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Major donors reap influence and material benefits, ethics experts argue, as money and governance intertwineDonald Trump's "pay-to-play” governing and fundraising style is helping forge a new gilded age where many super rich donors to Trump's Maga Inc Pac and other top Trump causes are reaping big political and financial gains, including lax...
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Elizabeth Warren and others call for inquiry into Trump for diverting tax evasion resources to immigration crackdownSenator Elizabeth Warren and fellow Democrats have accused Donald Trump of letting white collar criminals "off the hook” by diverting crucial resources to his sweeping immigration crackdown.In a letter to federal watchdogs, the...
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Researchers found a new way to filter and destroy Pfas chemicals at 100 times the rate of current systemsNew filtration technology developed by Rice University may absorb some Pfas "forever chemicals” at 100 times the rate than previously possible, which could dramatically improve pollution control and speed remediations.Researchers also say they...
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Labor unions and progressive organizations have called on workers across the state to stay homeFull report: Economic blackout in Minnesota to protest against ICE: 'No work, no school, no shoppingDonald Trump doesn't have any public events today, according to the White House schedule.He's due to sit for a print interview later today, and meet with...
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US president says 'we have a lot of ships' going in that direction and that Washington is watching Iran closelyDonald Trump has said a US "armada” is heading towards the Middle East and that the US is monitoring Iran closely, as activists put the death toll from Tehran's bloody crackdown on protesters at 5,002.Speaking on Air Force One as he...
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Palazzo Ca' Dario, empty for years, has failed to find a new owner, with local legends suggesting it is jinxedIt ought to be an estate agent's dream. Primely positioned on the banks of the Grand Canal in Venice, just steps away from the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the storied Palazzo Ca' Dario has shimmered on the water since the late 15th...
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'Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure are deliberately depriving civilians of heat, light and basic services,' an EU commissioner saidThe European Commission has offered a bit more detail on the deployment of 447 emergency generators from EU reserves to Ukraine, mentioned in the earlier post (12:33)."The generators –...
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Vote on legislation falls just short of number needed for passage, showing Mike Johnson's tenuous hold on majorityThe US House has rejected a resolution that would have prevented Donald Trump from sending US military forces to Venezuela, after a vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage.The tied vote was the latest...
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Reporters Without Borders said the ruling against the 26-year-old journalist showed a 'blatant disregard for press freedom' in the Southeast Asian nationA young Filipino journalist who spent nearly six years in a crowded provincial prison was found guilty of terror financing on Thursday, in a case rights groups and a UN rapporteur labelled a...
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Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez told influencers of US threat to kill leaders if they did not cooperate after capture of MaduroThe communications minister holds a phone up to a microphone before a gathering of regime-friendly influencers.On speakerphone is Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, who claims that when US forces captured the...
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Despite US pushback, officials in west Africa say controversial hepatitis B study on pause amid ethics concernsUS health officials insisted it was still on. African health leaders said it was cancelled. At the heart of the controversy is the west African nation of Guinea-Bissau – one of the poorest countries in the world and the proposed site of...
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While leaders of many liberal democracies declined to sign on, Mark Carney had, before Davos, accepted in principleDonald Trump withdrew on Thursday an invitation for Canada to join his "board of peace” initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts."Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation...
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Squint hard into the darkness and you'll find there's so much to feel positive about. Gwyneth Paltrow and HBO Max for startersAh, Blue Monday – it seems to come round quicker every year, no? For those of you not familiar with the term, it denotes the third Monday of January, which is alleged to be the most depressing day of the year....
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Moscow says prior talks with Washington 'useful in every respect' and repeats call for Ukraine to exit DonbasEurope live – latest updatesUkraine, Russia and the US are to hold three-way talks in Abu Dhabi, the first time the three countries have sat down together since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 – but with Russia maintaining its...
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Foreign secretary says Britain supports president's Gaza plan but there are concerns around involvement of PutinUK politics live – latest updatesDavos live – latest updatesBritain will not join Donald Trump's "board of peace” on Thursday, Yvette Cooper has said, citing concerns about Russian involvement.The foreign secretary said the UK...
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Experts say Geran-5 long-range attack UAVs could pose serious threat to Ukraine's struggling air defences Europe live – latest updatesRussia has begun using a new model of high-speed drone against Ukraine amid claims by Kyiv's military intelligence directorate that key parts are sourced from western and Chinese companies.Wreckage recovered from a...
