5 h. ago Tories accuse Starmer of 'shafting' Britain with US trade deal: Trump lowers tariffs on car and steel exports to America while US farmers get access to Britain

Donald Trump said the agreement would be 'really good' for both sides - as British businesses hope for relief from his brutal tariffs.

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7 h. ago Bill Gates says his Foundation will close in 2045 and decries Musk for USAID cuts

Microsoft co-founder accuses Trump ally of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ by slashing US aid fundingBill Gates announced plans on Thursday to shutter the Gates Foundation in 2045 and also strongly criticized Elon Musk for slashing funding to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), accusing the Tesla CEO of “killing the world’s poorest children” in new interviews.In an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday, Gates condemned the sudden funding cuts to USAID by Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), saying the cuts had led to life-saving food and medicines expiring in warehouses, and could result in the resurgence of diseases such as measles, HIV and polio. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Trump accused of forcing ‘hostile takeover’ of USPS by pressuring them to appoint FedEx board member as postmaster general

Trump reportedly had his mind made up last week to appoint former Waste Management CEO David Steiner

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27 h. ago Vance calls US and Europe ‘real friends’ but says Trump wants self

Vice-president also jokes about his confrontational speech at Munich security conference, telling interviewer US and Europe ‘got a little bit off track’Biden accuses Trump of ‘modern-day appeasement’ towards RussiaBritain is in “active discussions” with US officials over the extraordinary 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the US proposed by Donald Trump, as it tries to protect one of its biggest creative industries.“We are already in active discussions with the top of the US administration on this subject. We are working hard to establish what might be proposed, if anything, and to make sure our world-beating creative industries are protected,” creative industries minister Chris Bryant told parliament. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Biden accuses Trump of ‘modern day appeasement’ as Putin prepares for Victory Day parade

Ukrainian drones cause flight chaos in Moscow as Xi Jinping and other leaders gather for annual Russian parade

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57 h. ago Brian Cox blasts Donald Trump 'nonsense' after US President makes latest tariffs demand

The Dundonian acting legend accused of the Trump Administration of "nonsense and a divine ignorance" when it came to understanding how the film industry worked.

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3 d. ago Moment Donald Trump clashes with 'dishonest' interviewer and issues third term verdict

An ill-tempered Donald Trump lashed out at a news host and accused her of a 'dishonest interview' after being questioned about the impact of his tariffs on supermarket prices

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4 d. ago Trump accused of ‘mocking’ Catholics after posting image of himself as pope

US president displays ‘pathological megalomania’ as cardinals gather to elect new leader after death of Pope FrancisDonald Trump has been accused of mocking the election of a new leader of the Catholic church after posting an AI-generated picture of himself as the pope on social media.The image, shared on Friday night on Trump’s Truth Social site and the White House’s official X account, raised eyebrows at the Vatican, which is still in the period of nine days of official mourning after Pope Francis’s funeral on 26 April. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago How ‘Little Marco’ found Trump’s favor and became the ‘Secretary of Everything’ with four jobs

Marco Rubio once accused Trump of never working a day in his life. Now he has more jobs than anyone in government. Ethics watchdogs call his multiple roles ‘uniquely concerning,’ Alex Woodward reports

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6 d. ago Israel launches airstrikes near Syrian presidential palace in Damascus

Benjamin Netanyahu says strike intended to deter Syria’s new leadership from any hostile move against the DruzeIsrael’s air force launched airstrikes against unidentified targets near Syria’s presidential palace, in what Israeli officials said was a warning to the Syrian government after days of bloody clashes near Damascus between pro-government militia and fighters from the Druze minority sectBenjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and the defence minister, Israel Katz, said in a joint statement that the strike early on Friday, the second this week in Syria, was intended to deter the country’s new leadership from any hostile move against the Druze. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Harris hits out at Trump ‘abandoning American ideals’ in first major speech after election loss

Kamala Harris accused Donald Trump of abandoning American ideals in her first major speech following her US election loss, that also coincided with the president's first 100 days in office in his second term.

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7 d. ago Harris accuses Trump of abandoning American ideals in first major speech after election loss

Kamala Harris accused Donald Trump of abandoning American ideals in her first major speech following her US election loss, that also coincided with the president's first 100 days in office in his second term.

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9 d. ago Trump team is already preparing for an impeachment fight in case Dems take control of the House in 2026

A Michigan Democrat filed articles of impeachment against Trump Monday, accusing the president of ‘endangering our democracy’

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9 d. ago President Trump faces THIRD impeachment as Democrats wake up to dangerous Don

Michigan Democrat Shri Thanedar has introduced articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, accusing the US President of 'endangering our democracy'

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1 week ago Donald Trump says death of Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre is 'horrible'

The 41-year-old, who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against the Duke of York, died on Friday in Australia

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1 week ago Trump accuses Putin of 'stringing him along' after historic Ukraine peace talks with Zelensky at Vatican

The US President lashed out at Russia's unwillingness to ‘stop the war’ after meeting Ukrainian premier at Pope’s funeral

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1 week ago Trump accused of Pope Francis funeral faux pas after ‘breaking dress code’ then leaving early

The president left Rome straight after service

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1 week ago Donald Trump is accused of breaking the dress code at Pope Francis's funeral

A strict dress code dictated men should wear a dark suit with a long black tie and white shirt

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1 week ago Donald Trump accused of showing 'disrespect' at Pope Francis' funeral

Donald Trump joined world leaders in attending the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, but viewers were left outraged by the US President's choice of clothing

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1 week ago Donald Trump is accused of breaking the dress code at Pope Francis' funeral

The president, who sat in the front row of hundreds of foreign dignitaries and royalty, donned a mid-blue outfit, adorned with a pin showing the American flag. He paired it with a shiny blue tie.

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