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UK holds off joining Trump's Board of Peace over Putin concerns

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Russian president has shown no commitment to peace in Ukraine.

Live Updates: Trump Officials Tout Gaza Plan at ‘Board of Peace’ Ceremony in Davos

Protests expected as first asylum seekers arrive at East Sussex camp

Minister says use of former army barracks at Crowborough is part of plan to move claimants out of hotelsUK politics live – latest updatesA first group of asylum seekers has been moved into a former military camp in East Sussex, the Home Office has said, amid expectations of protests and legal challenges.Crowborough training camp received 27 men in the early hours of Thursday morning, a statement said, which will be scaled up to 500 over several months. Continue reading...

Tânia Maria Is Brazil’s Newest Film Icon

Clad in florals and puffing on a cigarette, Tânia Maria has captivated audiences with a striking, if brief, performance in “The Secret Agent,” Brazil’s latest Oscar contender.

Starmer says ‘British pragmatism’ helped resolve Greenland crisis as he welcomes Trump U-turn – UK politics live

PM says he hopes focus will now shift to the ‘hard yards’ of maintaining security in the ArcticAndy Burnham may have a new route to parliament after the MP Andrew Gwynne reached a settlement with the Commons that would allow him to retire and call a byelection, Pippa Crerar, Jessica Elgot and Josh Halliday report.In her Sky News interview this morning, Kemi Badenoch also said she was opposed to the UK joining President Trump’s board of peace if Vladimir Putin is a member. She said:We should not be, certainly, on any board with Vladimir Putin. That’s something I’m completely against. Continue reading...

Liz Hurley testifies in Daily Mail case: my home landline was tapped – latest updates

The actor is the latest to testify in court over a claim that the newspaper misused their private informationPrince Harry accused the publisher of the Daily Mail of wanting to drive him “to drugs and drinking” by placing his life under surveillance, as he told the high court that it continued to “come after” him and his wife.The Duke of Sussex was on the verge of tears yesterday as he said Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) had continued to make Meghan’s life “an absolute misery” during his litigation against it.Through the course of this litigation, it’s only got worse, not better. I think it’s fundamentally wrong to put all of us through this again when all we wanted was an apology and some accountability.They continue to come after me. They have made my wife’s life an absolute misery, my lord. Continue reading...

Three dead in shooting in Australia's New South Wales

Residents have been told to stay indoors and avoid the area of the shooting.

What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland

Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they will not relinquish sovereignty of the world's largest island.

Son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition candidate freed from jail, wife says

Rafael Tudares was arrested after his father-in-law, Edmundo González, ran against Nicolás Maduro in the election.