How have Canada, China and Mexico responded to Trump’s tariffs?
The US president's new tariffs prompt retaliation and spark concerns over global trade disruptions and inflation.
Fire chiefs warn UK is not prepared for climate crisis impacts
National Fire Chiefs Council says ability of firefighters to respond is at risk as it calls for urgent preventive action
The UK is not prepared for the impact of climate breakdown, fire chiefs have warned, as they called on the government to take urgent action to protect communities.
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) said the ability of fire services to tackle weather-related emergencies was at risk, despite often being the primary frontline response to major weather events including flooding, fires caused by heatwaves, and storm-related emergencies, all of which are becoming more common.
Continue reading...Syria’s President al-Sharaa meets Saudi Arabia’s MBS in first foreign trip
Syria's leader is in Saudi Arabia to garner support for his transitional government.
Salman Rushdie set to testify as attempted murder trial gets under way
Hadi Matar, 26, accused of stabbing author 10 times in case likely to draw world’s media to tiny upstate New York town
A man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie as he was being introduced at a literary lecture in New York state in 2022 is going on trial this week in a case likely to create global headlines.
The trial could upend life in the tiny upstate New York village of Mayville, whose population of less than 1,500 is not accustomed to finding itself at the center of a media circus covering the attempted assassination of one of the world’s most famous writers.
Continue reading...Zelensky says there have been over 1,400 Russian airstrikes this week – Yahoo! Voices
- Zelensky says there have been over 1,400 Russian airstrikes this week Yahoo! Voices
- Ukraine war briefing: Russian barrage hits Ukrainian residential and energy sites, killing at least 15 The Guardian
- Ukraine Says at Least 18 Civilians Are Killed in Strikes The New York Times
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,074 Al Jazeera English
- Friday, January 31. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine Forbes
Deletion of ‘gang matrix’ database will destroy evidence against police, say campaigners
Data to be permanently deleted on 13 February after ‘matrix’ was found to be unlawful
Campaigners say deletion of an unlawful database known as the “matrix” will destroy vital evidence of discriminatory policing and prevent miscarriages of justice being exposed.
The gangs violence matrix (GVM) operated by the Metropolitan police, which linked individuals to alleged gang membership, is being permanently deleted on 13 February after it was found to be unlawful in 2022.
Continue reading...Does ‘cancel culture’ help or hinder free speech?
Today on The Stream: Has the line between accountability and censorship blurred with the rise of cancel culture?
Simultaneous explosions by Israeli military destroy buildings in the West Bank – NBC News
- Simultaneous explosions by Israeli military destroy buildings in the West Bank NBC News
- Israeli military sets off massive explosions, destroying buildings in Jenin The Washington Post
- Updates: Israel attacks Jenin buildings, Netanyahu to US for Trump talks Al Jazeera English
- IDF takes out 50 terrorists, arrests over 100 in West Bank op. The Jerusalem Post
- Live: Israel’s military destroys ‘several buildings’ in West Bank’s Jenin FRANCE 24 English
Labour attacks Badenoch ‘shambles’ after breach of corporate rules
Tory leader forgot to register as controller of party’s companies until error was pointed out last week
Labour has called Kemi Badenoch a “shambles” after it emerged she forgot to register as controller of the Conservative party companies in a breach of corporate rules.
Badenoch, a former business secretary, became Conservative leader on 2 November but her predecessor Rishi Sunak was still registered as the controller of the party’s companies until the party was notified of the error last week.
Continue reading...Tributes paid to two children killed in car collision in Essex
Police say man and woman arrested over alleged hit-and-run in Pitsea remain in custody
Tributes have been paid to two children who died after an alleged hit-and-run in Essex.
Police said officers received reports that a girl and a boy had been involved in a collision with a car on Ashlyns, in Pitsea, near Basildon, at about 6.25pm on Saturday, and that the car had failed to stop at the scene.
Continue reading...Thousands flee homes as floods hit Australia
Meteorologists say these could be the worst floods to hit northern Queensland in 60 years.
Israel and Hamas complete fourth prisoner-captive exchange
Israel and Hamas complete their fourth prisoner-captive exchange as part of phase one of the ceasefire agreement.
Israel carries out massive simultaneous explosions across Jenin
Israel has carried out several simultaneous explosions in the Jenin refugee camp, destroying as many as 20 homes.
Rafael Grossi: Is the world edging closer to nuclear conflict?
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi on nuclear threats, global tensions, and the future of atomic security.
Ghost of Campbell Newman haunts early days of Crisafulli government
Dumped commitments, lack of transparency and an absence of accountability are the hallmarks of the Queensland LNP government so far
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One hundred days on from the Queensland election, the new Liberal National party has a problem of its own making.
Two strategies won David Crisafulli’s party power in October. The first was to convince the state there was a youth crime crisis, then promise hardline responses.
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Continue reading...Trump’s order targeting pro-Palestinian protests mirrors rightwing blueprint
New fact sheet bears similarity to Heritage Foundation’s Project Esther, which aims to quash US support of Palestine
Critics warn that a new executive order from Donald Trump’s administration purporting to “combat antisemitism”, and a corresponding fact sheet suggesting deporting international students who protest Israel, could chill political speech on campuses.
The fact sheet released before Trump signed the order on Wednesday quoted the president as saying: “To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you. I will also quickly cancel the student visas of all Hamas sympathizers on college campuses, which have been infested with radicalism like never before.”
Continue reading...Bloomberg: For the first time, Russia’s fuel output in doubt as Ukrainian drones hit three key refineries – Euromaidan Press
- Bloomberg: For the first time, Russia’s fuel output in doubt as Ukrainian drones hit three key refineries Euromaidan Press
- Ukrainian drone strikes trigger fires at major oil and gas facilities in Russia Reuters
- Ukraine strikes a major Russian oil refinery for a second time in 3 days, an official says ABC News
- Lukoil Refinery and Gazprom Plant Hit by Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack OilPrice.com
- Ukrainian Drone Surge Highlights Russian Oil Refining Risk Bloomberg
Watch: Punxsutawney Phil makes Groundhog Day weather prediction
People gathered for the annual Groundhog Day winter forecast in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Watch: Punxsutawney Phil makes Groundhog Day weather prediction
People gathered for the annual Groundhog Day winter forecast in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Luis Rubiales to go on trial in Spain over Jenni Hermoso kiss at World Cup
Spanish football federation’s former president is accused of sexual assault and coercion over incident in 2023
Spain’s former football chief Luis Rubiales will go on trial in Madrid on Monday over the unsolicited kiss he planted on the World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, a gesture that stunned millions of TV viewers and unleashed a backlash against sexism in sport.
Rubiales, 47, is accused of sexual assault as well as coercion after allegations that he tried to force Hermoso, 34, into publicly declaring that the kiss, which occurred as she celebrated her team’s victory in the 2023 World Cup in Australia, was consensual.
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