Canadian PM Carney denies walking back Davos speech in phone call with Trump
The Canadian prime minister said "there's almost nothing normal in the US" when asked about trade talks with Washington.
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Australia news live: Nationals MP Colin Boyce to challenge David Littleproud for leadership
Flynn MP says Littleproud leading the party ‘over the political cliff’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe minister for defence industry, Pat Conroy, has refuted claims made by shadow frontbencher Andrew Bragg about the Muslim community.Earlier Bragg accused Australia’s Muslim community of needing to “take some responsibility” for the Bondi terror attack and for the federal government to make sure funding doesn’t go to “hate preachers”.We’ve been very clear these acts were committed by people who believed an extreme perversion of Islam and to try and hold the entire Islamic community responsible for these acts, I think, is anti to social cohesion. It’s incredibly unfair, and it’s not a recipe for taking this country forward.Some of the earliest people condemning the vile attacks in Bondi were leaders of our Muslim Australian community, and we’ll continue to support their right to practise in peace. Continue reading...
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,434
These are the key developments from day 1,434 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Two federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, homeland security department tells Congress – live
The killing of a 37-year-old US citizen has sparked outrage and widespread protests; videos have contradicted the Trump administration’s characterization of the shootingMinnesota raids continue as DHS report indicates two agents fired guns at PrettiMelania Trump has called for “unity” in the wake of the fatal federal law enforcement shootings of US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and widespread peaceful protests this month.Asked about the tensions in Minneapolis on Fox News this morning, the first lady said:We need to unify. I’m calling for unity. I know my husband, the president, had a great call yesterday with the governor and the mayor, and they’re working together to make it peaceful and without riots. Continue reading...
Expectations grow for interest rate hike next week after Australia’s inflation jumps to 3.8%
Rapidly rising consumer prices led to annual inflation growing from 3.4% to 3.8%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInflation jumped to 3.8% in the year to December, from 3.4% in the month before, as strong underlying price growth added to the chance of a Reserve Bank rate hike on Tuesday.The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggested that Australian households once again face a fight to bring rapidly rising consumer prices back under control. Continue reading...
Pressure mounts on Kristi Noem as Republicans join calls for her to go
Key senators urge resignation as Democrats threaten to impeach DHS secretary if Trump does not fire herTop House Democrats on Tuesday told Donald Trump to fire Kristi Noem or they would launch impeachment proceedings against the homeland security secretary, in response to the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, as two Republican senators join calls for her to resign.The ultimatum from Democrats came after a majority of the House caucus signed on to articles of impeachment introduced earlier in the month in response to the shooting death of Renee Good, who, like Pretti, was a US citizen killed by federal agents during the increasingly violent immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota’s largest city. Continue reading...
Stephen Colbert announces date of final episode of The Late Show
CBS announced in July that Late Show would end in May, more than 30 years after 1993 debut under David LettermanThe final episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will air on 21 May, the host has announced.Colbert, who has hosted the show since 2015, revealed the date on Monday during a taping of NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers to air on Tuesday night. Colbert will appear on Meyers’s show as a guest. Continue reading...
'We all know someone who was killed' - Iran protesters tell BBC of brutal crackdown
Young Iranians able tell the BBC how they saw friends and other people die as security forces crushed protests earlier this month.
Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight amid threats from climate crisis and AI
Planet closer to destruction as Russia, China and US become more aggressive and nationalistic, says advocacy groupEarth is closer than it has ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the US and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic”, a science-oriented advocacy group said on Tuesday as it advanced its Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds until midnight.The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist members had an initial demonstration on Friday and then announced their results on Tuesday. Continue reading...
'My prosthetic leg represents my love for this country'
Abena Christine Jon'el has made Ghana her home and aims to raise the profile of people with disabilities.