Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Epstein files feud
A falling out with the US president erupted amid her relentless calls to release documents on the late paedophile.
Gunmen abduct more than 200 pupils from Nigerian Catholic school
The Christian Association of Nigeria said 215 students and 12 members of staff were taken during the raid on Friday.
Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from office effective January 2026
Georgia representative had said she had received death threats and was called a ‘traitor’ by Trump over Epstein vote
Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Friday evening she will be resigning from office effective 25 January.
The Republican congresswoman who was denounced by Donald Trump over her support for the release of the Epstein files, explained her decision in a 10-minute social media video posted on X.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,367
Here are the key events from day 1,367 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
COP30: Summit struggles to reach fossil fuel phase out deal – DW
- COP30: Summit struggles to reach fossil fuel phase out deal DW
- 'A lot of fighting': Fossil fuel row breaks out at UN climate summit BBC
- ‘It’s like arguing with robots’: negotiators on the state of Cop30 talks The Guardian
- EU threatens to block ‘weak’ COP30 deal Politico
- UN climate summit deadlocked on fossil fuels and finance Financial Times
Sheikh Hasina: Bangladesh plans to execute its former leader. There’s one big thing in the way: India – CNN
- Sheikh Hasina: Bangladesh plans to execute its former leader. There’s one big thing in the way: India CNN
- Hasina's conviction for crimes against humanity is testing India-Bangladesh ties BBC
- Why India likely won’t return Hasina to face Bangladesh death penalty Al Jazeera
- Opinion | Why Calling Hasina's Trial 'Unfair' Is Missing The Point Entirely NDTV
- 'Yunus can't touch my mother': Sheikh Hasina's son slams death verdict; thanks India for saving her life Times of India
Survivor of Chilean blizzard that killed Briton says staff told trekkers they could proceed
Tom Player speaks out about incident in which Victoria Bond died along with two Mexicans and two Germans
A survivor of the blizzard that killed a British woman and four others in Chilean Patagonia has said that tourists were concerned about adverse weather conditions ahead of the trek, but were told by staff it was “normal” and they could proceed.
Tom Player, a London-based composer, told the Guardian that during the brutal blizzard about 30 volunteers worked together in an attempt to try to rescue hikers.
Continue reading...Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s G20 moment?
The host nation's goal of advocating for developing nations may be overshadowed by the absence of the US president.
Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s G20 moment?
The host nation's goal of advocating for developing nations may be overshadowed by the absence of the US president.
It’s official: Turkey will be boss of COP31 climate talks – Politico
- It’s official: Turkey will be boss of COP31 climate talks Politico
- Turkey and Australia confirm agreement on COP31 split-hosting deal Reuters
- Australia’s unconventional Cop31 deal puts Chris Bowen at the helm of the world’s most complex negotiations. It’s a huge opportunity | Thom Woodroofe and Dean Bialek The Guardian
- Next year’s UN climate talks set for Turkey after Australia withdraws bid to be the venue AP News
- Turkey set to host COP31 after reaching compromise with Australia BBC
Mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ no longer only science fiction, say researchers
UK academics say latest chemicals are ‘wake-up call’ and urge global action to stop weaponisation of neuroscience
Sophisticated and deadly “brain weapons” that can attack or alter human consciousness, perception, memory or behaviour are no longer the stuff of science fiction, two British academics argue.
Michael Crowley and Malcolm Dando, of Bradford University, are about to publish a book that they believe should be a wake-up call to the world.
Continue reading...Zelensky warns Ukraine risks losing US support over White House peace plan
Vladimir Putin says the plan could be the "basis" for peace but warns Russia is prepared to fight on.
‘I’ll stick up for you’: key moments from the cordial Trump-Mamdani meeting
The president hosted the mayor-elect at the White House – and seemed enamoured of his fellow New Yorker
The highly anticipated Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani – the mayor-elect of New York City, the US president’s beloved home town – was hardly the combustible tête-à-tête many had predicted. For the moment at least, the two New Yorkers appeared friendly, smiling and cautiously optimistic about the work they might accomplish together.
Neither revived their hot campaign trail rhetoric, in which they cast each other as diametrically opposed political adversaries. Trump had labeled Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and urged voters to back his opponent, the former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. In turn, Mamdani had assailed Trump as a “despot” and pledged to be the president’s “worst nightmare”. Here are five things that stood out from their surprising display of political bonhomie.
Continue reading...BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns
Banerji said in his resignation letter that he was unhappy about governance issues at the organisation.
Trump and Mamdani hope for positive relationship after ‘productive’ meeting
Trump praises Mamdani for 'incredible' victory in New York City mayoral election and focus on affordability.
UN climate talks go into overtime as divisions over fossil fuels persist
COP30 negotiations drag on in Brazil amid divisions over draft proposal that does not include fossil fuel phase-out.
West tells Zelenskyy: “We don’t welcome you. We welcome Ukrainian people in your person” – Euromaidan Press
- West tells Zelenskyy: "We don't welcome you. We welcome Ukrainian people in your person" Euromaidan Press
- Zelensky Under Siege as Corruption Case Shatters Ukraine’s Wartime Unity The New York Times
- Ukraine’s president is under growing pressure. Here are 5 things to know AP News
- Zelensky’s Blind Spot The Atlantic
- Inside the Ukrainian Corruption Probe Edging Closer to Zelensky The Wall Street Journal
‘Dangerous and undermines our systems’: Tanya Plibersek condemns serious police failures in Queensland DV deaths
Plibersek said those victims – Hannah Clarke and her children, Kardell Lomas and her unborn child, and Gail Karran – ‘should have been kept safe’
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The federal social services minister, Tanya Plibersek, says Guardian Australia’s “devastating” revelations of failures to protect women fleeing violence must prompt action from governments “at every level”.
Broken Trust, a two-year Guardian investigation, uncovered evidence and allegations of serious police and support service failures in multiple domestic violence homicides in Queensland.
Continue reading...Family of missing Colombian seek answers after US strike on alleged drug boat
Lizbeth Perez's uncle has not been seen since a boat was hit in international waters in September.
Family of missing Colombian seek answers after US strike on alleged drug boat
Lizbeth Perez's uncle has not been seen since a boat was hit in international waters in September.