10 h. ago Trump’s biggest donors in 2025 were AI CEOs, a TikTok board member and relatives of criminals, report says

More than a dozen wealthy donors gave at least $1 million to the Trump-affiliated super PAC, MAGA Inc

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16 h. ago Trump is repeating mistakes of Iraq in Venezuela | Mohamad Bazzi

As it did in 2003, the US is underestimating the potential for instability as Trump resurrects one of the Iraq war’s biggest myths“Ladies and gentlemen, we got him!” Paul Bremer, the US proconsul in Iraq, famously declared at a press conference in Baghdad on 14 December 2003, a day after US troops had captured Saddam Hussein. Iraqis in the audience broke out in cheers, leapt up from their seats and pumped their fists in the air – many had waited decades for that moment. “This is a great day in Iraq’s history,” Bremer said, adding: “The tyrant is a prisoner.”I was in the audience that day in Baghdad, covering the Iraq invasion’s aftermath as a correspondent for a US newspaper. It quickly became clear that Bremer and other jubilant US officials would use the occasion – US soldiers dragged the disheveled former Iraqi dictator out of a hole in the ground where he had been hiding near his home town – to declare that America’s war had reached a decisive turn. Despite a growing insurgency ...

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37 h. ago Former Republican chair says US institutions yielded to Trump, ‘the bully’

Michael Steele argues law firms, universities and media capitulated with startling speed and voters want accountabilityThe biggest surprise of Donald Trump’s first year back in office is how quickly America’s institutions capitulated to “the bully”, said Michael Steele, a former chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) turned arch critic.But with the midterm elections for Congress looming, Steele predicts a resounding Democratic victory amid a hunger among voters to hold the president and his allies accountable for threatening democracy. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Elon Musk's baby mum Ashley St Clair fumes as fake sexualised photos made by Grok appear

A report revealed Elon Musk's AI chatbot has been used by criminals to create fake child abuse images - the mother of one of his kids claimed deepfake porn photos of her as a teen were also made and shared

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6 d. ago Trump celebrates one of his biggest victories in Truth Social post... his TikTok numbers

President Donald Trump switches focus from Venezuela to promote viewing figures on social video app

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7 d. ago Alejandro Garnacho immediately sticks boot into Ruben Amorim as he likes post about old Man Utd manager being sacked

ALEJANDRO GARNACHO immediately stuck the boot into Ruben Amorim's Manchester United departure by "liking" a social media post. United confirmed the 40-year-old has left his role after 14 months in charge with the club sixth in the Premier League. Amorim departs amid tension with the Old Trafford board - but he also faced fractured relationships...

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7 d. ago Man Utd SACK Ruben Amorim after breakdown in board relations following explosive rant

Ruben Amorim has been sacked by Manchester United after 14 months in charge following his remarkable rant after the 1-1 draw against Leeds in the Premier League on Sunday

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1 week ago China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s biggest electric car seller

Sales at Elon Musk’s company slump after Donald Trump’s withdrawal of EV subsidiesChina’s BYD overtook Tesla as the world’s largest electric carmaker in 2025, after the US company run by Elon Musk reported a slump in deliveries at the end of the year.BYD sold 2.26m battery electric cars during the year, easily outstripping the 1.63m deliveries reported on Friday by Tesla for the same period. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ørsted files legal challenge against US government over windfarm lease freeze

Europe’s biggest offshore wind developer seeking to overturn White House decision to suspend work on a $5bn wind farm projectEurope’s biggest offshore wind developer is taking the Trump administration to court over its decision to suspend work on a $5bn project on the north-east US coast.Denmark’s Ørsted filed a legal challenge on Thursday against the White House’s decision 10 days ago to suspend the lease for its Revolution Wind site as part of a sweeping move halting all construction of offshore wind. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Enzo Maresca wanted Chelsea exit before sacking after speaking to rival clubs

Enzo Maresca wanted to leave Chelsea before the club decided to sack the manager on New Year's Day, with revelations about his broken relationship with the board emerging

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1 week ago Enzo Maresca leaves Chelsea after dramatic breakdown in relations

Italian departs Stamford Bridge role after 18 monthsTensions behind the scenes damaged relationshipsEnzo Maresca has left his job as Chelsea’s head coach. Maresca’s relationship with the club’s board has broken down and the split has led to a parting of the ways.It had seemed Chelsea would give the Italian time to turn around his side’s form but events have moved quickly during the past 24 hours. There was deep dissatisfaction with the 45-year-old’s decisions during games but the bigger issue was his conduct away from the pitch. The situation has been volatile ever since Maresca made cryptic comments about experiencing his “worst 48 hours” at the club after the win over Everton on 13 December. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Enzo Maresca leaves Chelsea after holding talks over Manchester City move

Italian departs Stamford Bridge role after 18 monthsMaresca told bosses he discussed replacing GuardiolaEnzo Maresca’s shock departure at Chelsea came after he informed the club that he had held talks with figures associated to Manchester City over replacing Pep Guardiola.Chelsea have been weighed down by uncertainty ever since cracks in Maresca’s relationship with the board became apparent last month, but there is a feeling at Stamford Bridge that the Italian was looking to engineer an exit before a parting of the ways was confirmed on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump says military struck ‘big facility’ in Venezuela in possible biggest escalation of conflict so far

‘Two nights ago we knocked that out, so we hit them very hard,’ the president said on Friday

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3 w. ago US justice department releases heavily redacted cache of Jeffrey Epstein files

Files that were viewable included images of Epstein socializing with Bill Clinton, as well as entertainers like Michael JacksonEpstein documents release – live updatesThe Department of Justice on Friday released a long-awaited and huge tranche of documents related to its investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a major development in the lengthy political saga that turned into one of the biggest setbacks Donald Trump has suffered since his re-election last year.While significant portions of the files are redacted, those that were viewable included images of Epstein socializing with Bill Clinton and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, as well as entertainers like Michael Jackson, Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago British family are accused of wheeling a DEAD grandmother onto easyJet flight from Spain after 'telling cabin crew she was tired'

The 89-year-old was helped on board the aircraft by five of her relatives who, witnesses say, told airline staff she was unwell and had fallen asleep.

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3 w. ago British family are accused of wheeling a DEAD grandmother on to easyJet flight from Spain after 'telling cabin crew she was tired'

The 89-year-old was helped on board the aircraft by five of her relatives who, witnesses say, told airline staff she was unwell and had fallen asleep.

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