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Judge shelves inquiry into use of Israeli-made software to target ministers' phones citing chronic lack of cooperationSpain's highest criminal court has again shelved its investigation into the use of Israeli-made Pegasus software to target the mobile phones of senior Spanish ministers, including the prime minister, citing a chronic lack of...
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Town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky gets 1.8 metres of snow in places, burying cars and cutting off roads and buildingsA record-breaking snowfall event unfolded in far eastern Russia last week when the town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, located on the Kamchatka peninsula's east coast, received more than 1.8 metres (6 feet) of lying snow in...
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Canadian backpacker, 19, was found dead on K'gari island earlier this week surrounded by pack of wild dingoesThe autopsy of Piper James, whose body was found on K'gari surrounded by a pack of dingoes, has found "physical evidence consistent with drowning and injuries consistent with dingo bites”.The Canadian backpacker's trip to Australia ended...
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High to extreme fire danger expected across several states as inland parts of SA, Victoria, NSW and Queensland may have more than five days above 40CFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAll-time temperature records could tumble in Victoria and New South Wales over coming...
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This blog is now closedAndrew Hastie firms as a candidate to challenge for Liberal leadership amid push for Ley to stand downGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal senator says party still 'believes' in the CoalitionAnne Ruston, a Liberal senator, said the party still believes in the Coalition and would like to see it...
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Colleagues encourage former soldier to run as Sussan Ley declares she will remain opposition leader after Coalition splitGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAndrew Hastie is emerging as a candidate to challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal party's leadership, as MPs privately push for the party's first female leader to step...
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Operator says it does not know when the problem at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province will be solved, after an alarm sounded during start-upThe restart of the world's largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan on Thursday just a day after it went online for the first time in about 14 years, with the operator saying it does not...
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Search-and-rescue teams worked through the night at the campground, but there had been no progress in finding missing people, officials sayNew Zealand is 'full of grief”, the prime minister has said, after landslides tore through a house and busy campground, leaving two dead and at least six victims still missing.Police said emergency crews were...
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Two women and a man die in shootings at Lake Cargelligo as police urge locals to stay inside as they hunt for 'armed and dangerous' Julian IngramFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedA...
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Coalition's Tony Abbott-style political playbook, policy backflips and lack of message discipline helped Labor secure landslide election winFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton repelled voters with a Tony Abbott-style political playbook ahead of last year's...
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Conservationists hail the 'desperately needed' measures and urge greater protection after up to 11% of endangered Tapanuli orangutans wiped outThe floods and landslides that tore through Indonesia's fragile Batang Toru ecosystem in November 2024 – killing up to 11% of the world's Tapanuli orangutan population – prompted widespread scrutiny of...
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Incident outside Opera House that left two people in critical condition is not being investigated as terrorism, police saySix people have been injured after a knife attack at a demonstration in Belgium on Thursday evening, police said.Two of the victims were in a critical condition in hospital after the incident in the port city of Antwerp near the...
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This live blog is now closed.Zelenskyy's speech looks to be slightly late, as Indonesia's president Prabowo Subianto is still speaking.Don't worry: I'm keeping an eye on this for you."Hardly any details are known yet about the proposed Greenland deal. But we need them in order to decide how to proceed with the implementation of the EU-US trade...
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The US president unveiled the board with a gold logo whose resemblance to the UN emblem sparked European criticismDonald Trump's newly launched "board of peace” already has a logo – and perceptive eyes have noted its close resemblance to the United Nations emblem, except reworked in Trump fashion: all in gold, and focused squarely on the...
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US president holds signing ceremony at World Economic Forum amid concerns new body seeks to replace UNDonald Trump has claimed the world is "richer, safer and much more peaceful than it was just one year ago” as he hosted a launch event for his "board of peace” initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos.At a signing ceremony for the new...
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Kaja Kallas's comments came at emergency EU meeting called after weeks of escalating threats from Donald Trump over GreenlandTransatlantic relations have "taken a big blow over the last week” the EU's foreign policy chief said, as leaders from the bloc gathered for an emergency summit after weeks of escalating threats from Donald Trump over...
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In post-Davos speech, Canadian PM jabs at Trump, saying the arc of history 'can still bend towards progress and justice'Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney, said his country must be a "beacon to a world that's at sea” and that national unity was critical as his government faces a dramatic reshaping of the world political order – and mounting...
