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PeopleDonald Trump Calls Kamala Harris the R-Word at Dinner with Billionaire Donors: Report
The former president reportedly lashed out about donors not appreciating him at the dinner, according to 'The New York Times'
- HuffPost
Kamala Harris Surprises Rallygoers With Damning Video Of Donald Trump
The vice president literally rolled the tape on her Republican rival, drawing gasps from the audience in Erie, Pennsylvania.
- HuffPost
Trump's Bizarre Turn At Town Hall Has Critics Asking New Questions About His Health
The former president bailed on questions and just played music for a while, staying on stage and swaying.
- Euronews
Fact check: Which European country is the most corrupt?
The results vary depending on the metric being used and whether you’re looking at the European Union or Europe as a whole.View on euronews
- The Telegraph
Rachel Reeves hit by extra £100m state pension bill
Rachel Reeves faces an extra £100m state pension bill following revised official figures published on Tuesday.
- HuffPost UK
'Aren't Employers Working People?' Kay Burley Skewers Minister Over Labour Manifesto Pledge
James Murray was left squirming as he was grilled on what's going to be in the Budget.
- The Telegraph
Why EU’s ex-Brexit chiefs are sounding more and more like Nigel Farage
Donald Tusk, the ex-EU boss who once said Brexiteers deserved a “special place in hell”, has discovered his inner Nigel Farage.
- The Telegraph
UN ‘outmanoeuvred and intimidated’ as tree-planting Hezbollah makes dramatic gains
United Nations peacekeepers supposed to keep Hezbollah from Israel’s border have instead been outmanoeuvred and intimidated into allowing the militant group to build up extensive military might, their critics claim.
- HuffPost
Ex-Trump Defense Secretary Has Chilling Reply To Trump Military Use Question
Mark Esper argued the former president should "absolutely" be taken at his word.
- The Telegraph
Former British soldier sent £31k of night-vision rifle sights to Taliban
A former British soldier raised money for the Taliban and sent £31,000 worth of night-vision rifle sights for its militants to use in battle, a court has heard.
- Fortune
Harris-Trump polls tighten, but PredictIt and Polymarket tell a different story
Prediction markets currently show Trump is more likely to win the 2024 presidential election.
- HuffPost UK
UK Accuses Putin's Army Of 'Grossly Exaggerating' Military Show Of Strength
The Russian president's display may not have been what it seemed.
- The Daily Beast
Trump In Cash Crisis–As Campaign Chief's $22m Pay Revealed
In one 2000 campaign in Virginia, Chris LaCivita marched around the office shouting orders and stabbing his own Marine-issued NCO sword into the wall. Today, he’s mellowed, he told Mother Jones, and he doesn’t brandish the weapon anymore. “They have these things called human resources now.”Chris LaCivita is a GOP operative known for his bravado, ruthless campaign tactics and his uncanny ability to turn losing races into victories.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops
- HuffPost
Trump Totally Botches Crucial Election Detail In Bizarre New Plea To Voters
Critics called out the former president for telling his supporters to vote on the wrong date.
- The Independent
The pensioner denied winter fuel payment because she’s just £3 over threshold
Rachel Reeves cut the winter allowance for the majority of recipients after inheriting ‘a £22bn black hole’ in the public finances
- INSIDER
What 3 new national polls reveal about the state of the 2024 race
The US presidential race will be decided in the swing states, but three national polls point to trends on the economy and the candidate of "change."
- Business Insider
China has built a giant Osprey-like drone that engineers say can carry 10 passengers and fly at 340 mph
The Lanying R6000, or the Lanthanum Shadow, is designed to carry up to 4,400 pounds and fly a maximum of 2,400 miles, per a government-shared report.
- The Telegraph
The UN keeps peace in southern Lebanon - this Hezbollah tunnel suggests otherwise
High up on the dry brush hills that rise steadily from the Israeli border, the UN watchtower surveys southern Lebanon and the plains below as far as the eye can see.
- HuffPost
'Is He Okay?' Harris Spox Hits Back At Trump's Midnight Meltdown About VP's Mental Acuity
Trump called on Kamala Harris to take a cognitive test and suggested "there could be something very wrong with her."
- The Independent
Ex-Bank of England chief Mervyn King urges Rachel Reeves to raise national insurance in Budget
Exclusive: In a dramatic intervention, the former governor of the Bank of England tells the chancellor she must be ruthlessly honest with the public