bank’s independence as officials mull next steps on interest rates.A close Trump ally accused Lisa Cook, an appointee of Joe Biden, of “potentially committing mortgage fraud” and urged the US Department of Justice to investigate. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump weaponization czar urged New York Attorney General James to resign over mortgage probe

The Justice Department official tapped by President Donald Trump’s administration to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter urging the Democrat to resign from office “as an act of good faith” four days into his probe

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3 w. ago Putin's last trick? As Trump urges Zelensky to fold and European leaders dash to Washington, Ukraine claims suicidal Russian 'fakery' missions could seal its fate

Russian commanders are reportedly forcing troops to risk their lives in suicidal flag-painting missions, sending small groups to the frontline villages to raise the Russian flag.

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3 w. ago Trump urges Zelensky to 'make a deal' to end Ukraine war after ceasefire pivot following talks with Putin in Alaska

US President says ‘we didn’t get there’ after nearly three hour meeting with his Russian counterpart in Anchorage

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3 w. ago After an inconclusive summit, Ukraine’s fate hangs in the balance

Donald Trump appears to be urging Volodymyr Zelensky to give up land for peace

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3 w. ago Putin demands Ukraine withdrawal from eastern Donetsk as price of ending war

Trump urges European leaders to drop efforts for ceasefire after failing to win over Russian president in Alaska

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3 w. ago Trump to meet Zelenskyy as Europe urges US to offer security guarantees

US president invites Ukrainian counterpart to Washington on Monday after failing to secure ceasefire from Vladimir Putin

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3 w. ago Alaska summit as it happened: Trump urges Zelenskyy to ‘make a deal’ after Putin talks conclude

Trump open to future meeting but says responsibility for ending war now rests with Kyiv and European allies

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