What has the UK promised Ukraine in Starmer’s 100-year deal?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the partnership agreement would ensure Ukraine's 'security'.
Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions – The Associated Press
- Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions The Associated Press
- Russia, Iran to seal partnership treaty days before Trump takes office Fox News
- Putin and Iranian president hold Moscow talks ahead of treaty signing Reuters
- Russia and Iran to Sign Partnership Pact Ahead of New Trump Term Bloomberg
- Iran’s Leader in Moscow to Sign Cooperation Treaty With Russia The New York Times
On The Cusp Of Trump II, A Way To Make Sense Of The Coming Madness – TPM
- On The Cusp Of Trump II, A Way To Make Sense Of The Coming Madness TPM
- Trump has a second chance that only one previous president had CNN
- Brace for Foreign-Policy Chaos The Atlantic
- Donald Trump will upend 80 years of American foreign policy The Economist
- Donald J. Trump: An unconventional path to the presidency VOA Asia
Colombia’s Petro suspends talks with ELN rebels
Move comes in response to ELN attacks in country's northeast, which President Gustavo Petro describes as war crimes.
Cuba releases jailed activist Jose Daniel Ferrer
He spent more than three years in prison following protests that swept through the island in 2021.
Hundreds of dead sea turtles are washing ashore on India’s coast – The Associated Press
Can a ceasefire end settler colonial genocide?
The ceasefire may put an end to mass slaughter in Gaza, but it won't halt the structural genocide of Palestinians.
What is left of Gaza after 15 months of Israel’s war?
Most of Gaza’s buildings and landscape are in ruins after 15 months of Israel’s war.
Passenger clings to German high-speed train and survives
He jumped on when it pulled out of the station before he had finished his smoking break, police say.
Raids targeting anti-corruption chief rock Hungary’s government
Ferenc Biro is suspected of corruption and abuse of authority but says it is politically motivated.
Archaeologists find lavish thermal spa in Pompeii – CNN
- Archaeologists find lavish thermal spa in Pompeii CNN
- Lifestyles of the Rich and Ancient: Some in Pompeii Even Had a Home Spa The New York Times
- Pompeii excavation unearths private spa for wooing wealthy guests The Guardian
- Archaeologists in Pompeii discover an ancient luxury spa fit for an emperor under centuries-old volcanic ash New York Post
- Ancient Pompeii excavation uncovers lavish private bath complex Fox News
Can Australia’s political centre hold off the populist embers being set ablaze by Trump?
Donald Trump is unlike any politician Australia has ever seen. But could a demagogue in his image emerge?
- Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
At midday on Monday in Washington DC, Donald J Trump will finish the oath of office committing to “preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States”. His political resurrection will be complete.
The paradox of his promise to defend the constitution will be starkly apparent.
Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads
Continue reading...Kyle & Jackie O Show drew nearly half of all decency complaints on Australian radio in last financial year
Exclusive: Kiis FM show promises to ‘behave’ in 2025 as regulator reveals 146 complaints made to broadcaster about material in 2023-24
Almost half of all complaints made in the last financial year about decency standards on Australian radio were about The Kyle & Jackie O Show, the Guardian can reveal.
In the 2023-2024 financial year, 321 complaints were made to radio stations across Australia about “material not suitable for broadcast”. Of these, 146 complaints (45%) were about The Kyle & Jackie O Show.
Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletter
Continue reading...Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Gaza Cease-Fire Deal: Live Updates – The New York Times
- Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Gaza Cease-Fire Deal: Live Updates The New York Times
- Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire and hostage deal: Live updates CNN
- Video Ceasefire deal is moving ‘to the hard part’: Former NSC official ABC News
- Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal: Israeli cabinet approves deal signed by negotiators Fox News
- List of 33 hostages to be released in first stage of deal published The Jerusalem Post
Starlink’s global power play
What is the cost of Starlink's unmatched internet access?
Biden grants clemency to 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes
Outgoing US president says move is 'important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities'.
Gaza ceasefire won’t last without political process, analysts warn
Israeli government has repeatedly sought to back out of truces, and this time could be no different, experts say.
How will Trump’s return to the White House change the face of global health? – NPR
- How will Trump's return to the White House change the face of global health? NPR
- Trump’s second term threatens US leadership on global health Financial Times
- If US Pulls Out Of WHO, Will Other Member States Step Up? Health Policy Watch
- Trump withdrawing US from WHO would be a 'strategic mistake' DW (English)
- 4 key global health decisions expected from Trump kuaf.com
Trump Reportedly Eyes Oil Sanctions as Leverage for Ukraine Peace Deal – Kyiv Post
- Trump Reportedly Eyes Oil Sanctions as Leverage for Ukraine Peace Deal Kyiv Post
- Trump Team Readies Oil Sanctions Plan for Russia Deal, Iran Squeeze Bloomberg
- Oil Sanctions Trump's Leverage in Ukraine-Russia Conflict OilPrice.com
- US Treasury Secretary-elect’s tough talk on Russia oil: How could India be impacted? The Indian Express
- How Trump could use sanctions in negotiations with Russia Kyiv Independent
Xi Jinping sends China vice-president to Donald Trump’s inauguration
Chinese president declines US president-elect’s unusual invitation but sends special representative Han Zheng
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending his vice-president, Han Zheng, as his special representative.
The decision, announced on Friday in China by the foreign ministry, came more than a month after Trump extended the unusual invitation to Xi, a break from tradition since no heads of state have previously made an official visit to the US for the inauguration.
Continue reading...