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Escalatorgate: Trump alleges ‘triple sabotage’ after technical mishaps at UN | Donald Trump
Donald Trump alleged “triple sabotage” at the United Nations, after the US president was plagued by a series of unfortunate events surrounding his address to the global body. “A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday,” Trump wrote in a 357-word post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Wednesday. “Not one, […]
Obama says Trump linking paracetamol to autism is ‘violence against the truth’ | Barack Obama
Barack Obama has said Donald Trump’s claims linking paracetamol to autism in infants is “violence against the truth” that could harm pregnant women if they were too scared to take pain relief. Obama, who was being interviewed by David Olusoga at the O2 Arena, told the audience that Trump’s claims about paracetamol – branded as […]
Israeli attempt to annex West Bank would be ‘red line’ for US, says Macron | Palestinian territories
Any attempt by Israel to annex parts of the West Bank would be a red line for the US – and would represent the end of Arab-Israeli diplomatic normalisation, Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, claiming that he had been given that assurance by Donald Trump. Macron also revealed that he had presented the US leader […]
‘Most destructive arms race in human history’: Zelenskyy appeals at UN for intervention to stop Russia | Russia
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to global leaders to intervene to prevent Russia from leading the world through “the most destructive arms race in human history”, warning that the combination of drone technology and artificial intelligence would end in catastrophe. Speaking to the UN general assembly, the Ukrainian president tried to galvanise not just the west […]
Trump says he ‘can’t believe’ Jimmy Kimmel back on ABC; late-night host attacks ‘anti-American’ government’s silencing effort – live | Donald Trump
Trump says he ‘can’t believe’ Kimmel back on ABC Good morning and welcome to our coverage of US politics as Donald Trump has made clear his displeasure at the return of late-night talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel. Before Tuesday’s broadcast, Trump opined on his Truth Social online platform that he “can’t believe” ABC gave Kimmel back […]
Royal Parks say no evidence to back Nigel Farage’s claim that migrants are eating their swans – UK politics live | Politics
Royal Parks says there’s no evidence to back Farage’s claim their swans being eaten by migrants The Royal Parks have rejected a claim from Nigel Farage that migrants are killing and eating swans from their grounds. The Reform UK leader made the assertion in his LBC interview this morning as he deflected a question about […]
‘No alternative’ to continuing invasion, claims Russia, as Trump says Ukraine could regain all land lost – latest updates | World news
Kremlin says ‘no alternative’ to continuing its invasion of Ukraine Meanwhile, the Kremlin said this morning there was “no alternative” for Russia than to continue its offensive on Ukraine that it launched in 2022, AFP reported. “We are continuing our special military operation to ensure our interests and achieve the goals” set by Russian president […]
Albanese and Trump meet in New York and confirm formal sit-down for October | Australian foreign policy
Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump met a reception for world leaders hosted by the US president on Tuesday night in New York, hours after they locked in a commitment to hold a formal meeting in Washington DC next month. The meeting has been set for 20 October, the White House confirmed. It will be the […]
Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership | United Nations
Such is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nations are rapidly being reduced to one long discussion about how to relate to, and challenge this ever darker and weirder presidency. Before Trump’s extraordinary 58 minute speech on […]
Colombia’s Petro urges ‘criminal process’ against Trump for Venezuelan strikes | World news
Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro addressed the UN general assembly Tuesday to call for a “criminal process” to be opened against counterpart Donald Trump for US strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean. Petro said unarmed “poor young people” died in the strikes that Washington said were part of a US anti-drug operation off […]