2 h. ago Trump threatens to block ExxonMobil from Venezuela after CEO calls country ‘uninvestable’

US president says company is ‘playing too cute’ after CEO responds sceptically to his push for oil investment after deposing Nicolás MaduroDonald Trump has said he might block ExxonMobil from investing in Venezuela after the oil company’s chief executive called the country “uninvestable” during a White House meeting last week.Darren Woods told the US president that Venezuela would need to change its laws before it could be an attractive investment opportunity, during the high-profile meeting on Friday with at least 17 other oil executives. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Justice department opens investigation into Jerome Powell as Trump ramps up campaign against Federal Reserve

Fed chair accuses DoJ of threatening criminal charges over building renovation projects because central bank defied Trump’s interest rate demandsThe Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve, a significant escalation in Donald Trump’s extraordinary attack on the US central bank.Powell said the Department of Justice had served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas on Friday, threatening a criminal indictment related to his testimony before the Senate banking committee in June last year, regarding renovations to the Fed’s historic office buildings in Washington DC. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting

President Donald Trump says he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro

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10 h. ago Iran threatens 'immediate REVENGE' if Trump interferes as '500 dead' in latest protests

World on high alert after reports of 500 dead inside Iran as they threatened immediate revenge attacks on the US if Donald Trump steps in to interfere with the latest protests.

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11 h. ago Trump threatens to invade new country and warns 'make a deal before it’s too late'

Donald Trump has escalated threats against Cuba following the US invasion of Venezuela, warning the island nation to strike a deal as he threatens to hit the nation with further sanctions

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12 h. ago Iran threatens to hit US military targets if Trump decides to strike over protests

The UK government has praised the bravery of protesters taking to the streets en masse in the hope of toppling the Iranian regime

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13 h. ago Starmer 'could send troops to Greenland' as NATO weighs mission after Trump threats

The UK could send troops to Greenland as part of a NATO mission as Donald Trump threatens to take the territory from Denmark, with military chiefs reportedly working on plans

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14 h. ago Trump sets his sights on Cuba as he threatens communist regime to make a deal 'before it is too late'

President Trump sent a clear message to Cuba Sunday morning over the country receiving oil and money following the capture of Venezuela's leader.

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15 h. ago Donald Trump sets sights on Cuba in warning – ‘Make deal before it is too late’

President Donald Trump has threatened Cuba to make a deal with the US 'before it is too late'

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15 h. ago Iran parliament speaker threatens ‘delusional’ Trump with retaliation if US strikes over protests

Iran’s parliament speaker warned the US military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump.

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21 h. ago Britain in talks to deploy troops to Greenland as Trump threatens to seize Arctic island

British officials have held discussions with counterparts in Germany and France in recent days

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30 h. ago Donald Trump's 'plan to attack Iran' as he warns regime will be 'hit hard'

US President Donald Trump has sent a warning message to Iran and threatened that his military could "hit very hard," as the country is hit by continued protests and deaths

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32 h. ago Elon Musk hits out at Keir Starmer after reposting AI image of PM wearing a bikini

He called the UK a country that wants to ‘suppress free speech’

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33 h. ago Elon Musk hits out at Keir Starmer reposting AI image of PM wearing a bikini

He called the UK a country that wants to ‘suppress free speech’

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41 h. ago Trump warned ‘upsetting allies who shed blood for the US’ threatens critical defence deals

Exclusive: Obama’s former assistant secretary of state Frank Rose was the last U.S. official to negotiate a defence deal with Denmark and the Greenland Home Rule administration. He spoke to The Independent about the international dispute that could break NATO

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42 h. ago Trump’s ‘morality’ raises nightmare of ghosts past in Colombia

As Trump threatens more attacks on south America and is not bound by international law, he is causing real fear in the region, reports world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Bogota, Colombia

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54 h. ago US oil giant ExxonMobil tells Trump Venezuela is ‘uninvestable’

Chief executive Darren Woods pushes back against president’s call to rush back into troubled country

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55 h. ago Trump threatens Greenland and Iran at meeting with oil bosses on US taking control of Venezuela resources – live

‘We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not,’ president told press during panelPope Leo XIV has denounced how nations are using force to assert their dominion worldwide, saying they are “completely undermining” peace and the post-Second World War international legal order, AP reported.In his most substantial critique of US, Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Leo told ambassadors who represent their countries’ interests at the Holy See that “war is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading”. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for harsher crackdown as protest movement swells

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls protesters ‘vandals’ and ‘saboteurs’ and blames the US for instigating the unrestIran’s supreme leader has vowed that authorities will “not back down” in the face of a rapidly growing protest movement, setting the stage for an intensified violent crackdown on the second day of a nationwide internet shutdown.Protests have raged in cities and towns across the country in recent days, posing a threat to the authority of the regime, which has been significantly weakened since the last large protest movement in the country in 2022. Another round of demonstrations was called for Friday night. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump

Deep funding cuts under President Donald Trump will make it more difficult for struggling communities to get help to fix sewer systems that put health and homes at risk

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