Russia and Ukraine hold a second day of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv are holding a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi to end their war The Independent UK · Feb 5
JD Vance chuckles over Trump admonishing CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and says DOJ’s case against journalist Don Lemon is ‘rock solid’ Lemon has pleaded not guilty to the charges The Independent UK · Feb 5
Steve Bannon wants ICE to ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on seizing elections Former adviser calls on president to deploy federal officers to suppress votes with balance of power in Congress at stake in midterms The Independent UK · Feb 4
Trump’s personal attorney Todd Blanche just reassured Epstein associates that ‘It’s not a crime to party with him’ In a prosecution question about one of the most sensitive criminal cases ever, Todd Blanche chose precision over empathy. “It’s not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein” may satisfy the law. But it does not satisfy a country still trying to bring justice to those who were wronged. The Mary Sue · Feb 4
King Charles hosts Aga Khan for anniversary dinner at Windsor Castle The King welcomed the 50th hereditary Imam of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims to the royal residence The Independent UK · Feb 4
Trump’s latest ‘RINO’ villain is Thomas Massie’s wife, who actually voted for Trump three times Donald Trump’s MAGA loyalty cult is running out of targets, so he’s inventing new ones now. Today’s villain of the day? Thomas Massie’s wife, Carolyn Moffa. The Mary Sue · Feb 4
ICE lawyer who told Minnesota judge ‘this job sucks’ has been removed from detail, DOJ says Homeland Security lawyer Julie Le told a judge ‘the system sucks’ after Trump’s mass arrests overwhelmed the courts The Independent UK · Feb 4
Kash Patel says White House followed the law in releasing Epstein files - despite blowing deadline by two months The Department of Justice was ordered to release all documents related to the pedophile financier and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell by December 19, as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act The Independent UK · Feb 4
Shamed by the Epstein scandal, riven by infighting: have the UK royals ever been in a bigger mess than this? The sad truth is that we are witnessing a legacy of the late queen: an organisation unable to meet today’s challenges, says author and royal expert Stephen Bates The Guardian - UK · Feb 4
Could Labour lose Gorton and Denton? New polling puts Greens ahead for first time Pollsters are offering mixed predictions of the final result The Independent UK · Feb 4
King Charles "Said Enough Was Enough" and Sent Andrew to Sandringham "Under the Cover of Darkness" "He had to be removed from the public eye." Marie Claire · Feb 4
No guarantee small boat crossings will fall by next year, Home Secretary says More than 65,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister. Evening Standard · Feb 4
Trump touts Melania’s ‘movie star’ status following weekend documentary release Melania has bragged that her film was ‘loved by all’ despite it receiving dire reviews from critics The Independent UK · Feb 4
JD Vance tears into America’s ‘incestuous elites’ after Epstein files release - but insists Trump isn’t one of them Multiple high-profile figures including President Donald Trump, Bill Gates and Elon Musk have been mentioned in the files The Independent UK · Feb 4
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Nicki Minaj explains her newfound love for Trump: ‘I couldn’t handle him being bullied’ Nicki Minaj’s conversion to MAGA comes after she was embroiled in a series of controversies and feuds with her fellow stars
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Starmer urged to take charge of courts crisis with system ‘on brink of collapse’ Sir Brian Leveson, who was appointed by the government to conduct an independent review of the courts system, has urged the government to adopt his ideas in full
The Independent UK · Feb 3 Guardiola speaks out on 'hurt' he feels about humanitarian tragedies around the world Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has turned a soccer news conference into a passionate address on the “hurt” he is feeling at seeing humanitarian tragedies around the world
The Independent UK · Feb 3 Final auction of Flog It! star Michael Baggott’s silver collection raises £112k The collection included a shallow silver bowl that sold for £3,810 and a silver James I dish that exceeded estimates, fetching £5,334.
The Independent UK · Feb 3 MPs resoundingly vote to scrap two-child benefit cap It will be further scrutinised by MPs and peers before it can become law, but the Government has said it wants to ditch the two-child limit from April
The Independent UK · Feb 3 ‘Don Colossus’ — a 22-foot tall Golden statue of Trump — is set to rise where US will host world leaders for G20 The bronze likeness of the 45th and 47th president was commissioned by a group of cryptocurrency investors
The Independent UK · Feb 3 Satirical opera lampoons Trump as its metaphor increasingly mirrors reality The President-King grows to huge dimensions while wearing a diaper and a golden necktie
The Times of India · Feb 3 'Very painful times in my marriage': Melinda French Gates reacts to newly released emails from Epstein Files Melinda French Gates reacted to the new release of the Epstein Files that claimed Bill Gates once contracted a sexually transmitted infection during an affair, and said the filed bring to mind "memories of some very, very painful times in my marriage". "But I have moved on from that. I…
The Independent UK · Feb 3 US military shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea The incident comes days before planned talks between Washington and Tehran
We Got This Covered · Feb 3 ‘Now he’s attacking my wife’: Republican Thomas Massie claps back at Trump after president made things personal Thomas Massie isn't backing down to Trump's bullying.
The Independent UK · Feb 3 Jeanine Pirro sparks MAGA fury for threatening jail time for lawful gun owners traveling to DC: ‘Come and take it!’ ‘You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail,’ Jeanine Pirro told Fox news this week, adding that she didn’t care ‘if you're a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else.’