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Senate backs Donald Trump in Venezuela resolution as Vance casts tie-breaking vote – live 15/01 02:56 - Denmark warns of 'fundamental disagreement' after White House talks on Greenland 15/01 02:44 - ‘Dangerous’ pipe bombs found detonated on Canberra footpaths, police say 15/01 02:30 - Senate Republicans Block Effort to Check Trump’s War Powers in Venezuela 15/01 01:59 - EU reveals new plan to steal Russian assets 15/01 01:52 - US Senate defeats war powers resolution designed to rein in Trump 15/01 01:52 - US Senate defeats war powers resolution designed to rein in Trump 15/01 01:30 - US Senate kills resolution that would have limited Trump action in Venezuela 15/01 00:59 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,421 15/01 00:59 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,421 15/01 00:39 - Trump says Iran executions ‘stopping’ as Tehran signals fast trials and hangings 15/01 00:33 - FBI conducts raid on Washington Post reporter’s home, seizes electronics 15/01 00:33 - FBI conducts raid on Washington Post reporter’s home, seizes electronics 15/01 00:18 - Senate blocks Venezuela war powers bill after Vance breaks deadlock 15/01 00:01 - NHS corridor care is ‘torture’ leading to patient deaths and staff nightmares 14/01 23:48 - Police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv ban clings to job despite home secretary wanting him to quit 14/01 23:39 - White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says 14/01 23:27 - Iran’s FM says no executions of protesters, as Trump lowers rhetoric 14/01 23:27 - Iran’s FM says no executions of protesters, as Trump lowers rhetoric 14/01 22:49 - Two-star Michelin restaurant in Wales handed one-star hygiene rating 14/01 22:43 - US and UK military to withdraw some personnel from Middle East amid Iranian threats 14/01 22:06 - Denmark warns of 'fundamental disagreements' over Greenland after White House talks 14/01 21:59 - Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko accused of bribery: Report 14/01 21:59 - Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko accused of bribery: Report 14/01 21:17 - US suspends immigrant visa processing for 75 countries 14/01 21:02 - The full list of 75 countries where Trump is suspending visa processing 14/01 20:34 - US acquisition of Greenland ‘absolutely not necessary,’ Danish foreign minister says after ‘frank’ talks with JD Vance – as it happened 14/01 20:11 - Trump administration halts immigrant visa processing from 75 countries 14/01 19:50 - Palestinians in Gaza rebuild houses with mud and rubble 14/01 19:50 - Palestinians in Gaza rebuild houses with mud and rubble 14/01 19:27 - Amazon to close Milton Keynes fulfilment centre, affecting 590 workers 14/01 19:08 - With tensions high, Israel and Iran secretly reassured each other via Russia 14/01 18:33 - Why western diplomats are wary of predicting end days for Iran’s regime 14/01 17:30 - People On GLP-1s, Tell Us The Side Effects No One Warned You About 14/01 17:00 - Trump envoy announces launch of ‘phase two’ of plan to end Gaza war 14/01 17:00 - Trump envoy announces launch of ‘phase two’ of plan to end Gaza war 14/01 17:00 - UK ready to 'tighten chokehold' on Russia's shadow fleet 14/01 15:59 - EU seeks figurehead for Russia talks amid isolation fears – Politico 14/01 15:29 - Woman pulled out of UK ultramarathon after death threats over Afghanistan fundraising 14/01 15:16 - Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World 14/01 15:11 - Cyprus investigates ‘sinister’ death of Russian diplomat said to have been GRU spy 14/01 14:00 - What Australian sport can learn from queer ice hockey hit Heated Rivalry 14/01 13:55 - Hungary sets parliamentary election date 14/01 13:45 - Yulia Tymoshenko reportedly accused of scheming to bribe Ukrainian MPs 14/01 13:44 - Venezuelan regime touts ‘mass release’ of political prisoners but many say repression continues 14/01 13:30 - France records more deaths than births for first time since end of second world war 14/01 13:29 - Everlane Is Starting The Year With Up To 70% Off Wardrobe Staples 14/01 13:24 - Stephen A. Smith's Take On The Minneapolis ICE Shooting Has The Internet In An Uproar 14/01 13:11 - Ukraine able to buy weapons from non-European suppliers with €90bn EU loan 14/01 13:04 - Russia turning occupied Donbas into ‘huge military base to frighten Europe’ 14/01 13:04 - Russia turning occupied Donbas into ‘huge military base to frighten Europe’ 14/01 12:22 - More than 100 firefighters tackle factory blaze 14/01 12:20 - Russian doctors arrested after 9 babies die in maternity hospital in Siberia 14/01 12:07 - Diplomatic contact between Iran, US reportedly cut off amid rising tension 14/01 12:07 - Diplomatic contact between Iran, US reportedly cut off amid rising tension 14/01 11:57 - Some personnel ‘advised to leave’ US military base in Qatar 14/01 11:57 - Some personnel ‘advised to leave’ US military base in Qatar 14/01 11:47 - Iran calls for fast trials of protesters despite Trump’s warning 14/01 11:42 - Russia launches intense missile and drone assault on Ukraine 14/01 11:25 - 'It was war': Iranian woman who fled Tehran describes killings 14/01 11:00 - Accused US grave robber allegedly admits he sold human remains online 14/01 11:00 - Victims’ commissioner for England and Wales warns against U-turn on limiting jury trials 14/01 10:49 - Circumcision kits found on sale on Amazon UK as concerns grow over harm to baby boys 14/01 10:48 - Arrests after nine newborn babies die at the same hospital in early January 14/01 10:40 - Gulf states urging US against Iran strikes – WSJ 14/01 10:40 - Iran’s judiciary to speed up trials of accused in protests crackdown 14/01 10:40 - Iran’s judiciary to speed up trials of accused in protests crackdown 14/01 10:29 - EU at odds over Ukraine loan terms – media 14/01 10:00 - A Russian city gets a taste of the cold devastation to Ukraine’s power grid 14/01 10:00 - Donald Trump warns of "very strong action" if Iran hangs protesters 14/01 09:45 - 2025, third hottest year on record 14/01 09:12 - Netflix ‘plans to switch to all-cash offer to seal $83bn Warner Bros deal’ 14/01 07:58 - Reza Deghati urges Macron to confront Iran's Islamic regime with 'targeted non-military action' 14/01 07:43 - No power or water and -19C: Kyiv seeks relief from Russian strikes and cold 14/01 07:18 - China’s trade surplus hits new heights in 2025 despite US tariff war 14/01 07:18 - China’s trade surplus hits new heights in 2025 despite US tariff war 14/01 06:55 - Craig Silvey’s books pulled from WA and Victoria curriculums after child exploitation material charges 14/01 06:25 - ‘My leg went to heaven before me’: Israeli war extinguishes Gaza childhoods 14/01 06:25 - ‘My leg went to heaven before me’: Israeli war extinguishes Gaza childhoods 14/01 06:05 - Chef 'not embarrassed' by one-star hygiene rating at Michelin-starred restaurant 14/01 05:58 - Only Trump can stop Putin, Polish president tells BBC 14/01 04:16 - Exiled gangland boss Kazem Hamad linked to Victoria’s tobacco wars arrested in Iraq 14/01 03:48 - 2025 was third hottest year on record, climate experts see no relief in 2026 14/01 03:44 - Global temperatures dipped in 2025 but more heat records on way, scientists warn 14/01 03:14 - Live: Iran calls for fast trials of protesters despite Trump’s warning 14/01 03:06 - US seeking to seize dozens more oil tankers – Reuters 14/01 03:00 - Iran protests live: Tehran says President Trump’s goal is regime change 14/01 03:00 - Iran protests live: Tehran says President Trump’s goal is regime change 14/01 01:41 - Winter storms kill five in Gaza amid desperate conditions in makeshift camps