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US president says he will soon announce Jerome Powell’s replacement as supreme court considers his bid to fire CookHouse Republicans are starting a push on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in…

Case will test the limit of Trump’s powers as he continues extraordinary campaign for control over central bankThe US supreme court is hearing oral arguments over Donald Trump’s bid to fire a Federal Reserve governor this morning, as his administration…

Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the US president delivered a speech to world leadersQ: Is the US worried that institutional investors in Europe might pull out of the US Treasury market, such as pension funds in Denmark?Bessent…

A grand bargain on immigration could address problems with both the old approach and Trump’s new approachImmigration is one of the most divisive issues facing the United States, as it is in many countries. An ICE agent’s killing of Renee Good in…

US president tells business and political leaders in Davos that his country needs ownership to defend ‘this unsecured island’Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump has stepped up his demand to annex Greenland in an extraordinary speech in Davos, but…

In a rousing speech, Mark Carney made the case for unity in the face of Donald Trump’s new world order. We reproduce it hereToday I will talk about a rupture in the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a harsh reality, where…

Their latest report makes no mention of Greenland, Venezuela, or even Trump. This is just a pretence that normality continues This week the IMF released an update to its World Economic Outlook, titled “Global Economy: Steady amid Divergent Forces” and,…

To tie ourselves to the worst excesses of the Trump regime would be an act of national sabotageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe company you keep.Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orbán,…

Emma Raducanu is out but US prodigy Iva Jovic will face Paolini in the third round, with Zverev and De Minaur also through Raducanu out but ‘head held high’ Norrie is doing his thing again, upping it when he needs to for another mini-break and 6-2. I…

US civil rights activist who as a schoolgirl protested against segregation on Alabama’s buses Although she was a pivotal figure in the US civil rights movement, Claudette Colvin, who has died aged 86, never received the full recognition she deserved for her…

Pair will face off in NFC South next seasonStefanski reportedly said QB ‘failed’ with BrownsTampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield has vented his frustrations over the treatment he received from his former head coach Kevin Stefanski, who he will now face…

Minister says there is ‘no desire’ to boycott tournamentBut Coquerel says US should be stripped of World CupThe French government is not in favour of boycotting this year’s World Cup being co-hosted by the United States over Donald Trump’s Greenland…

Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed to coincide with World Economic Forum in Davos. Plus, what if this was the year we finally learned to rest?• Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Almost 400…

Trump expected to face tough reception from European leaders in Davos over threat to seize GreenlandBusiness live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesCarney emerging as unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump…

From firing lawyers and government officials to pursuing indictments – president has created a culture of vengeanceDuring his first year in the White House, Donald Trump has pursued a campaign of retribution unlike any other president in US history.That…

Scale and speed of president’s moves have stunned observers of authoritarian regimes – is the US in democratic peril?Three hundred and sixty-five days after Donald Trump placed his hand on the Bible and completed an extraordinary return to power, many…

We sat down with the basketball legend at the O2 to discuss his ties to Tottenham, Vancouver, Majorca and MacclesfieldBy No Helmets RequiredDoes your background, growing up outside basketball’s mainstream on Vancouver Island with English parents, help you…

Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I directSince January 6, roughly 2,000 ICE agents have been deployed to Minnesota…

Coyote is thought to be the first ever to reach the notorious former prison island off the coast of San Francisco A coyote recently stunned observers by swimming to Alcatraz, braving the treacherous waters surrounding the notorious former prison island off the…

In letter to VA and DHS, Adam Schiff expressed alarm after Guardian reported on memo to gather informationAdam Schiff, a Democratic US senator, is expressing alarm in a letter to the Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Homeland Security (DHS), following a…

The world needs global leaders to clearly and firmly denounce the havoc Trump is wreaking on the US and international orderHundreds of global CEOs, finance titans, and more than 60 prime ministers and presidents are in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual confab…

It’s time to stand up for ourselves. With targeted action and tariffs, we can help push back the bully in chiefEd Davey is leader of the Liberal DemocratsDonald Trump is behaving like an international gangster. His threats to Greenland this week have crossed…

European leaders who know their continent’s history must now see that the US president is siding with the forces of tyrannyIn January 2018, when Donald Trump was in the second year of his first term as US president, Angela Merkel, in her 13th year as German…

Trump-appointed federal attorney with no prosecutorial experience led failed cases against president’s political foesLindsey Halligan, a Trump-appointed federal attorney who led the failed prosecutions of two of the president’s political opponents, has…

In an emergency filing, party asked for an injunction for new maps aimed at countering Texas’ gerrymanderThe California Republican party has asked the state supreme court to block a redistricting measure voters approved in November that would flip up to five…

Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influenceNearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid…

Sell-off hits US stocks in first trading day since president threatened tariffs against eight countriesStock markets fell on both sides of the Atlantic on Tuesday, with Wall Street suffering its worst day since October, as investor concerns persisted over the…

Trump’s demand for Greenland is a throwback to the 1884 Berlin conference: a transaction of land and people driven by a might makes right worldviewThe announcement on 17 January that Washington will impose punitive tariffs of 10% to 25% on eight European…

Leaders of EU, France and Canada stake out positions on Greenland ahead of US president’s speech to World Economic Forum“There’s no diplomacy with Donald Trump: he’s a T rex. You mate with him or he devours you.” Debate at the World Economic Forum…

A Paris appeals court will decide if Marine Le Pen can stand in next year’s presidential election. But legal troubles have not damaged the fortunes of her partyIn a Paris courtroom, the first act of the 2027 French presidential election is already under way.…