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Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censoring his remarks on Trump

Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed

The BBC has been plunged into a new row over its treatment of Donald Trump, after an academic accused it of censoring his remarks about alleged corruption by the US president.

Rutger Bregman, a Dutch author and historian, said the BBC had removed a “key line” from a flagship address he had been invited to give by the corporation.

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© Photograph: Natalie Keyssar/The Guardian

© Photograph: Natalie Keyssar/The Guardian

© Photograph: Natalie Keyssar/The Guardian

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Genesis Mission : l’administration Trump lance un ambitieux projet d’IA pour la recherche scientifique (oui mais…)

La Maison-Blanche a officialisé il y a quelques heures un nouvel ordre exécutif baptisé « Genesis Mission », un intitulé inhabituellement concis mais ici particulièrement chargé de symbolique. Le document compare cette initiative à « un effort national historique, comparable en urgence et en ambition au projet Manhattan …

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Genesis Mission : l’administration Trump lance un ambitieux projet d’IA pour la recherche scientifique (oui mais…)

La Maison-Blanche a officialisé il y a quelques heures un nouvel ordre exécutif baptisé « Genesis Mission », un intitulé inhabituellement concis mais ici particulièrement chargé de symbolique. Le document compare cette initiative à « un effort national historique, comparable en urgence et en ambition au projet Manhattan …

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China and Japan, With Trump in the Middle, Are in a Showdown

With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone to try to pry the U.S.-Japan alliance apart.

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President Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October. A phone call on Monday between the two leaders came as tensions have risen between China and Japan.
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Is the Democratic party embracing Bernie Sanders-style politics? | Dustin Guastella

Maybe. Let’s hope it is not too late for Democrats to win back the working class and Washington

Since the Democratssweeping victories on 4 November, a strange thing has happened among the party factions: a semblance of unity has emerged.

At first, “affordability” became the slogan of rapprochement. Moderates, populists and socialists agreed Democrats must campaign around the cost-of-living crisis and hang the broken economy around Donald Trump’s neck.

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© Photograph: Julius Constantine Motal/EPA

© Photograph: Julius Constantine Motal/EPA

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As Trump Pushes to End Ukraine War, Europe Toils to Have a Say

Initially cut out of development of the 28-point peace plan, European leaders are now trying to recast its pro-Russia slant. So far, it seems to be working.

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A funeral on Sunday for victims of a Russian strike on a residential building in Ternopil, western Ukraine.
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Trump Administration Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel

The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.

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MP Materials, which owns rare earth mines in California, is among the private companies in which the Trump administration has acquired an ownership stake.
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Deported and Desperate to Be Reunited With Their Children

Across the United States, children have been left in the care of relatives and neighbors after deportations. In Venezuela, parents are clamoring for the return of their sons and daughters.

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Mothers gathered at the airport near Caracas, Venezuela, awaiting flights they’d hoped would carry their children. Only two of the mothers finished the day in celebration.
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Russia Bombards Kyiv Even as Ukraine Claims Progress in Peace Talks

The attack killed at least seven people, the authorities said, as an official suggested that President Volodymyr Zelensky was ready to go to Washington to complete a deal.

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Firefighters responding after a drone attack on a residential building in Kyiv on Tuesday.
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Warmed by Japan’s Support, Taiwan Takes Up Sushi Diplomacy

China closed off Japanese seafood imports after Japan’s new leader declared strong support for Taiwan. Suddenly, sushi is everywhere on Taiwanese social media.

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Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president, eating sushi containing Japanese seafood in a photo released by the president’s office.
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China’s Xi Jinping raises future of Taiwan in call with Donald Trump

China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and Xi told Trump that its return was an ‘integral part of the post-war international order’

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told Donald Trump that Beijing’s claims to Taiwan remain unchanged, in a phone call that came amid rising tensions over the self-governing island.

Xi told Trump on Monday that Taiwan’s return to China was an “integral part of the postwar international order” forged in the joint US-China fight against “fascism and militarism”, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.

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© Photograph: Getty Images

© Photograph: Getty Images

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How Rubio Tried to Bring a Pro-Russia Peace Plan to Middle Ground

While President Trump attacked the Ukrainians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Geneva to seize control of negotiations that were going off the rails.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a series of meetings in Geneva over the weekend about a 28-point peace proposal for Ukraine and Russia.
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