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Brazil elections: Lula secures fourth term after dramatic comeback
President Lula has pulled of a surprise win, but he will face a hostile Congress and a polarised country.
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Nicki Minaj joins Trump onstage at Michigan rally
The Super Bass singer is the latest big name to campaign in Michigan, where a tight Senate race is playing out ahead of the 3 November midterms.
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Trump rallies for Mike Rogers – and Nicki Minaj’s derriere – in Michigan
Trump again congratulated Ohio senator’s rear end before his cheeky comment about rapper being ‘hard to miss’
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Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically
Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret that they agreed to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump
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Nicki Minaj shares Air Force One video as Trump hints at new press secretary
Nicki Minaj shared a video from aboard Air Force One, the US president's official aircraft, as Donald Trump departed for Port Huron, Michigan, on the midterm campaign trail. (October 25) The rapper publicly began supporting Trump in 2025 and was then welcomed to the White House in July 2026. White House director of communications Steven Chueng also shared a video of the singer on board the aircraft, as he teased she could be the president’s next press secretary. Sharing the video on X, he said: “I think we may have found the new White House Press Secretary!” The post comes after the White House announced Katie Zacharia was leaving the role last week, just days after taking up the post.
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after 10-month exile
Her attempts to re-enter the country have tested relations with the Trump administration
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Opposition leader María Machado returns to Venezuela
Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Ukraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink's terms of service
Ukrainian officials have disputed Elon Musk's claims that their military violated Starlink’s terms by using it for offensive drone strikes
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Brazilians head to the polls to vote in tense Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff election
Victory for Bolsonaro would mark a rightward pivot for Latin America's largest economy and most populous country
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FDR made it a blue bastion – now it’s Trump’s stronghold in California. Is it forever lost?
Shasta has embraced the Maga movement with gusto – can Democrats ever win back the rural, working-class voters they once relied upon?
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Obama rallies rapturous Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: ‘He’ll finish the job we started’
Former president speaks to crowd of thousands in support of Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate and Democratic ticket
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Ukraine war live: Elon Musk accuses Kyiv of breaching Starlink rules
Ukraine said that the Starlink satellite system and its military version Starshield were now fully functional
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Why is Ukraine so reliant on Starlink and can Europe plug the gap?
Ukraine needs another satellite internet service, but a decent alternative to Elon Musk's network doesn't exist - yet.
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Obama attacks Trump as he campaigns for Democrats ahead of midterm elections
"This election is our last best chance to at least rein in some of the foolishness of this administration," Obama said.
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Bill Clinton is not a fan of Trump’s White House renovations
Clinton took issue with the new Rose Garden that Trump paved over and added Mar-a-Lago-style umbrellas to
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Left and Right face off in Brazil's second round presidential election
Lula against Flavio - both candidates in the second-round presidential election in Brazil hold rallies in major cities on the last day of campaigning. With around 20% of the electorate having abstained in the first round, the result is wide open and opinion polls show them neck and neck.
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Katie Miller warns that Democrats are serious about going after Trump staffers
Democrats have constantly scrutinized the legality of Trump’s policies on immigration, war and trade
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Trump’s Oval Office outburst has social media questioning his mental state
Trump directed his outburst at The Independent's White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg
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Trump floating the idea of moving White House press area to ‘less obnoxious location’
Trump has consistently criticized U.S. media outlets, accusing them of biased coverage regarding his administration
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Melania accused of taking credit for Pope Leo’s Ukraine ceasefire efforts
A ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky will begin October 29 to allow humanitarian aid and evacuations of elderly residents, the White House announced this week
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Epstein files take back seat in midterms but experts say issue has not gone away
Other voter concerns have prevailed but return of Congress likely to see renewed focus on late sex offender’s activities
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Ukraine says Starlink speed limits lifted after a slowdown that hobbled its drones
Ukraine's military has regained full use of Starlink satellite links for its drones and fast-moving equipment, according to the defense minister
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Karoline Leavitt weighs in on 5-day tenure of successor Katie Zacharia
Within five days of becoming White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia was fired
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Trump lost it and ordered me to be ‘quiet’ in the Oval Office. Then it got personal
What was supposed to be an announcement on fraud quickly devolved into Trump vs The Independent. Andrew Feinberg details how it all happened in the Oval Office
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No more slogans, no more contradictions, Britain needs a hard-nosed plan on Ukraine - Patrick Mercer
“Despite the huge challenge Ukraine was already facing preparing for winter - Russian jet drones, ballistic missiles, and wholesale economic warfare - the US is looking once again not just to abandon Ukraine, but to actively enter the war on the side of Russia”.
