8 h. ago White House press secretary tells CBS ‘we’ll sue your ass off’ if it edits Trump interview

Karoline Leavitt was recorded warning network to put out new interview with president in full and without editsDonald Trump’s White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, was recently recorded warning CBS News to broadcast a new interview with the president in full and without edits – or “we’ll sue your ass off”.Trump “said, ‘Make sure you guys don’t cut the tape, make sure the interview is out in full,’” Leavitt told CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil after he had interviewed the president, according to an audio exchange first reported on by the New York Times. The 13-minute exclusive segment aired on Tuesday, months after CBS’ parent company Paramount agreed to pay Trump $16m over its editing of an unrelated interview ahead of the 2024 election that vaulted him to a second presidency. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Dictator ousted but regime intact – what next for Venezuela’s opposition?

The US snatched Nicolás Maduro but, frozen out by Trump, anti-government activists are unsure how to proceedAs the harsh reality sets in that Venezuela’s authoritarian regime remains essentially unchanged even without Nicolás Maduro, activists who have spent years fighting for the country’s return to democracy are unsure about what the next steps should be.They agree that the country should very soon either hold new elections or install the retired diplomat Edmundo González – widely believed to have won the 2024 election – but neither option appears to be on the White House’s agenda at the moment. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago ICE agents are ordered NOT to retaliate against protesters or stop drivers in the streets during chaotic Minnesota operations

A Minnesota district court judge ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents cannot detain or tear gas peaceful protesters or people observing agents.

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3 d. ago Triple boost for Keir Starmer on GDP, the NHS and Grok after series of U

The PM is seeking to get his Government to focus sharply on tackling the cost-of-living crisis after its popularity slumped since the July 2024 general election

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3 d. ago Ugandans to vote in election expected to extend Museveni’s four

Campaign beset by violence with supporters of rival candidate Bobi Wine teargassed and detainedUgandans are preparing to vote in an election that is expected to result in Yoweri Museveni extending his nearly four-decade grip on power in the east African country, after a campaign beset by violence.Security forces have frequently clamped down on supporters of Museveni’s main opponent, Bobi Wine, by teargassing and shooting bullets at events and detaining people. Authorities have also arrested civil society members and suspended rights groups. On Tuesday, they shut down internet access and limited mobile phone services countrywide. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump’s approval with Gen Z has dropped a massive 42 points in the past year, polling finds

Trump won over more young voters in the 2024 election than in his two previous runs for president

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4 d. ago Venezuela regime claims release of political prisoners is sign of new era

NGOs estimate that there are still close to 1,000 political prisoners in Venezuela despite claims by new leadersVenezuela’s acting president has claimed that the regime’s release of political prisoners sent a “very clear message” that the country was “opening up to a new political moment”, days after the seizure and rendition of the dictator Nicolás Maduro.Delcy Rodríguez also vowed to continue the releases and accused NGOs that have described the process as slow and opaque of “lying to the world and trying to sell falsehoods about Venezuela”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Venezuela's acting president vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under Maduro

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under former President Nicolás Maduro

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4 d. ago DoJ deemed it ‘unnecessary’ to conclude whether seizing Maduro violated law, memo reveals

Memo on US military raid to capture Venezuela’s president effectively argued that presidents can blow through UN charterUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration received approval from the justice department to use the military to seize Nicolás Maduro even as it declined to address whether the operation would violate international law, according to its legal memo released on Tuesday.The dark-of-night raid to capture Venezuela’s president has raised a host of legal issues concerning the president’s power to start an armed conflict without congressional approval and possible breaches of international law. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago DoJ deemed it ‘unnecessary’ to conclude whether seizing Maduro violated international law, memo reveals

Memo on US military raid to capture Venezuela’s president effectively argued that presidents can blow through UN charterUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration received approval from the justice department to use the military to seize Nicolás Maduro even as it declined to address whether the operation would violate international law, according to its legal memo released on Tuesday.The dark-of-night raid to capture Venezuela’s president has raised a host of legal issues concerning the US president’s power to start an armed conflict without congressional approval and possible breaches of international law. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Iran protests: Death toll jumps over 2,500 as Donald Trump issues 'very strong' warning

A human rights agency said at least 2,571 had died in the protests sweeping through Iran, while more than 18,100 people are reported to have been detained ahead of the first execution scheduled for Wednesday

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4 d. ago Americans detained in Venezuela released in what US calls ‘an important step’

Venezuela’s national assembly head indicated last week that a "significant number" of foreign prisoners would be freed

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4 d. ago Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela have been released, Trump administration says

The Trump administration says multiple Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released

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5 d. ago Machado urges Pope Leo to support release of political prisoners in Venezuela

Pope Leo XIV has met with María Corina Machado at the Vatican

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6 d. ago Families of prisoners in Venezuela wait in anguish as promised releases trickle

Yaxzodara Lozada has woken up freezing on a sidewalk outside a Venezuelan prison, hoping her husband, a police officer detained in November, will be released

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6 d. ago Hundreds killed after protests in Iran as Trump says US 'looking at very strong options'

Over 550 people have been killed and thousands more detained since December 28

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6 d. ago To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte

It was hard for me to quit Elon Musk’s poisoned platform, but I urge others to do the same, especially in light of Grok’s imagery of women and childrenSome wars can’t be won. It can be hard to come to terms with this fact when you’re still on the battlefield, but if somehow you manage to step out for a moment, then the truth will become obvious. You have lost, the people on your side have lost, the villains have won and, if anything, you should have run away a long time ago.My own sad epiphany about Twitter, now known as X, came in the immediate aftermath of the US election in 2024. I’d spent a lot of that year lying to myself, ignoring the increasing volume of abuse I’d been receiving and the fact that no one ever read my linked pieces any more, but that week I realised I had to stop. I had to leave X for good. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Activists claim death toll in Iranian protests has risen to more than 500 as unrest continues

More than 10,000 people are reported to have been detained as unrest continues

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7 d. ago Government urged to ban Iranian revolutionary guard amid violent crackdown

Dozens of people have been killed and thousands detained as the Iranian state has attempted to quell mass protests in the country.

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7 d. ago Kemi Badenoch backs US action to help overthrow Iran's regime amid widespread protests

More than a hundred people have been killed and thousands detained in the uprising against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's rule.

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