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Just 10 days into 2026, and Donald Trump has already launched a series of back-to-back attacks on the climate. The US administration has slowly been peeling away from acknowledging its involvement in the climate crisis or tackling it, despite being the world’s second-largest annual emitter of greenhouse gases and, historically, the largest contributor to global warming. Last year, the US didn’t send a delegate to COP30 talks, and has since scrubbed all mention of fossil fuels from its Environmental Protection Agency’s website. Meanwhile, Trump has been criticising the renewable energy boom and taking his “drill baby drill” attitude global. So,…
The anti-government demonstrations continued on Saturday, amid reports of overwhelmed hospitals and an appeal by the Iranian military to citizens asking them to foil “enemy plots.” According to the group Human Rights Activists in Iran, at least 65 people had been killed as of Friday, 2,311 individuals had been arrested, and protests had been recorded at 512 locations in 180 cities. Time magazine reported Friday that more than 200 people have died in the protests. A Western diplomat told POLITICO that reports of a higher death toll than what has currently been reported, citing NGOs, were “credible.” A spokesperson for…
By Rafael Salido & AP Published on 10/01/2026 – 12:54 GMT+1 Relatives of jailed opposition leaders, activists and journalists in Venezuela held a second night of vigils outside several prisons in the country, awaiting further releases after the government began releasing a small number of detainees nearly a week after President Nicolás Maduro was captured by US forces. Candles were lit outside El Helicoide, El Helicoide, the headquarters of Venezuela’s intelligence service and detention center, in Caracas, and also at the Rodeo I prison in Guatire, where relatives and friends called for their loved ones to be set free. Many have voiced their…
Prospects of a trade deal come as all sides start to consider more seriously how to end the war in Ukraine and how to ensure peace in the future. Europe and the U.S. presented a detailed plan for Ukraine in Paris earlier this week, including security guarantees with American backing and a promise to deploy British and French troops after a ceasefire. But Washington did not sign on to join a multinational force for Ukraine, raising concerns about its level of commitment. The offer of a free-trade deal could act as an additional incentive for the U.S. to remain committed…
At least three people were arrested in the early hours of Saturday during an anti-ICE demonstration in Minneapolis in the United States. The protest comes amid wider rallies against immigration enforcement tactics by the US government, as well as over the fatal shooting of the 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good earlier this week. A separate shooting incident in Portland, Oregon, in which border patrol agents shot and wounded two people just a day after Good’s killing, added further fuel to the fire. Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) agent during an immigration raid in a residential…
“We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor,” Trump told reporters during an event at the White House on Friday. “I would like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don’t do it the easy way, we will do it the hard way,” he said. But the Greenlandic leaders pushed back, repeating their request to be left alone to manage their own affairs. “We would like…
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By Mohamed Elashi & Ana Caiola with AP Published on 10/01/2026 – 11:49 GMT+1 Brahim Díaz scored again and host Morocco joined Senegal in the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Cameroon on Friday. Díaz extended his Moroccan record by scoring in a fifth straight game at the tournament when he ushered in with his groin Ayoub El Kaabi’s header from a corner in the 27th minute. Díaz ran to the corner and shrugged as if to say he didn’t know how he scored again. Ismael Saibari sealed the win in the 74th with a low shot inside the…
When NATO members agreed last summer to increase defense spending, they lavished praise on Donald Trump for forcing the issue, believing that flattery would go a long way to keeping the president committed to the alliance and the cause of transatlantic security. But the takeaway for Trump, it turns out, was something else altogether — that bullying and threats were highly effective means of compelling longtime allies to act. And that’s largely why, when it comes to his pursuit of Greenland, he is returning to the same playbook, starting from a place of outward hostility, believing that’s what it will take to…
Barely a week into January, artificial intelligence (AI) is already the defining feature of this year’s consumer technology landscape. At CES 2026, the annual gadget fair that ended on Friday in Las Vegas, AI was everywhere. But critics and consumer protection groups are questioning whether too many products are being labelled “intelligent” without good reason. “Worst in Show” is an annual contest that highlights what organisers see as the most wasteful technology on display at the show. It is judged by a panel of consumer and privacy advocates, including US nonprofit Consumer Reports, refurbished tech marketplace Back Market, and right-to-repair…