5 h. ago 2026 FIFA World Cup draw, Donald Trump award and tournament schedule

The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been made in the USA with qualified teams learning who they will be playing

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5 h. ago US federal judge orders release of Epstein grand jury materials

Ruling compels unsealing of documents from 2006-2007 federal investigation into Epstein in FloridaA federal judge in Florida ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking cases on Friday, citing the recently enacted federal law that overrides traditional secrecy protections.US district judge Rodney Smith ruled that the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law last month by Donald Trump, overrode federal rules prohibiting the disclosure of grand jury materials. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Judge unseals all Epstein grand jury files in Florida... putting new focus on dead detective's rape evidence

A federal judge in Florida has ordered the release of grand jury investigations files into deceased billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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6 h. ago Judge orders release of Epstein grand jury files from abandoned probe into late paedo

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6 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein grand jury transcripts to be unsealed as judge approves request

A judge has approved a request to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury transcripts amid continued demand for the release of the disgraced financier's notorious files

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6 h. ago Trump gifted golden ‘peace’ award at World Cup draw while judge orders Epstein grand jury docs unsealed — latest

After placing the gold medal around his neck, Trump called the award ‘one of the greatest honors of my life’

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7 h. ago Federal judge orders Epstein grand jury documents unsealed as DOJ nears deadline to release files

Several judges are weighing release of grand jury materials tied to convicted sex offender and Ghislaine Maxwell

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7 h. ago Trump gifted gold FIFA ‘peace prize’ with Tiffany and Melania at his side during World Cup draw: Live updates

After placing the gold medal around his neck, Trump called the award ‘one of the greatest honors of my life’

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7 h. ago Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington

Trump praised by Infantino at DC ceremonyPresident’s peace claims disputed by criticsFollow the live blog of the World Cup drawDonald Trump has been named the first winner of the newly created Fifa peace prize, claiming “the world is a safer place now” as he received the award at the draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington DC.Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president and one of Trump’s closest sporting allies, presented the honour onstage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, saying Trump had been selected “in recognition of his exceptional and extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity around the world”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Donald Trump gifted first ever FIFA Peace Prize and claims he's saved 'millions'

Donald Trump recieved FIFA's new Peace Prize at the World Cup draw tonight in Washington before claiming he's saved 'millions of lives' - said the world is now a safer place

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11 h. ago World Cup 2026 Draw LIVE: Scotland's countdown begins, Donald Trump award expected, McTominay odds

All the latest updates ahead of tonight’s World Cup 2026 draw - who will Scotland face?

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15 h. ago Scotland's World Cup Draw LIVE: Steve Clarke awaits tournament fate, Donald Trump's award, host city guide

All the latest updates ahead of tonight’s World Cup 2026 draw - who will Scotland face?

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55 h. ago Ghislaine Maxwell says release of grand jury docs would cause ‘severe’ harm if she gets retrial

Release of ‘untested and unproven allegations’ could imperil her chances of a fair trial in the future, attorneys say

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner’s warning must be heeded | Editorial

Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. Joseph Stiglitz’s G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewalWhen Swiss tycoons handed Donald Trump a gold bar and a Rolex watch – gifts that were followed by a cut in US tariffs – it was no diplomatic nicety. It was a reminder of how concentrated wealth seems to buy access and bend policy. It may, alarmingly, become the norm if the global “inequality emergency” continues. That’s the message of the most recent work by the Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz. The economist sees the yawning gap between rich and poor as a human-made crisis which is destroying politics, society and the planet. He’s not wrong.The problem is no longer confined to a few fragile states. It is a global harm, with 90% of the world’s population living under the World Bank’s definition of “high income inequality”. The US sits just below that threshold and is the most unequal country in the G7, followed by the UK. Prof Stiglit...

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7 d. ago Trump ‘will recognise occupied Ukraine as RUSSIA’ in bombshell gift to Putin to help secure peace deal after talks stall

DONALD Trump is reportedly set to hand occupied Ukrainian territories over to Vladimir Putin to secure a deal to end the war. The US president has sent Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to make the offer to the Russian tyrant in Moscow, according to reports. A source told The Telegraph: "It’s increasingly clear...

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1 week ago US justice department renews request to unseal Epstein grand jury materials

DoJ argues that congressional action last week to release the Epstein files permits unsealing of court recordsThe justice department has renewed its request to unseal grand jury materials from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation that led to the disgraced financier’s federal indictment on sex-trafficking charges in 2019.The submission, signed by US attorney Jay Clayton for the southern district in New York, says that Congress made clear in approving the release of investigative materials last week that the court records should be released. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Epstein file dam bursts as Trump demands full dump of grand jury documents

The Justice Department has asked New York judges to unseal documents related to the grand jury investigations of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

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1 week ago DOJ asks judge to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury notes ahead of file release deadline

Judge Richard Berman previously denied a Trump administration request to make the Epstein grand jury transcripts public

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1 week ago Nicola Jennings on Trump’s Thanksgiving gift to Ukraine – cartoon

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1 week ago Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin | Kenneth Roth

The plan would leave Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromisedFor a moment, Donald Trump seemed to have seen the light on Ukraine. After promising “severe consequences” in August if Vladimir Putin continued to obstruct ceasefire talks – but then doing nothing as Putin did just that – Trump finally on 22 October imposed significant sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, seriously compromising Putin’s ability to finance his invasion. But now, with his 28-point peace plan for Ukraine, drafted by US and Russian officials without Ukrainian or European participation, Trump has reverted to his pro-Putin norm.Trump’s plan would reward Putin for invading Ukraine while leaving Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy. The plan’s ringing proclamation that “Ukraine’s sovereignty will be confirmed” rings hollow when so much of the plan compromises that sovereignty. A Kremlin dream, the plan would be a Ukrainian nightmare.Kenneth Roth, former executive d...

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