24 h. ago Maduro says the real reason for Trump’s Venezuela fixation is oil – is he right?

The South American country facing a huge US military buildup has almost a fifth of known global reservesVisual guide to US military presence in the CaribbeanVenezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, says the real motive behind the massive US military buildup in the Caribbean is oil: his country has the largest proven reserves in the world.The US state department denies this, insisting that the airstrikes on boats that have killed more than 80 people and the vast military deployment off South America are part of a campaign against drug trafficking. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago A timeline of the US military's buildup near Venezuela and attacks on alleged drug boats

The Trump administration has built up a fleet of warships near Venezuela as American forces keep blowing up small boats accused of smuggling narcotics for drug cartels

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42 h. ago Donald Trump puts his own medal on after winning FIFA Peace Prize as he takes center stage for World Cup draw

Donald Trump fired a warning to high-crime Democratic cities before receiving FIFA's inaugural Peace Prize during the 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on Friday. 

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42 h. ago Donald Trump arrives at FIFA's glitzy 2026 World Cup draw where he is expected to steal the show

US President Donald Trump fired a warning to high-crime Democratic cities as he arrived at the 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on Friday. 

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43 h. ago Trump warns of threat to western ‘civilization’ from mass migration in new security plan: ‘Destabilizing population flows’

The Trump Administration’s national security plan blames migration into Europe for everything from censorship to low birthrates

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47 h. ago US tells Europe it must take over 'the majority' of NATO's defence capabilities by 2027 as Trump shifts American military focus while Putin's war in Ukraine rages on

The message, recounted by five sources familiar with the discussion, including a US official, was conveyed at a meeting in Washington this week of Pentagon staff overseeing NATO policy.

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47 h. ago Prince Harry issued stark warning after mocking Donald Trump in TV sketch

A royal expert believes the Duke of Sussex should be stripped of his royal titles to send a message to the US public, after he made a joke about President Trump

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47 h. ago Trump warns Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’ within 20 years because of migration & EU in explosive new report

TRUMP has warned Europe will face a "civilisational erasure" within 20 years. The bombshell remarks blame the EU and migration for what Trump anticipates will be Europe's downfall. The claims come from the official US National Security Strategy released overnight, which tells of the broad continental decline Europe will soon face. A "total cultural unravelling"...

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48 h. ago Trump warns European nations are under threat of 'civilisational erasure' and will be 'unrecognisable' within the next 20 years

Donald Trump has warned European nations that they are under threat of 'civilisational erasure' and will be 'unrecognisable' in the next 20 years. 

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49 h. ago Donald Trump LIVE: President warns Europe under threat of 'civilisational erasure'

Donald Trump and his administration have claimed Europe faces total cultural unravelling in the new US National Security strategy

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49 h. ago Donald Trump warns Europe they face ‘civilizational erasure’ within 20 years

US President Donald Trump has published new U.S. National Security Strategy and included a warning to Europe that it faces the "prospect of civilizational erasure"

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61 h. ago Now Trump ally blasts Lammy's justice reforms, warning lack of juries will see more jailed under 'absurd censorship laws'

An ally of the US President said that removing the right to a jury trial is 'misguided' and will see more people jailed for breaching the UK's 'absurd censorship laws'.

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66 h. ago Paramount fumes that Warner Bros. Discovery sale process is ‘unfair’ as Netflix jumps into the lead

While Paramount chief David Ellison thought he had a ‘Trump card’ in his bid to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, it appears he is growing less confident that he’ll add the studio giant to his growing media empire.

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3 d. ago Trump tees up land strikes in Venezuela as ultimatum hangs over Maduro: 'We know every route, we know every house'

President Donald Trump teased that the US military may soon strike land targets within Venezuela after its sustained assault on narco-terrorist boats allegedly hauling drugs to the US.

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3 d. ago US adds more penalties to those linked to Tren de Aragua gang

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on alleged affiliates of the Tren de Aragua gang

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3 d. ago Resurfaced clip shows Hegseth saying military should not follow illegal orders to commit war crimes

Pete Hegseth once said that there should be “consequences for war crimes” and that the military should refuse illegal orders, a resurfaced clip has shown.

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3 d. ago Venezuela’s Maduro ‘sleeping in different beds every night’ after Trump threats

US president is said to have issued Maduro with an ultimatum to leave Venezuela last week

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3 d. ago Trump brags about ‘big win’ for Van Epps despite ominous GOP warning signs after ‘AOC of Tennessee’ makes it close

Trump brags about Van Epps winning by 9 points in a district he won by 22 points last year

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4 d. ago Hegseth says he ‘didn’t stick around’ to watch second strike on alleged drug boat; Trump vows land strikes on cartels are coming ‘very soon’ – live

President says countries manufacturing and selling drugs to the US are “subject to attack”, adding that strikes wouldn’t be limited to VenezuelaTrump says he and Hegseth didn’t know about second strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boatPete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagementJoseph Gedeon is a politics breaking news reporter based in WashingtonThe FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” and leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear and plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI special agents and analysts. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Pope fires warning at Trump amid fears US is preparing for war against Venezuela

The Pope has warned Donald Trump not to oust Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro amid ratcheting fears of a US invasion.

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