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Jelly Roll: “It Is Never Too Late to Do the Right Thing” in Emotional Monologue on Politics and Faith

Following backlash over his Donald Trump jokes and past comments on politics, the country star addressed his beliefs, faith, and desire to be a "voice for the voiceless" during his final night guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Live: Joyce says dynamics have changed after WA by-election win

Live updates: US-Venezuela oil deal sparks debate; Doug Ford mocks Trump’s Lake Ontario renaming

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Sunday mocked President Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” saying the move resembled “something out of ‘Saturday Night Live.’” Ford has traded barbs with the president many times before.

Ford: Trump renaming Lake Ontario is ‘something out of “Saturday Night Live”‘

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Sunday said that President Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” resembled “something out of ‘Saturday Night Live.'” Ford slammed Trump’s trade war with Canada that placed a 50 percent tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian

Jelly Roll explains political beliefs after Trump roasts: I’m ‘down the middle’

Country music star Jelly Roll defended his political beliefs during his final hosting appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday night, responding to widespread criticism from President Trump supporters.

One Nation’s new NSW leader Mike Newman is an investment banker who wants to ‘get rid of wokery’

Son of former ABC chair will contest seat of Cessnock in March state election and says ‘my wife’s Japanese’ so he doesn’t believe party is racist <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/28/nepal-floods-au

Watch live: Trump speaks amid tariff battles, signs order for ‘Lake America’

President Trump will speak with reporters Thursday as the Trump administration faces scrutiny over his trade war with Canada, looming sanctions on Iran amid the nearly six-month conflict and after he paused higher tariffs on ground beef.

Middle East live: Netanyahu says diplomatic deal not possible with Iranian 'savages'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said a diplomatic deal was not possible with the "savages" who rule Iran as he hailed US President Donald Trump's new campaign of economic pressure. Trump on Monday declared "economic D-Day" aimed at destroying Iran's economy

Watch live: DDHQ and The Hill track and analyze SC Senate GOP special election runoff

The Hill presents one hour of real-time primary night coverage, diving deep into the 2026 South Carolina special U.S. Senate primary runoff Tuesday. The Hill’s coverage will be anchored by NewsNation’s Cory Smith, joined by The Hill campaign and congressional reporters, Decision

The ASBOwave and the Cultural Politics of Broken Britain

The far-right‘s increasingly hostile culture war against migrants echoes the fantasies of social collapse that weaponised British vigilante cinema in the 2000s. ]]>

Saul Williams opens a portal between politics and possibility

The unflinching multidisciplinary artist has long welcomed new challenges. With the release of a new album and a new book, he embraces the role his career has been building toward: investigative poet.

Politics take center stage at Venice Film Festival

With works about Gaza, Ukraine and Elon Musk, political cinema is in the spotlight at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.

Religion, power and politics: what’s behind the violent attacks on Ethiopia’s Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Managing religious affairs in Ethiopia is crucial for national cohesion and broader peacebuilding processes.

‘Who Killed Alex Odeh?’ Trailer: True Crime Meets Geopolitics In Story Stretching From Southern California To Israel

EXCLUSIVE: It’s been more than 40 years since Palestinian American Alex Odeh was assassinated in his office in Orange County, CA, the victim of a tripwire bomb.

Goodbye to Babylon Berlin, the 1920s TV drama that has eerily foreshadowed real-life politics

The long-running drama reaches Hitler’s rise to power in its final season as its creators reflect on the unsettling parallels between Weimar Germany and the present day It’s the global hit TV series that pulled audiences straight into the chaotic hedonism of 1920s Germany, dramat

Nepal flash floods LIVE: Death toll rises to 939, missing people drops to 3,925: disaster authority

China rejects claims linking its massive hydropower projects in Tibet to the August 26 flash flood disaster in Nepal, calling them “malicious speculation”

Watch live: Bessent unveils ‘economic D-day’ sanctions on Iran

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday afternoon will unveil new sanctions on Iran, escalating the Trump administration’s pressure on the Islamic Republic to negotiate a deal to end the conflict and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump warned last week that Iran

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics.

MeToo part deux is coming to U.S. politics

Activists are driving a renewed MeToo‑style reckoning in U.S. politics, pushing parties and lawmakers toward stronger accountability for sexual misconduct.

KPSC ‘scam’: Priyank Kharge offers to quit politics even if there is iota of evidence against him

He challenges Kumaraswamy to quit if BJP or JD(S) leaders are involved in the ‘scam

Rejoining the EU, Burnham’s donors and the bedroom tax: Politics Weekly answers your questions – podcast

Will the UK ever rejoin the EU?

Politics chat: more tariffs, mail-in voting order, Kushner-Jeffries meeting

Real economic sanctions on Canada and economic threats to countries trading with Iran may work against Republicans in the midterm elections.

BCB president Tamim Iqbal 'hopeful' of India touring Bangladesh in 2026-27 season

Cricinfo understands that the six-match white-ball series is likely to take place early next year

Pauline Hanson thanks Liberals for WA by-election victory

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Took a Call From Donald Trump in the Middle of an All-Hands

The unexpected interruption came hours before the president wrote a congratulatory post on Truth Social about the company’s most recent earnings report.

