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Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found. The platform, which says it has about 50 million users worldwide, allows members of the pu…

Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump , according to a whistleblower’s attorney briefed on the existence of the call. The highly sen…

New Anthropic campaign suggests other AI platforms will incorporate targeted ads in their chatbot conversations The Seahawks and the Patriots aren’t the only ones gearing up for a fight. AI rivals Anthropic and OpenAI have launched a war of ads trying to court corporate America during one of the biggest entertainment nights of the year. Continue reading...

Irish politicians condemn use of Shannon airport by private jet en route to Israel, owned by Trump donor Gil Dezer Revealed: Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank Politicians in Ireland have said the use of an airport in County Clare by planes deporting Palestinians from the US to Israel is “reprehensible”. A private jet owned by the Donald Trump donor …

Proceedings briefly halted after audio from The Rest Is History was broadcast over the courtroom speakers As the highest court in the UK, the supreme court is usually the forum for proceedings of the utmost gravity. But last week, one hearing was momentarily interrupted by an unlikely and comic intervention. As one legal professional addressed the bench, the voice of Tom Holland, host of the popu…

President reportedly wanted Dulles airport and Penn Station to be renamed after him in exchange for continued funding A federal judge has reversed a freeze put on funds by Donald Trump for $16bn in enhanced rail links connecting New York and New Jersey amid reports that the US president wants major travel landmarks named after him in return for continued investment. The Gateway Project will build…

Ukrainian president says Trump administration has proposed to host next round of trilateral talks in US Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the US has given Ukraine and Russia yet another deadline to reach a peace settlement, and is now proposing the war should end by June. The Ukrainian president also told reporters that both sides had been invited to further talks next week. Zelenskyy said the Trump a…

UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost lives UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after cutting funding to the UN World Food Programme by a third while pledging to tackle “suffering and starvation”. The reduction in UK funding to the World Food Programme (WFP) from $610m (£448m) in 2024 to $43…

Move will hit Michigan, Illinois, New York and other states with highest levels of lead drinking water pipes the hardest There is outrage among some politicians and activists after the US Congress voted to slash $125m for replacing toxic lead drinking water pipes that are particularly a threat to children. The move will hit Michigan, Illinois, Texas, New York and other states with the highest lev…

Peaceful demonstrations force a delay in measures aimed at improving revenue collection but which many fear will be fatal for small traders Demonstrations across Malawi’s four main cities during the past week have achieved a delay in the introduction of a new tax regime that business owners claim will cripple their livelihoods. Tens of thousands had signed petitions which this week were presented…

NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset Exports of British farm products to the EU have dropped almost 40% in the five years since Brexit, highlighting the trade barriers caused by the UK’s divorce from the EU in 2020. Analysis of HMRC data by the National Farmers’ Union shows the decline in sales of…

The documents confirm what many have long assumed: elites live by their own special rules and codes of immunity The millions of Jeffrey Epstein files dumped last Friday by the US Department of Justice will provide journalists, conspiracy theorists and interested members of the public with months of reading. And what they will read is enraging. What makes these files so infuriating, however, is no…

Disclosures show figures cited by authority’s leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers Reform UK’s flagship council has been accused of telling a “blatant lie” after its claim of nearly £40m in savings on net zero were found to be based on hypothetical projects for which there was no documentation. Kent county council, which has a £2.5bn annual budget, is one of 10 where Ni…

Control over which files can be released into the public domain has been ceded to Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee Good morning and welcome to our UK politics blog. Prime minister Keir Starmer has said a “very significant volume of material” related to his appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US will need to be reviewed before any documents can be released. Conti…

Tests on both versions of Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata were unable to detect brushstrokes of 15th-century master An analysis of two paintings in museums in the US and Italy by the 15th-century Flemish artist Jan van Eyck has raised a profound question: what if neither were by Van Eyck? Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, the name given to near-identical unsigned pain…