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GOLDEN TICKET Trump reveals VIP visa plan and says he wants to sell GOLD CARDS for $5million to get mega rich foreigners into US

DONALD Trump wants to begin selling gold card visas for $5million to foreigners who want to move to America and create jobs. The US president on Tuesday said the immigration programme, which he said was legal, could start in as little as two weeks. He added it is possible Russian oligarchs could qualify for the gold cards,…
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TARMAC PANIC Horror moment Southwest plane narrowly avoids crash with private jet as pilot gasps ‘how did that happen’

A SOUTHWEST plane and a private jet have narrowly avoided a crash in the latest air emergency to plague the United States. Harrowing video captured the close call on a runway at the Chicago Midway Airport on Tuesday and the pilot’s stunned reaction. The emergency unfolded as a Southwest plane prepared to land at the airport in…
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Ashley St. Clair bragged that she had Elon Musk ‘wrapped around her finger,’ could get him to ‘retweet anything’: sources

Ashley St. Clair boasted that she had Elon Musk “wrapped around her finger” and could get him to “retweet anything” while promising fellow conservatives access to the world’s richest man, multiple sources told The Post. But when asked to use her paramour to help boost a right-wing cause last year, St. Clair failed to do so and…
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PUTTING ON THE SQUEEZE Trump’s ‘BRUISED’ hand spotted after he & Macron rekindle unlikely bromance with 3 handshake jousts – so who won?

A MYSTERIOUS apparent bruise was spotted on Donald Trump’s hand after he had a series of handshake jousts with Emmanuel Macron. Trump was photographed with a large dark mark on the back of his right hand as he sat opposite Macron at the White House. The duo’s first hearty encounter happened outside The White House during the…
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Candidates to replace Canada’s Trudeau focus on Trump

The leading candidates vying to replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent considerable time during a televised debate on Monday discussing the need to stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump. The next election must be held by October 20 this year and until recently the official opposition Conservatives looked set for an easy win after more…
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Wary of Trump, Germany’s Merz warns it’s ‘five minutes to midnight for Europe’

Germany’s election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged Europeans to build up their own defence capabilities, saying it was now “five minutes to midnight for Europe”. His comments underscored the turmoil engulfing the transatlantic alliance since the re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump and fears…
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PLANE FEARS Delta plane evacuation: Passengers forced to flee on slides after ‘smoke filled cabin’ at Atlanta airport

TERRIFIED Delta Air Lines passengers had to evacuate a plane by emergency slide during a scary landing at an airport in Atlanta. The Boeing 717-200 was going to Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina when smoke suddenly filled the plane cabin. The Delta flight was en route from Atlanta to South Carolina when it had to turn…
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WEST’S MESS Bianca Censori makes odd cameo at Kanye West’s screening amid divorce rumors as film starts hours late to ’empty’ crowd

KANYE West’s first paid screening for wife Bianca Censori’s film was chaotic as fans were made to wait hours before she made a bizarre appearance as a performance artist. Kanye, 47, and Bianca, 30, reportedly both reached out to divorce attorneys earlier this month amid rumors of a split. But they appeared to still be together at…
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CRUNCH TALK Trump gives chilling WWIII warning to Europe over Russia-Ukraine peace plans after ‘productive’ talks with Macron

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has given a chilling World War Three warning to Europe over the Russian-Ukraine peace plans following “productive” talks with Emmanuel Macron. The Republican and French President shared a tense, 10-second handshake outside the White House as uncertainty looms regarding the future of transatlantic relations. France’s President Macron became the first European leader to visit…
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Germany’s AfD: Proxies for Trump and Russia

Fears, doomsday scenarios and conspiracy theories are the lifeblood of the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD). When it became clear on election night (February 23, 2025) that the far-right party would achieve a historic victory in the federal elections, but with their result of just over 20% would come in in second rather than first playe,…
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Germany’s future: What’s next after vote for change?

