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Trump's State of the Union address claims US in 'golden age'

Donald Trump delivered a combative State of the Union address on Tuesday night that hailed what he said was an American "turnaround for the ages".

US President Donald Trump makes the longest-ever State of the Union address, claiming America's enjoying a golden age.

But will his message on the economy be enough to persuade voters worried about persistent high prices?

Also in the programme: Sri Lanka's former intelligence chief has been arrested in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 270 people; and we'll hear from the small Norwegian club inside the Arctic Circle that's shaking up European football.

(Photo shows US president Donald Trump delivering the State of the Union address at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. on 24 February 2026. Credit: Kenny Holston/Reuters)

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