13 h. ago Trump waits on response after latest request to meet with Kim Jong Un

So far, there has been no response from the North Korean leader

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4 d. ago 'Considerable chance' Trump may meet North Korean tyrant Kim Jong

The American president is due to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in South Korea next week.

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2 w. ago Keir kisses the ring: Starmer joins queue of fellow world leaders waiting to shake hands with Donald Trump at Gaza peace summit after US president oversees ceasefire agreement

The Prime Minister was among those who lined up for pictures with the US President after Donald Trump oversaw a Middle East ceasefire agreement.

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2 w. ago Who will run against Trump in 2028? Please step forward now – don’t wait | David Kirp

A leading Democrat, backed by substantial funding, should enter the 2028 presidential race right nowThe Democratic politicians on the national scene, charged with leading the opposition, continue to bring a butterknife to the ongoing gunfight that is US politics under Donald Trump. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, comes across as a weary grandpa, glasses perched halfway down his nose as he reads his script in sleep-inducing monotone. Quick – who’s the minority leader of the House? You get bonus points if you can identify Hakeem Jeffries. Charismatic he is not.What’s to be done?David Kirp is professor emeritus at the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California-Berkeley Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Israel prepares to implement 'first stage' of Trump's Gaza peace plan

It came after Trump posted a video celebrating the deal, though he similarly was waiting to get it 'in concrete' with Hamas and Israel.

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3 w. ago US government shutdown: White House halts $2.1bn of Chicago transport funding; ‘I don’t have anything to negotiate’, says Mike Johnson – live

Trump aide Russ Vought said hold would affect work to extend and modernize city’s transit lines amid little hope Senate can agree a way out of shutdownUS government shutdown day three: Republicans and Democrats make little progress on dealTrump administration freezes $2.1bn in funds for Chicago transit projectsAs the world waits for Hamas’s response to Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, the US president has issued a new deadline for the militant group of 6pm ET on Sunday.Trump, who on Monday gave Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his ultimatum, said they were being given “one last chance”. He wrote on his Truth Social platform this morning:Every Country has signed on! If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas. Continue reading...

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