47 m. ago A senior White House official has told me the REAL threat to Trump. Epstein is a humiliating distraction. But he's losing grip fast... this could be fatal: ANDREW NEIL

The manner in which Donald Trump was forced, in the end, to agree this week to the publication of the Epstein files should worry the President far more than anything that might be in them.

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2 h. ago Trump 'will force Zelensky into accepting peace deal with Russia that hands over land and slashes Ukraine's army'

The United States has signalled to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that he will be forced to accept a deal with Russia that would see Ukraine hand over land to Russia. 

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3 h. ago 'US tells Zelensky: You have to accept peace deal with Russia that sees you hand over land and cut back your army'

The United States has signalled to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that he has to accept a deal with Russia that would see Ukraine hand over land to Russia. 

Economics

7 h. ago UK defense secretary warns Russia it is ready to deal with any incursions after spy ship spotted

Britain has warned Russia it is ready to handle any incursions into its territory

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9 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel blasts Trump over ‘quiet, piggy’ outburst aimed at female reporter

‘Every time he gets asked about Jeffrey Epstein, he loses his mind,’ Kimmel said of Trump’s viral reaction to a reporter on Air Force One last week

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11 h. ago Trump administration ‘secretly working with Russia to form new Ukraine peace plan’

The US has also sent two army generals to Ukraine as it looks to bring Moscow and Kyiv back to the negotiating table

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12 h. ago NATO jets scramble after Putin's new missile attack in WW3 fears

The horrific bombardment came as it looks like the US has taken steps to broker a peace deal with Putin as the dictator unleashes more horror in Ukraine

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22 h. ago Tennessee governor to keep National Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office says the National Guard will continue supporting a crime-fighting task force ordered by President Donald Trump in Memphis while state lawyers appeal a judge's order that blocked the troops from operating in the city

Politics

30 h. ago Donald Trump addresses health fears as reporters notice 'hoarse voice' at major briefing

Donald Trump has been forced to address concerns about his health after his "hoarse voice" was heard at a conference

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35 h. ago Four out of five Ukrainians are fleeing military training centres after being drafted into the army, Kyiv politician reveals

Four out of five Ukrainians are fleeing military training centres after being drafted into the army, a Kyiv politician has revealed.

Events

45 h. ago Trump Gaza plan: Hamas rejects resolution for international stabilisation force approved by UN security council

UN body quickly passes resolution that also includes reference to a future Palestinian state; Hamas says the plan favours Israeli occupationThe US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a “green zone” under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.Foreign forces will initially deploy alongside Israeli soldiers in the east of Gaza, leaving the devastated strip divided by the current Israeli-controlled “yellow line”, according to US military planning documents seen by the Guardian and sources briefed on American plans. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago UN Security Council approves Trump’s plan authorising a stabilisation force in Gaza

The negotiations lasted nearly two weeks

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60 h. ago China basks in the spotlight at Cop30 as Trump forces the US to stay away

The world’s largest polluter is being celebrated by attendees in Brazil for leadership on renewable energy, Nick Ferris writes. However, experts warn that Chinese energy investment is no substitute for the grant-based climate aid that the US used to provide pre-Trump

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3 d. ago Trans air force members sue Trump administration over denied pension

Complaint slams government’s actions as ‘unlawful and invalid’ after air force revoked early retirement benefitsA group of 17 transgender US air force members has sued the Trump administration for denying them early retirement pensions and benefits.The complaint, submitted in federal court, describes the government’s move against them as “unlawful and invalid”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Putin’s desperate ‘last roll of the dice’ for besieged city before troops face brutal

VLADIMIR Putin's army has just weeks to clinch a "symbolic" victory in a Ukrainian key city - or face a killer winter in the trenches. The tyrant has thrown closing in on 200,000 troops into his stalling meatgrinder in an ongoing 18-month attempt to capture Pokrovsk. Intelligence suggests at least 135,000 Russian soldiers have been...

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3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Drones hit Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery

Russian attacks kill four on Saturday; Serbian government faces deadline to oust Russian owners from state oil company. What we know on day 1,362 Ukraine’s army said on Saturday it struck a Russian oil refinery in the Ryazan region near Moscow, as “part of efforts to reduce the enemy’s ability to launch missile and bomb strikes”. Explosions and a large fire were observed at the site, said the military. Ryazan is located about 200km (125 miles) south-east of Moscow.Russian officials often do not admit such attacks have succeeded, and the Ryazan governor, Pavel Malkov, adopted the standard line that Ukrainian drones were shot down but debris happened to hit the target. “Falling debris caused a fire on the premises of one enterprise,” Malkov said. A wave of 25 Ukrainian drones attacked the region, Malkov said.Officials in southern Ukraine said four people were killed by Russian attacks on Saturday. Prosecutors in the Kherson region said “three civilians are known to have been killed” i...

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4 d. ago BBC has had ‘no further contact’ from Donald Trump’s lawyers ‘at this point’

Following an apology from the BBC, the US president said he still plans to sue the corporation.

Politics

4 d. ago Trump vows to sue BBC for up to $5bn over edited Panorama clip

The BBC apologised but said it would not pay financial compensation.

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4 d. ago Trump insists he ‘knows nothing’ about ‘the girls’ mentioned in Epstein’s emails in new comments: Recap

‘I know nothing about that. They would have announced that a long time ago,’ Trump said on Air Force One about the recently released emails from Epstein’s estate

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4 d. ago Trump says he will take legal action against the BBC over edited speech

The BBC apologised but said it would not pay financial compensation.

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