17 h. ago Trump’s grand push for peace in Gaza will stand or fall on the detail

The thornier second stage of the US president’s plan includes Hamas’s disarmament and Israel’s withdrawal from the strip

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48 h. ago Bondi and DOJ officials were ‘caught off guard’ by Letitia James indictment from Trump prosecutor

Lindsey Halligan presented evidence to a grand jury herself after Trump called for swift prosecutions of his enemies

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3 d. ago Grand jury considers criminal charges against Letitia James after Trump demanded case against New York attorney general

James won blockbuster fraud case against the president and his business empire

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3 d. ago Trump live: Grand jury weighs charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James following president’s request

Trump said the hostages in Gaza will be released early next week

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4 d. ago Trump says he may travel to Middle East as Gaza deal is ‘very close’

Senior officials from Qatar and Turkey also attend in push for breakthrough over US president’s peace plan

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1 week ago Donald Trump says deal to end Gaza war is close for 'the first time ever' as he meets Netanyahu today to push peace plan over the line

Trump believes the agreement is close after talks with Arab leaders last week, insisting it would free hostages, secure a ceasefire and force Hamas to disarm.

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2 w. ago Everything we know on Grand Blanc church shooting as Trump slams 'epidemic of violence'

A mass shooting at a Mormon church that has left the building on fire with at least one person dead, according to police. Here is what we know so far

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2 w. ago Kneecap rapper terrorism case thrown out over 'technical error'

Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill welcomed the move, saying: "These charges were part of a calculated attempt to silence those who stand up and speak out against the Israeli genocide in Gaza."

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2 w. ago UK to push peace plan at UN summit dominated by Palestine recognition

A wave of Israel’s allies are expected to announce their recognition of a Palestinian state at the gathering of world leaders.

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3 w. ago UK formally recognises Palestinian state marking major milestone in push for peace in Middle East

The move will spark fury in Israel, but the prime minister insists “this solution is not a reward for Hamas”

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3 w. ago Donald and Melania Trump's presidential suite at Windsor Castle 'boasts spectacular views' and adheres to this centuries

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump spent the night at Windsor Castle in a grand guest suite which is thought to have a double bedroom and a spare single room.

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3 w. ago Trump’s grand ballroom is going to be even bigger than expected

The White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt initially said the ballroom would have a capacity of 650

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4 w. ago Trump is no 'strongman' when it comes to Russia or Israel. If other democracies don’t step up, anarchy awaits | Simon Tisdall

Putin and Netanyahu are creating chaos in the vacuum left by a weak US president. But there are still ways to foil themIt is too easy to blame Donald Trump for everything that goes wrong in the world. The ability of any US president to fundamentally change or control the behaviour of other major powers is frequently overestimated. Yet by posing as a sort of uncrowned global monarch and grand arbiter of war and peace, Trump perpetuates fantasies of US hegemony, omnipotence and divine right. Intoxicated by such ego-inflating delusions, he pledged before taking office to swiftly end the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts. Perhaps, in his vanity and hubris, he truly believed he could.Eight months on, the exact opposite is happening. Both crises are expanding and escalating. The bubble has burst, his bluff has been called, the emperor has no clothes – and there is no denying that Trump, by alternately appeasing, excusing and encouraging the two foremost villains of these twin tragedies, is great...

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