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A flag featuring former President Donald Trump that supporters are flying near his Mar-a-Lago home (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Donald Trump at Waco: rally by Donald Trump on anniversary of massacre

Donald Trump
Donald Trump

Donald Trump: Why former US President could be arrested

Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell in 2017
Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell in 2017

Scotsman leader comment: SNP's culture of aggressive secrecy must be flushed out

Donald Trump expects to be arrested in days as former American President calls for ‘protest’
Donald Trump expects to be arrested in days as former American President calls for ‘protest’

Donald Trump calls for ‘protest’ saying he expects arrest in days

President Joe Biden has welcomed the arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Getty)
President Joe Biden has welcomed the arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Getty)

US President Joe Biden welcomes Vladimir Putin ICC arrest warrant

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

International Criminal Court issue arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

Tiger King. In short, Joe Exotic doesn't like Carole Baskin.
Tiger King. In short, Joe Exotic doesn't like Carole Baskin.

Netflix Tiger King star reveals candidacy for US Presidential Election

US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak participate in a bilateral meeting during the AUKUS summit on March 13, 2023 in San Diego, California. President Biden hosts British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in San Diego for an AUKUS meeting to discuss the procurement of nuclear-powered submarines under a pact between the three nations. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak participate in a bilateral meeting during the AUKUS summit on March 13, 2023 in San Diego, California. President Biden hosts British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in San Diego for an AUKUS meeting to discuss the procurement of nuclear-powered submarines under a pact between the three nations. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Joe Biden to visit NI for 25th anniversary of Belfast Agreement

Ukraine postage stamps depicting a Banksy mural
Ukraine postage stamps depicting a Banksy mural

Ukraine issues Banksy stamps showing Vladimir Putin in judo match

NFU Scotland President Martin Kennedy (centre) returning Vice-President Andrew Connon (right) and newly elected Vice-President Alasdair Macnab.
NFU Scotland President Martin Kennedy (centre) returning Vice-President Andrew Connon (right) and newly elected Vice-President Alasdair Macnab.

NFU Scotland vice-president role for Ythanbank farmer

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit a a military facility
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit a a military facility

Russia's chilling warning to 'London' after Volodymyr Zelenskyy visit

US president Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address. Picture: Chip Somodevilla/Getty
US president Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address. Picture: Chip Somodevilla/Getty

Analysis: Why Biden's State of the Union could ramp up tensions with China

President Zelensky to visit the UK for the first time since Russian invasion - everything we know so far
President Zelensky to visit the UK for the first time since Russian invasion - everything we know so far

President Zelensky to visit the UK - everything we know so far

Paco Rabanne: Fashion and perfume icon dead at the age of 88

Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former US president Donald Trump’s personal account after a two-year suspension following the January 6 insurrection.
Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former US president Donald Trump’s personal account after a two-year suspension following the January 6 insurrection.

Donald Trump reinstated to Facebook after two-year ban

The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru.
The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru.

Protests in Peru leave hundreds stranded at Machu Picchu

US holidaymakers may need visa after visit to Cuba

Norman Mair represented Scotland in both rugby and cricket before becoming an award-winning journalist with The Scotsman
Norman Mair represented Scotland in both rugby and cricket before becoming an award-winning journalist with The Scotsman

Mair's dementia journey charted in new book written by wife Lewine

US President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing. Picture: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
US President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing. Picture: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Biden UK visit set to be scrapped if Sunak fails on Northern Ireland Brexit deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to visit Washington for a summit with President Joe Biden and an address to a joint session of Congress in his first known foreign trip since Russia’s invasion began in February.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to visit Washington for a summit with President Joe Biden and an address to a joint session of Congress in his first known foreign trip since Russia’s invasion began in February.

Zelensky to meet Biden and address US Congress as war rages on

Fergus Auld with President Ilham Aliyev
Fergus Auld with President Ilham Aliyev

Scottish diplomat is UK’s new ambassador to oil-rich Azerbaijan

Sir Ian Grant served on numerous public bodies and committees
Sir Ian Grant served on numerous public bodies and committees

Scotsman Obituaries: Sir Ian Grant, former NFU President

Willie Donald played for Scotland 58 times, including captaining his country at Lords
Willie Donald played for Scotland 58 times, including captaining his country at Lords

Obituary: Willie Donald, former Scotland cricketer and President of Cricket Scot...

