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  • Brexit failed – and it triggered mass immigration, Tony Blair says

    Exclusive interview: Former prime minister lambasts Boris Johnson for promising to ‘take back control’ of migration but instead ‘replacing young Europeans with older immigrants from Africa and Asia’ – as he urges Keir Starmer to repair ties with the EU

  • Jimmy Carter ‘talking about politics again’ since Kamala Harris became Democratic nominee

    The 99-year-old former president watched all of the DNC speeches: ‘He thought Michelle Obama was the best, and he thought Kamala was great, too’

  • Trump calls for modifying 25th Amendment to make it possible to remove a vice president

    Former President Donald Trump on Saturday called for modifying the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution and said if a vice president “lies or engages in a conspiracy to cover up the incapacity of the president” they should be removed from office.

  • Ukrainian troops ‘executed by Russian soldiers as they surrender’

    New video footage appears to show Ukrainian soldiers being executed as they surrender to Russian troops after an ambush.

  • Russia’s strategy to rely more China’s yuan is backfiring

    "We cannot lend in yuan because we have nothing to cover our foreign currency positions with."

  • Trump Skewers His Legal Team as They Awkwardly Stand Beside Him

    Donald Trump gave a rambling news conference Friday that was unhinged even by his standards, with him blasting his own legal team despite their recent victories for him in other trials.Trump also skewered E. Jean Carroll, his sexual abuse and defamation accuser, and claimed that he was again being treated unfairly by courts in New York City.As Trump aired his grievances at everyone including his own legal team, his defense attorneys, including Alina Habba, were photographed standing awkwardly be

  • Ukraine’s ‘dragon drones’ rain molten metal on Russian positions in latest terrifying battlefield innovation

    Ukraine appears to be calling on a fleet of fire-spewing “dragon drones” in its war with Russian invaders, putting a modern twist on a munition used to horrific effect in both world wars.

  • ‘Desperate’ Trump is ‘hyper-aware’ that he is slipping mentally and making less sense, his biographer says

    ‘What we’re seeing now is a reflection of someone who’s very troubled and very desperate,’ says Timothy O’Brien, author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald

  • Thousands protest in France against new prime minister

    Thousands of left-wing demonstrators on Saturday took to the streets across France to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron's "power grab."Police said that around 26,000 people demonstrated in Paris, while the left claimed a much higher turnout. Smaller rallies took place in other cities across France including Nantes in the west, Nice and Marseille in the south and Strasbourg in the east.Macron on Thursday appointed Barnier, a 73-year-old former foreign minister who acted as the European Union's Brexit negotiator, as prime minister, seeking to move forward after July snap elections in which his centrist alliance came second.Barnier said on Friday night that he was open to naming ministers of all political stripes, including "people from the left".But a left-wing coalition, which emerged as France's largest force after the June-July elections, although without enough seats for an overall majority, has greeted Macron's appointment of Barnier with dismay. The left-wing alliance wanted Lucie Castets, a 37-year-old economist, to become prime minister, but Macron quashed the idea, arguing that she would not survive a confidence vote in the hung parliament. On Saturday, many demonstrators directed their anger at Macron, 46, and some called on him to resign. - 'Old elephant' - "The Fifth Republic is collapsing," said protester Manon Bonijol. "Expressing one's vote will be useless as long as Macron is in power," added the 21-year-old. Hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, whose France Unbowed party (LFI) and allies belong to the left-wing bloc, has charged that the election had been "stolen from the French" and called on French people to take to the streets. On Saturday, he urged supporters to prepare for battle. "There will be no pause," he vowed."Democracy isn't just the art of accepting that you've won, it's also the humility of accepting that you've lost," Melenchon said at the protest.Project manager Alexandra Germain, 44, accused Macron of riding roughshod over the wishes of voters."Demonstrating is my only way of saying that I don't agree, even if I am well aware that it is useless," said Germain.Abel Couaillier, a 20-year-old student, said he was stunned by the appointment of Barnier whom he called an "old elephant". "I am still young, I want to believe that we can change things," added Couaillier.Leading LFI figure Mathilde Panot claimed on X, formerly Twitter, that 160,000 demonstrators protested in Paris and 300,000 people across France.Five people were detained in Paris, police said.- 'Under surveillance' - Marine Le Pen, who leads far-right National Rally (RN) lawmakers in parliament, has said her party would not be part of the new cabinet, and would wait for Barnier's first policy speech in front of parliament to decide whether or not to back him.    On Saturday, National Rally party head Jordan Bardella, who had hoped to be France's next prime minister, indicated that the far-right would be watching Barnier's every move. "Mister Barnier is a prime minister under surveillance," said Bardella, 28.Barnier immediately shot back, saying he had a responsibility towards French people, not the far-right."I am under the surveillance of all French people," he said on the sidelines of a visit to the Necker children's hospital in Paris.Barnier will be in charge of the budget, security, immigration and healthcare and will have to take the interests of the National Rally, the single largest party in a fragmented legislature, into account to avoid a motion of no confidence in parliament.Barnier -- who is likely to have only minority support in the Assembly -- will face the urgent task of presenting the 2025 budget by early October.bur-grd-jdy-gbh-caz-jmt-as/rox

