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Powys County Times
40 minutes ago
- Powys County Times
Donald Trump joins Chelsea on stage as they celebrate their Club World Cup win
United States President Donald Trump joined Chelsea on stage as they celebrated their Club World Cup success on Sunday. Cole Palmer scored twice and set up another as the Blues stunned favourites Paris St Germain 3-0 in front of Trump in the final in New York. Trump, who was briefly booed by some of the 81,118 crowd at the MetLife Stadium, then presented Chelsea with the trophy alongside Gianni Infantino, president of world governing body FIFA, after the game. The first ever #FIFACWC Champions. 🌟 — FIFA Club World Cup (@FIFACWC) July 13, 2025 After handing the silverware to Chelsea captain Reece James, Trump was then invited to move out of the way by Infantino. However, he remained in position as James lifted the trophy and the team began their celebrations amid fireworks and confetti. Chelsea's victory, the culmination of FIFA's newly-expanded 32-team tournament, also earned them a jackpot in excess of £90million. Trump earlier said he had enjoyed the occasion, telling broadcaster DAZN at half-time: 'I am having a really great time. Tremendous sport.' In a longer recorded interview broadcast after the final whistle, the president, who revealed his favourite player of all time was Pele, added when asked about the tournament: 'It's a big thing. 'Gianni is a friend of mine, he's done such a great job with the league and with soccer – or as they would call it 'football', but I guess we call it soccer. But I'm sure that change could be made very easily. 'But it's great to watch – and this is a little bit of an upset that we're watching today, isn't it? So far. It's incredible.' When it was suggested he could make an executive order to rename the sport, Trump said with a smile: 'I think we could do that, I think I could do that.' The US leader was also asked if he could see a day when the United States, which will co-host the men's World Cup along with Canada and Mexico next summer, could dominate in football, and he replied: 'I can tell you we're doing very well on the other stage, on the political stage, on the final stage. 'I was just in Saudi Arabia, I was in Qatar, I was in UAE – here we have Qatar and the big presence – and then you look at NATO. All of the leaders said, 'A year ago, your country was dead and now you have the hottest country in the world'. There's a lot of truth in that. 'We were doing very badly as a country. We had an incompetent administration and now we have a hot country. It's really hot and I think the soccer is going to be very hot here too. 'It already is. It's gotten a lot of play and with the play comes the great players, and I think it will do very well.'
Glasgow Times
41 minutes ago
- Glasgow Times
Trump to be hosted by King at Windsor during unprecedented second state visit
The US president will be accompanied by his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, on his state visit to the UK from September 17 to 19, Buckingham Palace said. This will be Mr Trump's second state visit to the UK – an unprecedented gesture towards an American leader, having previously been feted by a state visit in 2019. Mr Trump was presented with a letter from the King regarding his second state visit by the Prime Minister in February (Carl Court/PA) The House of Commons will not be sitting at the time of Mr Trump's visit as it will be in recess for party conference season, meaning the president will not be able to address Parliament as French President Emmanuel Macron did during his state visit this week. However, the House of Lords will be sitting. In February this year, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer presented the US president with a letter from the King as he invited him for the visit during a meeting at the White House. As the pair were sat next to each other in the Oval Office, Sir Keir handed the president the personal invitation, later saying 'this is truly historic and unprecedented'. After reading it, Mr Trump said it was a 'great, great honour', adding 'and that says at Windsor – that's really something'. US President Donald Trump has two golf courses in Scotland (Suzanne Plunkett/PA) In the letter, Charles suggested he and the president might meet at Balmoral or Dumfries House in Scotland first before the much grander state visit. However, it is understood that, although all options were explored, there were logistical challenges surrounding an informal visit, with complexities in both the King and Mr Trump's diaries meaning a private meeting was not possible over the course of the summer months. This week, a senior Police Scotland officer said the cost of policing a visit by Mr Trump will be 'considerable' and that the force will look to secure extra funding. It emerged on Wednesday that the force was in the early stages of planning for a visit at the end of this month, which is likely to see the president visit one or both of his golf clubs in Aberdeenshire and Ayrshire and require substantial policing resources and probably units to be called in from elsewhere in the UK. Precedent for second-term US presidents who have already made a state visit is usually tea or lunch with the monarch at Windsor Castle, as was the case for George W Bush and Barack Obama. The late Queen hosted Mr Trump during his first state visit. Mr Trump was hosted by the late Queen in 2019 (Jack Hill/The Times/PA) News of the plans for the September visit comes days after the King wrote to Mr Trump to express his 'profound sadness' after catastrophic flooding killed nearly 90 people in Texas. Charles 'offered his deepest sympathy' to those who lost loved ones over the July Fourth weekend, the British Embassy in Washington said. Back in March, Mr Trump sent the King his 'best wishes' and 'good health' in a phone call with Sir Keir after Charles spent a brief period in hospital after experiencing temporary side effects from his cancer treatment. The September state visit comes after Charles visited Canada back in May where he opened the nation's parliament. Many Canadians saw the King's two-day visit to Ottawa as a symbol of support for the country that has faced the unwanted attention of Mr Trump's trade war against his neighbour and threats to annex Canada. This week, French president Mr Macron and his wife Brigitte were hosted by the King and Queen during his three-day state visit. Mr Macron's itinerary included a glittering state banquet at Windsor Castle, a carriage ride through the historic Berkshire town and a ceremonial welcome. The state dinner was attended by the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prime Minister and senior members of the Cabinet.
