Trump attacks Massie as Republican critic describes ‘desperate’ attempts to oust him from primary

US president writes ‘vote the bum out’ as congressman faces close race against Trump-endorsed Republican

With two days to go before the next big test of Donald Trump’s iron grip over his party, the president went head-to-head on Sunday with his nemesis, Thomas Massie the Kentucky congressman who is in a fight for his political life in Tuesday’s Republican primary.

Over an eight-hour period starting in the early hours of Sunday, Trump took to his bully pulpit on Truth Social to taunt Massie, one of very few senior Republicans who has dared to defy him. Massie is the “worst and most unreliable Republican Congressman in the history of our Country”, the rant began, followed by a mid-morning exhortation to Kentucky voters to “vote the bum out on Tuesday”.

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Tipping point looms for global energy crisis – Financial Times

  1. Tipping point looms for global energy crisis  Financial Times
  2. The Gulf war will change Asia for good  The Economist
  3. Iran war energy shock drives interest in ethanol and other biofuels across hard-hit Asia  AP News
  4. A second wave of Iran energy shocks is about to hit Asia and the wider world. Why aren’t markets reacting?  Fortune
  5. Shipping firms fear fuel shortages amid Iran war  The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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At least four people killed in Russia as Ukraine launches retaliatory strikes

Wave of almost 600 drones launched across 14 regions, after Moscow’s deadly three-day attack on Ukraine last week

One of Ukraine’s largest ever drone strikes against Russia’s regions, including Moscow, has killed at least four people and wounded a dozen more, the Russian authorities have said.

The wave of almost 600 Ukrainian drones struck overnight across 14 Russian regions, as well as the Crimean peninsula and the Black and Azov seas, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday, with the area around the capital among the worst-hit.

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Police arrest 43 during unite the kingdom rally and pro-Palestine march in London

Officers were allegedly racially abused at Tommy Robinson march, which failed to draw huge numbers it was hoping for

Tommy Robinson’s unite the kingdom rally failed to get the huge numbers it wanted to march through London, with police confident less than half joined his protest on Saturday compared with an event last year.

The far-right rally happened on the same day as a pro-Palestinian march, and the Metropolitan police said that 43 arrests had been made during the two events.

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Terrorism scenario excluded by investigators following car attack in Italy’s Modena – Euronews.com

  1. Terrorism scenario excluded by investigators following car attack in Italy's Modena  Euronews.com
  2. Four bystanders tackle knife-wielding driver after car plows into crowd in Italy  CNN
  3. Man ploughs car into crowd in Italy before trying to stab them  BBC
  4. Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8  The New York Times
  5. Italian leaders visit Modena after car-ramming attack  Reuters
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Printmaking skills of Manet, Van Gogh and more celebrated in Bath show

Exhibition explores how artists mainly known for their paintings helped revive a skill that had fallen out of fashion

They may be best known for their vibrant oil paintings but an exhibition opening in the English West Country is focusing instead on the subtle printmaking skills of artists such as Édouard Manet, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin.

More than 50 prints created mainly by impressionists, post-impressionists and cubists are going on display at the Holburne Museum in Bath.

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Irish researchers find oldest English-language poem in forgotten medieval book in Rome – CBS News

  1. Irish researchers find oldest English-language poem in forgotten medieval book in Rome  CBS News
  2. Lost 1,200-year-old manuscript contains the first English poem  ScienceDaily
  3. Oldest (Catholic) English poem found in 9th-century book in Rome  The Catholic Thing
  4. Italy Old English Poem  Bedford Gazette
  5. The earliest known English poem has been found in an unexpected place  Euronews.com
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