36 m. ago Iran protests live updates: Trump warns of ‘very strong action’ if Iran executes protesters, as death toll soars

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan Soltani Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests Erfan Soltani is reportedly facing execution in Iran on Wednesday after he was tried, convicted and sentenced, following his arrest on Thursday.The 26-year-old was arrested in Karaj, a city on the north-west outskirts of Tehran, at the peak of the protests before the internet black-out. Soltani is one of the many thousands of protesters arrested last week. Continue reading...

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57 m. ago Trump appears to flip the bird and mouth ‘f*** you’ to Ford heckler who shouted ‘pedophile protector’ at him

The president was shouted at during a visit to the Ford factory in Dearborn, Michigan

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66 m. ago Trump warns Iran to ‘show humanity’ or face ‘very strong action’

US president set to meet top aides at the White House about a possible intervention

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88 m. ago Trump updates: President says slain Renee Good’s ‘actions were pretty tough’ in CBS News interview

Trump visited Michigan, where he also stood for an interview with CBS News, in which he made the comments about Renee Good’s fatal shooting

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1 hour ago Trump live updates: President says slain Renee Good’s ‘actions were pretty tough’ in CBS News interview

Trump visiting Michigan where he also stood for an interview with CBS News, in which he made the comments about Renee Good’s fatal shooting

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1 hour ago Planned Parenthood recieves crucial lifeline as Trump releases tens of millions amid legal challenges

The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association sued the Trump administration last April after it withheld $65.8 million in family planning grants

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1 hour ago Wildlife crews stop actively searching for young wolves after livestock attacks

Wildlife crews have stopped actively searching for two juvenile gray wolves in Northern California's Sierra Valley

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1 hour ago Britain is ‘stepping up on Arctic security’, Yvette Cooper says amid Trump Greenland threats

Cooper is also poised to advocate for enhanced Nato efforts to safeguard the High North from Russian aggression

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2 h. ago Minneapolis duo details their ICE detention, including pressure to rat on protest organizers

Two Minneapolis friends who have been monitoring immigration officers’ actions during the Trump administration’s latest crackdown say they were detained without charge for several hours in distressing conditions, denied phone calls, and pressured to rat out protest organizers and people living in the country illegally

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2 h. ago Trump yells 'f*** you' and gives middle finger to heckler who hurled heinous slur

Trump remains under pressure to release the Epstein files as the DOJ has offered up only 1 percent of the archive after a legal deadline issued by Congress.

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3 h. ago White House adds a new ‘tacky’ sign for Rose Garden as Trump’s makeover continues

‘Looks tacky. Doesn't need a sign. Should be obvious where one is,’ wrote one user

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3 h. ago Trump promises 'very strong action' against Iran as he reveals new red line

The president previously warned Tehran that he would take military action if it harmed protesters. Since then, at least 2,000 demonstrators have been killed.

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3 h. ago Justice Department accuses judge of abusing power in questioning prosecutor's authority

Justice Department officials have accused a federal judge of abusing his power in demanding that Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan explain why she continues to identify herself as a U.S. Attorney in Virginia despite another judge’s ruling that she was illegally appointed

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3 h. ago Iran crisis live: US citizens should ‘leave Iran now’, says US state department

US government issues warning as Donald Trump says US will take ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protestersTrump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff on US tradePeople in Iran: share your views on the current situationNon-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority,” a French foreign ministry official told AFP.Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said:This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Trump promises 'very strong action' if Iran 'crosses red line' and executes protester

At least 2,000 people have been killed during anti-government protests in Iran, and Donald Trump has spoken out against the regime's handling of demonstrators in the country

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4 h. ago Trump uses affordability speech to air grievances and empty boasts – but offers little to bring down prices

Address to Detroit Economic Club includes few concrete proposals to address cost-of-living concerns

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4 h. ago Rocker slams 'dangerous' claims of Trump's 'unofficial Arctic envoy' in Greenland

Per Berthelson, a musician and an MP in Greenland, is opposed to any US takeover of his homeland. He's angry by the antics of Donald Trump supporter Jorgen Boassen

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4 h. ago Trump threatens to revoke citizenship of naturalized immigrants convicted of fraud

US president uses winding speech trailed to be on affordability to attack immigrantsDonald Trump is heading to Detroit, Michigan today, where he’ll tour a Ford factory in Dearborn.The president will deliver remarks to the Detroit Economic Club at 2pm ET, to continue his “affordability” tour, where he’s expected to tout the administration’s commitment to revitalising manufacturing and keeping costs down. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Donald Trump could take action on Greenland 'within weeks' as residents worry

America's Arctic commissioner Thomas Dans said the US president wants to annex the territory quickly, something Greenland minister Naaja Nathanielsen said is 'unfathomable'

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4 h. ago Plane used in boat strike off Venezuela was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, AP sources say

The plane used by the U.S. military to strike an alleged drug-smuggling boat off Venezuela last fall was painted to look like a civilian aircraft

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