Donald Trump appears to be the epitome of everything Scottish politicians do not want to be (Picture: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Donald Trump appears to be the epitome of everything Scottish politicians do not want to be (Picture: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

'Donald Trump' has become the ultimate insult in Scottish politics – Scotsman

People outside the UK Supreme Court in London, while they waited for the decision by Supreme Court judges to grant or refuse the Scottish Parliament power to hold a referendum on independence. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire
People outside the UK Supreme Court in London, while they waited for the decision by Supreme Court judges to grant or refuse the Scottish Parliament power to hold a referendum on independence. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Why a de-facto independence referendum is irrelevant - Ciaran Martin

Rishi Sunak meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Picture: Twitter
Rishi Sunak meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Picture: Twitter

Sunak meets Zelensky during first visit to Ukraine

Former US President Donald Trump has announced he wants to stand in the 2024 US presidential election (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Former US President Donald Trump has announced he wants to stand in the 2024 US presidential election (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump's return as US President would increase risk of WWIII – Scotsman comment

US President Joe Biden speaks to media about the Democrats keeping the Senate before the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cambodia. Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon
US President Joe Biden speaks to media about the Democrats keeping the Senate before the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cambodia. Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Missile which killed two in Poland ‘unlikely’ to have come from Russia

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a "huddle" press conference with political journalists on board a Government plane as he heads to Bali, in Indonesia to attend the G20 summit. Picture date: Sunday November 13, 2022.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a "huddle" press conference with political journalists on board a Government plane as he heads to Bali, in Indonesia to attend the G20 summit. Picture date: Sunday November 13, 2022.

Rishi Sunak confronts Russian counterparts at G20 Summit in Indonesia

Ukranian men talk to journalists after they managed to flee from the Russian occupied territory of Kherson, earlier this month.
Ukranian men talk to journalists after they managed to flee from the Russian occupied territory of Kherson, earlier this month.

Ukraine is moving 'very carefully' around Kherson after Russian withdrawal

Former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama held rallies in support of Joe Biden, while former president Donald Trump held a rally for the Republican party, and hinted at a run for the White House in 2024.
Former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama held rallies in support of Joe Biden, while former president Donald Trump held a rally for the Republican party, and hinted at a run for the White House in 2024.

Former US presidents fire up voters as key election

In San Francisco, Elon Musk began his ascendency, using his genius to build and sell a major new internet technology business at 28
In San Francisco, Elon Musk began his ascendency, using his genius to build and sell a major new internet technology business at 28

What happened during Elon Musk’s first week owning Twitter

Image: Adobe Stock
Image: Adobe Stock

In full: Legal Review 2022

President of the Law Society of Scotland Murray Etherington
President of the Law Society of Scotland Murray Etherington

Legal sector can overcome adversaries ahead

Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Minden Tahoe Airport in Minden, Nev.
Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Minden Tahoe Airport in Minden, Nev.

Power, populism and the politics of racism - Henry McLeish

Silvio Berlusconi, Giorgia Meloni, Matteo Salvini and other members of the right-wing coalition speak to the media aftermeeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella
Silvio Berlusconi, Giorgia Meloni, Matteo Salvini and other members of the right-wing coalition speak to the media aftermeeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella

Far-right Giorgia Meloni named as Italy’s first female prime minister

Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt said she is running to replace Liz Truss as Tory leader and prime minister.
Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt said she is running to replace Liz Truss as Tory leader and prime minister.

Penny Mordaunt confirms she's standing in leadership contest

Who is likely to take over from Liz Truss as prime minister and Conservative Party leader
Who is likely to take over from Liz Truss as prime minister and Conservative Party leader

Who will replace Liz Truss as prime minister?

Thick black smoke rising from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia
Thick black smoke rising from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia

'Humiliating blow' for Putin as ‘truck bomb’ hits key Russian bridge to Crimea

High Court judge Lady Poole has stepped down from the Scottish Covid-19 inquiry
High Court judge Lady Poole has stepped down from the Scottish Covid-19 inquiry

Lady Poole resigns as chairwoman of Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry

Police officers stand near police buses with detained demonstrators during a protest against a partial mobilization near Red Square with the Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo)
Police officers stand near police buses with detained demonstrators during a protest against a partial mobilization near Red Square with the Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo)

Hundreds arrested as Russian draft protests continue

Donald Trump is facing legal action in the US (Picture: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Donald Trump is facing legal action in the US (Picture: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Trump a cheat? A bit of 'truthful hyperbole' never hurt anyone – Scotsman

US President Joe Biden views the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II
US President Joe Biden views the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II

