4 h. ago No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall

Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu. His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likelyBombing will not make Iran go away. US bombs will not destroy the knowhow needed to build a nuclear weapon or the will do so, if that is what Tehran wants. The huge attack ordered by Donald Trump will not halt ongoing open warfare between Israel and Iran. It will not bring lasting peace to the Middle East, end the slaughter in Gaza, deliver justice to the Palestinians, or end more than half a century of bitter enmity between Tehran and Washington.More likely, Trump’s rash, reckless gamble will inflame and exacerbate all these problems. Depending on how Iran and its allies and supporters react, the region could plunge into an uncontrolled conflagration. US bases in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere in the region, home to about 40,000 American troops, must now be considered potential targets for retaliation – and possibly British and allied forces,...

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7 h. ago Met Office issues weather latest for Greater Manchester as heatwave comes to an end

This week will look a lot different to the last

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7 h. ago What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?Middle East crisis – live updatesWhen he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister who was used to getting his way with the White House. But after just over 150 days in office, it appears Trump has fallen into the same trap as his predecessors – and launched the most consequential strike on Iran in generations.From early suggestions that the Trump administration would rein in Netanyahu’s military ambitions, it now appears that the Israeli PM has manoeuvred the US into striking Iranian uranium enrichment sites directly after a series of military attacks that Washington was unable to deter the Israeli PM from. And the US is now bracing for a retaliation that could easily bring it into a full-scale war. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Elon Musk savages White House 'snake' behind sinister move that led to First Buddy's fall out with Trump

Sergio Gor, who feuded with Musk during his time atf DOGE and reportedly killed Musk's preferred nominee for NASA administrator, is accused of not being vetted before taking the job.

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3 d. ago Musk publicly rips White House aide who prompted his falling out with Trump

The tech billionaire responded to a new report claiming that Sergio Gor – director of presidential personnel and vetting members of Trump’s team – had not vetted himself for the role

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4 d. ago Trump is bragging about his deportation plan but he still trails Obama’s numbers ... by a lot

ICE swarms Democrat-led cities to swiftly remove immigrants as Trump’s agenda falls short of the ‘deporter-in-chief’

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5 d. ago PIC OF THE DAY: Keir Starmer falls at Donald Trump's feet in embarrassing G7 moment

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was captued swooping to the floor to save the day for Donald Trump, in a moment akin to a parent catching the food of helpless toddler

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6 d. ago Trump is steamrolling congressional Republicans. What’s in it for them? | David Kirp

The budget bill was a reminder: the president and House speaker don’t care about lawmakers’ views. Why not just quit?Like soldiers in a well-disciplined army, Republican members of US Congress do whatever Commander Donald Trump demands. While the foot soldiers may occasionally grumble, they quickly fall in line when Trump intervenes.Republican representatives go through contortions to satisfy the bully in the White House: we hated deficits, goes the party orthodoxy, but now we vote for adding trillions to the deficit; we supported Ukraine, but now we cozy up to the Russians; we scrutinized cabinet nominees, but now we give our “advice and consent” to a cabinet of knaves and charlatans.David Kirp is professor emeritus at the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Melania's true feelings about Donald Trump parade – as he 'falls asleep' on camera

Body language expert Judi James has revealed what the First Lady was really thinking during her husband's birthday parade over the weekend

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7 d. ago Melania's true thoughts about Donald Trump parade – as he 'falls asleep' on camera

Body language expert Judi James has revealed what the First Lady was really thinking during her husband's birthday parade over the weekend

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7 d. ago Donald Trump 'falls asleep' amid military parade on president's 79th birthday

Donald Trump was proud to show off his country's military might on Saturday but photos taken from the area appeared to show the US President drifting off throughout the day

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7 d. ago Donald Trump 'falls asleep' at his own military parade for 79th birthday

A photo making the rounds on X (formerly known as Twitter) shows Trump sitting upright with his eyes closed, apparently snoozing while the military parade is in full swing

Events

8 d. ago What Elon Musk wore to the White House foreshadowed his downfall

The sloppy sartorial style of political insiders, from Musk to Dominic Cummings, reveals who has the privilege to be scruffy – but it may also signal their undoingIn case you missed it, Elon Musk and Donald Trump have fallen out.For some – and in particular anyone looking at the tech billionaire’s White House wardrobe – this will come as little surprise. Long before anyone hit send on those inflammatory tweets, or tensions spilled out over Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB), Musk’s political downfall was written in the stitching. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago The Guardian view on Iran’s nuclear programme: Trump undid a crucial accord. A new deal is urgently needed | Editorial

Diplomacy can do more to slow Tehran’s alarming progress than threats from IsraelA year into his first term, Donald Trump pulled the US out of the hard-won international deal that had slowed Iran’s advance towards nuclear weapons, and imposed punishing sanctions. Europe tried to keep the joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) on life support. But the strangling of Iran’s economy, and the US assassination of Qassem Suleimani, the powerful head of its Quds force, undermined the country’s moderates and the progress on non-proliferation.The fallout of Mr Trump’s Iran policy is still becoming evident. On Thursday, the UN nuclear watchdog found, for the first time in two decades, that Tehran was not in compliance with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Iran vowed to “significantly” increase production of enriched uranium in retaliation, following a pattern of escalation in response to International Atomic Energy Agency criticism. US and European officials say th...

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1 week ago Dollar weakness is turning all fund managers into currency traders

Hedging against falls in the dollar has not been a prime concern but Trump 2.0 is changing the mood

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1 week ago Speculation mounts that Trump is using a ‘hidden leg brace’ in the wake of his Air Force One fall

The unsubstantiated claims are doing the rounds on social media, as users have zoomed in on images of the president’s legs taken after the fall

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1 week ago Elon Musk to relocate SpaceX firm to Scotland after Donald Trump fallout

Alba MP Ash Regan said Scottish ministers should capitalise on the Musk-Trump row by trying to tempt the tech billioniare here.

Technology

1 week ago Elon Musk’s father says Tesla boss called Donald Trump ‘evil’ and a ‘crook’

Elon Musk’s father has claimed his son branded Donald Trump “evil” and a “crook”.

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1 week ago Elon Musk and Donald Trump 'back together' as Tesla CEO extends olive branch

Elon Musk and Donald Trump had a spectacular falling out which had been building as the tech billionaire attacked the US president's "big beautiful bill" for several days

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1 week ago DOGE nerds reveal their biggest fear after Musk and Trump's spectacular falling out

Musk and Trump's fallout has already led to an ally of the Tesla CEO losing his nomination to run NASA which has remaining DOGE employees sweating.

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