26 m. ago World braces for US strikes on Iran: Donald Trump 'surges planes to UK and Europe' after walking out of G7 summit and warning people to 'evacuate Tehran'

More than 40 extra jets are said to have been sent to the UK and Europe by Donald Trump in recent days.

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6 h. ago Trump exits G7 summit and warns of intensification of Israel

US president tells Tehran residents to ‘immediately evacuate’ and denies he is pursuing a cease fire

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10 h. ago Donald Trump issues urgent evacuation warning as he leaves G7 summit early

Donald Trump is set to leave the G7 leaders' summit early after the US issued a chilling warning to "evacuate Tehran now" as the situation in the Middle East continues to escalate

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13 h. ago ‘Evacuate Tehran’ – Trump issues warning as he departs G7 leaders summit early

The conflict between Israel and Iran has been top of the agenda at the summit of wealthy democracies, taking place in Canada.

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15 h. ago Trump to leave G7 summit early and return to Washington – US politics live

White House says president – who earlier warned people in Tehran to evacuate – will leave summit in Canada todayA federal judge is set to consider on Monday whether to extend an order blocking President Donald Trump’s plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University.US District Judge Allison Burroughs during a hearing in Boston will weigh whether to issue an injunction barring Trump’s administration from implementing his latest bid to curtail Harvard’s ability to host international students while the university’s lawsuit challenging the restrictions plays out. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago UK issues urgent travel warning to nation bordering Israel as air raids intensify

The UK Government has issued a stark new warning to British travellers as tensions between Israel and Iran continue to spiral, raising fears of a wider regional escalation

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46 h. ago Britain warns against all travel to Israel as fighting with Iran intensifies

Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran will pay ‘a very heavy price’ for civilian deaths

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53 h. ago Britain ‘not at war’ despite sending more RAF jets to the Middle East, Reeves says

Rachel Reeves said Britain may play a military role in helping Israel as the conflict intensifies

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5 d. ago Oceans have absorbed heat of 1.7 billion atomic bombs, scientists warn as UN summit opens in Nice

Scientists warn ocean is absorbing heat equivalent to five atomic bomb explosions every second, driving record temperatures, sea ice loss and mass coral bleaching

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1 week ago Jon Stewart ridicules Elon Musk after claiming Trump ‘broke’ billionaire in government

Jon Stewart poked fun at Elon Musk's final interview before his exit from Donald Trump's administration, joking that the US president had "broken" the Tesla CEO.

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2 w. ago Elon Musk leaves a mess for Trump and Mike Johnson with DOGE exit

Analysis: Musk’s deficit comments give conservatives the political cover they’d need to defy Trump and the White House, writes John Bowden

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2 w. ago Elon Musk caps off DOGE exit by leaving Trump and Johnson unpleasant parting gift

Analysis: Musk’s deficit comments give conservatives the political cover they’d need to defy Trump and the White House, writes John Bowden

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2 w. ago How did Elon Musk get that black eye? White House rife with rumours over Trump aide's wife as she quits West Wing to work for world's richest man

Elon Musk appeared at a White House event with a visible black eye, which he attributed to playful roughhousing with his son. His exit from the Trump administration coincided with that of Katie Miller.

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2 w. ago How Trump was wracked by a fatal doubt about Elon before his exit

Elon Musk has officially stepped down from his role in Donald Trump 's administration, bringing an end to one of politics' most unconventional partnerships.

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2 w. ago Trump conducts the weirdest exit interview in history as Musk departs the White House — for now

ANALYSIS: The most destructive professional partnership since Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader shacked up in the Death Star has finally come to an end, at least in an official government employee capacity, writes Richard Hall

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2 w. ago Trump says Musk ‘worked tirelessly’ in press conference to mark his exit from Doge – live

Musk caps his turbulent tenure as the head of Doge in a news conference with Trump in the Oval OfficeThe Republican nominee for governor of Virginia has recently tried to distance herself from her longstanding, hardline anti-abortion record, declining recently to state whether she would support any restrictions on abortion access if she is elected to lead the state this fall. But her record reveals a candidate staunchly opposed to the procedure.Winsome Earle-Sears, now the state’s lieutenant governor, supported a 15-week abortion ban and has previously said she wants to make abortion illegal in almost all cases. In audio obtained by the Guardian, Earle-Sears also suggested an equivalence between consenting to sex and consenting to pregnancy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BREAKING Elon Musk 'not really leaving' Donald Trump says as billionaire exits DOGE

Appearing in front of the world's media at the Oval Office earlier today (May 30), Donald Trump said 'Elon isn't really leaving' after the DOGE billionaire said the opposite

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2 w. ago Elon Musk 'not really leaving' Donald Trump says as billionaire exits DOGE

Appearing in front of the world's media at the Oval Office earlier today (May 30), Donald Trump said 'Elon isn't really leaving' after the DOGE billionaire said the opposite

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2 w. ago The chaos Elon Musk and Doge are leaving behind in Washington

Though the billionaire vowed modernization and efficiency, what’s left is a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionalityElon Musk formally exited his role in the Trump administration on Wednesday night, ending a contentious and generally unpopular run as a senior adviser to the president and de facto head of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge). Though he promised efficiency and modernization, Musk leaves behind a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionality.The timing of Musk’s departure lines up with the end of his 130-day term limit as a “special government employee” but also plays a part in an effort by the billionaire to signal a wider shift away from Washington as he faces backlash from the public and shareholders. Musk has recently made a show of refocusing his efforts on his tech companies in interviews, saying that he has spent too much time focused on politics and plans to reduce his political spending in the future. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Elon Musk announces exit from US government role after breaking with Trump on tax bill

The billionaire CEO of Tesla thanked the president for the opportunity and said the Doge mission ‘will only strengthen’Elon Musk has announced on social media that he is leaving his role in the Trump administration, a departure the White House confirmed was in process on Wednesday evening.“As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” the billionaire wrote on X, his social media platform. Continue reading...

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