30 h. ago Huge spike in 'Trumpugees' fleeing America... but they'll quickly regret it

Progressive Americans who are trying to flee Trump's hardline policies are eying a move to liberal European countries - but they could be in for a rude awakening.

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58 h. ago US is the only country facing tourism decline as Trump policies to cost $29 billion in visitor revenue: study

Study from World Travel & Tourism Council looked at the economic impact of tourism in 184 countries

Economics

60 h. ago El Salvador’s president denies that Kilmar Ábrego García was abused in notorious prison

Nayib Bukele disputed claims of Ábrego García’s lawyers that he was tortured and deprived of sleep while in custodyThe president of El Salvador has denied claims that Kilmar Ábrego García was subjected to beatings and deprivation while he was held in the country before being returned to the US to face human-smuggling charges.Nayib Bukele said in a social media post that Ábrego García, the Salvadorian national who was wrongly extradited from the US to El Salvador in March before being returned in June, “wasn’t tortured, nor did he lose weight”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump

The Environmental Protection Agency has placed on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a so-called “declaration of dissent” against the federal agency's policies

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4 d. ago Make America (Not) Great: Majority of voters worry Trump policies will harm US in long run, poll shows

Poll of 800 New York state voters finds that majority think country heading in wrong direction

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4 d. ago Fifa urged to stand up against Donald Trump’s immigration policies ahead of 2026 World Cup

An open letter to Fifa president Gianni Infantino is begging for the governing body to protect fans

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4 d. ago Groups are begging FIFA to protect fans planning to visit US for 2026 World Cup from Trump’s immigration policies

‘Spectators from other countries remain subject to invasive and burdensome vetting procedures,’ letter argues

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5 d. ago Rare weather phenomenon grips Portugal beach during heatwave

This is the moment a rare phenomenon was spotted at a beach in Portugal, as the country faces a heatwave with highs of 42C.

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5 d. ago Another Central Asian country bans face veils as Muslim women told to embrace ‘national style’

New law prohibits women in majority Muslim country from covering their faces in public

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5 d. ago US dollar suffers worst start to year in more than five decades, report claims

The dollar index has fallen more than 10 percent in the first six months of the year, a new report says

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9 d. ago High court ruling on injunctions could imperil many court orders blocking the Trump administration

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision limiting federal judges from issuing nationwide injunctions threatens to upend numerous lawsuits that have led to orders blocking Trump administration policies

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9 d. ago London climate week receives boost as Trump policies weigh on New York event

London climate week receives boost as Trump policies weigh on New York event  Yahoo News UK

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1 week ago Iran's supreme leader says 'US hit nuclear sites but couldn't achieve much', decries Trump 'showmanship' and says 'America has been slapped in the face'

Iran 's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel and said his country had 'delivered a hand slap to America's face'.

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1 week ago Trump administration says California must bar trans girls from girls sports

The Trump administration says California must change its policies allowing transgender girls to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender identity

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1 week ago Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security review warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

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1 week ago Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security report warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

Events

2 w. ago The Guardian view on extreme weather: build national readiness – or let everyday life keep breaking down | Editorial

Britain faces rising climate threats, yet lacks a country adaptation plan. Urgent, coordinated investment is needed to protect lives and infrastructureBritain’s four-day heatwave – made 100 times more likely by the climate crisis – is expected to claim about 600 lives. Researchers say high temperatures from Thursday to Sunday would lead to a sharp rise in excess mortality, especially among older people in cities such as London and Birmingham. They forecast the deadliest day as Saturday, with temperatures above 32C and about 266 deaths. These are not abstract figures, but lives cut short by a threat we understand, yet remain unprepared for.Young people seem to grasp this. In a YouGov poll last week, roughly a quarter of 18- to 24-year-olds said they hoped there wouldn’t be a heatwave – while more than two-fifths of older people welcomed the sunshine. That generational split isn’t just cultural. It reflects an entirely rational anxiety: younger people face a future living in a climate...

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2 w. ago Ice is cracking down on Trump’s own supporters. Will they change their minds? | Tayo Bero

As the president’s immigration policies take a toll on communities, some of his voters are shaken – but standing by himBy now, the cycle of Donald Trump supporters being slapped in the face by his policies is common enough that it shouldn’t warrant a response. What is noteworthy is the fact that his crusade of mass deportations seems to have taken the Maga crowd by surprise in a way that makes little sense if you’ve been paying attention to Trump, his campaign promises, his party and the people he surrounds himself with.Even as they witness friends and family members hurt by this administration’s immigration clamp-downs, some Trump supporters appear resistant to doing a full 180.Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago They planned to seek asylum. Trump’s policies have left them stranded at the US

Five months after the president closed the border, many who planned to enter US legally don’t know where to turnDonald Trump’s crackdown on immigration upended lives on inauguration day when he abruptly closed the border for many who were just on the Mexican side of the border planning to cross into the US legally. Five months on, some hold on to hope, others are giving up.A family from El Salvador seeking asylum was left stranded at the border within sight of Texas only three days into the second Trump administration. A grandfather, his daughter, his niece, her husband and two of his grandchildren had done things “the right way”, by requesting one of the highly limited appointments with US Border Patrol, from the Mexican side using the Biden-era mobile phone app called CBPOne. But on January 20, Trump signed an executive order cancelling all scheduled appointments, including theirs on 23 January at noon. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Canada said it would stand up to Trump. Instead, it’s taking cues from him | Shiri Pasternak and Dayna Nadine Scott

Federal and provincial governments are ‘flooding the zone’ with damaging corporate giveaways under the guise of resistanceSteve Bannon calls it “flooding the zone”. Donald Trump demonstrated it in his first weeks back in office, when he introduced over 100 executive orders. Regardless of their legal viability, the sheer volume of policy changes is the point. It is a political strategy to overwhelm institutions, courts and social groups, preventing effective opposition.In Canada, we are witnessing our own version of “flooding the zone” from our new prime minister, Mark Carney, in coordination with provincial and territorial premiers. Carney is the former governor of the Bank of England. Prior to that, he was the governor of the Bank of Canada. He recently won the federal election by defeating a rightwing opponent Canadians feared would steer them too far towards Trump policies. Yet Carney’s “negotiations” with Trump have so far involved gentle reminders that Canada would never become...

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