  • U.S. debt is so massive, interest costs alone are now $3 billion a day

    "If the Fed cuts interest rates by 1%-point and the entire yield curve declines by 1%-point, then daily interest expenses will decline from $3 billion per day to $2.5 billion per day."

  • Outgunned and outnumbered, Ukraine’s military is struggling with low morale and desertion

    Russia’s grinding war has decimated many Ukrainian units and left some soldiers exhausted and demoralized. Some officers say desertion is becoming a problem.

  • Ukraine says Russia deployed its rarely-used, jet engine-powered 'Grom-E1' missile bomb in Kharkiv

    The Grom-E1 is equipped with wings that deploy mid-flight and a jet engine, giving it a range of up to around 75 miles, United24 reported.

  • Surprised Republicans air frustration with Gonzales prediction of GOP losing House

    Rep. Tony Gonzales’s (R-Texas) pessimistic prediction that the House GOP conference will lose its majority in November is sparking frustrations among Republican lawmakers, while underscoring just how competitive the race for the lower chamber will be this fall. The surprise comments from Gonzales at the Texas Tribune Festival on Thursday drew widespread attention, breaking from…

  • We have stopped Russia in the east, claims top Ukraine general - Ukraine: The Latest podcast

    Today, we bring you the latest news from the front lines, analyse the latest developments in Russia with former British Defence Attache John Foreman and we interview the director of a new documentary series, The Zelensky Story.

  • Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until after the election

    Former President Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his New York criminal case until after the 2024 election, Judge Juan Merchan announced Friday, explaining that his decision to delay the sentencing is in part to avoid any appearance of affecting the outcome of the presidential race.

  • Xi Jinping had one message for dozens of visiting African leaders: choose China

    Xi Jinping had a clear aim as he hosted delegates from more than 50 African countries for a major summit in Beijing this week: proving beyond doubt that China is the continent’s premier foreign partner.

  • China says 'dissatisfied' with new Dutch export controls on ASML chipmaking tools

    China is "dissatisfied" with the Dutch goverment's decision to expand export controls on ASML chipmaking equipment, the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The Dutch government on Friday said it would expand export licensing requirements for ASML's 1970i and 1980i DUV (Deep Ultraviolet) immersion lithography tools, aligning its rules with export restrictions on these machines unilaterally imposed by the United States last year.

  • ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ director: ‘There’s no version of me voting for Donald Trump’

    The director of the 2020 movie based on Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s (R) book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” said that he won’t be casting a vote for former President Trump despite Vance being his VP in a video posted Saturday. “There’s no version of me voting for Donald Trump to be president again, whoever the Vice President…

  • Who is the real Alice Guo? Fugitive mayor accused of spying for China faces legal reckoning after weeks on the run

    For months, millions of people were glued to their TV screens as a slight, bespectacled young woman was grilled by lawmakers in the Philippines for hours at a time about her origin story

  • US warns of growing risks of business in Hong Kong

    The United States on Friday warned of growing risks for businesses operating in Hong Kong, saying that routine activities could run afoul of the financial hub's new national security regulations.The United States has repeatedly warned that Beijing-led security regulations are putting at risk the openness that allowed Hong Kong to flourish as a trading hub.