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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Donald Trump has signalled his support for a free Ukraine and said he wants to stop the war with Russia. Presidential candidate Mr Trump previously said he would let Russia “do whatever the hell they want” to members of NATO that don’t pay enough for defence and has threatened to withdraw the

In the heart of Ballymoney, a small town in Northern Ireland’s County Antrim, bike leather-clad tourists seek out a well-manicured memorial garden. Astride his motorbike, a life-sized statue of champion racer Joey Dunlop leans back, arms folded, a victorious grin engraved for eternity. The late King of the Roads, a local legend, still commands pilgrimage

Foo Fighters have reacted after Donald Trump used one of their songs during his presidential election campaign. The American rock band’s song, My Hero, blared as Robert F Kennedy Jr walked onto the stage at Mr Trump’s campaign event in Arizona on Friday after the Republican presidential candidate introduced him. Mr Kennedy, whose father was

Robert F Kennedy Jr is set to abandon his independent presidential bid to endorse Republican nominee Donald Trump.  Speaking at a news conference, Mr Kennedy said Democrats were no longer “champions of the constitution” and had departed “dramatically” from the “core values” he grew up with. He added his campaign team had “pulled off a

Some Secret Service staff involved in protecting Donald Trump at the rally where he was shot have been put on leave, a source close to the decisions has said. The gunman, who has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was shot dead by the Secret Service at the scene after he tried to assassinate

Kamala Harris has set out her plan to defeat Donald Trump and keep the Democrats in the White House for another four years. The US vice president has accepted her party’s nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago. She walked onto the stage to the sound of her campaign track “Freedom”

Tim Walz is the quiz question you might struggle with in 10 years.   He carries the anonymity of the number two and, as the running mate who ran from nowhere, even more so. This was a political speed date for the man with limited time to build a profile – in prime time, an

It’s time to “turn the page” on Donald Trump, Tim Walz said in a landmark speech setting his stall out against the Republicans. Kamala Harris’s pick for vice president formally introduced himself to the Democratic faithful, and drawing on his time as a high school American football coach, he urged them to “leave it all

Tim Walz’s wife has confirmed she did not use IVF to have their daughter, as the Democrat’s rival JD Vance accused him of lying about the fertility treatment the couple underwent. Mr Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee for November’s US election, had previously suggested he and his wife Gwen had undergone IVF to conceive

Barack Obama has warned the sequel is “usually worse” than the first movie as he and Michelle Obama tried to rally their party in the race against Donald Trump. Speaking on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, Mr Obama said the country does not need another four years of “bluster” and “chaos”. “We

Singer and actor Jennifer Lopez is divorcing Ben Affleck after two years of marriage, according to reports in the US. The Hollywood couple tied the knot in July 2022, having rekindled their relationship almost 20 years after the pair called off their engagement. TMZ and Variety magazine report Lopez filed on Tuesday, which was exactly two years

An emotional Joe Biden wiped away tears as he prepared to deliver a farewell speech to his party’s members. Ahead of what’s been billed as the outgoing president’s swansong, Mr Biden was introduced to the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago by his daughter Ashley. A visibly moved Mr Biden was greeted by

It feels like a very long time ago that Joe Biden was the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. In fact, it’s only four weeks since he stepped aside, paving the way for his running mate, Kamala Harris, to take centre stage. Instead of closing out the Democratic National Convention (DNC), a four-day gathering of thousands of

It’s been a mad few months, even by American political standards. After Trump’s criminal conviction in New York came Biden’s blunders at that debate, then Trump’s brush with an assassin’s bullet and then that dramatic switch for the Democrats from Biden to Harris. Events have jolted politics here and the Democratic Party’s remarkably smooth ‘switcheroo’

The first UK military satellite which can capture daytime images and videos of the Earth’s surface has successfully launched into space. The “cutting-edge” satellite – named Tyche – is part of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme that aims to support military operations as well as natural disaster and environmental monitoring, mapping information development, and

Next week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago will be characterised by a mood of relief among delegates. The switch of candidate from the aged Joe Biden to his vice president Kamala Harris has put the party back in contention in this year’s general election, when it seemed set to be flattened by Donald Trump’s re-election

The tragic last hours before Friends actor Matthew Perry died from a drug overdose have been laid bare in new court documents. Perry was found dead at his home in Los Angeles, aged 54, on 28 October last year. The actor was taking ketamine six to eight times a day before he died, according to

A woman has been accused of trying to auction off Elvis Presley’s former home Graceland and defraud the singer’s family out of millions of dollars. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, was arrested and charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to a criminal complaint. If convicted of the mail fraud charge, she could face

Kim Dotcom, who founded the globally popular file-sharing site Megaupload, will be extradited to the US from New Zealand. German-born Dotcom, who has New Zealand residency, has been fighting extradition since 2012 following an FBI-ordered raid on his Auckland mansion. He is charged with copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering. US authorities say Dotcom –

The Butler farm showground doesn’t necessarily feel like a place where history was made.  When I visited, dog walkers and morning exercisers shuffled through the morning dew, making use of the silence and emptiness of their community space, no longer a crime scene. It’s currently between marquee events, having just de-rigged the 76th Farm Show