France's politicians look to close gap with far right ahead of key election

With eight months until the next french Presidential election, politicians are ramping up their campaigning, with interviews, meetings and public statements.

France gears up for an election year defined by a fragmented left

It's back-to-school week for France, and its politicians are no exception.

With no clear contender, "everyone thinks they have a shot"' at succeeding to Macron

There are eight months left until the next french Presidential election, politicians are ramping up their campaigning, with interviews, meetings and public statements.

As Icelanders say no to resuming EU talks, what issues weighed in the election?

Iceland's voters rejected restarting negotiations to join the European Union in a referendum that pitted concerns about geopolitical stability against keeping national control of Iceland’s prized fisheries.

German churches speak out against AfD ahead of state election

As the far-right AfD party leads the polls ahead of Sunday's election in Saxony-Anhalt, Church leaders warn against downplaying its "ethnonationalist" agenda.

GOP soul-searching for life after Trump is ramping up

Republicans say their party will need to do a lot of soul searching to find its direction before President Trump leaves office in 2029, something that is coming into sharper focus with the approaching midterm election and the realization that Trump will soon become a lame duck.

Your Move, Mr. Governor: CA Post Production Tax Incentive Bill Passes State Senate; Moves To Newsom’s Desk

State support for the contracting L.A.

Before an emergency hearing, the Kennedy Center's board threatens to demolish it

A lawsuit seeks to block President Trump's name from going back on the center. The center's board warns that if renovation plans don't go forward, it may be demolished.

Icac lawyer tells Charles Perrottet the key to lying is ‘you have to be really good at remembering it’

Perrottet disagrees when counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer SC claims brother of former NSW premier is not truthful and ‘constructing evidence’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A brother of former New S

Saxony-Anhalt election: Why the AfD is so strong

The AfD is polling above 40% ahead of Saxony-Anhalt's election on September 6. What is driving support for the far right in this predominantly rural eastern German state?

Germany news: Merz warns of 'problems' in Saxony-Anhalt under AfD

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that a victory for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in next week's election in Saxony-Anhalt would seriously damage the eastern German state.

Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate says state’s elections are ‘ground zero for this republic’

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'It's going to be beautiful': President Trump signs order to create US Space Academy

The United States will soon have a new service academy — or something like it, anyway.

SC says probe agencies tend to go slow on the powerful, but quick to act with commoners

The observations were made while hearing a petition filed by Sumit Roy, the personal assistant to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, in connection with the Salboni land-grabbing case

Serbia keeps EU, Russia in play ahead of key election

As Serbia heads toward an uncertain election, President Aleksandar Vucic is balancing ties with Russia and EU ambitions. But growing geopolitical tensions and pressure at home are narrowing his room to maneuver.

Trump criticizes NBC over election comment as Treasury denies some NYT, WSJ and Bloomberg reporters G20 credentials

Trump's attack on NBC comes after the Treasury barred journalists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg from attending the G20.

Trump promises NBC’s Welker will be reported to FCC ‘for rebuke or punishment’

President Trump said Sunday that NBC News’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker will be reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after she reportedly said that Trump-endorsed candidates have had mixed results this election cycle.

Trump threatens to report journalist Kristen Welker to broadcast regulator - Al Jazeera

Trump threatens to report journalist Kristen Welker to broadcast regulator Al Jazeera Trump says NBC’s Kristen ‌Welker should face ‘punishment’ from FCC The Guardian Trump criticizes NBC over election comment as Treasury denies some NYT, WSJ and Bloomberg reporters G20 credential

#Resistance Democrats are flopping in primaries

Alexander Vindman’s Senate primary loss Tuesday is the latest stumble from a top Trump critic.

Trump is finally hitting the campaign trail. It’s not for a battleground member.

The president is rallying with Sen. Darline Graham in deep-red South Carolina, a switch-up from his quieter strategy in battlegrounds like Georgia, Michigan and Texas.

Michael Cohen won’t say if he’ll use his Trump interview to seek a pardon

The president is expected to call into Cohen’s radio show Thursday in their first public conversation since a very public falling out.

Republican Mike Rogers backs Michigan data center moratorium

Both the Michigan and Ohio Senate races have become data center battlegrounds.

‘I’m on the ballot’: Trump lends a hand to struggling Darline Graham

The president sought to paper over emerging cracks in Graham’s campaign to succeed her late brother.

Trump’s MAGA Inc. makes last-minute buy for Darline Graham in South Carolina runoff

The president’s super PAC spent more than $827,000 on voter phone calls and texts for Graham — even as battleground Republicans have been clamoring for money.

Trump-backed candidate wins primary for Oklahoma governor

Former state Sen. Mike Mazzei’s victory is a relief for the president after several of his chosen candidates fell in other states.

Political newcomer Darline Graham wins South Carolina’s GOP Senate runoff

Her win in the snap primary to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham comes after President Donald Trump significantly boosted her campaign.

