Military leaders should expect Trump crackdown – from disloyalty to diversity

20/01/2025 20:13 The Guardian

Despite tensions brewing with China, US president-elect is expected to ‘clean house’ with those who stray from agendaDonald Trump inauguration – live updatesAs Donald Trump returns to office once again to be commander in chief, some of the generals and admirals he commands may wonder if his first order to them will be: “You’re fired.”Even as a potential war brewing with China over Taiwan and the South China Sea looms large in the plans of Congress and the general staff, Trump and his team have said that they intend for the most senior military leaders to be loyal to the president’s agenda – and to the president himself – in ways that close observers of military leadership and organization find troubling. Continue reading...

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Biden pardons family members and Trump foes in effort to guard against potential ‘revenge’

Decision by Biden comes after Trump warned of enemies list, including people who investigated Capitol attackDonald Trump inauguration – live updatesJoe Biden used the last day of his presidency to issue pre-emptive pardons to politicians, public servants and even his family members, in an extraord...

20/01/2025 18:03 The Guardian

Colombia vows war against leftwing guerrillas amid more than 100 deaths

Security forces rush to tamp down on rising leftwing violence as 11,000 people remain displacedColombia has vowed “war” against leftwing guerrillas, as security forces rushed to contain a wave of violence that has killed more than 100 people and threatens to derail the country’s troubled peace...

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Denmark to ditch ‘parenting competency’ tests for Greenlandic families

Human rights bodies have long criticised the tests as culturally unsuitable for Greenlandic peopleDenmark has announced it is abandoning the use of highly controversial “parenting competency” tests on Greenlandic families, amid fury over the way that they have been routinely used on people with...

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20/01/2025 15:49 The Guardian

Strike authorized against popular US retailer Costco as contract nears expiration

If a strike goes ahead, 56 of the company’s warehouse stores across five states would be affectedMembers of the Teamsters union have authorized a strike against popular US retailer Costco next month as a pre-emptive bargaining-position ahead of the expiration of a work contract for 18,000 company...

20/01/2025 15:19 The Guardian

ICC braces for swift Trump sanctions over Israeli arrest warrants

Leadership at international criminal court fears new US administration will move quickly to shut it downThe international criminal court is bracing itself for Donald Trump to launch aggressive economic sanctions against it this week, amid fears such a move could paralyse its work and pose an existen...

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The scale of Australia’s trade with blacklisted companies, revealed in Guardian investigation, prompts anger across the Uyghur communityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s new anti-slavery commissioner has called on the government to urgently address the “ina...

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AI tool can give ministers ‘vibe check’ on whether MPs will like policies

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20/01/2025 11:42 The Guardian

UK charging firm warns over changes to electric car sales amid ‘difficult’ market

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20/01/2025 11:36 The Guardian

US will want Chagos Islands deal reversed, Trump’s ex-national security adviser suggests – UK politics live

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20/01/2025 10:50 The Guardian

Bitcoin hits new record high, dollar dips ahead of Trump inauguration – business live

Bitcoin rises by 4% past $109,000, reversing earlier losses; Donald Trump meme coin price tanks after wife Melania also launches tokenChina’s vice president has expressed hope of stable relations as Trump returns to the White House, keen to avoid a repeat of the damaging trade war that drove a wed...

20/01/2025 09:08 The Guardian

Ninety Palestinians released by Israel as Gaza ceasefire enters second day – live

Palestinian detainees greeted with joy in West Bank after earlier release of three Israeli hostages on Sunday Full report: Palestinians celebrate as prisoners freed‘I can’t believe I have survived’: the day the Gaza ceasefire finally arrivedWe have some comments from the International Committ...

20/01/2025 07:35 The Guardian

Australia news live: reporter leaves Nine after reaching confidential settlement; body of missing man found after northern NSW floods

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20/01/2025 06:09 The Guardian

Overhaul ‘unsustainable’ incapacity benefits system, Lords committee urges

Peers call on Labour to carry out ‘fundamental review’ amid rising concerns over retention of Tory plans for £3bn in cutsLabour must carry out a root-and-branch overhaul of the UK’s incapacity benefits system if it is to rein in rising heath-related welfare spending, an influential cross-part...

20/01/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Smelters will close without green aluminium funding, Albanese warns as Dutton labels $2bn pledge a ‘con job’

Federal government aims to encourage power-intensive producers to switch to renewables by 2036Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says smelters will close and cost many jobs without their newly announced al...

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Chrystia Freeland warns of Trump’s ‘existential risk’ to Canada in campaign launch

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19/01/2025 21:02 The Guardian

Gaza ceasefire begins with release of three Israeli hostages

Hundreds of aid trucks queue to enter Gaza as territory awaits release of 90 Palestinian prisonersIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesHow will the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal work?Israel and Hamas have begun a long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza with the release of three Israeli female hostages in exchan...

19/01/2025 19:58 The Guardian

California wind forecast worsens as red flag fire weather warning expected on Monday

Experts say fire weather likely to return as firefighters make progress containing wildfires and Trump plans trip to stateAs firefighters in Los Angeles made progress on Sunday containing wildfires that have destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods, forecasters warned that...

19/01/2025 19:49 The Guardian

Three hostages released by Hamas reunited with mothers after ceasefire deal

Emily Damari, Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher return to Israel after 15 months in captivityIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesThree women held hostage by Hamas in tunnels beneath Gaza during 15 months of devastating conflict, including the joint British national Emily Damari, have been released and r...

19/01/2025 19:21 The Guardian

British hostage Emily Damari arrives in Israel after being released by Hamas

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19/01/2025 18:19 The Guardian

‘Should we grieve, rejoice or cry?’: Palestinians in Gaza react to ceasefire

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19/01/2025 16:42 The Guardian

Palestinian prisoners’ families say their houses were raided by Israeli forces

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19/01/2025 16:35 The Guardian

The three female hostages released first by Hamas under the ceasefire deal

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19/01/2025 15:59 The Guardian

Gaza ceasefire has come into effect but will the Israel-Hamas agreement hold?

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19/01/2025 15:58 The Guardian

Biden’s checkered foreign policy legacy looks like a blip in era of America First

The outgoing US president rallied support for Ukraine but his stance on Gaza delighted no oneWhen asked about his foreign policy doctrine in 2014, Barack Obama described it as an attempt to “avoid errors”.“You hit singles, you hit doubles; every once in a while we may be able to hit a home run...

19/01/2025 10:30 The Guardian

Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas releases names of first Israeli hostages to be freed after delay to start of ceasefire

Hamas says it will release Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher today after ceasefire delayed following dispute over receipt of hostage listIsraeli tanks continued to shell areas in Gaza as the scheduled time of 8.30am (0630 GMT) for the ceasefire to take effect passed, Reuters reports.Is...

19/01/2025 09:08 The Guardian

‘Animals can feel good and evil’: film puts new perspective on Ukraine war

Collection of seven shorts due out in 2025 tells story of conflict from perspective of animalsThe occupying Russian soldiers paid little attention to the elderly woman shuffling through the farmland surrounding the villages outside Kyiv, taking her goat to pasture. But she was focused closely on the...

19/01/2025 08:00 The Guardian

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