At least 30 killed in Damascus bomb blast

Stormy Daniels ‘told to leave Trump alone’ over affair claims

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, says she was threatened to keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006. She told CBS News a man had approached her in a Las Vegas car park in 2011. The stranger allegedly said “leave Trump alone”, then looked at her young daughter and added: “It’d be a shame if something happened to her mom.” Mr Trump strongly denies having had an affair with the actress. His lawyers are seeking $20m (?14m) in damages

26 Mar, 2018

EU leaders say it is ‘highly likely’ Russia is behind attack

EU leaders have agreed with the UK government that it is “highly likely” Russia is responsible for the nerve agent attack in the UK. In a statement following an evening of talks in Brussels, the European Council of EU leaders agreed “there is no plausible alternative explanation”. The EU has now recalled its ambassador to Moscow “for consultations”. PM Theresa May had said the Salisbury poisoning was “part of a pattern of Russian aggression against Europe”. Moscow denies responsibility for t

23 Mar, 2018

Australian Prime Minister condemns Russian ‘recklessness’ in UK

Australia has strongly backed the expulsion of Russian diplomats by the US and European countries following the poisoning of a Russian spy in the UK. PM Malcolm Turnbull said “the brazen attack in Salisbury was an attack on all of us”. Australia is throwing out two diplomats suspected of being “undeclared intelligence officers”. More than 100 Russian diplomats were expelled in a co-ordinated response by the US and its allies on Monday. More than 20 countries have backed the UK in what is tho

27 Mar, 2018