Winning the most votes and providing Germany’s next chancellor — the conservative Union of the Christian Democrats (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) has achieved this goal. “We won the 2025 federal election,” enthused Friedrich Merz, CDU leader and the Union’s chancellor candidate, on election night in Berlin. The celebrations at party…
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Sleeping Next to Your Partner Has Many Benefits—But Your Toxic Situationship Doesn’t Count

There are many benefits of sleeping next to a partner each night, from better quality rest to a closer bond. However, your avoidant ex or that one-night stand probably won’t guarantee a good night’s rest. According to Dr. Thomas Michael Kilkenny, director of the Institute of Sleep Medicine at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, “Sleeping in pairs…
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US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine

The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at the UN to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the Trump administration’s change of stance on the war. First the two countries opposed a European-drafted resolution condemning Moscow’s actions and supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity, which was passed by the UN General Assembly…
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Five key takeaways from the German election

Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won, but Germany’s 2025 election has thrown up some important and fascinating stories that reveal a country in flux. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has doubled its support in just four years to 20.8%, and has spread out from its support base in the east to become the second biggest political force in…
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DOGE will use AI to assess the responses of federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email

Responses to the Elon Musk-directed email to government employees about what work they had accomplished in the last week are expected to be fed into an artificial intelligence system to determine whether those jobs are necessary, according to three sources with knowledge of the system. The information will go into an LLM (Large Language Model), an advanced…
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I Can Explain Why the Nazi Salute Is Back

Nazi—excuse me, Roman—salutes have become all the rage on the American right. It started with Elon Musk, on the day of Trump’s inauguration. Musk was onstage in Washington, D.C., winding up the end of his speech, and claimed the arm gesture was simply the physical expression of his subsequent statement that “my heart goes out to you.”…
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Trump administration eliminating 1,600 USAID jobs in the US

President Donald Trump’s administration said on Sunday it was placing all personnel at the foreign assistance agency USAID, except leaders and critical staff, on paid administrative leave and eliminating 1,600 positions in the United States. Billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has led an effort to gut the U.S. Agency for International Development, the main delivery…
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Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result

The opposition conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in Germany’s election Sunday and Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II, projections showed. Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called “a bitter election result.” Projections for ARD…
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Jane Fonda Calls for the Nation to Protest Trump in SAG Speech

“Who else could start a beauty revolution with her mugshot?” That’s how Julia Louis-Dreyfus introduced the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement winner Jane Fonda during Sunday night’s telecast. The Oscar-winning actress, whose career has been a political lightning rod, then took the stage to deliver a call to arms for a movement—a movement, one would presume, against…
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SAG Awards 2025 Full Winners List: ‘Conclave,’ ‘Only Murders in the Building’ and ‘Shōgun’ Take Home Top Honors

“Conclave,” a thriller about the election of a new pope, triumphed at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, winning the top prize for best motion picture cast. “Shōgun,” an epic look at feudal Japan, and “Only Murders in the Building,” a mystery satire, won the TV ensemble prizes in the drama and comedy categories. It…
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British couple in their 70s arrested by Taliban

A British couple in their seventies have been arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were returning to their home in Bamiyan on 1 February when they were detained. The couple have been running training projects in Afghanistan for 18 years and their daughter, Sarah Entwistle, told the BBC she…
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Pope Francis remains critical and has ‘slight’ kidney issue, Vatican says

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition for a second day running and has shown an “initial, slight insufficiency” in his kidney function, the Vatican said on Sunday. The prognosis for the 88-year-old pope, who required a transfusion of two units of blood on Saturday after experiencing a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis,” remains “guarded”,…
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Warren Buffett sounds warning to Washington as Berkshire reports record profit, cash

Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) on Saturday reported record annual profits and boosting its cash stake to $334.2 billion, as Warren Buffett used his annual shareholder letter to caution Washington to spend money wisely and take care of those who get the “short straws in life.” Buffett’s admonition came as many investors worry U.S. lawmakers won’t rein in soaring…
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Germans start voting, polls suggest shift to right