South Carolina could give Trump a revitalizing win — or his most embarrassing loss

The runoff to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham will reveal whether the president can propel a virtual stranger to the Senate.

‘It's put up or shut up time’: Battleground Republicans want the Darline treatment

The president went to great lengths to push his candidate over the finish line in South Carolina, but Republicans want the same support in races that will actually determine control of Congress.

Trump won the heart of Michigan’s Arab American community. They're moving away from Mike Rogers.

The messy Senate race in Michigan has laid bare Republicans’ floundering support from the Arab American community, which boosted Donald Trump in 2024.

The other Dan Sullivan makes November ballot against Sen. Dan Sullivan

Retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan could play spoiler in a high-stakes Alaska Senate race.

Vance will address Republican Jewish Coalition amid lingering tension over Israel and antisemitism

The appearance, which was to be closed to the news media, comes at an extraordinarily sensitive time for Jewish Americans and the U.S. relationship with Israel.

Senate challenger Moulton says Markey is too old for another term. Young Massachusetts Democrats are divided

The 2026 midterms have brought a number of generational challenges like the one Moulton is waging against Markey, with younger Democrats taking on — and in some cases unseating — longtime incumbents.

Roy Cohn, Robert Mapplethorpe and a Trump-Era Dilemma Over Free Speech

When a respected biographer tried to use a Mapplethorpe photograph of Roy Cohn for a book cover, worries about the wrath of Mr. Cohn’s protégé, President Trump, intervened.

MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario

MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario.

Trump to meet with oil execs about cutting gas prices, as his Venezuelan SPR plan faces skepticism

The president and his fellow Republicans look set to focus on affordability as the midterms near.

South Korea court sentences Unification Church leader to jail

Han Hak-ja was given a combined two years in prison over offenses linked to efforts to gain influence with former President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration.

U.S., Japan, South Korea maritime drills are ‘threat’ to North Korea, Pyongyang says

The exercises and North Korea's opposition to them come as U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed for a new meeting with Kim Jong Un.

Bhu Bharati resurvey aims to settle long pending land disputes, says Minister

220 T.N. pilgrims in Nepal safe, no details about 84 persons: Minister

Keralam must focus on high-tech industries to reverse migration, says Vice-President

“In Kerala, land is a scarce commodity. But you have to develop the State with more opportunities. Traditional industry may not be possible because of the land cost”

Tejashwi Yadav slams Bihar government over suspected hooch tragedy in Barh

Bihar Agriculture Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha visits the family members of the deceased at Barh, assures them of ‘all possible help’; Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) leader Upendra Kushwaha calls for abstinence from alcohol

TVK and DMK fight it out in the Assembly over ₹10 collected more for a liquor bottle

The collection of the additional sum is the result of years of underpaying shop workers and non-allocation of funds for upkeep of Tasmac shops, says Minister for Prohibition and Excise K. Vignesh

French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force

Unions say ban will take time to enact, while president also wants under-15s social media ban as key legacy French high schools are rushing to put in place a ban on mobile phones this week as Emmanuel Macron pushes for children to spend less time in front of screens.

Trump announces new US oil agreement with Venezuela

US president says US will have ‘majority’ control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reserves Donald Trump announced Friday a new US oil agreement with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez, saying the US will have “majority” control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reserves.

Weather tracker: Warm Yellow Sea strengthens storms in South Korea

More than 200mm of rain forecast in parts of South Korea, while parts of southern Europe to be 10C above average South Korea’s prime minister, Han Seong-sook, met officials to prepare for heavy rain expected this week, with rainfall totals across central and northern parts of the

Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates

Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America sign Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario, with the Ontario premier erecting a giant

Morocco not to blame for Ceuta border breach, says Spanish PM

Pedro Sánchez says two countries cooperating and accuses Israel and Russia of spreading fake news about migration Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said there is no evidence to suggest the Moroccan government was behind last month’s massive border crossing into Ceuta but

Was it a mistake for 99 Colombian guerrillas to lay down their arms?

Fighters in legal limbo after accepting ‘total peace’ plan of Petro government just days before hardliner Abelardo De la Espriella took over In mid-June, 99 guerrilla fighters were flown by helicopter to a small settlement in a rural area of southern Colombia where they lined up

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez defends ‘endless’ benefits of her oil deal with Trump

Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her country Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American count

France and Sweden look to boost European sovereignty through stronger defence ties

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Sweden on August 31.

Spain blames Israel, Russia for spreading disinformation during Ceuta crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain's migration policy that triggered last month's rush of migrants into Ceuta, but no evidence of Moroccan ​involvement.

Latest flare-up between US and Iran bring conflict's lull to an end

Iran's foreign minister has accused Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu of tricking the United States into war with the Islamic Republic.

With multilateralism in decline, what's next for the world?

The global political architecture is shifting, partly as a result of the actions of US President Donald Trump. As nations search for a new world order, some may gain influence and power, while others have much to lose.

Nepal floods: A major test for PM Balen's government

A year after Gen Z-led protests swept Prime Minister Balendra "Balen" Shah to power, deadly floods are testing his government's ability to manage a national crisis.