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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: Donal Trump

‘Very good call’ with Zelenskiy, says Trump while pledging to end war between Kyiv and Moscow

Republican candidate Donald Trump has said he will end the war in Ukraine before he even takes office in January should he win the 5 November election.

US received intel about Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, no known connection with Thomas Crooks

The US Secret Service and the Trump campaign were notified of the Iranian threat, and security was boosted as a result, as confirmed by a US national security official.

Trump vs Biden debate revealed animosity, little policy. Choice for US leader is limited

Neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden has the unifying effect that American politics needs. Presidential debates can become all about how ‘the other side is always wrong’.

Will Biden step down? Panic grips Democrats as debate gives Trump leg-up in US presidential race

One senior Democratic strategist said it would be unprecedented for the incumbent to pull out this late in the election cycle, but there would be calls for Biden to do just that.

‘Feeble, befuddled & embarrassing’ — undecideds favouring Trump after Biden’s debate tumble

Biden’s poor showing rattled his fellow Democrats and will likely deepen voter concerns that he is too old to serve another four-year term.

New York judge partially lifts gag order on Trump in hush money case

The updated terms allow Trump to resume speaking about trial witnesses, including Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels, whom the former president has strongly attacked.

Donald Trump’s conviction in hush money trial — what the case was about & what happens next

New York jury found that former US President had falsified records in scheme to influence his 2016 Presidential elections. Despite conviction, Trump can still contest Presidential polls.

Republicans rally around Trump after guilty verdict in hush money case, say ‘this will backfire’

Jury found that the Donal Trump had falsified records in scheme to influence his 2016 presidential election. House Speaker Mike Johnson described it as 'shameful day in American history'.

Trump’s lawyers question former fixer Michael Cohen in hush money trial

Cohen testified that Trump ordered him to pay adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 to stay quiet about an alleged 2006 sexual encounter.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.