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Most of us know eating slightly fewer carbs keeps our blood sugar levels steady and can help manage midlife weight gain. Protein, on the other hand, is the holy grail of health, right? Well, according to a new study, it might not be so simple. Maria Lally reports

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Make no mistake: this wasn’t just a disaster – it was a repudiation and rejection of the values of the Democratic Party itself, writes Jon Sopel

While many expressed alarm over Trump’s re-election, Kamala Harris’s campaign also faced criticism for its overreliance on identity politics and lack of clear policy direction

From Meloni to Le Pen, the far right will bask in Trump’s glory, says John Kampfner. He warns that while the first wave of populism was often erratic and amateurish, we should expect no such mistakes this time around...

Washington is by far Kyiv’s largest military backer – and any loss in support will mean more deaths on the front line, writes Chris Stevenson. But if a push to end the war does come from the White House, that also poses a problem for the Kremlin

As pundits suggest picking a Californian woman from part of the liberal metropolitan was never going to win the race to the White House, Tessa Dunlop takes a look at someone else who may not want to stick around for a second Trump term and asks: could Europe be calling?

Project 2025 was offered as a blueprint for Donald Trump’s return to the White House — though he distanced himself from the far-right plan on the campaign trail, Alex Woodward reports

Pundits who say the United States is still not ready for a female president do Kamala Harris a disservice – but there is a definite reluctance to send a woman to the White House on the crest of a progressive wave, says Mary Dejevsky

She’s a ruthless political operator who was the mastermind behind getting Donald Trump back to the White House. Alex Hannaford talks to those who know her to get a sense of where her influence could go next ⬇️