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Serbian prosecutor probing Trump Tower in Belgrade targeted with spyware

The project, associated with Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, has faced allegations of political interference and irregularities surrounding the removal of the site's protected heritage status.…

EU eyes Rome for 2027 summit ahead of Italian election

The Italian government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The move would be exceptional, as formal European Councils are held in Brussels. Under the European Council’s rules, relocating a summit…

While many protested peacefully, scenes of extreme violence also played out across the country. According to the latest figures from the interior ministry, some 2,000 people were arrested during the turmoil. During…

Stephen Goss: Drumcree 2.0 has marched us back to the past, where the fruits of threatening unrest win the day

This must include the acceptance of the lawful decisions of the Parades’ Commission’ . John O’Dowd in 2014 . ‘ We have all, thankfully, signed up to the justice system, to policing and to the rule of law. ’ Colum…

After the ITV exposé, see Reform’s fixation with ‘hate preachers’ as the stinking hypocrisy it really is | Owen Jones

After all, the role of hate preachers in Islamist terrorism has long been debated. After the London Bridge Islamist terrorist attack in 2017, Nigel Farage demanded that Sadiq Khan – "as the first Muslim mayor of London"…

Rotten to the core? Reform demonstrate why party discipline is important

But having gone to bed feeling physically sick and woken up still thinking about it, I couldn’t stop myself. Daniel wrote about the racism and misogyny which over the course of the documentary was absolutely relentless.…

Where’s Burnham really on welfare reform?

So, what will the government do about it? With Alan Milburn’s long-awaited review due next month, is Andy Burnham laying the groundwork for tougher benefit conditions in the budget – as ministers look to rein in the…

‘I’m shocked!’ – the nasty hangover not shutting the door on hubris will give you

It’s not a ‘told you so’ because though I did, there are ways to reset, and regroup, but I can’t see any sign of it, yet. This weekend hours before the full ITV Exposure “A Year In Reform” programme was broadcast a…

Matthew Jeffery: We talk about million-pound inheritances while working Britain counts the pennies

There is a moment in a British supermarket that tells you more about the state of this country than anything you will hear from a politician in Westminster. A mother scans her shopping as she walks the aisles, watching…

Harriet Cross: With thirty mentions of independence, Swinney’s conference speech was Groundhog Day for Scotland

There could hardly have been a more damning illustration of the SNP’s distorted priorities than John Swinney’s conference speech. On Saturday, the SNP leader took to the stage in Aberdeen to proclaim that the referendum…