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EXCLUSIVE: First look at ‘MELANIA’ film

First lady Melania Trump is giving Fox News an exclusive first look at her upcoming film, ‘MELANIA,’ set to hit theaters worldwide next month. The 104-minute film is set to hit theaters globally on Jan. 30, 2026, appearing in theaters across North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and more. Amazon will also launch a documentary series in the coming months.  ‘History is set in motion during the 20 days of...

Policy group praises Trump’s 100 global wins since taking office, from cartel crackdowns to peace deals

A new report released Wednesday from Polaris National Security details what the group says are 100 foreign policy achievements from President Donald Trump’s second term. The document is organized chronologically, starting with his return to office in January and tracking each major foreign policy move through the present day. The report, titled ‘100 Trump Foreign Policy Wins From 2025 the Media Wants You to Miss,’ is an advocacy and policy analysis document that reflects the...

UK inflation slows more than expected to 3.2%, boosting case for rate cut

UK inflation eased more sharply than expected in November, falling to a ten-month low and increasing the likelihood that the Bank of England will deliver a fourth interest rate cut of the year. Official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.2 per cent in the year to November, down from 3.6 per cent in October. The reading was below the Bank of England’s forecast of...

Erasmus scheme set to return for UK students from 2027

The UK is set to rejoin the Erasmus programme, restoring access for British students to the EU-funded study, training and volunteering scheme five years after the country ended its participation following Brexit. Ministers are expected to confirm the move this week, with UK students understood to be able to take part in Erasmus placements from January 2027. The government has declined to comment on the detail of ongoing talks with the European Union. The decision...

Sunak defends Covid bounce back loans amid claims of excessive fraud

Rishi Sunak has defended the government’s Covid-era Bounce Back Loan (BBL) scheme against claims that it was plagued by excessive fraud, telling the Covid-19 Inquiry that the need to act quickly outweighed the risks. The former chancellor said he was fully aware of the scheme’s vulnerabilities when it was launched in May 2020, but insisted that delaying it to introduce additional checks would have put hundreds of thousands of small businesses at risk of collapse....

Grangemouth chemical plant saved in £120m government-backed rescue

Britain’s largest chemical plant will remain open after Ineos secured more than £120 million in government support in a deal designed to safeguard around 500 jobs at its Grangemouth petrochemicals site. The rescue package will keep the Ineos Olefins & Polymers facility operating after the future of the strategically important site was thrown into doubt earlier this year. The government and Ineos will together invest around £150 million into the plant, which ministers have designated...

EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

The European Commission has watered down its flagship plan to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, following intense lobbying from carmakers concerned about slowing demand for electric vehicles. Under existing rules, all new cars sold in the EU from 2035 were required to be “zero emission”. However, the Commission’s revised proposal would require only 90 per cent of new vehicles sold from that date to meet the zero-emissions standard, rather...

OpenAI hires George Osborne to lead global Stargate initiative

OpenAI has appointed George Osborne as managing director and head of its OpenAI for Countries initiative, tasking the former chancellor with leading the company’s global push to work with governments on national artificial intelligence strategies. Osborne, 54, who served as Conservative chancellor from 2010 to 2016, will take up the London-based role in January. He will oversee the international expansion of OpenAI’s “Stargate” initiative, which aims to support the development of AI infrastructure while promoting...

Trump declares ‘Venezuelan regime’ a foreign terrorist organization, orders oil tanker blockade

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a total blockade of oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, declaring the Nicolás Maduro regime a foreign terrorist organization and accusing it of using stolen U.S. assets to finance terrorism, trafficking and other criminal activity. ‘Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America,’ Trump said on Truth Social. ‘It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like...

Judge warns Trump administration against ‘irreversible’ White House ballroom construction work

A federal judge on Tuesday said he was ‘inclined to deny’ a bid to force the Trump administration to halt construction of the White House ballroom but warned officials not to undertake any irreversible work before a January hearing that could still stop the project. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said he will hold another hearing during the second week in January and hinted he may still order a pause. ‘Any below ground construction’ in...