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A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered an end to Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles and directed that they be returned to the control of the state’s Democratic governor, finding that the Republican US president had exceeded his authority. The ruling by San Francisco-based US District Judge Charles Breyer represented the latest legal setback …

China’s flagship sovereign wealth fund has revealed that it opened a representative office in London shortly after Donald Trump’s victory in last year’s US presidential election, a move made amid increased scrutiny of Chinese investments in the United States. The London office was officially registered in December 2024, with the mission of “advancing the company’s overseas investment business” and “promoting …

Donald Trump has issued a furious statement in response to reports related to mounting health concerns. The US president delivered a 488-word rant on his social media platform Truth Social, once again claiming to have ended multiple wars and boosted his country’s economy.  Mr Trump wrote: “There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My …

Pope Leo XIV has insisted that Europe must play a central role in any Ukraine peace agreement, whilst launching a sharp rebuke at the Trump administration for what he described as attempts to “break apart” the historic transatlantic alliance. Speaking to journalists following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is currently touring European capitals to secure backing for Kyiv …

Across Venezuela, residents wonder how long they’ll be waiting. Venezuela has experienced a severe decade of economic and political crisis, led by Nicolás Maduro. Now, as the threat of US intervention looms, Venezuelans are going through a cycle of anxiety and uncertainty. How long will this standoff last? Who would replace Maduro? In the meantime, they still need to afford …

Russian saboteurs plotted to blow up US planes, according to Western security officials. The campaign of terror would have rivalled the 9/11 attacks, causing massive disruption to the airline industry. The bombshell claims come following the publication of the updated US National Security Strategy (NSS) on Friday. According to the 33-page document, Donald Trump‘s America will seek to improve its …

The Norwegian Nobel Institute cancelled a planned press conference on Tuesday with this year’s Peace Prize laureate, Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado, ahead of Wednesday’s award ceremony in Oslo. Machado, 58, has been subject to a decade-long travel ban imposed by the government of President Nicolas Maduro and has been in hiding for more than a year. Her whereabouts were not …

Behind the crippling economic and political situation in Venezuela is Nicolás Maduro. After years of high inflation and a tumultuous relationship with the United States, the president of Venezuela faces a country waiting for political intervention. US President Donald Trump wants to oust Maduro, a former revolutionary turned anti-democratic leader, and recently said his “days are numbered.” Maduro’s regime is …

Andrej Babis, a billionaire supporter of US President Donald Trump, returned to power as Czech prime minister on Tuesday, signalling a possible end to Ukraine aid and potentially rockier ties with the European Union. Babis’s ANO movement, which won the October parliamentary elections, teamed up with two Eurosceptic parties to form a coalition government. In its policy statement, the coalition …

President Donald Trump appeared to become muddled whilst discussing  America’s soybean trade with China. Agricultural producers specialising in corn, cotton, sorghum, soybean, rice, cattle, wheat, and potato were all present at the gathering, where the president unveiled a $12 billion farming support package designed to help embattled farmers market their produce amid escalating expenses following heightened tariffs on China as …