60 h. ago Al Gore compares Trump team to Nazi Germany saying they are ‘trying to create their own preferred version of reality’

Former vice president and environmentalist slammed the Trump administration for walking back climate policies

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61 h. ago Al Gore compares Trump second term with Nazi Germany in scathing speech

Former VP said the administration was creating its ‘own preferred reality’ and slammed it for green energy U-turnUS politics live – latest updatesFormer vice-president Al Gore compared the Trump administration with Nazi Germany, in scathing comments made Monday about the president’s use of power during remarks about climate change.During a speech at an event to mark the beginning of San Francisco’s Climate Week, Gore, an established climate advocate, said that the Trump administration was “trying to create their own preferred version of reality”, akin to the Nazi party during the 1930s in Germany, Politico reported. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities

The showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures

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8 d. ago Rory McIlroy's 'needy child' gesture during telling Erica Stoll exchange

A body language expert has shared their thoughts on Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll 'parent/child' interaction following the pro golfer's emotional victory, drawing comparisons to Donald and Melania Trump's inauguration exchange

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9 d. ago Barry Ferguson’s former business associate selected as Scottish Labour by

David Russell is Labour’s pick to contest the race in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.

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9 d. ago Fox News anchor insists she’s ‘just asking the question’ if Obama is ‘antisemitic’ for defending Harvard

‘I’m not listening to what they’re saying because I almost don’t believe them,’ Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner said on Tuesday. ‘Because I can see what they are doing’

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9 d. ago Obama applauds Harvard for rejecting Trump administration’s ‘ham

Obama said the Ivy League university has set an example for other higher education institutions and hopes they ‘follow suit’

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9 d. ago Labour awards contract for asylum barges and hotels despite pledge to end their use

Exclusive: Critics urge the government to confirm that they would not restore the ‘inhumane use of barges to house people seeking asylum’

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1 week ago Nigel Farage compares turmoil of Donald Trump’s tariffs to market chaos caused by Liz Truss

Nigel Farage has compared Donald Trump with Liz Truss as he increasingly distances himself from the US president’s policies

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1 week ago Nigel Farage compares Donald Trump to LIZ TRUSS and warns the US might not win trade war with China

Nigel Farage moved to distance himself from his long-term ally as he admitted he had never seen the kind of chaos that has gripped markets in the wake of 'Liberation Day'.

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1 week ago Nigel Farage compares Donald Trump to Liz Truss and won't say if he's 'chump or champ' on tariffs trade war

The Reform UK leader believes both Trump and Truss did ‘too much too soon’

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1 week ago Nigel Farage hurls brutal insult at pal Donald Trump by comparing him to Liz Truss

Nigel Farage compared the wrecking ball President to the wrecking ball Prime Minister in a brutal response to this pal's tariff policy

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2 w. ago French presidential hopeful sparks outrage with bizarre remote island migrant plan

Even far-right leader Marine Le Pen criticised Laurent Wauquiez's Saint Pierre and Miquelon idea

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2 w. ago Wall Street slumps as hopes wane for tariff delays; US says it will implement 104% tariff on China – business live

US stock market swings wildly as investor hopes for concessions and delays on tariffs waxed then waned How ‘liberation day’ rout compares with other notorious stock market crisesWall Street traders on Trump tariffs: ‘Without doubt, we’re hitting a recession’Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesSouth Korea’s government has approved Tuesday 3 June as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his declaration of martial law.The move comes after Yoon’s removal after the country’s constitutional court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach him over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wall Street surges 3% as European markets rebound on trade deal hopes – business live

Rallies come as US Treasury secretary says he believes country can reach ‘some good deals’ with trading partnersHow ‘liberation day’ rout compares with other notorious stock market crisesWall Street traders on Trump tariffs: ‘Without doubt, we’re hitting a recession’Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesSouth Korea’s government has approved Tuesday 3 June as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his declaration of martial law.The move comes after Yoon’s removal after the country’s constitutional court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach him over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wall St set to rally as European markets rebound despite Trump and China trade threats – business live

Beijing says US threat to escalate tariffs against China is a ‘mistake on top of a mistake’ and amounts to blackmailHow ‘liberation day’ rout compares with other notorious stock market crisesWall Street traders on Trump tariffs: ‘Without doubt, we’re hitting a recession’Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesSouth Korea’s government has approved Tuesday 3 June as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his declaration of martial law.The move comes after Yoon’s removal after the country’s constitutional court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach him over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Barlinnie crumbles as uncertainty surrounds £1bn replacement prison in Glasgow

The project to replace Scotland's most notorious prison has doubled in cost and is running years behind schedule.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump threatens China with 50% extra tariffs with global markets in Black Monday meltdown

Economic experts are already comparing Trump’s tariffs to Liz Truss’ disastrous economic policy which saw her swiftly forced to resign as Prime Minister

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2 w. ago Marine Le Pen claims claims inspiration from Martin Luther King Jr

Leader is appealing the court’s decision to ban her from running in the 2027 election

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2 w. ago Marine Le Pen ruling is fuel for the global right’s attacks on court authority

Rightwing and populist leaders are seizing on conviction to push narrative they are being silenced – but legal experts disagreeThe three-word message, launched minutes after the verdict came in, was succinct in its solidarity. “Je suis Marine!” Hungary’s Viktor Orbán posted on social media after France’s far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, was found guilty of embezzling European parliament funds and barred immediately from running for public office.Messages soon came tumbling in from Brazil to Belgium, hinting at how rightwing nationalist and populist leaders had seized on the ruling to push their own narrative. Continue reading...

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