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Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at the age of 93. Founder of the eponymous brand, Valentino scaled the heights of haute couture, built a business empire, and introduced a new color to the fashion world, the "Valentino Red." NBC News' Chloe Melas takes a look back at his life and legacy.
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Thousands in Denmark and Greenland protested President Trump's demand to acquire the Arctic island, with many wearing parody MAGA caps. Trump responded by announcing new tariffs on European countries opposing his administration's control over Greenland, sparking further outrage among demonstrators.
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The US president uses mass communication to destabilise his rivals, but the risk is that frank exchange may dry upThe words "private and confidential” have never meant a great deal to Donald Trump. In his discussions with other world leaders, he has never operated much of a filter, happy to provide not just the facts of a conversation but also...
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Leaders of EU, France and Canada stake out positions on Greenland ahead of US president's speech to World Economic Forum"There's no diplomacy with Donald Trump: he's a T rex. You mate with him or he devours you.” Debate at the World Economic Forum annual meetings high in the Swiss Alps is usually scrupulously polite, but as this year's gathering...
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Donald Trump opens White House briefing touting a stack of papers labeled 'accomplishments' on the anniversary of his second inaurguationThe supreme court did not issue a decision today on the legality of Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.It's not immediately clear the next date the court will issue opinions. Continue reading...
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Court considering legality of state law banning guns on private property open to the public unless owner allows itThe conservative majority on the US supreme court appeared skeptical of a Hawaii law that bans people from bringing firearms on private property open to the public without permission from the property owner.The case, Wolford v Lopez,...
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Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where European Commission president says Europe must respond to geopolitical shocksFull report: Trump tariffs over Greenland are an error, says Ursula von der LeyenScott Bessent then denies that European Union countries, and the UK, could exercise the "nuclear option” over the Greenland...
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Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being feltThe global attack on nature is threatening the UK's national security, government intelligence chiefs have warned, as the increasingly likely collapse of vitally important natural systems would bring mass migration, food shortages and...
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Dan Jarvis answers questions in the Commons over the decision to approve a new 'super-embassy' UK government approves Chinese 'mega embassy' in LondonJack Straw, a former Labour foreign secretary, has praised Keir Starmer for the way he is handling Donald Trump. While some opposition parties want Starmer to be more confrontational, Straw told Times...
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Child was on way home from a musical with parents, brother and cousin when trains collided, killing 42 peopleA six-year-old girl who had travelled to Madrid to see a musical was the only member of her family to survive Sunday's rail disaster in southern Spain, which killed 42 people, among them her parents, her brother and her cousin.The girl, who...
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US says it no longer supports SDF, which left camp as it loses swathes of territory to government forcesKurdish-led forces in Syria have announced a withdrawal from a detention camp in north-east Syria housing tens of thousands of Islamic State-linked detainees, as the US declared it was no longer supporting them.The fate of al-Hawl, which houses...
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Wall Street joins sell-off in first trading day since US president threatened tariffs against eight countriesStock markets fell on both sides of the Atlantic on Tuesday as investor concerns persisted over the fallout from Donald Trump's push for US control of Greenland.The sell-off hit US stocks on Tuesday, the first day of trading on Wall Street...
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US president says there is 'no going back' on goal of controlling Arctic territory as Emmanuel Macron leads European resistanceEurope live – latest updatesEuropean leaders have lined up to condemn Donald Trump's "new colonialism” and warn that the continent was facing a crossroads as the US president said there was no going back on his goal of...
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French president says 'we prefer respect over bullies' after leak of his text exchange with TrumpEurope condemns Trump's 'new colonialism' as Greenland crisis growsAnd Davos looks like the place to be this week, with Trump now declaring that after his call with Nato's Rutte he will have "a meeting of the various parties” on Greenland – whatever...
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Atlas Lions face Senegal in final of Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday and Moroccan diaspora scents victoryLondon's Little Morocco is brimming with pride and anticipation. The Moroccan diaspora in North Kensington is in no doubt that on Sunday the Atlas Lions will triumph against Senegal in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations."There's not just an...
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Tens of thousands of Instagram users appear to have been duped by an account purporting to belong to Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding. Instead, a CBC News analysis finds the page features content generated by AI, including images showing a helicopter, a statuette of Wedding and an autographed motorbike.
