12 h. ago Lawmakers warn that Trump’s policies will make it harder for US athletes to compete overseas

President Donald Trump’s aggressive recent foreign policy actions could see competitors subjected to hostile crowds and anti-American sentiment at this year’s major sporting events, representatives argue

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16 h. ago ‘Embarrassed’ v ‘force to be reckoned with’: Americans on Trump’s foreign interventions

From capturing Maduro to proposing a take over of Greenland – people respond to the president’s rhetoricAs Donald Trump continues to call for the US to take control of Greenland, not long after the US captured the deposed president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, we asked people in the US what they thought about Trump’s foreign intervention and rhetoric. Here are some of their responses. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump administration to block aid from subsizing DEI and trans rights overseas

Decision marks dramatic expansion of ‘Mexico City policy’, which abortion rights supporters call ‘global gag rule’US politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration will block organizations from using US foreign aid to subsidize diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and what the administration calls “gender ideology”. The new policy will affect about $30bn in foreign assistance.The decision, confirmed to the Guardian by a state department spokesperson on Thursday morning, marks a dramatic expansion of the so-called “Mexico City policy”, which blocks non-US non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from receiving some forms of US funding if they provide abortion-related services or advocate for abortion rights overseas. Now, that policy – which abortion rights supporters call the “global gag rule” – will also apply to international organizations and US-based NGOs operating abroad. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump administration to block foreign aid from subsizing DEI and trans rights overseas

Decision marks dramatic expansion of so-called ‘Mexico City policy’, which abortion rights supporters call ‘global gag rule’US politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration will block organizations from using US foreign aid to subsidize diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and what the administration calls “gender ideology”. The new policy will affect about $30bn in foreign assistance.The decision, confirmed to the Guardian by a state department spokesperson on Thursday morning, marks a dramatic expansion of the so-called “Mexico City policy”, which blocks non-US non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from receiving some forms of US funding if they provide abortion-related services or advocate for abortion rights overseas. Now, that policy – which abortion rights supporters call the “global gag rule” – will also apply to international organizations and US-based NGOs operating abroad. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago World is entering time of ‘great power politics’, warns German chancellor

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 on Thursday, Friedrich Merz said a time of “great power politics” had begun, citing Russia’s war with Ukraine, China’s move into the “ranks of the great powers” and the radical reshaping of US foreign and security policy under Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UK will not sign Donald Trump's board of peace, says foreign secretary

Yvette Cooper says the UK is concerned with Russia’s involvement in the board of peace signing ceremony in Davos.

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4 d. ago 'Now, focus on real issues,' says Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper after Trump climbdown on Greenland

The US president had threatened to impose tariffs on eight European nations, including Britain, over his demands for the territory

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on Keir Starmer and Donald Trump: quiet diplomacy has reached its limit | Editorial

The prime minister has a duty to be candid with the British public about the scale of the global realignment caused by a volatile US presidentOne foreign policy achievement that Donald Trump prefers not to boast about is his role in helping Mark Carney win last year’s Canadian general election. The incumbent Liberal party faced crushing defeat before Mr Trump threatened to annex Canada. Mr Carney’s candidacy was buoyed up by a patriotic rally against US bullying.Perhaps because his country has also been coveted by Mr Trump, Mr Carney has given one of the most clear-sighted responses of any democratic leader to the US president’s designs on Greenland. Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, the Canadian prime minister set out the challenge for countries whose security and prosperity have depended on a global system underwritten by the US.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to b...

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6 d. ago Catholic cardinals warn US foreign policy under Trump risks global suffering

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 international relations and plunging the world into incalculable suffering”.“Our country’s moral role in confronting evil around the world, sustaining the right to life and human dignity, and supporting religious liberty are all under examination,” said a joint statement from Blase Cupich, Robert McElroy and Joseph Tobin, respectively the archbishops of Chicago, Washington DC and Newark, New Jersey.The Associated Press contributed Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Might is right: US ‘foreign policy’ held hostage to mad king Trump’s whims

Increasingly unpopular at home, a president obsessed by his legacy has turned his scattergun on the world stageOne year into the second Trump administration, an actual US foreign policy remains just a nice idea. Instead, the world has been forced to adapt to the world according to Donald Trump: one increasingly shaped by his erratic shifts and unpredictable decisions, his fury at perceived slights and his growing desire to stamp his legacy in the model of an imperial leader from centuries past.Think of it as the mad king’s court, where every day is a carnival. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Mapped: Every country Trump has attacked or threatened from Iraq to Greenland in a year of ‘America First’

Despite worldwide backlash the US president continues to embrace an aggressive foreign policy agenda. Maira Butt reports on the countries Trump has targeted in his first 12 months back in office - and where could be next

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7 d. ago How Trump has brutally reshaped foreign aid since returning to the White House

The president’s decision to halt billions of dollars in aid has had severe consequences on the ground in Africa and around the world, writes Nick Ferris. It has also spurred other nations to follow suit in slashing international spending

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8 d. ago EU diplomats holding crisis talks over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Emmanuel Macron to urge EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsSenior European diplomats were holding crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their opposition to his attempt to annex Greenland.Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said Trump’s tariffs would be a mistake, and the Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago EU diplomats to hold crisis talks over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Emmanuel Macron to urge EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsEurope live – latest updatesSenior European diplomats are due to hold crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their support for Greenland.Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said Trump’s tariffs were a mistake, and the Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Americans disapprove of Trump’s foreign policy. His escapades are likely to cost him | Sid Blumenthal

History tells us what happens when American presidents focus on foreign policy and neglect domestic economic policyDonald Trump’s blitzkrieg since his 3 January seizure of the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has been guided by his triumph of the will, as he told the New York Times. “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me I don’t need international law.”Trump treats the spectacle as a reality TV show in which he is both the executive producer and the host who ultimately declares himself the winner. At his 3 January press conference on the day of Maduro’s seizure, Trump mentioned “oil” 27 times, “money” 13 times and “democracy” not once. He trashed the democratic opposition as lacking “respect” and “support”. The capture of Maduro was a decapitation, not regime change. Indeed, Trump served as a convenient agent of an internal coup of the existing powers, whom he declared “an ally”. “We have to fix the country first,” he said. “You...

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1 week ago Bahrain Darts Masters SUSPENDED due to ‘situation that has never happened before’ as ITV forced to apologise

THE BAHRAIN DARTS Masters was forced to stop abruptly – after the lights went out. In an embarrassing situation, there was a power failure at the Exhibition World Bahrain in Sakhir, which plunged the entire venue into darkness on day two. Gian van Veen and Danny Noppert were playing each other in the fourth and...

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1 week ago Number of foreign students at US colleges drops for first time in years after Trump’s crackdown

The decrease is most pronounced in graduate studies programs, where enrollment dropped by 6 percent

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1 week ago US military seizes Venezuela oil tanker under Trump sanctions

US marines boarded foreign-flagged crude carrier Veronica in a pre-dawn operation backing Trump’s sanctions pushThe US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of Donald Trump’s sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced on Thursday.Veronica, a crude oil tanker that marine records suggest is sailing under a Guyanese flag, was boarded in a pre-dawn action by US marines and sailors, the US Southern Command said in a post on social media. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Over half of Americans say Trump has ‘gone too far’ with military intervention abroad

This sentiment largely contradicts Trump's assertive foreign policy agenda

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1 week ago Frankie Dettori unable to pay £765,000 tax debt after being made bankrupt

Frankie Dettori said last year he had been left 'embarrassed' after being forced to file for bankruptcy having failed to find an agreement with HMRC.

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