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    Donald Trump, the US president, stoked his political base by calling on Sunday for the immediate deportation of illegal immigrants without judicial process as the consequences of his zero-tolerance border policy continue to divide the nation. In a pair of tweets sent during the drive to his Virginia golf course, Mr Trump increased the rhetorical temperature, heaping pressure on Congressional Republicans ahead of an immigration vote expected this week. We cannot allow all of these people to invade our country, he wrote. When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no judges or court cases, bring them back from where they came. Our system is a mockery to good immigration policy and law and order. Most children come without parents. At the same time, in a sign o...

    US President Donald Trump will visit the UK for a 'best of British' tour lasting just three days, it was reported today. President Trump's advisers will visit the UK soon to finalise details of his three-day UK visit which begins on July 13, according to the Mail on Sunday. A massive operation to protect the US president will see him avoid London where possible due to mass planned protests after his arrival late on Thursday July 12. Mr Trump is likely to touch down at Stansted Airport before being flown to the US Ambassador's residence in Regent's Park before dinner at Blenheim Palace. During his the three-day visit, he will visit with Theresa May at Chequers before meeting the Queen at Windsor Castle. He is then expected to visit Turnberry golf course in Scotlan...

    During his controversial meeting with leaders of the G-7 less than two weeks ago, President Donald Trump allegedly threw two pieces of Starburst candies on the table in front of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, saying Here, Angela. Don’t say I never give you anything. The exchange, described on CBS News by Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer, sheds further light on the tense atmosphere depicted in the now famous photograph of the meeting, in which Trump appears with his arms crossed and a defiant scowl across his face. The annual G-7 meeting which brings together the leaders or representatives of the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan was held in Canada from June 8-9. Trump had decided to arrive late and leave early, and he ultimately r...

    Vowing to reclaim U.S. leadership in space, President Donald Trump announced Monday he is directing the Pentagon to create a new Space Force as an independent service branch aimed at ensuring American supremacy in space. Trump envisioned a bright future for the U.S. space program, pledging to revive the country's flagging efforts, return to the moon and eventually send a manned mission that would reach Mars. The president framed space as a national security issue, saying he does not want China and Russia and other countries leading us. Trump had previously suggested the possibility of creating a space unit that would include portions equivalent to parts of the Air Force, Army and Navy. But his directive will task the Defense Department to begin the process of esta...

    The father of the Duchess of Sussex has said he was not fazed by his daughter marrying into the monarchy. Thomas Markle told Good Morning Britain he had held phone calls with the Duke of Sussex, adding: He's great, he's an interesting guy. When asked how he felt about the former Suits star's nuptials, he said: My daughter has been a princess since the day she was born. He added: She made a good pick, didn't she. I absolutely wanted to walk my daughter down the aisle, said Mr Markle, who did not travel to Windsor for the wedding due to health reasons. I'm recovering from a heart operation but I'm doing much better, he told GMB. Mr Markle spoke of the moment the Duke of Sussex asked for permission to marry the then Ms Markle. He told the programme: Harry asked fo...

    Melania Trump waded into a debate over children being separated from their families at the Mexico border, saying the United States should govern with heart. In a rare intervention the first lady's spokeswoman said she wanted Republicans and Democrats to work together to achieve successful immigration reform. Her comments were taken by some as an implicit criticism by Mrs Trump of her husband's recently introduced zero tolerance policy at the border. It was also possible she was backing the president's recent claim that Democrats in Congress were responsible for the situation. More than 2,000 children have been removed from their parents over the last six weeks since Jeff Sessions, the US attorney general, introduced the new approach. Under the policy adults are b...

    In a heartbreaking photo, a two-year-old Honduran girl is seen crying in fear as her mother is searched and detained near the US-Mexico border in McAllen, Texas. The image comes following President Trump's decision to prosecute every adult discovered illegally entering the US in a new and tougher crack down on illegal immigration, announced by Jeff Sessions on April 6. Since the move, nearly 2,000 children have been separated from their parents and placed in makeshift detention centres while their cases are adjudicated. However, it is not clear whether the Trump administration is trying to reunite families. I took only a few photographs and was almost overcome with emotion myself. Then very quickly, they were in the van, and I stopped to take a few deep breaths. ...

    Trump has said that he was joking when he said he wanted the US people to treat him like North Koreans treat Kim Jong-un. The two world leaders this week held an historic summit in Singapore and Trump was asked on US TV today if Kim might make an appearance at the White House. He is the head of a country and I mean he is the strong head, Trump said of Kim during a surprise appearance on Fox News. Don’t let anyone think anything different. He speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same. Trump then said of Kim’s removal of three top generals was him firing them at least. Fired may be a nice word. Trump later told reporters at the White House that he was being sarcastic. I’m kidding. You don’t understand sarcasm, he said. Almost solv...

    MelaniaTrump is expected to meet the Queen when she accompanies her husband Donald Trump to the UK for an official working visit. The First Lady and US President are believed to be paying a visit to Windsor Castle during their trip to Britain next month. It is thought to be her first trip abroad since she underwent a kidney operation and has been noticeably absent as Mr Trump carries out presidential duties. She did not go to Singapore for his historic meeting with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un or to Canada for the G7 summit. Mr Trump and his wife will be staying at the US Ambassador's residence of Winfield House at Regent's Park in the capital, according to The Sun. The couple will be honoured by the Coldstream Guards, Britain's oldest regiment, on their visit,...

    Donald Trump has accused European leaders of robbing the US and treating it like a piggy bank as he delivered a new snub to Theresa May. The US President said that the US has been taken advantage of for decades and decades and warned the European Union that it would be a mistake to start a trade war with the US, adding: We can't lose, the numbers are so astronomically against them. We win that war 1,000 times out of 1,000. He said that the US is the piggy bank that everybody’s robbing, adding: That will change. He insisted that his relationship with Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, Emmanuel Macron, the French President, and Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister is a ten out of ten. However he did not name Mrs May, fuelling suggestions of tense personal ...