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Navalny died after being 'poisoned with dart frog toxin' Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny died in prison after being poisoned with a deadly toxin found in Ecuadorian dart frogs, the UK and other allies have claimed.

Navalny died after being 'poisoned with dart frog toxin'

Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 44 to 920, state health department says South Carolina reported a surge to 920 measles cases on Friday, state health data showed, including 44 additional infections since Tuesday, as officials warned the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging vaccine uptake.

Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 44 to 920, state health department says reut.rs/4aA47xb

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall

Man arrested and charged with assault after spraying strong-smelling liquid at Minnesota Democrat from syringe

Trump Threatens 100% Retaliatory Tariffs Against Canada President Donald Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs against all its exports to the US if it makes a trade deal with China, escalating tensions between the US and its northern neighbor.

Donald Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs against all its exports to the US if it makes a trade deal with China.

‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts Germany is facing calls to withdraw its billions of euros’ worth of gold from US vaults, spurred on by the shift in transatlantic relations and the unpredictability of Donald Trump. Germany holds the world’s second biggest national gold reserves after the US, of which approximately €164bn (£122bn) worth – 1,236 tonnes – is stored in New York. Continue reading...

‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults

EU Parliament to ask Commission to deploy trade bazooka Signal comes a day before EU leaders meet to find ways to respond to Donald Trump’s Greenland grab and tariff threats.

The European Parliament plans to ask the European Commission on Monday to start the process for activating the bloc’s most powerful trade weapon against the U.S., a senior trade lawmaker said today.

American democracy on the brink a year after Trump’s election, experts say Scale and speed of president’s moves have stunned observers of authoritarian regimes – is the US in democratic peril?

American democracy on the brink a year after Trump’s election, experts say

Davos live: Trump rules out taking Greenland by force but calls for ‘immediate negotiations’ Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the US president is addressing world leaders

Davos live: Trump rules out taking Greenland by force but calls for ‘immediate negotiations’

JD Vance’s prosecutorial state Read more here.

Although Trump fails to grasp the concept that a true strongman must control the prosecutorial state, Yale-trained lawyer JD Vance doesn’t. He views the DOJ as an ample opportunity to bring his authoritarian vision to life, Marc Elias writes.

Trump’s War on America “It’s not just clashes between protesters and ICE; it’s an attack on basic rights that we’ve taken for granted,” says Minnesota Public Radio reporter Jon Collins.

“The national audience needs to understand this is not just unrest, this is not just protests. … This is an invasion."

The new ICE Age The implications of the transition to lawlessness as general policy

ICE is freely kidnapping, beating up and killing people. This is no accident. It is deliberate public policy, writes dag

Trump administration demands Britain adopt US standards in trade talks The U.S. push would derail Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union.

Donald Trump’s trade negotiators are pushing for the U.K. to adopt American standards in a move that would derail Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU, two people familiar with the talks have told POLITICO.

'You can't stand up to a bully by asking for calm discussions.'

Caller Tony was unimpressed by Keir Starmer's 'toothless' response to Trump's tariff threats.

CBS Airs ‘60 Minutes’ Segment On Deported Migrants That Was ‘Spiked’ Last Month After the segment was pulled last month, its correspondent told colleagues in an internal email that this decision by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss was a “political one”.

After the segment was pulled last month, its correspondent told colleagues in an internal email that this decision by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss was a “political one”.

'Our position on Greenland is non-negotiable', says minister amid Trump tariff threat The UK government's position on Greenland is "non-negotiable" and the island's future is "for the people of Greenland", a senior minister has told Sky News.

'Our position on Greenland is non-negotiable', says minister amid Trump tariff threat

Trump ‘to ask countries in Gaza Board of Peace to pay $1 billion to keep membership’ Trump ‘to ask countries in Gaza Board of Peace to pay $1 billion to keep membership’

Trump ‘to ask countries in Gaza Board of Peace to pay $1 billion to keep membership’

President Trump’s mass deportation campaign is just getting started In 2026 a dollop of cash from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will fund more immigration agents, detention centres, removal flights and surveillance technology

Public approval for Donald Trump’s handling of immigration has plunged since he took office. Will Republicans up for re-election in 2026 still campaign as relentlessly for deportations?

'We can stop him': Ex-staffer reveals how we can block Trump's 'most extraordinary powers' Former Trump administration Homeland Security official Miles Taylor described how "dangerously close" President Donald Trump has come to invoking the Insurrection Act — and how he believes he will do it. Taylor described in a Substack essay Friday that Trump has threatened to to bring U.S. troops to...

Former Trump administration Homeland Security official Miles Taylor described how "dangerously close" President Donald Trump has come to invoking the Insurrection Act — and how he believes he will do it.

A video in Minneapolis appears to show a federal agent kneeing a man in the face while he is being arrested.

Chamonix and Oslo are among the sites considered risky for hosting future Games.
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South Korea court sentences ex-President Yoon to 5 years in prison for obstruction A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law.

A South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law reut.rs/4b2cfqZ

‘Only Russia Can Stop It’: Moscow Taunts Europe, Denmark Over Trump’s Greenland Plans - The Moscow Times Russian officials and pro-Kremlin figures have accused the West of “militarizing” the Arctic and ridiculed what they described as Europe’s inability to defend Greenland as U.S.

Russian officials and pro-Kremlin figures have accused the West of “militarizing” the Arctic and ridiculed what they described as Europe’s inability to defend Greenland as Trump reiterated his intention to take control of the mineral-rich island.

3 More Lawmakers in Video Say Federal Prosecutors Are Investigating Them The lawmakers, all Democrats who urged military service members not to follow illegal orders, said prosecutors had contacted them. But it is unclear what crime they might have committed.

Breaking News: Three more Democratic lawmakers said federal prosecutors were investigating them for urging military members to resist illegal orders.

U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that would have barred President Trump from further military action in Venezuela without congressional authorization, after the Republican president put pressure on party members who had supported it.

Federal Agent Shoots Immigrant in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Says The agent shot an immigrant from Venezuela in the leg while trying to arrest him, an official said. The shooting comes a week after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in the city.

Breaking News: A federal agent shot an immigrant in the leg in Minneapolis, federal officials said, one week after an ICE officer killed Renee Good in the city.

Live: Federal agent shoots, injures man in north Minneapolis Gov. Tim Walz addressed Minnesotans in a live broadcast Wednesday night on the surge of federal immigration agents in the state. A federal judge has declined to immediately rule on the ICE surge in Minnesota.

Witness Sam Warburton said he was able to get through an alleyway and could see the front of a north Minneapolis house, where agents in tactical gear were shooting through a second-floor window, he said.

ICE shooter's life behind closed doors - 'creeped out' neighbours to wife riddle

The shooting of Renee Good, a poet, writer and mother, has sent shockwaves across the world, with harrowing police cam footage showing her final moments before she was gunned down by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.

Europe must now tell Trump that enough is enough – and cut all ties with the US | Alexander Hurst How do you retain a space of democracy in a world that is reverting to violent conquest? By building a protective moat of federalism around it, says Paris-based Guardian writer Alexander Hurst

Europe must now tell Trump that enough is enough – and cut all ties with the US | Alexander Hurst

House GOP seeks to hold Bill Clinton in contempt for skipping Epstein deposition The House Oversight Committee wanted testimony from the former president and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as part of its probe into Jeffrey Epstein.

NEW: House Oversight Committee seeks to hold former President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for not appearing for Jeffrey Epstein deposition.