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Researchers find with high confidence that security officials used Cellebrite to extract data from activists' phonesAuthorities in Jordan appear to be using an Israeli digital tool to extract information from the mobile phones of activists and protesters who have been critical of Israel and spoken out in support of Gaza, according to a new report...
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High court ruling marks first time a foreign state has been held liable for domestic servitude by its envoy on UK soilThe United Arab Emirates must pay more than £260,000 to a victim of human trafficking who was exploited by one of its diplomats in London, the high court has ruled.Lawyers representing the woman said it was unprecedented for a...
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Island's PM says sovereignty is non-negotiable after Trump claimed agreement would give US full access with 'no end, no time limit'Europe live – latest updatesGreenland has demanded its red lines on sovereignty be respected after Donald Trump claimed an agreement with Nato would give the US full and permanent access to the Arctic island, the...
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Extreme heat 'is getting worse and whether we like it or not … there's ultimately a limit to what we can actually physically cope with,' scientist saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHuman-caused global heating made the intense heatwave that affected much of...
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Blueprint presented by Jared Kushner shows unified Gaza run by Palestinians, with Rafah crossing to open next weekAmid the hullabaloo and self-congratulation of Donald Trump's "board of peace” launch in Davos, his administration laid out specific plans for the short- and long-term future of Gaza, aimed at a lasting peace.The blueprint set out on...
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Ukraine president accuses EU leaders of waiting for direction from Donald Trump in blistering speech at DavosVolodymyr Zelenskyy has taken aim at Europe in a fiery speech at Davos, accusing leaders of being in "Greenland mode” as they waited for leadership from Donald Trump on Ukraine and other geopolitical crises rather than taking action...
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Giel Malual and John Kuei trekked from Dungeness to John o'Groats to raise funds for new schools in SudanWhen Giel Malual set out to walk the length of the UK to raise money to open a school for displaced children from his home country of Sudan, he did not expect the welcome he would receive from the British public."All the houses that we slept in,...
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Emmanuel Macron says the oil tanker was boarded and searched 'subject to international sanctions' The French navy has intercepted a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean suspected to be part of the "shadow fleet” that enables Russia to export oil despite sanctions."This morning, the French navy boarded and searched an oil tanker from Russia,...
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Exclusive: sources say powerful figures in the regime secretly pledged US and Qatari officials they would welcome Maduro's departureBefore the US military snatched Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, earlier this month, Delcy Rodríguez and her powerful brother pledged to cooperate with the Trump administration once the strongman was gone, four...
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Dallas Pokornik accused of using fake ID to fool airlines in case likened to Hollywood thriller Catch Me If You CanA Toronto man posed as a pilot for years in order to fool airlines into giving him hundreds of free flights, prosecutors have alleged, in a case that has prompted comparisons to the Hollywood thriller Catch Me If You Can.Authorities in...
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Marineland seeks approval to sell belugas to United States after its China export proposal was rejected'It's heartbreaking': how 30 captive beluga whales have become pawns in row over animal crueltyMarineland, the Canadian amusement park and aquarium which has threatened to kill its captive whales, wants government approval to sell the belugas to...
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Donald Trump's son was on video call with woman when he saw a man repeatedly punch her, court toldDonald Trump's youngest son said he was "very close” to an alleged rape victim after raising the alarm about a suspected assault against her, a court has heard.Barron Trump was on a FaceTime video call a year ago with the woman, who cannot be named,...
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Friedrich Merz says global order changing at 'breathtaking pace' and urges leaders in Davos not to accept new realityDavos live – latest updatesThe German chancellor has warned that the rise of "great powers” is shaking the foundations of the old world order, unravelling it at "breathtaking pace”.Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos...
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Union is demanding better safety standards for workers and passengers after two collisions this week killed 46Spain's largest train drivers' union has called a three-day nationwide strike to demand measures to guarantee the safety of railworkers and passengers after two deadly crashes this week killed at least 46 people, including two drivers.The...
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Opposition lawmakers say they will seek to impeach José Jerí over undisclosed meetings in Lima's ChinatownPeru's interim president, José Jerí, has denied lying to the country and claimed he was the victim of a plot to discredit him amid a growing political scandal over his secretive meetings with Chinese businessmen.Jerí, 39, who took office...