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Ukraine war live: Explosions rock Russian petrochemical plant hit by drones
Several industrial facilities were damaged in the attack in Togliatti, the city’s mayor confirmed
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As Trump fights over what America owes, slavery descendants organize for the future
Robin Rue Simmons has been working to address the legacy of slavery in the United States
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Ramaswamy accuses Acton of ‘lying’ about attack ad, but court records contradict mother’s claim – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.
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Ukraine war live: White House praises Melania as Kyiv clarifies ceasefire details
The localised ceasefire for the Russian-occupied city will reportedly begin on October 29
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Burnham presses Trump on Ukraine’s Starlink access in phone call
The Prime Minister raised the issue directly with the US president amid deteriorating relations between the White House and Zelensky
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Trump claims he’s ‘flipping races’ with rallies. It’s not Republicans he’s helping
The president insists he can help his party defy the polls, even as Republicans who voted for him sour on his policies and increasingly erratic behavior and comments in the home stretch to Election Day, writes Andrew Feinberg
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Trump, seeking to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins, exempts some Canadian imports from his 50% tariffs
President Donald Trump is exempting some imports — including plywood sheets, packing crates and some machinery — from the 50% tariffs he slapped on $20 billion worth of Canadian products over the summer
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Trump boasts he ordered DOJ to sue Alaska to toss out results if Republican loses
Attorney General Todd Blanche has declined to pledge DOJ’s independence from the White House and would not rule out similar suits in other states
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Trump drops some Canada tariffs in bid to boost embattled Susan Collins in Maine
Republican senator faces critical re-election battle in state where president’s trade war has outraged voters
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White House says the US is lifting tariffs on some Canadian goods
Susan Collins, a Republican in a tight race to keep her senate seat in next month's elections, said she had been working with the White House on tariff relief.
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Trump’s justice department sues to block Senate race certification in Alaska if Republican loses – live
Preliminary lawsuit claims there could be ‘voter confusion’ about the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, which could influence the race’s outcome in favor of the Democratic nominee, Mary Peltola
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Trump’s justice department sues to block Senate race certification in Alaska if Republican loses – live
Preliminary lawsuit claims there could be ‘voter confusion’ about the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, which could influence the race’s outcome in favor of the Democratic nominee, Mary Peltola
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Russia and Ukraine agree to local ceasefire in Oleshky amid deepening humanitarian crisis
People in Russian-occupied city facing severe shortages of food, water and electricity, with some reportedly surviving on weeds
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White House says Melania Trump brokers truce for Ukraine city 'on brink of disaster'
Ukraine and Russia confirm the truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have had to eat garden weeds to survive.
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‘Andy is getting it done’, says Trump as he claims UK ‘opening up North Sea oil’
The US president has welcomed the go-ahead for the Jackdaw gas field, but appeared to think the project would tap oil.
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Melania Trump claims to have secured ceasefire for single Ukrainian town
The White House said the ceasefire in the ‘frontline war city on the brink of disaster’ will begin next week
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Melania Trump secures ceasefire in Russian-occupied city of Oleshky
The agreement, due to take effect on 29 October, is intended to allow humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations in a city where residents have endured years of Russian occupation, severe food shortages and dangerous attempts to escape.
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Trump’s plan to make the midterms all about him is backfiring, poll finds
Democratic voters are more motivated to vote against the president in the Nov. 3 elections than Republicans are to turn out in support of him, the poll found
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Trump berates ‘horrible little’ female reporter in fit over Vivek foe’s mom
Trump doubles down on support for Amy Acton’s mom, who stood by her late husband as he was indicted for raping her then-teen daughter
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Helium named a critical material by US amid worries over global supply
Helium is the 20th critical material identified by DOE
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UAE diplomat running for UN chief faces questions over her country's support for Sudan rebels
Lana Nusseibeh, a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates, is the newest contender for United Nations secretary-general
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White House ballroom construction progress seen in aerial footage
Donald Trump’s administration has released aerial footage showing the construction progress on the White House ballroom. Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino shared the video on X, which he said was filmed from Marine One during a flyover on the president’s journey to Joint Base Andrews. The original East Wing of the White House was demolished in October 2025 to make way for the 90,000-square-foot facility, proceeding without congressional authorization. Trump has defended the project, arguing it will offer a secure location for state visits, official ceremonies and inaugurations. In February 2025, the ballroom’s cost was estimated at $100m. The figure later rose to $250m and has since grown to $600m.
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Video by left-wing group claims Lindsey Graham paid men for sex
Former Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene alleged on X that politicians’ secrets function as ‘levers of control’ that keep them ‘in line’
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Kaitlan Collins tears into Trump’s defense of Vivek Ramaswamy attack ad
CNN star questions President Donald Trump’s decision to go to bat for advert in which Democrat Amy Acton is accused by her own mother, whom she has not spoken to in 48 years, of lying about her traumatic past
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Elon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the Midterms
The trillionaire has given more than $445 million to Republican political groups this election cycle, as Democrats vow to investigate him.