Scottish Sun
an hour ago
- Scottish Sun
UK is ‘number 1 target for Russian cyberattacks' as Vlad wreaks revenge for Ukraine backing and avoids offending Trump
THE UK has become the "number 1 target for Russian cyberattacks" as Vladimir Putin seeks revenge on Ukraine-backing enemies. Millions of Brits could be plunged into darkness as the mad zealot concentrates his sabotage on British infrastructure in a bid to avoid offending Trump. 5 Russian cyberattack threats have surged since the start of the year Credit: Getty 5 Mad Vlad is thought to be focusing his sabotage efforts on the UK Credit: EPA 5 UK leaders have been urged to ramp up protections against Russian threats Credit: Getty It's believed Trump's friendlier stance towards the raging despot has pivoted his attention away from American targets, concentrating his efforts on the UK instead. The UK has seen a significant hike in the number of Russian cyberattacks since the start of the year, according to government sources. An official told The Times: 'It's been really evident from Russia's recent propaganda that we're target No 1. 'If only the British state was as powerful as they claim.' Read more on World WAR FEARS UK faces war with Russia within next five years, warns ex head of British Army UK spy chiefs confirmed that Vlad's objective is to create "mayhem on British" and European streets – targeting key infrastructure and attempting to cause havoc with the economy. Last year, minister Pat McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, warned Britain and its allies "not underestimate" the threat posed by Russia in its "hidden war". Putin's forces have previously targeted UK energy infrastructure and "won't think twice" about attacking British businesses, he said. He warned an attack of this kind could turn the lights off for millions of people by shutting down power grids. The cyber attack plans would be an attempt to dilute support for Ukraine from allied states, he added. He slammed the Kremlin as "exceptionally" aggressive and "reckless" in this area, adding that a number of attacks had already been foiled both publicly and behind the scenes. According to Richard Horne, the head of GCHQ's national Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) the UK is dangerously unprepared for this surge in cyber attacks. Speaking at the launch of the NCSC annual review last year, which lay bare the alarming rise in cyber threats facing the UK, he urged UK leaders to increase the pace they're working at to "keep ahead" of Putin. Putin warns Trump he 'will have to respond' to Ukraine's daring drone attack in hour-long phone call with president He said that the NCSC received 1,957 reports of cyber attacks in 2024, 430 of which needed support from the centre's incident management team - up from 371 the previous year. Of these incidents, 89 were nationally significant. PREPARING FOR WAR Just a couple of months ago, reports emerged of government officials racing to update decades-old contingency plans to protect the country and prepare for any potential combat. The classified "home defence plan" would lay out how Downing Street will respond if Vladimir Putin declares war on the UK, including moving the Royal Family into bunkers. Ministers worry Britain could be outfought by Russia on the battlefield, but also poorly defended at home as things stand. Experts have warned that the country's national infrastructure is vulnerable ahead of the release of Labour's Strategic Defence Review - an examination of the Armed Forces. As military warfare has evolved in the past two decades, fears are that Putin could launch a combination of attacks, including conventional ballistic missile strikes, sabotage and the latest tactic in the Russian playbook - cyber warfare. But Britain - which is just beginning to review and revise its security and contingency plans for the first time in more than 20 years - is feared to not be fully prepared to go to war against the Russians. Former Nato commander Colonel Hamish De Bretton-Gordon told The Sun: "Britain is very much in the sights of Putin's derision, and we are the ones likely to be attacked first. "Britain really has got to dust off its contingency plans. Over 20 years of neglect, and we understand that's exactly what this report is about at the moment." 5 Britain is just starting to review and revise its security and contingency plans for the first time in more than 20 years Credit: Getty 5 Fears are that Putin could launch a combination of attacks Credit: Reuters Retired military officer Colonel Richard Kemp, who was working in the Cabinet Office when the contingency plans were last updated, told The Sun: "Contingency plans like this should be updated frequently. Twenty years is far too long, especially given the radically changed threat picture. "Putin has said Britain is in his crosshairs since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. "Even before then, he proved he was willing to attack this country, including with a nerve agent attack in Salisbury in 2018. We should take him seriously." The classified plan by the Cabinet Office's Resilience Directorate - which was last updated in 2005 - would set out war strategies in the event of a catastrophic attack by the Russians, which could well involve tactical and strategic nuclear weapons. The plan is based on the War Book, a Cold War dossier of instructions for government response to nuclear attacks. Under such plans, Britain could be divided into 12 zones, each governed by Cabinet ministers, and food rationed. The plans will include scenarios like widespread sabotage and crippling cyber warfare, which were seen as a limited threat back when the document was last updated. It will also direct the PM on how to run a wartime government, as well as strategies for travel networks, courts and the postal system, reports the Daily Telegraph. Although the highly-classified document is expected to never be revealed in the public domain, military experts suggest what could be changed to prepare us for a potential war against the Russians. Colonel Bretton-Gordon said that cyber attacks will be given a major chunk of attention in the latest round of updates. He believes the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) would be given additional funding to improve the existing measures against cyber attackers.
