7 h. ago Trump's accusations against major oil producing nation sparking 'warmongering threats'

World War 3 fears continue to grow as US President Donald Trump has now orderered a sweeping naval blockade on Venezuela and labelled its government a terrorist group

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9 h. ago BP replaces chief Murray Auchincloss after less than two years

Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill will become the UK oil and gas major’s new top manager

Politics

11 h. ago US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four, as Trump accuses Venezuela of taking ‘our oil’

The announcement from Pete Hegseth comes a day after Trump issued a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving VenezuelaThe US military carried out a lethal strike on a vessel it said was engaged in drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific, according to defense secretary Pete Hegseth, as Trump further ratcheted up pressure on Venezuela, accusing the country of taking US oil.On Wednesday Hegseth said the “lethal kinetic strike” on a vessel engaged in “narco-trafficking operations” had killed four people. The latest strike in the Pacific brings the death toll to 99 since the US began its campaign of striking alleged drug-trafficking boats in September. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Key findings of an AP analysis examining federal prosecutions of protesters

The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers while protesting President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

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12 h. ago DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump's immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled

The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers during protests of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

Politics

16 h. ago BP replaces CEO Murray Auchincloss after less than two years in the role

Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill will become the UK oil and gas major’s new top manager

Economics

17 h. ago BP replaces CEO Murray Auchincloss after less than two years

Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill will become the UK oil and gas major’s new top manager

Economics

25 h. ago Melania: first trailer released for Amazon’s documentary on the first lady

The $40m film – directed by Brett Ratner, who has been accused of sexual misconduct – follows Melania Trump in the days before the 2025 inaugurationAmazon has released the first trailer for next year’s documentary on Melania Trump.The film will follow the first lady in the 20 days before the 2025 inauguration and has “unprecedented access” with promises of “exclusive footage capturing critical meetings, private conversations, and never-before-seen environments”. Continue reading...

Culture

40 h. ago Grieving Maria Shriver rips Trump for 'callous' Rob Reiner remarks as she accuses him of lacking 'human decency'

Maria Shriver has publicly condemned President Donald Trump over his remarks about the deaths of her close friends, acclaimed director Rob Reiner and his wife.

Politics

47 h. ago Why Donald Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against the BBC is doomed to fail

The BBC is accused of misleading viewers by editing a speech Donald Trump delivered on 6 January 2021

Politics

49 h. ago M20 traffic LIVE: Man hospitalised in crash with major oil spillage on motorway

The M20 is closed eastbound between J8 (Hollingbourne) and J9 (Ashford) due to a single vehicle collision which led to a large oil spillage, National Highways confirmed

Events

49 h. ago Lindsey Graham says Obama and Biden ‘have a lot to do with’ Australia mass shooting

Graham praised Trump for taking a more aggressive approach to combating ISIS and accused past two Democratic presidents of not doing enough

Politics

50 h. ago Keir Starmer has NOT urged Trump to drop $10bn law suit against the BBC over Panorama scandal

Donald Trump pressed ahead with his legal action overnight, accusing the BBC of causing severe reputational and financial harm with misleading editing of a speech.

Politics

53 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Was Trump wrong to attack murdered Rob Reiner's politics and accuse him of having a 'mind

Donald Trump appeared to blame Rob Reinerand his wife Michele's murders on the director's 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' in a new post on Truth Social this week.

Politics

2 d. ago Trump administration says it needs to fight SNAP fraud, but the extent of the problem is unclear

Accusations of widespread fraud are at the heart of the Trump administration's policies on SNAP

Politics

3 d. ago Bill and Hillary Clinton are pushing back against ‘weaponized’ Republican

The Clintons’ lawyer has accused Donald Trump of trying to ‘divert attention from his own relationship with Mr. Epstein’

Politics

3 d. ago Trial begins for Wisconsin judge accused of helping man evade Trump’s ICE crackdown

The trial is the latest flashpoint in President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown

Politics

5 d. ago Top Putin aide issues chilling WW3 threat to UK and NATO over Zelensky peace talks

Vladimir Putin's sycophant aide Kirill Dmitriev claimed NATTO was undermining President Donald Trump's peace plan and accused it of wanting to start WW3 rather than see him succeed

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5 d. ago Metropolitan police chief accuses Trump of talking 'nonsense' about London crime

Metropolitan police chief accuses Trump of talking 'nonsense' about London crime  Sky News

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7 d. ago US lawmakers condemn seizure of Venezuelan oil tanker: ‘Trump is sleepwalking us into a war’

Unease grows in Washington, including among some Republicans, over Trump administration’s escalating military posture in the CaribbeanUS politics live – latest updatesSenior Democratic lawmakers and at least one Republican have condemned Wednesday’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker off the nation’s coast, with one saying Donald Trump is “sleepwalking us into a war with Venezuela”.There is growing, at least somewhat bipartisan unease in Washington over the administration’s escalating military posture in the region. Trump has accused Venezuela of facilitating drug trafficking, and increased the US military presence in the Caribbean to a level not seen in decades. The administration has also conducted a campaign of bombings of alleged drug boats, killing more than 80 people so far. Continue reading...

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