MAGA icon Tina Peters alleges prison assault as video raises questions Trump has repeatedly called for the former Colorado clerk, who is serving a nine-year sentence, to be released The Independent UK · Jan 20
Selling America is a ‘dangerous bet,’ UBS CEO warns as markets panic Gold is surging, and the dollar is sliding—but UBS’s CEO says the real risk is betting against the U.S. Fortune · Jan 20
Trump Threatens NATO Members With Tariffs Paid Almost Entirely by Americans Threatening European allies to further tax American citizens is unlikely to persuade them to surrender Greenland to the United States. Reason · Jan 20
Europe won’t yield to 'bullies' Macron warns as Trump pushes Greenland claim French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Tuesday that Europe would refuse to give in to "bullies", delivering a pointed message at the World Economic Forum in Davos. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also pledged an "unflinching" response to US President Donald Trump's renewed territorial claims over Greenland. Radio France Internationale · Jan 20
The Great Zoning Crackdown on Data Centers Plus: The Trump administration wants to roll back "disparate impact" regulations, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to roll back environmental review regulations, and L.A. waives fees for wildfire rebuilds. Reason · Jan 20
Morning Mail: hate speech laws pass Senate; shark attacks rattle Sydney surfers; warnings over NDIS assessment tool Labor deals with Greens and Liberals sees vote pass; empty beaches in Sydney after shark attacks The Guardian - AU · Jan 20
China meets initial soybean purchase goal, but Trump's shifting trade policy could disrupt deal The Trump administration says China has fulfilled its initial commitment to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans, but it’s not clear if the trade agreement announced in October can withstand President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting trade policy as American farmers are still dealing with high production costs The Independent UK · Jan 20
The great Davos divorce: America's allies draw red line with Trump "Being a happy vassal is one thing. Being a miserable slave is something else." Axios · Jan 20
The transatlantic order is crumbling. Greenland is a moment of great rupture 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 worldview The Guardian - US · Jan 20
Danish Lawmaker Tells Trump 'F--k Off' Before Being Cut Off Mid-Speech In a speech to the European parliament, Danish MEP Anders Vistisen leveled an expletive towards U.S. President Donald Trump. International Business Times · Jan 20
Lindsey Halligan finally steps down as US attorney after judge slams Trump lawyer for ‘cable news talk show’ defense of her title Halligan has ‘no legal basis’ to continue ‘charade’ after found to be unlawfully serving as top prosecutor, judge said The Independent UK · Jan 20
Is Trump Trapped in a Fortress of Paranoia? Inside the Mindset That Refuses To Evolve With Age Analysis of Trump's push to buy Greenland shows a stubborn worldview, dated strategy, and psychology, sparking diplomatic rifts and global concern. International Business Times UK · Jan 20
Families of Venezuelan prisoners demand their release after weeks of waiting outside prisons Families of Venezuelan prisoners are demanding the release of nearly 800 detained critics, journalists and opposition members The Independent UK · Jan 20
Trump’s Greenland obsession just earned him a blunt response from European Parliament — and it wasn’t polite Anders Vistisen, you hero! We Got This Covered · Jan 20
The Independent UK · Jan 20 DOJ subpoenas Tim Walz and top Minnesota officials accused of obstructing Trump surge Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Attorney General Keith Ellison among at least five officials ordered to testify before federal grand jury
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20 UK to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius despite Trump’s taunts, No 10 says PM’s spokesperson insists government’s position is unchanged and that the US still supports the deal
The Independent UK · Jan 20 Mother fears British Isis suspect Jack Letts has been left ‘to die’ in Syrian clashes As many as 60 people, including 35 children, with connections to the UK are in Syrian prisons and camps now engulfed by fighting
Fortune · Jan 20 Crypto market reels in face of tariff turmoil, Bitcoin falls below $90,000 as key legislation stalls Altcoins also drop as tensions rise between the U.S. and Europe.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20 Concerned European football chiefs discuss response to Trump over Greenland European football’s leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s wish to annex Greenland and have held initial discussions about how the sport could respond
The Conversation · Jan 20 How the U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health powers and disease threats Hours after Donald Trump began his second term as United States president on Jan. 20, 2024, he signed an executive order to end American membership in the World Health Organization (WHO) after one year. This restarted a process that the first Trump administration initiated in July 2020 but was reversed…
International Business Times UK · Jan 20 ICE Breaks Down Wrong Door, Detains US Citizen in Blue Shorts and Crocs During Minnesota Freeze Federal agents broke down ChongLy Scott Thao's door and detained the US citizen in freezing weather wearing only shorts and Crocs before realising their mistake an hour later.
The Independent UK · Jan 20 Mexico sends another 37 ‘cartel members’ to US in latest offer to Trump Mexico has sent another 37 cartel members to the United States
The Independent UK · Jan 20 Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction probe. Federal prosecutors have served six grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis-St. Paul area
The Independent UK · Jan 20 Israel's settler movement takes victory lap as a sparse outpost becomes a settlement within a month Israeli settlers are celebrating the inauguration of a new settlement in the West Bank on land where Israel and the U.S. once hoped to build a hospital for Palestinian children
The Conversation · Jan 20 Ruled by engineers: how China gets things done, leaving the US in the dust In modern times, the world’s most powerful and influential states have also had the largest economies. When the United States overtook Britain in the early 20th century, it was only a question of time before it assumed international political leadership too. Indeed, the failure to assume this role is widely…