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Trump says he’s worried about getting into heaven. He should be
Trump’s newest painting of himself is a perfect metaphor for the president who sets fires and leaves destruction in his wake.
- by Maureen Dowd
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Trump ran on a promise of revenge. He’s making good on it
The actions have alarmed critics who fear Donald Trump is wielding the authority of his office to intimidate opponents and consolidate power in a way unprecedented in the US.
- by Nicholas Riccardi
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Donald Trump
Sucking up to Trump is now the diplomatic norm. But does it work?
Displays of deference by world leaders towards Donald Trump look so worshipful and self-belittling, they resemble courtiers tip-toeing around a mad monarch.
- by Nick Bryant
A bear walked into an ice cream parlour. The strawberry never had a chance
The black bear, whom the police named Fuzzy, caused little damage but sampled as many flavours as it could get its paws on.
- by Mark Walker
‘No excuse’: Most Epstein files sent to Congress already public, Democrats say
The top Democrat on the US House oversight committee said only 3 per cent of the files it had received from the Justice Department contained new information.
- by Catie Edmondson
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Crime
Lyle Menendez also denied parole, a day after brother Erik
The decision means both brothers will remain in prison, where they have spent decades for the 1989 murder of their parents.
- by Jamie Ding
Trump was never inappropriate with anybody, Ghislaine Maxwell tells investigators
The imprisoned 63-year-old former British socialite also said she did not witness any sexual abuse by Epstein, and was not aware of any “client list”.
- by Luc Cohen, Andrew Goudsward and Jack Queen
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Gender equality
Gilead rising: In Trump’s America, misogyny has found a powerful toehold
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has endorsed a Christian pastor who wrote that “unsubmissive” women are a “truly destructive force”. They’re now saying the quiet bit out loud.
- by Julia Baird
Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s home, office raided by FBI
The searches are likely to elicit fresh alarm that the Trump administration is using its law enforcement powers to go after the US president’s foes.
- by Eric Tucker
Trump says he has ‘solved’ seven conflicts. Here’s what to know about them
In some, his role was clear. In others, it remains contested, or analysts warned that lasting peace could be elusive.
- by Susannah George, Joshua Yang and Cate Brown
‘A bitter peace’: The hard choices now facing Ukraine – and Trump
Seated around the US president at the White House, each of Europe’s leaders was invited to speak. The Finnish president, a former Trump golf buddy, stood up – and shared a telling story.
- by Michael Koziol