Joe Biden: The 'world is better' because of the Queen

King Charles holds a meeting with Liz Truss and members of her Cabinet at Buckingham Palace (Picture: Jonathan Brady/WPA pool/Getty Images)
King Charles holds a meeting with Liz Truss and members of her Cabinet at Buckingham Palace (Picture: Jonathan Brady/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Truss and Charles need to learn from Nixon's successor – Alastair Stewart

Members of the public file past the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall. Credit: Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Members of the public file past the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall. Credit: Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Key timings released for Her Majesty’s state funeral

US President Joe Biden speaks with the late Queen Elizabeth during a visit to Windsor Castle in June last year (Picture: Chris Jackson/pool/AFP via Getty Images)
US President Joe Biden speaks with the late Queen Elizabeth during a visit to Windsor Castle in June last year (Picture: Chris Jackson/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth played key role in UK-US special relationship – Henry McLeish

King Charles III during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Credit PA
King Charles III during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Credit PA

Bank holiday confirmed for day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

Prince William, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Queen Consort watch as King Charles III signs an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland, during a meeting of the Accession Council inside St James's Palace in London
Prince William, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Queen Consort watch as King Charles III signs an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland, during a meeting of the Accession Council inside St James's Palace in London

A solemn ceremony, witnessed by the world for first time

The US President has stressed the importance of reaching an agreement with the EU over post-Brexit legislation on Northern Ireland in his first phone call with the new Prime Minister.
The US President has stressed the importance of reaching an agreement with the EU over post-Brexit legislation on Northern Ireland in his first phone call with the new Prime Minister.

Joe Biden and Liz Truss discuss importance of Northern Ireland Protocol

An attempt to kill Argentina’s politically powerful vice president Cristina Fernandez outside her home failed after a handgun misfired, according to the president.
An attempt to kill Argentina’s politically powerful vice president Cristina Fernandez outside her home failed after a handgun misfired, according to the president.

Watch: ‘Gun misfire’ thwarts attempt to kill Argentina’s vice president

Donald Trump could be in trouble with the law (Picture: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Donald Trump could be in trouble with the law (Picture: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The irony of Trump's complaints about FBI 'assault' on his home

US Vice President Kamala Harris (C) arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2022. - Harris broke a 50-50 vote in the US Senate to proceed on the Inflation Reduction Act. After 18 months, a possible victory for Joe Biden's social and climate reform legislation seems within reach: Congress on August 6 began debating a revised version of the US president's cornerstone bill, the fruit of numerous compromises with those on his party's right. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
US Vice President Kamala Harris (C) arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2022. - Harris broke a 50-50 vote in the US Senate to proceed on the Inflation Reduction Act. After 18 months, a possible victory for Joe Biden's social and climate reform legislation seems within reach: Congress on August 6 began debating a revised version of the US president's cornerstone bill, the fruit of numerous compromises with those on his party's right. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

US Senate passes key legislation aimed at tackling climate change

A view of the West Wing of the White House on the morning that President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
A view of the West Wing of the White House on the morning that President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House has said

The 'magnificent' first image of Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope will help shed new light on dark matter (Picture: Nasa via PA)
The 'magnificent' first image of Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope will help shed new light on dark matter (Picture: Nasa via PA)

Salvador Dali-style galaxies may help solve one of greatest scientific mysteries

Former President Donald Trump addresses a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, in October last year (Picture: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Former President Donald Trump addresses a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, in October last year (Picture: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump clearly tried to destroy US democracy. Yet Republicans still back him

Martin Purbrick, Institute Director, Asia Scotland Institute
Martin Purbrick, Institute Director, Asia Scotland Institute

Trading with China in a post-Covid world - Martin Purbrick

The Scotsman Top Stories

A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins
A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins

‘Crater-like’ Skye potholes threaten fatal crashes – tourism body SkyeConnect

Finance secretary Kate Forbes (left), ex-minister Ash Regan (centre), and health secretary Humza Yousaf (right) are seen arriving at the BBC televised leadership debate in Edinburgh. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty images
Finance secretary Kate Forbes (left), ex-minister Ash Regan (centre), and health secretary Humza Yousaf (right) are seen arriving at the BBC televised leadership debate in Edinburgh. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty images

Panic has set in within SNP, say party insiders

Servicemen from the The Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen's coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh have been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver), which recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch in the Queen's demise honours list. Picture: Alkis Konstantinidis/PA Wire
Servicemen from the The Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen's coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh have been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver), which recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch in the Queen's demise honours list. Picture: Alkis Konstantinidis/PA Wire

Queen Elizabeth II's Scottish pallbearers honoured in special list