Five months after the shock scrapping of presidential elections, Romanians go back to the polls on Sunday — with a key far-right contender excluded and criticism by the US administration looming over the tense vote. Thousands in Romania have protested against the vote annulment and subsequent barring of European Union and NATO critic Calin Georgescu, … Read more
Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, was found guilty of embezzlement by a criminal court in Paris on Monday and immediately barred from running for public office for five years, setting off a democratic crisis in France. The verdict effectively barred the current front-runner in the 2027 presidential election from participating in it, an … Read more
US vice-president JD Vance has made a “power move” that marks him out as favourite to be the Republican’s next presidential candidate, according to a former party chair. Ronna McDaniel told the Sky News Trump 100 podcast her “money would be on” Vance becoming the next nominee following his appointment as finance chair of the … Read more
A French court on Monday will rule in the trial of far-right leader Marine Le Pen over an alleged fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, a verdict which could ruin her chances of standing in the next presidential elections in two years. Three-time presidential candidate Le Pen, who scents her best-ever chance to win … Read more
Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived at Khartoum’s presidential palace on Wednesday, declaring the capital “free” of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after nearly two years of war. “Khartoum is free, it’s done,” said Burhan, Sudan’s de facto leader, in a broadcast aired by state television, capping a multi-day campaign by his forces to … Read more
Sudan’s army recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces on Friday, dealing a major blow to the paramilitaries who responded with drone attacks that killed a news crew and soldiers. The victory, one of the military’s most significant in its two-year war with the RSF, lends the army an advantage but … Read more
Calin Georgescu, an ultranationalist candidate who won the first round of Romania’s abruptly aborted presidential election last year, has been barred from competing in a do-over vote scheduled for May, sparking a small but violent protest by his supporters in Bucharest, the Romanian capital. The Central Electoral Bureau issued a statement late Sunday saying that … Read more
A new bill is making its way through the US Congress, in a bid to stop politicians from launching their own cryptocurrency coins. This move comes after many investors lost money big-time on the TRUMP meme coin, which is associated with US President Donald Trump. The coin’s wild ride has made people wonder if politicians … Read more
Key Notes Analysis reveals 86% of traders lost $251M collectively, while select winners earned $180M, suggesting a coordinated pump-and-dump scheme. Investigators linked LIBRA’s development team to MELANIA token, with evidence of insider trading and profit-taking through multiple addresses. The scandal’s impact extended beyond LIBRA, causing a $40B drop in the overall meme coin market and … Read more
👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 On this episode, our US correspondents James Matthews, Martha Kelner and Mark Stone tackle listeners’ questions on everything from the influence of Elon Musk in the Republican Party, to Donald Trump’s plans for Ukraine, to the story behind the pen President Trump uses to sign all … Read more