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HuffPost'I Shouldn't Say It': Obama Brings Down The House With 1 Loaded Question About Trump
The former president joked about his successor as he spoke about the cost of child care.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Makes The Pettiest Jealous Gripe About Barack Obama
"There's a lot of unfairness in this world," the Republican nominee said of a matter regarding Obama.
- The Telegraph
£1bn blow to Starmer’s push for growth
Labour’s push for growth has been dealt an embarrassing blow by the owner of P&O Ferries, which shelved a £1bn port expansion after the Transport Secretary branded it a “rogue operator”.
- Manchester Evening News
The 'simple' solution to the winter fuel saga from the man who saw it coming
'It just seems like a logical way forward'
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Goes to Detroit and Insults the Entire City
Donald Trump on Thursday addressed business leaders in Detroit, where he insulted their city and big companies.“You want to know the truth?” Trump told members of the Detroit Economic Club as he painted a picture of what his opponent would do to America. “It’ll be like Detroit. Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president. You’re going to have a mess on your hands.”Audience members clapped when Trump said he wouldn’t allow Kamala Harris to make the rest of the country
- CNN
Harris asked to name three of Trump’s virtues, hear her answer
Vice President Kamala Harris was asked by a voter to name three virtues that former President Donald Trump possesses during the ‘Noticias Univision Presents: Latinos Ask, Kamala Harris Responds’ town hall. Hear how she responded.
- The Independent
Labour’s support slides under 30% as angry older voters turn to Farage and the Tories - poll
The Techne UK weekly tracker poll has registered support of less than 30 per cent for Labour for the first time since they started polling in the UK in February 2022.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Hilariously Self-Owns While Trying To Attack Kamala Harris
The former president ranted about a "dumb president," and you know what happened next.
- The Telegraph
Putin owes Iran - he may be about to find out how much
A conference in Turkmenistan celebrating a local poet’s 300th birthday is not an obvious spot for the first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president.
- HuffPost UK
Ukraine Comes Up With Bold Prediction About When Putin's War Could End
But Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not explain why he felt so optimistic.
- HuffPost
'It Is Bull': Fox News Anchor Calls Out Trump On Live TV Over Hurricane 'Misinformation'
Neil Cavuto declared that the false FEMA claims pushed by the GOP nominee "cannot be tolerated."
- The Telegraph
Spain warns of permanent hard border with Gibraltar after surprise checks cause chaos
Spain warned Britain it faces a permanent hard border on Gibraltar on Friday after imposing surprise checks on the Rock’s frontier that resulted in “huge” queues.
- The Independent
Trump’s top general calls ex-president ‘fascist to the core’ and ‘most dangerous person to this country,’ new book says
General Mark Milley expressed his concerns about Trump to author Bob Woodward in March 2023
- The Hill
Obama sends stark warning message to Democrats
Former President Obama on Thursday night did what many Democrats had been craving. He said the quiet part out loud. For days, Democrats have been worried about a lack of enthusiasm among segments of their base. So when Obama made an unannounced campaign stop at a field office in Pittsburgh, he used the opportunity — with television…
- Business Insider
War analysts argue the West needs to break the supply chains keeping Russia's deadliest guns firing before it's too late
A new report identified ways that the West can go after Russia's artillery supply chain. Analysts said this disruption should be a priority.
- HuffPost
Hillary Clinton’s Single Word Says It All About Donald Trump’s Latest Hypocrisy
The former secretary of state's sarcastic comment spoke volumes.
- CNN
‘They will definitely be destroyed’: Iranian gives warning to Israel
CNN’s Fred Pleitgen spoke to three Iranians who attended the Friday morning prayer and they gave harsh warnings to Israel amid escalating conflict.
- Evening Standard
Labour struggles on ‘super Thursday’ of by-elections losing seats to Tories, Lib Dems and Green Party
It comes after polls last week, when Labour lost seats to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, the Greens and the SNP
- HuffPost UK
Putin Ally Unveils Bizarre Theory Why Ukraine War Really Started, And Refuses To Blame Russia
Russia's deputy foreign minister also lashed out at Kyiv's supposed "minions".
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Rejects Fox News Debate Invite And Here Are His Excuses
The Republican nominee had clamored for a debate on the conservative channel but ducked a last chance.