Germans were voting in a national election on Sunday that is expected to restore power to Friedrich Merz’s conservatives while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is forecast to achieve its best result yet in Europe’s ailing economic powerhouse. Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc has consistently led polls but is unlikely to win a majority given Germany’s fragmented…
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‘They Take Advantage Of Us’: Trump Intensifies Attack On USAID Funding For India’s ‘Voter Turnout’

US President Donald Trump doubled down on his stance on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by bringing up the alleged USAID funding to India for the fourth time in a row, saying New Delhi “does not need the money”. The row erupted after the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) declared its latest move…
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American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson, The Documentary That Analyses The Trial Of The Century

When Netflix announced the release of its documentary, American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson, I thought to myself, how is it even possible to make yet another documentary on this topic, especially after the hugely successful dramatized version The People Vs O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Network: FX), starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as Simpson, and O.J.: Made in America,…
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Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia and a complex lung infection, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pope, who remains conscious, received “high flows” of oxygen to help him breathe. He also received blood transfusions after tests showed low counts of platelets, which are…
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Israel postpones release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners after ‘humiliating hostage ceremonies’

The release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners planned for Saturday has been postponed “until the release of the next hostages is secured without humiliating ceremonies”, Israel has said. In a statement early on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office accused the Palestinian militant group Hamas of “repeated violations” as it lashed out at “disgraceful ceremonies” during…
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KIM KACHING North Korea feared to be behind ‘worst hack in history’ as Kim’s goons took £1BILLION in world’s biggest crypto heist

The Dubai-based Bybit exchange confirmed the record-breaking crypto theft. Fraudsters were able to access the £1billion wallet and transfer the contents to an unidentified address. Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence have now accused North Korea’s Lazarus Group of being behind the hack. The firm posted on social media that one of their trusted online sleuths gave them…
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France: Knife attack leaves 1 dead, several wounded

A knife attack in in the eastern city of Mulhouse, France left one passerby dead and three police officers wounded. The suspect, a 37-year old Algerian man, was arrested and is currently in custody. President Emmanuel Macron described the incident as an “Islamist terror act.” Macron said the “solidarity of the nation” was with the attack victim…
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Why hate speech is punishable by law in Germany

Freedom of expression is guaranteed in Article 5 of the Basic Law, the German constitution, which also makes clear that this freedom has limits in order to, for example, to protect young people, privacy or personal honor. The protection of personal honor plays a particularly important role in the German legal system, said lawyer Ralf Poscher, director…
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Trump administration brings fear of censorship to arts scene

In an Instagram post on Sunday, Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore wrote she was “deeply saddened” by the Trump administration’s decision to put her 2007 children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry” under review and removing it from schools serving the children of US military personnel and civilian defense employees. The book tells the tale of a red-headed youngster who hates…
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Musk orders US federal workers to report on work by Monday or resign

The Trump administration sent emails on Saturday evening to U.S. federal government employees telling them to detail their work accomplishments from the previous week by Monday night or risk losing their jobs. The emails came shortly after Elon Musk, the billionaire head of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, posted on the social media site X…
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US could cut Ukraine’s access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources

U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine’s critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country’s access to Elon Musk’s vital Starlink satellite internet system, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Ukraine’s continued access to SpaceX-owned Starlink was brought up in discussions between U.S. and Ukrainian officials after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy turned…
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‘PM Modi To Be Guest Of Honour For National Day Celebrations’: Mauritius PM Navin Ramgoolam

Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be the Guest of Honour at the nation’s National Day celebrations. Ramgoolam also highlighted the honour of hosting such a leader, especially given PM Modi’s packed schedule and recent international engagements in Paris and the United States. Addressing the Parliament, Ramgoolam said, “I…
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MARCHING DON Trump denies he ‘will join Putin in Moscow at massive WW2 military parade’ as Vlad plans to ‘celebrate victory’

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has denied claims that he will visit Vladimir Putin in Moscow for the May 9 victory day parade. It comes after French outlet Le Point claimed, citing Russian sources, that the Republican would be in attendance, Trump rubbished the report he will fly to Russia for Victory Day celebrations on May 9. The Red…
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DIDDY SHOCK Diddy’s lawyer sensationally QUITS rapper’s case as he issues mysterious statement saying ‘I cannot continue’

