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Protesters target Tesla showrooms in US over Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 16 16
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
From theguardian.com, on Oct 14, 14 14
Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 11
Prayer and prosecutions: the US ‘hate group’ waging war over Britain’s abortion clinic buffer zones
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 14
Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached
From theguardian.com, on Feb 18, 10 10
Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, source says
From bbc.com, on Feb 17, 10 10
UK hopes to be a ‘bridge’ between Europe and Trump’s US, minister says
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 9 9
‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
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#1: on Oct 16
From theguardian.com
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi
8 8
Science tells us that foetuses develop in the uterus, rather than the placenta – but the US health secretary has a different take. Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies, asks Arwa Mahdawi
#news #rfkjr #trump #uspol #women #health #usnews #abortion #politics #democrats
on Oct 15
#2: on Oct 16
From theguardian.com
‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked
8 8
Politico documented the use of slurs, including the N-word and a homophobic term, and antisemitic comments in chats
#gop #nazi #race #hitler #kansas #usnews #newyork #misogyny #politics #uspolitics
on Oct 15
#3: on Oct 15
From theguardian.com
US revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk
8 8
State department says it has ‘no obligation’ to host foreign nationals who ‘celebrate heinous’ death of far-right activist
#news #uspol #usnews #farright #marcorubio #uspolitics #donaldtrump #republicans #usforeignpolicy #hellonearthusa2025
on Oct 15
#4: on Oct 15
From theguardian.com
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
14 14
US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy
#us #usa #ukpol #uspol #labour #russia #tories #usnews #fascism #americas
on Oct 14
#5: on Oct 15
From theguardian.com
‘Risky is the best way to be’: Tim Curry on sexuality, surviving a stroke – and 50 years of stardom
6 11
From Rocky Horror to the Muppets, Curry’s extraordinary career made him world-famous. Then, a stroke left him paralysed. The actor talks about his cocaine years, his friendship with David Bowie – and the moment his mother came at him with a knife
on Oct 15
#6: on Oct 14
From theguardian.com
‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit
8 12
Self-styled world’s greatest peacemaker calls Meloni ‘beautiful’ and Erdoğan a ‘friend’, but takes jab at Iraqi and Canadian leaders
#gaza #trump #hubris #news #uspol
on Oct 14
#7: on Oct 14
From theguardian.com
Right to protest is under sustained attack in the west, report finds
3 11
Counter-terror laws being ‘weaponised’ against pro-Palestine groups in UK, US, France and Germany, says FIDH
#acab #resist #protest #resistance #freepalestine #righttoprotest
on Oct 14
#8: on Oct 14
From theguardian.com
‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert
1 13
Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists
on Oct 13
#9: on Oct 14
From theguardian.com
0 14
The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
on Oct 13
#10: on Oct 14
From theguardian.com
US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information
4 21
Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas
#us #cnn #dod #npr #maga #trump #hagseth #reuters #huffpost #freespeech
on Oct 14