Trump walks away from ‘woke’ world bodies, slashes multiple U.N. agencies — even those battling violence against children According to him, they are a threar to US sovereignty. We Got This Covered · Jan 8
M23 rebel group holds a symbolic funeral for victims of drone strike in eastern Congo The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has held a symbolic burial for 22 people killed in a drone strike in eastern Congo The Independent UK · Jan 8
Is the UK really ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine? Britain’s dwindling military might in numbers IN FOCUS: Deployment to Ukraine would likely require thousands troops which the UK may not be able to spare, Maira Butt writes The Independent UK · Jan 8
The boarding of the Marinera and the rise of the shadow fleet in hybrid warfare The dramatic seizure of the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera/Bella 1 in the north Atlantic, carried out by the US coastguard with British support, underscores the collision between maritime law and power politics. The Conversation · Jan 8
Welcome to Trump’s New Rogue Order: US pulling out of key UN bodies leaves us all less safe ANALYSIS: The U.S. president’s decision to withdraw from dozens of international groups will make America’s enemies rejoice, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley writes The Independent UK · Jan 8
Somalia denies US allegation that it destroyed food aid warehouse Somalia’s government is denying an allegation by the U.S. government that authorities in Mogadishu destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program The Independent UK · Jan 8
Macron accuses US of 'breaking free from international rules' French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the United States was "breaking free from international rules" and "gradually turning away" from some of its allies. Radio France Internationale · Jan 8
Global cooperation has shifted to favour smaller ally groups, says WEF Large-scale, global cooperation is weakening as trade, finance, and tech links shift toward smaller, interest-based groups of countries, says the World Economic Forum. Euronews · Jan 8
Climate adaptation has a new global plan. What the Belem indicators are and why they matter to Africa At the 2025 global climate summit, COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, one decision stood out with major consequences for Africa: countries agreed on a new set of progress indicators. The Conversation · Jan 8
Macron accuses US of 'gradually turning away' from allies in speech to French ambassadors Trump took a potshot at the French leader in an address on Wednesday in which he recounted how he had coerced France into agreeing to triple its drug prices. Euronews · Jan 8
'Profoundly damaging': EU leaders condemn Trump's withdrawal from UN climate treaty The Trump administration's decision to pull out of international environmental structures has drawn sharp criticism from both sides of the Atlantic. Euronews · Jan 8
Jimmy Kimmel Accuses Trump Of Using 'Chat GPT' For Military Plans, Expert Warns Venezuela Raid Risks WW3 Jimmy Kimmel jokes about Operation Absolute Resolve. Experts warn Trump's Venezuela operation threatens international order and sets dangerous precedents. International Business Times UK · Jan 8
JD Vance predicts the Democrats’ ‘dumbest candidate’ will be its 2028 presidential nominee JD Vance bragged that Venezuela is under US control because South America is in the United States’ ‘neighborhood’ The Independent UK · Jan 8
Gavin Newsom slams Minneapolis ICE shooting as ‘state sponsored terrorism’ Trump ‘has driven extremism and cruelty while discarding basic safeguards and accountability’, governor of California says The Independent UK · Jan 8
The Independent UK · Jan 8 UN risks becoming ‘completely obsolete’ in wake of US strikes on Venezuela, experts warn Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela and threats towards Greenland have upended the ‘rules based order’ - and left nations scrabbling for how to respond
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8 First Thing: Woman in Minnesota, 37, shot and killed by ICE agent during raid, video shows Mayor says ICE claims incident was self-defense are not true and urged ICE to leave Minneapolis. Plus, Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies
Roll Call · Jan 8 Exploring the legality questions about Venezuela military strike - Roll Call FactCheck.org takes a closer look at some of the legal arguments that have been made surrounding President Trump's regime change in Venezuela
The Independent UK · Jan 8 Child at home in Gaza killed by Israeli fire as post-ceasefire deaths mount An 11-year-old girl has been killed in Gaza after being hit by gunfire, nearly three months after a ceasefire took effect
The Guardian - US · Jan 8 US immigration agents shoot two people – as it happened This blog is now closed
Euronews · Jan 8 Critics decry Trump pulling US out of UN climate treaty as 'a new low' Experts say withdrawing from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a "strategic blunder" for the US.
Euronews · Jan 8 Trump withdraws US from UN climate treaty and 65 other global bodies President Trump signed an executive order suspending US participation in 66 UN agencies and international organisations, including the UN climate treaty, marking a major retreat from global cooperation.
The Independent UK · Jan 8 India arrests prominent climate activist for campaigning against fossil fuels Financial crimes agency raids Harjeet Singh’s home and office after accusing him of using foreign funds to promote an international green initiative
The Independent UK · Jan 8 Cambodia extradites tycoon accused of running global scam centres to China Chen Zhi was sanctioned by US and UK last year for allegedly running a transnational criminal network built on online fraud and exploitation of trafficked workers
The Guardian - US · Jan 8 Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groups
The Guardian - AU · Jan 8 Trump is destroying the rules of international behaviour. Australia can – and must – act now Australia has a long history of diplomacy and peacekeeping when things go pear-shaped. We need to saddle up again