2 h. ago Newsom says Davos appearance was canceled under pressure from Trump

Governor’s office says US pavilion bowed to pressure and pulled scheduled ‘fireside chat’ with Fortune magazineThe office of Gavin Newsom, the California governor, said his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos was canceled under pressure from the Trump administration.Newsom had been scheduled to sit down with Fortune at an event sponsored by USA House, the country’s official headquarters at the annual gathering of world and economic leaders. But before the talk was due to begin, his team says, the USA House bowed to political pressure from the Trump administration and denied the governor entry. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump Doonbeg LIVE: Bomb squad races to hotel hours after president's son leaves

The Defence Forces' EOD team - or bomb squad - is heading to the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland, just hours after Eric Trump left the resort

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6 h. ago Trump team accused of lowering the value of a human life from millions to ‘zero’ dollars: report

For decades, the Environmental Protection Agency has calculated the health benefit costs associated with reducing air pollution by setting limits on two of the most widespread deadly air pollutants. That is no longer the case

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7 h. ago Trump team accused of putting ‘zero value on human life’ after ending report on healthcare costs from air pollution

For decades, the Environmental Protection Agency has calculated the health benefit costs associated with reducing air pollution by setting limits on two of the most widespread deadly air pollutants, until now

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24 h. ago ‘I blame ourselves’: Trump faults own press team as he takes over briefing room for low

Sluggish performance included more than one subtle dig at staffers while lauding himself at every turn

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32 h. 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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54 h. ago ‘Gestapo tactics’: Bruce Springsteen condemns Trump team’s ICE crackdown

New Jersey musician said during concert in home state that US core values ‘have never been as endangered’ as nowBruce Springsteen used a Saturday concert to decry what he called the “Gestapo tactics” of the Trump administration’s surge of immigration officers and said the country’s founding values “have never been as endangered as they are right now”.While performing in his home state of New Jersey, Springsteen dedicated his 1978 song The Promised Land to Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minnesota. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Bill Gates charity trust’s holdings in fossil fuel firms rise despite divestment claims

Trust had $254m invested in companies such as Chevron, BP and Shell in 2024, a nine-year record, analysis showsThe Gates Foundation Trust holds hundreds of millions of dollars in fossil fuel extractors despite Bill Gates’ claims of divestment made in 2019.End-of-year filings reveal that in 2024 the trust invested $254m in companies that extract fossil fuels such as Chevron, BP and Shell. This was a nine-year record and up 21% from 2016, Guardian analysis found. Adjusting for inflation, it was the highest amount since 2019. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Joanna Lumley slams Donald Trump's team for 'leaning on' UK over sick trophy hunting

The Ab Fab star joined Downton actor Peter Egan in speaking out after the Trump administration

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5 d. ago Trump team discussing ‘recalibrating’ its immigration agenda after disastrous ICE blowback: report

President reportedly does not like how the public perceives his mass immigration agenda but wants to continue mass deportations

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5 d. ago An invasion of smelly seaweed is costing US beach communities millions of dollars

That’s on top of the rotting egg smell and potential harms to peoples’ health

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5 d. ago ‘The dollar is losing credibility’: why central banks are scrambling for gold

Experts say central banks are increasingly stuffing their vaults as an insurance policy in a volatile worldFifteen minutes after takeoff, the call came for Serbia’s central bank governor: millions of dollars’ worth of gold bars, destined for a high-security Belgrade vault, had been left on the runway of a Swiss airport.In air freight – despite the extraordinary value of bullion – fresh flowers, food and other perishables still take priority. “We learned this the hard way,” Jorgovanka Tabaković told a conference late last year. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US responds to fears Trump's visa ban could unleash World Cup CHAOS

Football fans said they feared the 'hostile' visa ban handed down by Donald Trump's White House could stop them from following their team at this year's World Cup

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5 d. ago CNN pollster points out the struggles Trump faces in polls and delivers jab to NFL team as well

Polls showing voters concerned with Trump’s economic record are a particular worry for the GOP going into 2026

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6 d. ago Greenland’s defence is ‘common concern’ for Nato, Danish PM says as European troops fly in

France is latest to send military team as Trump’s desire to own Greenland still ‘intact’ despite talksEurope live – latest updatesThe Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said Greenland’s defence was a “common concern” for the whole of Nato, as troops started arriving from across Europe as a result of Donald Trump’s threats to take the Arctic island by force.Troops from France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, among others, were on their way to Greenland, a largely autonomous territory of the kingdom of Denmark, on Thursday. Denmark also announced it would be increasing its military presence. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘Smiling assassin’ Jordan Smith basks in spotlight after hitting $1m tennis jackpot

Amateur player celebrates winning One Point Slam at Australian OpenSydney coach to use million-dollar payday to travel and buy propertyPending tax advice, tennis coach Jordan Smith is Australia’s newest millionaire, thrust into the global spotlight after beating top professionals in the One Point Slam on Wednesday night.Smith’s improbable run to the $1m prize made him a magnet on Thursday morning at Melbourne Park, amid more than a dozen local and international interviews, selfies, promotions and autographs. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Donald Trump team 'trying to bully' UK into scrapping ban on sick trophy hunting

Doug Bergum, Trump's Interior Secretary has written to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds urging her to think again on the ban on

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7 d. ago Greenland latest: JD Vance to lead Trump team in White House showdown with Denmark and Greenland officials

Trump has warned that “one way or another, we’re going to have Greenland” ahead of crunch White House meeting

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7 d. ago Iran's Islamic rulers are teetering on collapse. America must give them a final shove. Here's what I am advising Trump's team: MARK DUBOWITZ

Critics warn that calling for the end of the Islamic Republic risks chaos or a nationalist backlash that could prop up a wobbling government. This fear rests on outdated assumptions.

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8 d. ago Trump team works behind the scenes to get Congress to halt restrictions on further Venezuela attacks

Final vote on Democrats’ resolution to invoke War Powers Act is set for Wednesday

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