54 m. ago Two weeks on, questions linger over targeting and impact of US airstrikes in Nigeria

Very little information has been shared about strikes in Sokoto stateTwo weeks after the US carried out Christmas Day airstrikes in north-west Nigeria on what it described as Islamic State fighters, questions remain over the specific group that was targeted and the operation’s impact.In the aftermath of the strikes, Donald Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that “ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians” were hit with “numerous perfect strikes”. Continue reading...

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54 m. ago Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’

The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sightsOn 30 May last year, Kim Sajet was working in her office in the grandly porticoed National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC. The gallery is one of the most important branches of the Smithsonian Institution, the complex of national museums that, for almost 200 years, has told the story of the nation. The director’s suite, large enough to host a small party, has a grandeur befitting the museum’s role as the keeper of portraits of the United States’ most significant historical figures. Sajet was working beneath the gaze of artworks from the collection, including a striking 1952 painting of Mary Mills, a military-uniformed, African American nurse, and a bronze head of jazz and blues singer Ethel Waters.It seemed like an ordinary Friday. Until, that is, an anxious colleague came in to tell Sajet that the president of the United...

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2 h. ago What to know about the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis

Federal officials and local leaders have clashed over their differing characterizations of a fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis

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3 h. ago ‘Out with the Yanks!’: Thousands protest in Colombia as anger builds over Trump’s intervention in Venezuela

President Gustavo Petro called for demonstrations after Trump said he was interested in military action in ColombiaThousands of protesters have taken to the streets of cities across Colombia to decry Donald Trump’s threats to expand his military campaign in South America into their territory, after last weekend’s deadly attack on Venezuela.In Cúcuta, a city on Colombia’s eastern border with Venezuela, several hundred demonstrators marched towards its 19th century cathedral waving the country’s yellow, blue and red flag and shouting: “Fuera los yanquis!” (“Out with the Yanks!”) Continue reading...

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3 h. ago 'I fear Greenland is on the brink of civil war': Families are torn apart as locals express their anger at both Denmark AND Trump

Arguments over whether Greenland should remain part of Denmark, which has controlled it for more than 300 years, or agree to U.S. annexation, are now tearing families in the territory apart.

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4 h. ago US oil companies warn they will need guarantees to invest in Venezuela

Donald Trump to hold more talks with industry bosses as president flexes power over energy markets

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer 'sets out position on Greenland' in call with Donald Trump

Thw two also reportedly discussed the seizure of an oil tanker on Wednesday.

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6 h. ago Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies, including key UN climate treaty

President’s order suspends support for UNFCCC climate framework, UN population agency and other entitiesThe Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global cooperation.Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending US support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions following his instructions for his administration to review participation in and funding for all international organizations, including those affiliated with the UN, according to a White House statement on social media. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T, citing 'dangerous times'

President Donald Trump is proposing setting U_S_ military spending at $1_5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”

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7 h. ago ‘Don’t have it for breakfast’: Trump administration scraps longstanding alcohol guidelines

Don't drink alcohol for breakfast, Donald Trump's administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mehmet Oz, told a press conference on Wednesday (7 January) as the administration announced new nutrition guidelines.

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7 h. ago Trump blames 'disorderly agitator' for 'horrible' ICE shooting in Minneapolis

President Donald Trump has issued a statement addressing the deadly shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis.

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7 h. ago Residents of Scots Greenland warn Donald Trump to keep his hands off their home

People living in the small farming settlement near Thurso are sending an urgent letter to America amid fears the Orange Manbaby might mistake it for the Danish territory.

Events

7 h. ago Donald Trump accused of propaganda over wild false claims about ICE shooting

In a Truth Social post following the incident, Trump said video he'd seen of Minneapolis, Minnesota shooting shows the driver "violently, wilfully and viciously ran over" the ICE agent and the he appeared injured, none of which is true

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7 h. ago Donald Trump told 'keep your hands off our land' by defiant residents of UK’s Greenland

Hands off our Greenland! Donald Trump has been warned to keep his tiny hands off of Greenland (not that one). The Daily Star went to the top of the Highlands where the tiny hamlet of Greenland lies

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8 h. ago Minnesota politicians slam Trump’s justification for immigration agent killing woman during ICE raid – live

Governor Tim Walz denounces Trump’s ‘propaganda machine’ and issues ‘warning order’ to prepare state’s national guard; US president blames victim in lengthy social media postWoman fatally shot by ICE agent during raid, video showsMiranda Bryant, the Guardian’s Nordic correspondent, also has written this handy explainer on why Donald Trump is renewing calls for a takeover of Greenland: Continue reading...

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9 h. ago The Latest: ICE officer's killing of a motorist during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary

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9 h. ago US to discuss future of Greenland with Danish officials ‘next week’

Announcement comes as Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Arctic island leads to alarm among European allies

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9 h. ago Noem says ‘act of domestic terrorism’ spurred fatal Minneapolis shooting; mayor sharply tells ICE to ‘get out’ – live

Mayor Jacob Frey called the Department of Homeland Security’s justification for the killing of a woman during an immigration operation ‘bullshit’ Minnesota woman fatally shot by ICE agent during raid, video showsMiranda Bryant, the Guardian’s Nordic correspondent, also has written this handy explainer on why Donald Trump is renewing calls for a takeover of Greenland: Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Trump says he wants to ban large investors from buying houses. It's part of his affordability plan

President Donald Trump says he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes

Economics

9 h. ago Trump immigration policies and aging population slow US growth projection, budget office says

The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years

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