4 h. ago The hidden messages behind Melania Trump's fashion thunderbolts during state visit

From the moment King Charles extended the invitation for a second state visit to President Trump in February, Melania will have been planning her sartorial roll call.

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5 h. ago Trump's 'hidden hands' show President has changed as he 'conquers habit' from first

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star's resident psychic and astrologer, Inbaal Honigman, has suggested the US president left clues about his future through his body language while visiting the UK

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14 h. ago Trump praises Charles as ‘great King and gentleman’ at Windsor Castle farewell

The US president and the monarch posed for a group photo and shook hands warmly before Donald Trump left for Chequers.

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14 h. ago Donald Trump state banquet: The hidden messages weaved into the menu

When is a meal not just a meal? When there’s a president involved

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16 h. ago All the hidden fashion messages from Trump's state visit to the UK

From colour-coordinated outfits to sentimental jewellery, the King, Queen, and Prince and Princess of Wales, subtly incorporated nods in the outfits they wore to host US President Trump.

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36 h. ago How Trump stayed on the right side of royal protocol when he met Charles (even if he did turn up 21 minutes late)

All eyes were on Donald Trump's trip to the UK, as he met King Charles and the Queen. It follows criticism the president faced in 2019 over how he handled his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II.

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41 h. ago White House puts out new picture showing Donald Trump’s makeup

The president’s hand has sparked questions over his health for months

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42 h. ago Robert Redford was ‘a principled force for good’, says All the President’s Men reporter Bob Woodward

Veteran journalist played by Redford in 1976 film version of the Watergate exposé that brought down the Nixon presidency pays tribute to a ‘fiery’ friend• Robert Redford: the incandescently handsome star who changed Hollywood foreverBob Woodward, the journalist played by Robert Redford in the 1976 corruption exposé All the President’s Men, has paid tribute to the actor who died on Tuesday, saying he was “a noble and principled force for good”.In a statement posted on social media, Woodward said that Redford and he had been friends for 50 years and that he “admired him – for his friendship, his fiery independence, and the way he used any platform he had to help make the world better, fairer, brighter for others”. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Donald Trump's bruised hand hidden by Melania as they land in UK for state visit

US President Donald Trump's health has been questioned after he was spotted with a patch on his hand earlier today, which Melania appeared to cover up when they landed.

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4 d. ago Starmer knew Peter Mandelson had a 'strong relationship' with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein but risked making him US ambassador anyway because of his 'talents', admits Cabinet minister

Peter Kyle said that Lord Mandelson's potential ability to handle President Trump meant it was 'worth the risk' of appointing him.

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6 d. ago Europe’s cruel summer: Ursula von der Leyen faces an EU under pressure

European Commission president addresses a parliament reeling from Trump trade deal and escalations in Ukraine and GazaWhen Ursula von der Leyen arrived in the vast semi-circle debating chamber in the European parliament in Strasbourg, she greeted MEP leaders of some of Europe’s political groups warmly. Wearing a trim khaki-green jacket, the European Commission president smiled, shook hands and exchanged air kisses with some of the politicians, who had front-row seats for her annual state of the union address.The hour-long speech on Wednesday had a stark message: Europe must fight for its place in an “unforgiving” world, facing major powers that are either “ambivalent or openly hostile” towards it. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump administration tells Supreme Court that handing out $4B foreign aid poses ‘grave’ threat to presidency

Trump tees up major challenge to Congress’ constitutional authority to control federal spending

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1 week ago Brainless bodies and pig organs: does science back up Putin and Xi’s longevity claims?

Russian leader’s claim that people can ‘get younger’ through repeated organ transplants has raised eyebrowsPerhaps it was the extravagant display of deadly weaponry that prompted Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to mull on mortality at this week’s military parade in Beijing.It was more banter than serious discussion, but with both aged 72, the Chinese president and his Russian counterpart may feel the cold hand on the shoulder more than Kim Jong-un, the 41-year-old North Korean leader who strolled beside them. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says nearly 60% of weapons are domestically made as role of drones increases

President says production of arms has already exceeded target set in July; one person killed in Russian strike. What we know on day 1,292Nearly 60% of weapons used by Ukraine’s military are domestically produced, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, already exceeding a target he set two months ago. “During this war, Ukraine has reached the point where nearly 60% of the weapons we have, the weapons in the hands of our soldiers, are Ukrainian-made,” the Ukrainian president said on Saturday in his nightly video address. “And these are powerful weapons, with many advanced features.” In his address, he also pointed to a joint project to undertake weapons production in Denmark. The president in July called on his reshuffled government to take measures to boost production of weapons made in Ukraine to more than 50%, higher than at any other time since independence from Soviet rule in 1991.Ukraine has focused on drone production and on providing air defences to counter Russia’s intensive drone and mis...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's hands raise fresh health concern during major announcement

Donald Trump's hands have sparked new health concerns as the American President addressed the public from the White House about a major announcement regarding Space Command HQ

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2 w. ago MARK ALMOND: Trump is the reason India's mingling with despots and pariahs

The sight of Narendra Modi glad-handing China's President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will set alarm bells ringing across the West.

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin meets Xi Jinping arrives in China for security summit – Ukraine war live

Russian president and his Chinese counterpart shake hands as more than 20 world leaders attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in TianjinFollowing a meeting with Ukraine’s top general, Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his country’s forces are planning new strikes deep into Russia.In a post on X, the Ukrainian leader wrote:We analysed in detail the situation in the Zaporizhzhia direction and the enemy’s intentions. Also the situation in the border areas of the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.We will continue our active operations in exactly the way needed for Ukraine’s defence. The forces and resources are prepared. New deep strikes have also been planned. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago If Donald Trump dies in office here's what happens and who will take over

It’s quite rare for a president to die in office, but a handful have. And there are pretty well defined procedures for what happens at that point

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3 w. ago Newsom claps back at Trump’s ‘strange hand action’ remark after large bruising noted on president’s hands

Trump has sported a prominent bruise on his right hand for several months and attenpted to cover it up with makeup to no avail

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3 w. ago Newsom claps back at Trump’s ‘strange hand action’ remark amid health concerns over dark spots on president’s appendage

Trump has sported a prominent bruise on his right hand for several months and attenpted to cover it up with makeup to no avail

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