8 h. ago Trump hails 'dawn of a new Middle East' as he receives standing ovation in Israel's parliament after freeing hostages from Hamas captivity in historic Gaza peace deal

President Donald Trump trumpeted the dawn of a 'new Middle East' during a speech before the Israeli parliament on Monday, just over two years after Hamas militants invaded Israel.

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9 h. ago Watch: Trump’s historic Middle East speech interrupted by Israeli politicians

Donald Trump’s speech to Israel’s Knesset was interrupted by Israeli politicians on Monday, 13 October.

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10 h. ago Watch: Trump receives standing ovation as he arrives at Knesset

Donald Trump received a standing ovation as he arrived at Israel’s Knesset on Monday, 13 October, after Hamas released all of the 20 living Israeli hostages being held in Gaza.

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10 h. ago Israeli hostages released: all living captives freed as Trump receives standing ovation at Knesset – latest updates

Donald Trump to speak to Israeli parliament as released hostages are seen in first imagesFull report: Hamas releases Israeli hostages after more than 780 days in GazaExplainer: As Donald Trump heads to Gaza ‘peace summit’ in Egypt, who is going – and who isn’t?Donald Trump has questioned whether former UK prime minister Tony Blair will serve on a new “board of peace” that is intended to oversee the governance of Gaza.The US president’s comments come amid ongoing criticisms of Blair for his role in the Iraq war that began in 2003. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Watch live: Donald Trump addresses Knesset after Israeli hostages freed

Watch live as Donald Trump is set to address the Knesset as authorities confirmed that Hamas has released all of the 20 living Israeli hostages that were being held in Gaza on Monday, 13 October.

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13 h. ago Britain’s Got Talent star Dave Betton who was praised by Simon Cowell after performing with his son dies aged 82

BRITAIN'S Got Talent star, Dave Betton, who was praised by Simon Cowell after performing with his son has died, aged 82. Betton had appeared on the show alongside his son Dean in 2020, reaching the latter stages of the show. The pair had left judges stunned throughout and at one point received a standing ovation...

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29 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon says she believes John Swinney if he says he has a secret plan

The former first minister received a standing ovation from SNP members in the main hall of the party’s conference in Aberdeen.

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30 h. ago Trump appears to forget that Jan 6 happened on his watch as he blames Biden in late

Trump becomes latest Republican to blame Biden for events that took place while he was president

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47 h. ago Kemi Badenoch calls on Rachel Reeves to follow her lead and abolish stamp duty

Mrs Badenoch's announcement, which received a standing ovation in Manchester, has given her an eight-point bounce in her approval ratings.

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3 d. ago Harry and Meghan 'humanitarians of the year' backlash as Gaza peacemaker Trump is snubbed by Nobel and William is praised for tears

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex received a standing ovation at a gala in New York run by Project Healthy Minds - a charity the couple and Archewell have supported since Megxit.

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3 d. ago Trump runs ads for his ‘Fight, Fight, Fight’ watch collection regularly on Newsmax

‘Hello everyone it’s President Donald J Trump and it’s Trump time,’ the president says in one of the latest ads

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3 d. ago ‘The stadium was silent’: Tuchel critical of England support during Wales win

Rogers, Watkins and Saka on target in 3-0 victory‘We didn’t get any energy back from the stands’Thomas Tuchel said it was sad that England did not receive more support from the Wembley crowd during their emphatic 3-0 friendly win against Wales on Thursday night.The head coach was pleased to see his side maintain their good form, goals from Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka inside the first 20 minutes ending the game as a contest, but he was not happy with the atmosphere at the national stadium. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Watch: Emotional moment Donald Trump tells Israeli hostage families their loved ones are coming home

The US president announced that Israel and Hamas will begin releasing hostages and prisoners, with Sir Keir Starmer calling it a ‘moment of profound relief felt around the world’

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7 d. ago Plane carrying deportees from the US arrives in the African nation of Eswatini, lawyer says

A plane carrying a group of Southeast Asian migrants deported from the United States has landed in the African nation of Eswatini

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8 d. ago Five groups that could be entitled to extra Universal Credit cash

Universal Credit provides a standard rate that every successful claimant receives but certain people may be eligible for hundreds more

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1 week ago Our girls theater: how the right claims to protect women’s sports while attacking them

The WNBA finals tip off on Friday. But many of those discussing the league denigrate its players while not bothering to watch the action itself“Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes, and we will not allow men to beat up, injure, and cheat our women and our girls.”– Donald Trump during the signing of his Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports executive order, 5 February 2025 Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump compliments Obama’s ability to walk down stairs in rambling speech to military leaders

Watch as Donald Trump raises Barack Obama’s “great” ability to walk down the stairs in a rambling speech to military leaders.

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1 week ago 'We want Angela back': Wes Streeting is cheered as he urges Rayner to return... less than a month after she quit over £40,000 Stamp Duty dodge

The Health Secretary received a standing ovation at Labour's conference in Liverpool as he lavished praised on the recently-resigned deputy prime minister.

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1 week ago 'We want her back... we need her back': Wes Streeting urges Angela Rayner to make a stunning return to Labour's top team

The Health Secretary received a standing ovation at Labour's conference in Liverpool as he lavished praised on the recently-resigned deputy prime minister.

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2 w. ago Watch in full: Trump meets Netanyahu for crunch Gaza talks at White House

Watch as Donald Trump met Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, 29 September, as the US president pushed a new peace proposal for Gaza after Western leaders embraced Palestinian statehood in defiance of American and Israeli opposition.

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