27 h. ago Trump says US to boycott G20 as president leans into widely disputed claims of white genocide in host nation South Africa

The president has continued to claim an ongoing genocide of white people is underway in South Africa, despite a wealth of evidence this is not true

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29 h. ago Trump says US will boycott G20 summit in South Africa, citing treatment of white farmers

Administration has long accused South Africa of allowing white Afrikaner farmers to be persecuted and attackedDonald Trump said Friday that no US government officials would be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.The US president had already announced he would not attend the annual summit for heads of state from the globe’s leading and emerging economies. JD Vance had been scheduled to attend in Trump’s place, but a person familiar with Vance’s plans who was granted anonymity to talk about his schedule said Vance would no longer travel there for the summit. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump says Maduro’s days are numbered but ‘doubts’ US will go to war with Venezuela

President’s remarks, made during CBS interview released on Sunday, come as the US amasses military units in CaribbeanDonald Trump has sent mixed signals about potential US intervention in Venezuela, playing down concerns of imminent war against the South American nation but saying its leader Nicolás Maduro’s days were numbered.The president’s remarks, made during a CBS interview released on Sunday, come as the US amasses military units in the Caribbean and has conducted multiple strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels, killing dozens. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Should Californians vote to redistrict and fight Texas’s fire with fire? | Moira Donegan

A state referendum could give Democrats five more congressional seats. It faces two key critiquesWhat, exactly, is Congress for? In the second Trump administration, it can be hard to tell. The power to declare war, long considered a crucial legislative power, has become a murky prerogative of the executive branch in the years since September 11; Trump, in recent months, has claimed even more of that power for himself, conducting strikes on vessels in the Caribbean.The power of the purse seems to have largely been stripped from Congress, too; now, under the office of management and budget director, Russell Vought, much of the power to appropriate federal funds has also defaulted to the presidency, with the White House claiming the ability to abort congressionally authorized expenditures and seeking to redirect the money elsewhere. It’s not like they’re passing any laws, either; virtually all legislation must now be crammed into budget reconciliation bills, massive perennial must-spen...

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2 w. ago Reform UK MP says seeing adverts 'full of Black people' drives her 'mad'

Sarah Pochin was responding to a question about whether her party will do anything about the 'representation of demographics in TV adverts', and claimed white people were 'demonised'

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2 w. ago Dana White ‘hates’ Tom Aspinall’s claim about fighting friend in the UFC

Aspinall, the UFC heavyweight champion, was recently asked if he would face his friend Ante Delija

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2 w. ago White House responds to claims that Diddy will be pardoned this week days after George Santos was released

Trump’s public statements about pardoning Sean Combs have wavered, though he has not given a definitive answer

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2 w. ago Donald Trump literally tearing down White House to build new ballroom

The US President has begun his 'ballroom blitz' plans for the White House, costing hundreds of millions of dollars – he claims it is privately funded by 'generous' donors and 'your truly'

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3 w. ago In the wake of Young Republicans texting scandal, ‘white supremacist’ Nick Fuentes claims: ‘There’s groypers in every department’

Fuentes’s comments came after it was revealed that members of the Young Republicans were praising Hitler and threatening to torture opponents

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3 w. ago Trump says tariffs directly ended several of the wars he claims to have stopped since returning to the White House

President Trump claimed that the import taxes paid by Americans have also been ‘very important’ for ‘national security’

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3 w. ago Trump says tariffs ended most of the seven wars he claims to have ended since returning to the White House

President claims import taxes paid by Americans have also been ‘very important’ for ‘national security’

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3 w. ago How diverse is YOUR street? After Robert Jenrick claims there are areas in Britain with 'no white faces', the Daily Mail deep dives the truth behind his claims

Robert Jenrick's comments this week have reignited an age-old question - what does multiculturalism really look like?

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4 w. ago Why is this Fox News host speculating about AOC’s sex life? | Arwa Mahdawi

Even his colleague has dubbed Jesse Watters’s claim about Ocasio-Cortez and Stephen Miller ‘creepy’Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and United States homeland security adviser, is one of the most influential people in the Trump administration. He is also such a hate-filled little man that members of his own family are publicly rebuking him.During Donald Trump’s first term, in 2018, Miller’s uncle, Dr David Glosser, wrote a piece for Politico calling Miller an “immigration hypocrite”. Glosser noted that if Miller’s hardline immigration policies “had been in force a century ago, our family [Jewish refugees who fled to the US from Europe to avoid persecution] would have been wiped out”.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Defensive, wily and intense, Ecuador aims to make 2026 World Cup its best

The South American nation performed better than ever in World Cup qualifying, with strength in depth that make them difficult to play againstLast September, in the sweltering night heat of Guayaquil, Ecuador finished off their Conmebol World Cup qualifiers with a 1-0 victory over table-leaders and defending champions Argentina. Enner Valencia, the 35-year-old journeyman and the nation’s all-time scorer, sealed the win with a penalty in his 100th appearance. The Estadio Monumental roared with ecstasy and emotion.Both sides had already sealed qualification for 2026 and the visitors were playing without Lionel Messi, who had also said goodbye to qualifiers after his final game in Buenos Aires a few days prior. But none of these narratives mattered to Ecuadorian fans. They were acknowledging a magnificent campaign as La Tricolor ended second in the table, their best-ever finish since Conmebol qualifiers moved to a single table. And this despite starting the campaign with a three-point p...

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4 w. ago Defensive, wily and intense, Ecuador aim to make 2026 World Cup their best

The South American nation performed better than ever in World Cup qualifying, with strength in depth that make them difficult to play againstLast September, in the sweltering night heat of Guayaquil, Ecuador finished off their Conmebol World Cup qualifiers with a 1-0 victory over table-leaders and defending champions Argentina. Enner Valencia, the 35-year-old journeyman and the nation’s all-time scorer, sealed the win with a penalty in his 100th appearance. The Estadio Monumental roared with ecstasy and emotion.Both sides had already sealed qualification for 2026 and the visitors were playing without Lionel Messi, who had also said goodbye to qualifiers after his final game in Buenos Aires a few days prior. But none of these narratives mattered to Ecuadorian fans. They were acknowledging a magnificent campaign as La Tricolor ended second in the table, their best-ever finish since Conmebol qualifiers moved to a single table. And this despite starting the campaign with a three-point p...

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