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Boy in the bunny hat detained by ICE is finally allowed to return home

US 1 day ago By Barney Davis

Attendees march during San Francisco Free America Walkout, an anti-ICE protest and a call to end the war on Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in San Francisco. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

50 US states rise up over eight ICE deaths and ‘bait’ arrest of boy, 5

US 4 days ago By Brooke Davies

Feature: ?ICE are disappearing people from our streets - I look after families in hiding? picture: Getty/ Metro

The suburban mums hiding families from Trump’s 'secret police'

US 4 days ago By Lauren Crosby Medlicott

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 27: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a town hall meeting at the Urban League Twin Cities facility on January 27, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A person holding a syringe charged the podium as Omar spoke. Protests and demonstrations continue ramping up around Minneapolis and St. Paul after the shooting deaths this month of two people at the hands of federal immigration officers. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Donald Trump has just been shown what real strength looks like

US 6 days ago By Pablo O'Hana

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a press conference with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (not pictured), in Bratislava, Slovakia, January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

Trump ally says he's worried about his 'dangerous psychological state'

US 6 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Calvin Bailey in military uniform, sitting inside a plane.

I flew one of the last planes out of Afghanistan – Trump is clueless

World January 23, 2026 By Calvin Bailey

President Donald Trump, left, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speak during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Starmer told Trump where to stick his threats - and reaped the rewards

World January 23, 2026 By Pablo O'Hana

An ICE agent taking a man from his home.

ICE agents are now entering homes 'without warrants'

US January 22, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

A bruise is visible on the back of US President Donald Trump's left hand as he walks at the "Board of Peace" meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump appears on the world stage with another bruise on his hand

US January 22, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

US President Donald Trump delivers a special address during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. The World Economic Forum takes place in Davos from January 19 to January 23, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump fact check: All the claims he made during his Davos speech

World January 21, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

Keir Starmer speaking at the PMQs

Starmer says he ‘will not yield’ to Trump after Greenland row

Politics January 21, 2026 By Craig Munro

Donald Trump compared to the Very Hungry Caterpillar over his threats to seize Greenland

World January 21, 2026 By James Keegan

The replica of the birthday card.

Trolls celebrate Jeffrey Epstein's birthday with massive replica of Trump's card

US January 20, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

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Map shows why Donald Trump wants to seize Greenland

US January 20, 2026 By Luke Alsford

Maria Machado and Donald Trump with her Nobel medal

Trump has finally 'won' a Nobel Prize - but we're the real losers

US January 16, 2026 By Pablo O'Hana

Donald Trump sends bizarre email to supporters saying he's 'alone and in the dark'

US January 14, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

Trump giving the middle finger to a Ford employee

Trump says 'f*** you' and gives the finger to heckler who called him 'paedo protector'

US January 14, 2026 By Sarah Hooper

President Donald Trump at a lectern, looking to the side.

Donald Trump has finally picked a fight he can't win

UK January 13, 2026 By Pablo O'Hana

A mock image showing Donald Trump with planes, a not for sale sign, and more in the background.

Why should we care if Donald Trump wants a block of ice that's home to 56,000 people?

World January 7, 2026 By Pablo O'Hana

Icebergs floating in the water off Nuuk, Greenland, with colourful houses and snow-covered streets behind them.

Nato leaders say 'Greenland belongs to its people' after Trump threats

Politics January 6, 2026 By Craig Munro