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Pope Leo has raised concerns about the Trump administration's crackdown on migrants.

Pope Leo doesn’t want to be the anti-Trump, but he is.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: American Catholics are true swing voters. A majority voted for Trump in 2024, but a majority disapprove of him now.

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Donald Trump has told Republicans to vote to release all the Epstein files.
Virignia Giuffre (centre), Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (left) and Ghislaine Maxwell (right) in 2001.

Royal Epstein ‘massage’ bombshell: ‘Andrew in my house’

A leaked email from convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to Jeffrey Epstein references a massage, with Andrew at a London home.

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From left, US lawmakers Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna have been pushing to compel the Justice Department to release all the files it has on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Despite Trump’s ire, House gains support on Epstein vote

Lawmakers pushing for the release of more files are planning a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday alongside victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has apologised to US President Donald Trump after being called a ‘traitor’ over the Epstein files

‘Traitor’ apologises, extends olive branch to Trump

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Republican Representative Majorie Taylor Green says she’s sorry for taking part in ‘toxic politics’.

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Donald Trump’s name featured in emails released by the Democrats.

The outstanding question about Trump and Epstein

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Democrats, with an eye to hammering Donald Trump, have released redacted Epstein emails in which the President’s name featured prominently.

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Things appear to have soured between Marjorie Taylor Greene and US President Donald Trump.

Trump cuts ties with 'lunatic' MAGA supporter

Donald Trump has very publicly excoriated one of his major allies, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, as the Epstein files saga continues.

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Donald Trump has wound back tariffs on produce imports.

Trump tariff backflip delivers huge win for Aussie exporters

Australian producers have been gifted a welcome shot in the arm after US President Donald Trump announced the US will be lowering tariffs on agricultural imports including beef.

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The BBC apologised to US President Donald Trump over the edit, but refused to pay compensation.

Trump says he will sue BBC for between $1.5b-$7.5b

After the BBC declined to compensate US President Donald Trump for its edited version of a 2021 speech, he has declared ‘we'll sue them’.

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US President Donald Trump during a news conference with Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, not pictured, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. The head of the world s most populous nation faces a minefield in negotiations with Trump, who has signaled that India remains a potential tariff target despite a deepening partnership between the two countries. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg

Trump demands inquiry into Epstein Democrat ties

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump has announced he wants the Justice Department to investigate high-profile Democrats — including former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

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A new tranche of files allegedly from Jeffrey Epstein have created further headaches for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson.

A Prince, an ambassador and Epstein: How top Britons toppled

Newly released files from Jeffrey Epstein include correspondence with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington.

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The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump for a misleadingly edited documentary about the attacks on the US Capitol,

BBC apologises to Trump over doco edit but refuses to pay

The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump for a misleadingly edited documentary about the attacks on the US Capitol, but it refused to pay him any compensation.

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The Pentagon has announced another strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat, with four dead.

Tensions rise as US strike alleged drug trafficking boat

The United States says four ‘narco-terrorists’ have been killed in another strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean.

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President Donald Trump speaks before signing the funding package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House.

Government reopens as Trump signs Bill to end shutdown

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The US federal government began reopening Wednesday night after President Trump signed into law a spending package that narrowly passed the House, ending the longest shutdown in history.

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Leaked emails contradict Donland Trump’s denials about Jeffrey Epstein.

Leaked emails conflict with Trump’s denials about Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the sexual abuse of underage girls but never participated, according to thousands of pages of documents released overnight.

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