23 h. ago JACK STRAW: 'Keir Starmer has yet another challenge on his hands from Trump'

'The US president's decision to withdraw the United States from no less than 66 international agencies is really serious', Jack Straw, the former Labour Foreign Secretary writes

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38 h. ago Washington National Opera leaving the Kennedy Center in latest upheaval since Trump takeover

After WNO announced their departure, the Trump Kennedy Center claimed the decision was due to a ‘financially challenging relationship’

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61 h. ago US Navy chasing oil tankers fleeing Venezuelan waters across the Atlantic

The United States Navy is on the hunt for a group of over a dozen oil tankers that have been sanctioned by Donald Trump after illegally entering Venezuelan waters.

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4 d. ago Europe live: Russia reportedly deploys naval escort for oil tanker near Iceland

Ageing vessel had previously been involved in Venezuelan oil exportsMeanwhile, over in France, Brigitte Bardot’s funeral gets under way in Saint-Tropez, with hundreds of well-wishers lining up the streets, AFP reported.Bardot’s coffin, covered in mostly orange and yellow flowers, was carried into the town’s Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption church at the start of the funeral service, which was covered live by French news channels.“Later-life Bardot was a passionate defender of animal rights, true, but she was also a committed, enthusiastic racist. She also referred to gay people as “fairground freaks” and denounced #MeToo victims as “hypocritical, ridiculous, and pointless”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Europe live: Russia deploys naval escort for oil tanker near Iceland

Ageing vessel had previously been involved in Venezuelan oil exportsMeanwhile, a lot of attention is being given to an ageing oil tanker, formerly known as Bella 1 and renamed as Marinera, which is now going through the Icelandic territorial waters.The Russian Navy has reportedly deployed a submarine and other naval vessels to escort the tanker, previously involved in Venezuelan oil exports, amid growing speculations the US and allies are monitoring its movements. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Marinera ship tracker live: Putin sends navy escort as Trump ‘plans to seize’ banned Venezuelan oil tanker

British military are reportedly among Nato forces tracking the tanker

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4 d. ago Bella 1 ship tracker LIVE: Russia swarms Marinera oil tanker as WW3 fears rise

The tanker, which has changed its name from Bella 1 to Marinera, normally transports Venezuelan crude oil - it is being escorted by the Russina Navy and pursued by US forces

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4 d. ago Russia sends submarine to escort 'Axis of Evil' tanker as WW3 fears rise

Russia has deployed a submarine and naval vessels to escort an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast after President Maduro's capture, fuelling concerns over growing global tensions

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4 d. ago WW3 fears erupt as Russia deploys submarine to escort shadow fleet oil tanker evading US

Concerns over growing global tensions have risen after reports that Russia has deployed a submarine and other naval vessels to escort an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

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6 d. ago Dire 'anarchy' warning as Keir Starmer urged to challenge Donald Trump over Venezuela

Dame Emily Thornberry warned that 'snatching' leaders will end in anarchy as she said Keir Starmer must be clear Donald Trump broke international law

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6 d. ago Trump plans a military 'quarantine' of Venezuela's oil to strong

Marco Rubio promised the US would use a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers rather than exert direct control on Venezuela post-Maduro.

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8 d. ago Why has US attacked Caracas and captured Venezuela’s president?

Trump’s unprecedented capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship• US attacks Venezuela – live updatesOvernight Friday, the US carried out airstrikes across Venezuela, with explosions rocking the capital, Caracas, before dawn. Shortly afterwards, Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and had flown them out of the country.The stunning attack and unprecedented capture of a sitting president follow months of an intense US pressure campaign against Venezuela. Since September, the US navy has amassed a huge fleet off the Venezuelan coast and carried out airstrikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific and seized Venezuelan oil tankers. At least 110 people have been killed in the strikes on boats, which human rights groups say could amount to war crimes. Venezuelan officials have accused the US of trying to gain access to...

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1 week ago This is the year where football might finally witness the unthinkable

From Manchester City’s charges and Arsenal’s title challenge to Donald Trump’s World Cup and England’s bid for glory, 2026 is unlikely to be just another year, writes Miguel Delaney

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2 w. ago A Venezuelan family's Christmas: From the American dream to poverty

Mariela Gómez and thousands of Venezuelan immigrants have faced a challenging Christmas after Donald Trump returned to the White House in January

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2 w. ago British campaigner launches legal challenge against Trump administration after deportation threat

Imran Ahmed, an anti-disinformation advocate, claims he is being targeted over his work scrutinising social media companiesA British anti-disinformation campaigner close to Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration after being told he could face deportation from the US in a row over freedom of speech.Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), has filed a complaint against senior Trump allies including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, in an attempt to prevent what he says would be an unconstitutional arrest and removal. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge green lights New York’s driver’s license law despite Trump administration challenge

The Justice Department sued the state over the law in February

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2 w. ago Judge green lights New York’s driver’s license law, rejecting a Trump administration challenge

A federal judge has given a green light to New York’s so-called Green Light Law, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to stop the state from giving people driver’s licenses without having them prove they're in the country legally

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2 w. ago Judge rules Trump administration must allow court challenges for Venezuelan migrants sent to prison

A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration must give legal due process to Venezuelan migrants flown to a notorious prison in El Salvador, either by providing court hearings or returning them to the U.S. Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to come up with a plan within two weeks

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3 w. ago Pope’s naming of New York archbishop signals continued challenge to Trump on immigration

Ronald Hicks, who endorsed message condemning ICE raids, to lead one of biggest US archdiocesesPope Leo XIV has named a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York, one of the biggest US archdioceses, in a signal that the church will continue its stance against the Trump administration on immigration.The US-born pope chose 58-year-old Ronald Hicks, the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois, to lead the church in New York, replacing retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan who has served for 16 years after being selected by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Venezuelan navy escorts oil tankers in direct challenge to Trump blockade

At least 97 people have been killed in controversial U.S. military strikes across the Caribbean

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