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'WTF': Internet furious over Trump's 'disgusting' praise for ex-aide accused of domestic violence

"Could he have said anything worse?" one Twitter user asked.

Feb 10, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

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'F**king scary': Twitter horrified that Donald Trump 'doesn't read' his daily intelligence briefings

"We have a President of the United States whose "style of learning" doesn't include reading. We are officially an idiocracy," one Twitter user said.

Feb 10, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

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Food rots in UK fields as Eastern European migrant workers stay home

British farmers counting the cost of 4,300 unfilled vacancies and vegetables rotting in the fields as Brexit worries bite.

Feb 9, 2018

By David Brennan

Brexit

Muppets character Miss Piggy is pictured at ceremonies honoring the Muppets with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood

Nick Clegg wants MPs to force a constitutional crisis to stop Brexit 'muppets'

Nick Clegg has called on MPs to force a constitutional crisis in order to halt Brexit, accusing the "muppets" in Theresa May's government of destroying the UK's reputation.

Feb 9, 2018

By David Brennan

Brexit

Lazy western liberals risk being crushed by right-wing crusaders

Why are liberals so reluctant to defend their freedoms?

Feb 9, 2018

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

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Turkey detains pro-Kurdish party leaders as Syria operation resumes

Turkey continues its crackdown on opponents with its incursion into Syria, detaining dozens of pro-Kurdish party leaders and leftist politicians.

Feb 9, 2018

By David Brennan

Turkey Syria

Brexit transition deal 'not a given' as Barnier struggles to understand UK position

Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier has warned the UK that a transition deal "is not a given" if disagreements over the transition deal cannot be resolved.

Feb 9, 2018

By David Brennan

Brexit

Cristina Garcia: Time magazine 'Silence Breaker' accused of groping 25-year-old male staffer

California State Assemblymember Garcia has been accused of harassing the man during an annual softball game.

Feb 9, 2018

By Neil Murphy

California

Cambodia's Hun Sen hugs Thailand's Prayut Chan-O-Cha

Cambodian woman jailed for throwing shoe at picture of prime minister

A Cambodian woman who threw a shoe at a billboard depicting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has been arrested after being repatriated from Thailand.

Feb 9, 2018

By David Brennan

Thailand

Mike Pence refuses to look North Korean leader in the eye

US vice-president briefly meets Kim Yong-nam at reception in South Korea before Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Feb 9, 2018

By Jordan Bhatt

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Ukip group denied £590,000 in EU funds over fraud investigation

Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe loses legal fight to restore access to suspended EU cash.

Feb 9, 2018

By David Brennan

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Theresa May will intervene in crunch Northern Ireland talks

Theresa May tries to break year-old deadlock between DUP and Sinn Fein over stalled Stormont government.

Feb 9, 2018

By Jordan Bhatt

Theresa May Brexit

Northern Ireland will remain in the single market after Brexit, warns EU

Brussels has drafted a document that stipulates Northern Ireland will effectively remain in the single market and custom unions.

Feb 9, 2018

By Dan Cancian

Brexit

China is developing next-gen sea-based anti-missile systems that could soon be deployed in warships

Experts reportedly claim that Beijing's mid-course anti-missile system can shoot down missiles from North Korea and India.

Feb 9, 2018

By India Ashok

North Korea

Omarosa opens up about Trump's White House during Celebrity Big Brother: 'It's so bad'

Former Trump administration staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman opened up about her time in the White House during an episode of Celebrity Big Brother. She said: 'It's so bad.'

Feb 8, 2018

By Nicole Rojas

Celebrity Big Brother

Pavel Grudinin, candidate in Russian presidential election

Who is Pavel Grudinin? Meet the 'Russian Trump' taking on Putin

He made his fortune in strawberry farming and the millionaire's populist style has been compared to that of Donald Trump.

Feb 8, 2018

By David Brennan

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Theresa May leaves Downing Street for PMQs

Tories build 4-point poll lead over Labour despite Brexit chaos

The latest poll of voting intentions shows Theresa May's Conservative Party holding a four-point lead over Jeremy Corbyn's Labour, despite Tory infighting over Brexit.

Feb 8, 2018

By David Brennan

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