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ICE, Ilhan Omar and Somalis: Unpacking Trump’s obsession with Minnesota
Congresswoman Omar is sprayed with an unknown liquid while meeting constituents. The motive is unknown.
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Who is Susie Wiles? Why has her Vanity Fair interview stirred controversy?
US president’s chief of staff describes Trump as having ‘alcoholic’s personality’ and calls Elon Musk ‘odd, odd duck’.
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Why tech billionaires are quietly bankrolling Europe’s far-right
US tech moguls want to bring down the European Union, and they’re fueling conspiracies about migrant invasions to do it.
Published On 17 Dec 2025
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Who is Jose Antonio Kast, Chile’s newly elected far-right leader?
The president-elect has vowed to tackle crime and tighten immigration policies.
Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile’s presidential election
Kast’s victory is seen as part of a trend of right-wing victories across Latin America, including in Argentina.
Far-right candidate Kast takes early lead in Chile’s presidential election
Far-right opposition candidate Jose Antonio Kast takes an early lead over his centre-left rival, Jeannette Jara.
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Why is the UK leading the charge to curb asylum rights under the ECHR?
UK seeks revision of the European Convention on Human Rights amid pressure from the far right.
US Congressman Randy Fine suggests Muslims should ‘be destroyed’
The Republican lawmaker, a Trump ally, says during a congressional hearing he is ‘not afraid’ to be called Islamophobic.
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Who is Brian Cole, arrested for planting pipe bombs in Washington in 2021?
Cole, a resident of Woodbridge, Virginia, was identified following a long investigation.
German court opens trial against left-wing ‘hammer gang’
The woman and six men are accused of being behind a string of attacks between 2018 and 2023 that injured several people.
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales jailed for 10 years over pro-Russia bribes
Judge says Nathan Gill, a former leader of the Reform UK party in Wales, ‘abused position of authority and trust’.
