31 h. ago China is showing off its weaponry in a tightly controlled military parade

China is showcasing its military might in a major parade in the nation's capital

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37 h. ago Hundreds of ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ Labor Day rallies take place across US

Protests denounce Trump administration’s policies and demand freedom, fairness and security for workersAs Labor Day rallies took place across the US, the Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson sharply denounced the Trump administration’s threat to deploy federal troops to the city as part of an immigration crackdown.“No federal troops in the city of Chicago,” said Johnson on Monday to a gathered crowd at the “Workers over Billionaires” demonstration in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Trump says DC is now ‘crime free.’ It had 400 reported incidents in the last week

Trump began his so-called crime crackdown in D.C. on 11 August, sending National Guard and federal agents into the capital’s streets

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67 h. ago Houthis detain at least one UN worker in raids on two agencies in Sana’a

Iran-backed group’s security forces raid offices of World Food Programme and Unicef in Yemen’s capitalThe Iranian-backed Houthis have raided offices of the United Nations’ food and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital, detaining at least one UN employee, officials said, as the rebels tightened security across Sana’a after Israel’s killing of their prime minister and several cabinet members.Abeer Etefa, a spokesperson for the World Food Programme, said security forces raided the agencies’ offices in the Houthi-controlled capital on Sunday morning. “WFP reiterates that the arbitrary detention of humanitarian staff is unacceptable,” Etefa said. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago What links Carol Ferris and Hal Jordan, and Ygritte and Jon Snow? The Saturday quiz

From Jesus in the wilderness and Moses at Mount Sinai to Claude, DeepSeek and Llama, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Whose only non-US concerts were three dates in Canada in 1957?2 What country was home to the Western Desert art movement?3 Which brother and sister have both played football for England?4 Mom & Me & Mom is the seventh and final volume of whose autobiography?5 Lyndhurst is known as the “capital” of which national park? 6 Which banker recently left the Daily Telegraph after 33 years?7 What Ford model is the UK’s bestselling current car?8 What name is shared by a Hebridean island and a French department?What links: 9 Cleopatra and Mark Antony; Mary Stuart and Lord Darnley; Ygritte and Jon Snow; Carol Ferris and Hal Jordan?10 Caracas; Hanoi; Port Vila?11 Rain causing a flood; Moses’ visits to Mount Sinai; Jesus in the wilderness?12 Bowman’s capsule; glomerulus; loop of Henle?13 First (20.00-24.00); morning (04.00-08.00); first dog (16.00-18.00)?14 Clau...

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5 d. ago Melania Trump makes demand in rare statement after church shooting that left two children dead

Melania Trump has issued a rare statement following the Minnesota church shooting that left two children dead and 17 people injured, calling for "pre-emptive intervention"

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6 d. ago Prosecutors fail to indict sandwich thrower in Trump's Washington public safety operation

Federal prosecutors have failed to indict a man who was seen on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital

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6 d. ago Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says his department is taking management of Washington's main transportation hub away from Amtrak, in another example of how the federal government is exerting its power over the nation’s capital

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6 d. ago White House threatens sex education funds unless states nix references to transgender people in curriculums

The Trump administration sent a letter demanding states, territories and DC ‘remove all references to gender ideology’The Trump administration has told US states and territories they will lose federal funding for their sex education programs if they do not remove references to transgender people.In letters sent to 46 states, territories and Washington DC on Tuesday, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) demanded they “remove all references to gender ideology” within 60 days or risk losing funding from the Personal Responsibility Education Program, or Prep. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Local DC cases are landing in federal courts. A judge says the results are problematic

Hundreds of people have been arrested since President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown flooded the nation’s capital with federal agents and troops

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7 d. ago Donald Trump demands illegal executions in Washington DC in sinister escalation

The unhinged US President has deployed uniformed troops in some of the city's most iconic landmarks, justifying the militarisation by repeatedly lying about crime rates being "the worst ever"

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7 d. ago University president fires back at Trump’s education department for demanding his apology

An attorney representing Gregory Washington argued that an apology would open the university up to legal backlash

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7 d. ago Who is Lisa Cook and can Trump actually fire the Fed governor he accuses of mortgage fraud?

President Trump has demanded the removal of the Biden appointee in what would mark an unprecedented move against the central bank's leadership

Politics

8 d. ago Schools reopen in Washington with parents on edge over Trump's armed patrols

Public schools have reopened in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops, some armed, and federal law enforcement officers

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8 d. ago National guard start carrying firearms in DC as Trump says Chicago may be next

Arming of some troops in US capital is latest escalation as president vows to target other cities led by Black DemocratsSome national guard units patrolling the US’s capital at the direction of Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of the president’s military deployment that makes good on a directive issued late last week by his defense department.A defense department official who was not authorized to speak publicly said some units on certain missions in Washington DC would be armed – some with handguns and others with rifles. The spokesperson said that all units with firearms had been trained and were operating under strict rules for use of force. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms

Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms

Events

1 week ago Trump gives meandering answer about the Fed after Powell hints at rate cut the president has long wanted

The Federal Reserve chairman’s remarks come as Trump has long demanded an interest rate cuts

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1 week ago Trump to join Washington patrol while feds deploy checkpoints around city

President Donald Trump is planning to join an evening patrol in the nation’s capital

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1 week ago Russia rules out European troops in Ukraine as Trump makes veiled threats

Moscow backs away from accepting western security guarantees for Ukraine as US president appears to vent frustration in Truth Social postMoscow threw Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace initiative into disarray on Thursday, insisting it must have a veto over any postwar support for the country as its forces carried out a large-scale overnight missile barrage.In a series of hardline remarks, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said European proposals to deploy troops in Ukraine after a settlement would amount to “foreign intervention”, which he called absolutely unacceptable for Russia. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia upends Trump peace efforts with ‘foreign intervention’ veto demand

Moscow appears to back away from accepting postwar western security guarantees for UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – live updatesMoscow threw Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace initiative into disarray on Thursday, insisting it must have a veto over any postwar support for the country as its forces carried out a large-scale overnight missile barrage.In a series of hardline remarks, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said European proposals to deploy troops in Ukraine after a settlement would amount to “foreign intervention”, which he called absolutely unacceptable for Russia. Continue reading...

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