SEAN “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer has sensationally quit the music mogul’s legal team plunging the rapper into a new crisis. Anthony Ricco issued a mysterious statement saying he “cannot continue”. Ricco issued a surprise motion to withdraw from counsel on Friday in New York. The lawyer’s message to the court included a cryptic message hinting at why he…
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Donald Trump says US close to Ukraine minerals deal and accuses France and UK of ‘doing nothing’ to end war

Donald Trump has said the US is close to agreeing a minerals deal with Ukraine – after accusing Britain and France of “doing nothing” to end the war. “We’re signing an agreement, hopefully in the next fairly short period of time,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said on Friday the…
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Dozens turn out in support of Luigi Mangione over killing of US healthcare boss Brian Thompson

Dozens of supporters were outside court as the man accused of fatally shooting the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare made his first appearance. Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of murder following the 4 December killing of Brian Thompson, 50, outside a midtown Manhattan hotel. The 26-year-old is accused of ambushing and shooting the executive…
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Passengers ‘dropping like flies’ after suspected norovirus outbreak on P&O cruise ship

Passengers have reported a suspected norovirus outbreak on a P&O cruise ship off the coast of Belgium. One passenger on the P&O Iona told Sky News “people have been dropping like flies”, with “a large number” of guests and staff experiencing symptoms. “People [were] throwing up in restaurants, on decks, outside cabins,” the passenger said. The P&O…
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Salman Rushdie attack: Hadi Matar found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing author multiple times on stage

A man has been found guilty of attempted murder for attacking author Sir Salman Rushdie. The 77-year-old British-American writer was stabbed multiple times as he was preparing to give a speech in New York in 2022. He was blinded in his right eye in the incident, suffered a severely damaged hand, and spent months recovering. Following a…
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GET THE ZEL OUT Zelensky’s best bet is to FLEE Ukraine ‘immediately’, Trump insiders warn – as Putin ‘days away from declaring victory’

VOLODYMYR Zelensky should flee Ukraine “immediately” amid escalating tensions between Washington and Kyiv, insiders in the White House have warned. US-Ukraine relations exploded this week, with military intelligence suggesting Russia is just days from declaring victory over the almost three-year war. Donald Trump and Zelensky have been waging a war of words with the US President openly…
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Kremlin accused of ‘creating a database of LGBTQ+ Russians to monitor them’

Russia has spent more than a year creating an electronic database of its LGBTQ+ citizens, independent Russian media has reported. The country’s top court declared the international LGBTQ+ rights movement ‘extremist’ in November 2023. In the months since, law enforcement officials have been building a register to track ‘extremist’ LGBTQ+ Russians, insiders told Meduza. The officials, members…
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‘Crucial’ to show Ukraine documentary ‘Timestamp’ at Berlinale, says director

For Ukrainian director Kateryna Gornostai, her new documentary, “Timestamp,” about daily school life during Russia’s now three-year-long invasion, had its Berlin Film Festival premiere at a key moment for her homeland. “It’s really crucial,” Gornostai told Reuters in the German capital on Thursday. “I feel like I’m not a filmmaker, but a delegation of diplomats. In a…
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Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina’s Milei

Elon Musk, the billionaire tasked with slashing U.S. federal government spending, took to the stage at a conservative conference outside Washington on Thursday with a gift from Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei: a chainsaw. “This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy,” said Musk, holding the gleaming power tool aloft at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor,…
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Trump ‘very frustrated’ with Zelenskyy as Ukraine-US news conference cancelled

A planned news conference between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy was cancelled, as political tensions deepened between the two countries. The event was originally supposed to include comments to the media by Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy and retired US Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, but it was changed at the last minute to a simple photo opportunity.…
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What does Jack Ma’s return to the spotlight in China mean?

A meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and some of the country’s foremost business leaders this week has fuelled excitement and speculation, after Alibaba founder Jack Ma was pictured at the event. The charismatic and colourful Mr Ma, who was one of China’s most prominent businessmen, had withdrawn from public life after criticising China’s financial sector in…
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