Trump inauguration live: president pardons January 6 rioters and exits Paris climate agreement in slew of executive orders

21/01/2025 06:35 The Guardian

On his first day on office the US president sought to undo much of Joe Biden’s legacy, also vowing to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling and revoking birthright citizenshipTrump sworn in as 47th president as US braces for a new era of disruption and divisionWorld leaders react to Trump’s consequential first dayInternational leaders have responded with a mixture of wariness, anger and enthusiasm to Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, with Panama pushing back on his pledge to retake the Panama Canal and Mexico vowing to defend its people ahead of a crackdown on migrants. Continue reading...

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Spain’s deputy PM quits X over Musk’s apparent fascist salute at Trump’s inauguration – Europe live

Yolanda Díaz’s announcement came hours after Spain’s PM urged Europe to resist a big tech ‘class’ trying to influence western governmentsIn the course of the day, I will also be tracking what is happening at the World Economic Forum in Davos, which properly gets underway today.European Comm...

21/01/2025 09:47 The Guardian

Wards in NSW’s largest psychiatric hospital close as mass resignations begin

Doctor calls situation ‘an absolute disaster’ for public mental health system and vulnerable patientsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMental health wards have begun to close in New South Wales as negotiations to avert the mass resignations of psychiatrists continue.At C...

21/01/2025 08:18 The Guardian

Gaza ceasefire: Displaced Palestinians return to destroyed homes as aid is delivered to strip – live updates

Humanitarian organisations express cautious hope truce deal will allow to scale up aid from 18 to 500 truckloads a dayWe are restarting our live coverage of the major developments in Israel’s war on Gaza after a long-awaited ceasefire came into effect on Sunday.With the ceasefire agreement appeari...

21/01/2025 08:17 The Guardian

Australia news live: second child dies after Tasmania house fire; mental health ward closures begin in NSW after mass resignation of psychiatrists

Follow today’s news liveAnthony Albanese convenes national cabinet on antisemitism after Sydney childcare centre set alightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says it was a “privilege and honour” to be the first Australian foreig...

21/01/2025 05:55 The Guardian

‘Now it’s our turn to shine!’ How world leaders greeted Trump’s inauguration

Most leaders were diplomatic about their differences, while others more ideologically aligned with the new US president voiced their joyDonald Trump inauguration – live updatesInternational leaders have responded with a mixture of wariness, anger and enthusiasm to Donald Trump’s inauguration as...

21/01/2025 04:07 The Guardian

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

Parlex is one of several artificial intelligence systems being developed within the governmentA new artificial intelligence tool can warn ministers whether policies are likely to be very unpopular with their party’s MPs, using a search described as a “parliamentary vibe check”.Parlex is one of...

20/01/2025 22:30 The Guardian

Military leaders should expect Trump crackdown – from disloyalty to diversity

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 fi...

20/01/2025 20:13 The Guardian

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 threatened to derail the country’s troubled peac...

20/01/2025 16:54 The Guardian

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...

20/01/2025 16:53 The Guardian

‘Weather bomb’ forecast to bring high winds, heavy rain and snow to UK

Yellow warning for parts of the country with potential power cuts, travel disruption and damage from ThursdayA “weather bomb” is forecast to hit parts of the UK later this week, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and snow.The first half of the week will be “benign” with cloudy weather and out...

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...

20/01/2025 14:03 The Guardian

Australia exposed to modern slave labour imports and many businesses ‘ignoring the facts’, commissioner warns

The scale of Australia’s trade with blacklisted companies, revealed in Guardian investigation, prompts anger across the Uyghur communityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s new anti-slavery commissioner has c...

20/01/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Millions across US brace for dangerously low temperatures and winter storms

Much of the eastern US will endure some of the coldest temperatures this winter, and other regions will also see chillier than normal weatherResidents across the United States from the northern plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures as tens of millions of residents a...

20/01/2025 13:29 The Guardian

Donald Trump takes power as US braces for vengeful second term | First Thing

Incoming president has promised retaliation against his opponents. Plus, billionaire wealth grew $2tn in 2024Good morning.The United States braces for a new era of disruption and division on Monday with Donald Trump scheduled to be sworn in as its 47th president, promising a blitz of executive order...

20/01/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Weather tracker: polar vortex to bring severe cold spell to much of US

Temperatures will drop by 15-20C with heavy rain and snow predicted in some statesMuch of the US is bracing for a severe cold spell this week with temperatures set to plummet. In some places maximum temperatures are expected to drop by 15-20C over just a couple of days in contrast to above average t...

20/01/2025 11:42 The Guardian

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

Pod Point reports weak demand for new cars as government says no firms will pay fines over ZEV mandateBusiness live – latest updatesA charging company has said proposed UK changes to electric car sales rules could increase uncertainty over demand, as it said that it had been caught out by lower nu...

20/01/2025 11:36 The Guardian

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

Westminster is preparing for Donald Trump’s second term ahead of the US president’s inauguration in WashingtonThe government is developing artificial technology (AI) that will help ministers predict how parliament will react to policy proposals, Chris Smyth reports in a story for the Times.The t...

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

Follow today’s news liveSmelters will close without green aluminium funding, Albanese warns as Dutton labels $2bn pledge a ‘con job’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLambie says Labor doing ‘a fair bit of clean up’ from nine years of CoalitionAsked about polling sh...

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...

20/01/2025 02:42 The Guardian

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

Freeland casts herself as ‘battle tested leader’ and most capable of negotiating with an unpredictable White HouseWho could replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s Liberal party?Chrystia Freeland has warned of the “existential risk” to Canada posed by Donald Trump, casting herself as...

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

Damari, one of three freed female hostages, reunited with family after 471 days in captivity in GazaIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesThe last remaining British hostage in Gaza has arrived in Israel to be reunited with her family after 471 days in captivity.Emily Damari, 28, who has joint British and...

19/01/2025 18:19 The Guardian

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

Celebrations break out across the territory but many are worried the deal will break down and war will resumeIsrael-Gaza war – latest updatesCrowds of Palestinians filled the ruined streets and gathered in tented encampments throughout Sunday to celebrate the ceasefire that came into effect at 9.1...

19/01/2025 16:42 The Guardian

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