Will US president-elect Trump end the Ukraine war in 100 days?
Trump’s team aim to end the conflict by April, but the Republican leader's terms to Moscow are unclear.
Lewis Hamilton arrives at Ferrari headquarters ahead of new F1 season
The seven-time F1 world champion opens up a new chapter in his career with an iconic photo shoot at Ferrari HQ in Italy.
Trump’s inauguration: Schedule of events and who will attend
A look at what will happen and who will be there for Donald Trump's historic return as US president.
Life Sentence for Kolkata Hospital Rape and Murder – The New York Times
- Life Sentence for Kolkata Hospital Rape and Murder The New York Times
- RG Kar verdict has left many clamouring for death sentence. But will that stop sexual assault? The Indian Express
- Indian court sentences a police volunteer to life in prison in the rape and killing of trainee doctor The Associated Press
- Parents of R.G. Kar victim unhappy with verdict, call it a failure of CBI The Hindu
- Police volunteer convicted in rape and murder of doctor in India avoids death penalty, angering victim's family CBS News
UK teenager admits ‘unspeakable’ murders of three girls in Southport – Reuters UK
- UK teenager admits 'unspeakable' murders of three girls in Southport Reuters UK
- Southport killer Axel Rudakubana referred to Prevent terror programme several times BBC.com
- Teen pleads guilty in fatal stabbings at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England The Associated Press
- Southport Stabbing: 18-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Murder at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class The New York Times
- Axel Rudakubana was referred to counter-extremism scheme three times The Guardian
Has democracy failed in Israel? Fatima Bhutto & Yuli Novak
Fatima Bhutto interviews Israeli political activist Yuli Novak on Zionism, Israeli militarism and the cost of dissent.
Israeli extremists torch Palestinian homes, cars in outburst of violence in West Bank – The Times of Israel
- Israeli extremists torch Palestinian homes, cars in outburst of violence in West Bank The Times of Israel
- LIVE: Israeli settlers attack West Bank villages as aid trucks reach Gaza Al Jazeera English
- Police question officer who shot two Israelis during settler rampage The Times of Israel
- Two Israelis Severely Wounded in West Bank; Accidental Police Shooting Suspected Haaretz
- Settlers riot in Palestinian villages, set fires; two hurt in shooting Ynetnews
ICC braces for swift Trump sanctions over Israeli arrest warrants
Leadership at international criminal court fears new US administration will move quickly to shut it down
The international criminal court is bracing itself for Donald Trump to launch aggressive economic sanctions against it this week, amid fears such a move could paralyse its work and pose an existential threat.
ICC officials are preparing for Trump’s new US administration to act quickly once in office to impose draconian financial and travel restrictions against the court and senior staff, including its chief prosecutor and judges.
Continue reading...Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency
$Melania is announced after President-elect Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency, $Trump.
Zulu king’s first wife fails to halt third marriage
King Misuzulu is embroiled in a row over whether a planned marriage to a new wife can go ahead.
Slim Hamas parades show hollowness of either side’s claims to victory in Gaza
Proof of group’s survival demonstrates stalemate that gave rise to ceasefire and is likely to fuel more conflict
Hours after the ceasefire was declared on Sunday, Hamas fighters were back on Gaza’s streets. Not many, it was true, and those who appeared were armed only with Kalashnikov rifles and some rudimentary body armour, but they were there.
In Khan Younis, a handful of pickup trucks with gunmen onboard drove through cheering crowds of young men. Dozens of uniformed fighters with Hamas headbands were visible when the three Israeli hostages were handed over in Gaza City. Elsewhere, there were reports that Hamas policemen, dressed in blue police uniform, deployed in some areas after months in hiding to avoid Israeli strikes.
Continue reading...Freed British-Israeli hostage is ‘happiest person in the world’
Emily Damari, released with two other hostages after 471 days in captivity, overjoyed after being reunited with family
A British-Israeli hostage freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza on Sunday has said she has “returned to life” and is the “happiest person in the world” after being reunited with her family.