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Former prime minister Justin Trudeau and international pop star Katy Perry took their relationship to the next level, appearing together at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, where Trudeau delivered a speech to the world's elite on the virtues of soft power.
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Democrats lead legislative charge to block imposition of tariffs as some Republicans break from TrumpLawmakers from both parties promised legislative action to block Donald Trump's threatened tariffs against European allies on Monday, though Republicans willing to publicly break with the president on Greenland remain in short supply.Senator Peter...
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Judge rules homeland security can insist lawmakers provide week's notice of intention to inspect facilities The Trump administration won a legal victory on Monday that temporarily allows it to keep elected officials out of immigration detention camps, while it advanced two other court actions in support of its surge into Minnesota.A federal judge...
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The US president's global club was endorsed by the security council on a false prospectus and seems aimed at displacing the United NationsLike many punters who have tried to do business with Donald Trump in the past, the UN has found itself a victim of a classic bait-and-switch, thinking it was buying one thing, but getting quite another.When they...
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California governor says world leaders are 'played' by the US president and urges them to stop rolling overEurope live – latest updatesGavin Newsom, the governor of California, has decried Europeans for their "complicity” in failing to stand up to Donald Trump's demands that he be allowed to buy or annex Greenland.Newsom, a frontrunner among...
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French far-right leader denies existence of fake jobs 'system' in effort to overturn ban on running for presidentThe French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has told a Paris appeals court there was no "system” set up by her party to misuse European parliament funds, as she gave evidence in a fresh embezzlement trial that will determine whether she...
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Critics expected to mount legal challenge to plans for vast complex at Royal Mint Court amid security concernsUK politics live – latest updatesThe communities secretary, Steve Reed, has given permission for China to build a vast new embassy near the Tower of London after spy chiefs told him that the risks to UK national security could be...
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Email sent to diplomats by state department office's new boss is labelled 'racist' after dismissing Africa as a priorityUS diplomats have been encouraged to "unabashedly and aggressively” remind African governments about the "generosity” of the American people, according to a leaked email sent to staff in the US state department's Bureau of...
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Church leaders cite Greenland threats, Venezuela action and aid cuts as undermining human dignity and peaceThree cardinals in the US Catholic church have criticized the Trump administration's foreign policy, saying its push to obtain or otherwise seize Greenland, recent military action in Venezuela, and cuts to humanitarian aid risk "destroying...
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Donald Trump claimed he single-handedly saved NATO, asserting the alliance would be defunct without him. Meanwhile, European leaders vowed an "unflinching" response to Trump's threats of tariffs over his bid to acquire Greenland, warning of a "downward spiral" in EU-US ties.
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Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, has appeared to permanently cut ties with his family. In an explosive statement posted on Instagram, he claimed his parents had been controlling narratives in the press about his family, and had tried to 'ruin' his relationship with his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham.Lucy Hough...
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Palestinian refugee agency compound is demolished, while teargas is fired at UN vocational school in West BankIsraeli crews have started bulldozing the Jerusalem headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Jerusalem and fired teargas at a UN vocational school in Qalandia, in the West Bank.Israel accuses the United Nations Relief and...
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An ICE officer confronted a reporter in St. Paul, accusing a vehicle of impeding a child sex offender arrest. The officer claimed the honking vehicle was hindering the operation. This incident occurred amidst ongoing protests following the fatal shooting of an activist by an ICE agent.
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French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to wear reflective aviator sunglasses during a Davos speech sparked widespread speculation, ranging from fashion statements to political statements. The Élysee Palace clarified that Macron had a "mild eye condition," later reported as a burst blood vessel, to explain the unusual accessory.
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Oman's motor insurance sector is undergoing a major reform, mandating insurers to compensate drivers for delayed car repairs beyond a 30-day deadline. This groundbreaking move, a first in the Gulf, also introduces staged payments for workshops and expanded coverage for natural disasters. Policyholders now have more protection and flexibility,...
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That reaction itself is revealing. Trump does not see the presidency as a role shaped by inheritance, restraint, or continuity. He sees it as a personal contest, one in which dominance, visibility, and disruption are the metrics of success. To compare him with earlier presidents is therefore not just an academic exercise. It is a way of...
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