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Research for first time suggests tendon and bones in heavier species would have made bounding possibleGiant 250kg kangaroos that once roamed Australia would probably have been able to hop despite their enormous size, researchers have said.While modern kangaroos are known for their ability to travel large distances by jumping with both hind legs at...
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Judge has brought indictment after nearby residents launched legal action in 2024 saying the concerts made their lives a miseryReal Madrid could face trial for alleged environmental offences after a Spanish judge ruled there was sufficient evidence that loud concerts held at the club's Bernabéu stadium, which has been dubbed "the torture-drome”...
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Details of agreement are scant and president has tendency to back down and then relaunch a fight weeks laterUK politics live – latest updatesDavos live – latest updatesThe outline deal struck by Mark Rutte and Donald Trump to step up Nato's presence in the Arctic – so long as it does not undermine the sovereignty of Greenland or Denmark –...
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Nato chief Mark Rutte says there is 'a lot of work to be done', as some Danish MPs voice concern at Greenland apparently being sidelined in US president's talks Donald Trump's announcement of a "framework of a future deal” that would settle the issue of Greenland after weeks of escalating threats has been met with profound scepticism from people...
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Prime minister's reported trip follows approval by UK government for Beijing to build new embassy in LondonUK politics live – latest updatesDavos live – latest updatesKeir Starmer will reportedly visit China next week after controversial plans for Beijing to build a vast embassy in London were approved by his government.The UK prime minster...
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Cash, gold, mercury and firearms seized in operations in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and SurinamePolice and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said.The operation was backed by...
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Survivors join families of victims on stage of Sydney Opera House as PM apologises that nation 'could not protect your loved ones'Children cook meals for the needy and mourners lay wreaths for Bondi attack victims on national day of mourningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt 7.01pm on Thursday evening, a crowd of 1,500...
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Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, who led Tiananmen Square vigils, are accused of inciting subversionThe national security trial of three pro-democracy activists who organised an annual memorial in Hong Kong to mark the Tiananmen Square massacre opened on Thursday, in another landmark case brought under the Beijing-imposed law that has...
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Singing legend heralds 'new tools in service of expression', on compilation that also features an Art Garfunkel song using AI-generated piano backingLiza Minnelli has released her first new music in 13 years, adding vocals to an AI-created dance track.The track, Kids, Wait Til You Hear This – also the title of her upcoming memoir – is an...
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Reporters had been in car on way to new camp, says media group, as two 13-year-old boys killed in separate incidentsHospitals in Gaza say Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians on Wednesday, including two 13-year-old boys and three journalists, in the latest violence to undermine a three-month-old ceasefire.Palestinian health officials said...
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The removal of sulphur from shipping fuels caused 'a lot of extra sunlight' to get through atmosphere and hit reef in 2022Steps to clean up the shipping industry by removing sulphur from fuels intensified a major coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef by allowing more of the sun's energy to hit the oceanic wonder, according to a new...
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This blog is now closedChildren cook meals for needy and mourners lay wreaths for Bondi attack victims on national day of mourningGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals senator Bridget McKenzie said she hopes the Coalition is not broken, but said that is "up to Sussan Ley” now.McKenzie spoke to ABC News this morning,...
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Development charity's new co-chief executives signal shift from controversial sponsor a child scheme launched in 1972 to long-term grassroots fundingChild sponsorship schemes that allow donors to handpick children to support in poor countries can carry racialised, paternalistic undertones and need to be transformed, the newly appointed co-chief...
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US president tells business and political leaders in Davos his country needs ownership to defend 'unsecured island'Trump news at a glance: at Davos, president rambles, backs down and touts 'future deal' on GreenlandDonald Trump has stepped up his demand to annex Greenland but said the US would not use force to seize it during a rambling,...
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US president singles out Mark Carney day after prime minister warned world is undergoing geopolitical 'rupture'Trump news at a glance: at Davos, president rambles, backs down and touts 'future deal' on GreenlandDonald Trump has said Canada should be "grateful” for the "freebies” it gets from the US, a day after its prime minister, Mark Carney,...
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A leadership challenge could be likely if Ley's conservative rivals, Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie, agree on who should be the candidateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley passed a milestone this week.While locked in a string of party room meetings and tense...
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Survey finds rising numbers of reception pupils struggling with basic life skills such as eating independentlyAbout one in four children who started reception in 2025 were not toilet trained, a survey of teachers has found, prompting warnings that growing numbers of pupils are struggling with basic life skills.In an annual survey of primary school...
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