In her first comments since being freed, Emily Damari, 28, thanked her family and friends who campaigned for her release. “Thank you, thank you, thank you. I’m the happiest in the world,” she said in Hebrew on Instagram.
Continue reading...Why is TikTok working again in the US as Trump takes office?
App has resumed operations after saying it received assurance over de facto ban, but its future remains uncertain
TikTok is restoring its service in the US after Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order when president to allow the app to continue operating.
It had shut itself down late on Saturday in advance of a Sunday deadline to divest its Chinese shareholders or face a ban, but resumed operations on Sunday, the day before Trump’s inauguration, saying it had received the appropriate assurances from the president-elect.
Continue reading...UK teenager pleads guilty to killing three girls in Southport knife attack
The crime had horrified the nation and was followed by days of nationwide rioting against migrants in August.
History of the conflict explained
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is one of the longest-running in the world.
Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for Fauci and Jan 6 riot committee
Outgoing president says action will prevent "unjustified... politically motivated prosecutions".
Trump inauguration live updates: president-elect prepares to take oath of office
Washington ceremony expected to take place indoors at from 11.30am (4.30pm GMT, 3.30am AEDT)
- Trump inauguration: what to know and how to watch it
- Trump promises ‘historic’ day one with barrage of executive orders
My colleague Joseph Gedeon in Washington DC also had this look at what Trump might have planned for day one:
In the grand theatre of American politics, presidential inaugurations typically follow a familiar script: the oath, the speech, a few carefully chosen executive orders to satisfy campaign promises. Franklin D Roosevelt used his first day to tackle the banking crisis. Barack Obama moved to close Guantánamo Bay (though it remains open). Donald Trump’s first term began with a single executive order targeting Obamacare. Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders on his first day in 2021.
Continue reading...Axel Rudakubana was referred to counter-extremism scheme three times
Exclusive: Teenager who has admitted murdering three young girls in Southport was first referred to Prevent in 2019
The teenager who murdered three young girls at a dance class in Southport was referred three times to Prevent, the government’s scheme to stop terrorist violence, the Guardian has learned.
One of the referrals followed concerns about Axel Rudakubana’s potential interest in the killing of children in a school massacre, it is understood.
Continue reading...Farage claims chance he could be PM within four years is up to 25% – UK politics live
Reform UK leader, who is in the US for Trump’s inauguration, says early election is ‘not impossible’
Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, thinks that his chances of becoming PM before Donald Trump leaves the White House in January could be as high as 25%. He made the comment in an interview with Dan Walker for 5 News being broadcast tonight. Farage told Walker he did genuinely believe he could be the next PM. And this is what he said when he was asked if that could happen during Trump’s presidency.
Look, Labour have got a whopping great big majority. The only thing that really brings an early election is if we get an economic meltdown.
Now, that is not impossible for two reasons. One, the level of indebtedness is worse than it was in 2008 when we had the big meltdowns. And I think we’ve lived through rocketing stock markets for years. That can’t go on.
For Reform to replace the Tories three things would need to happen. First they would need to sustain their current momentum well into 2025, then there would need to be a tipping point moment when donors, right-wing media and a number of Tory MPs decided to shift support en masse, and then they would have to win more seats in the 2028/2029 election.
The first of these seems fairly likely. The enthusiasm of Reform’s voter base, the weakness of the Tory party, and the media need for narrative all point the same way. The biggest barrier is probably Farage’s ability to manage the negative associations caused by Musk (who is not at all popular in the UK).
It may take a long time but if - and it is a big if - Reform remain a major player in British politics, under the voting system we have, it will ultimately lead to the end of the Tory party as we know it.
Continue reading...Bitcoin hits new record high, dollar dips ahead of Trump inauguration – business live
Bitcoin rises by 4% past $109,000, reversing earlier losses; Donald Trump meme coin price tanks after wife Melania also launches token
The UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will travel to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos this week in the hope of convincing some of the world’s largest companies to invest, with allies saying she will use spending cuts rather than further tax increases to meet her own fiscal rules.
At the same time, the Treasury is considering a push to cut the benefits bill, in a move that is causing nervousness among Labour MPs.
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