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Twin Falls has taken in 37 Afrikaner refugees amid federal resettlement change

Twin Falls, Idaho, has received 37 refugees from South Africa known as Afrikaners since May, a sharp change for the small city that has long resettled people from countries such as Bosnia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar. The Trump administration suspended the U.S. refugee program on his

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Tariffs leave Port of Seattle with about 70 jobs for 600 dockworkers

At the Port of Seattle, a dispatcher said some mornings there are only about 70 jobs available for roughly 600 longshore workers. "No ships came in last night, so we have maybe 70 jobs today for 600 workers," Sarah Esch said before dawn on a recent Monday as

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Kremlin says Putin has been invited to join Trump’s Gaza 'board of peace'

The Kremlin announced that Vladimir Putin has been invited to join Donald Trump’s newly formed “board of peace”, which was set up with the intention of overseeing a ceasefire in Gaza. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists that Russia was seeking to “clarify all the nuances” of the offer

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Lecornu to push France’s budget through without a parliamentary vote

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday that he will force France’s long‑awaited national budget through the lower house of Parliament without a vote, invoking Article 49.3 of the Constitution and prompting opposition lawmakers to plan no‑confidence motions. The move follows more than four months of

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Starmer plays down prospect of retaliatory tariffs on US over Greenland row

Keir Starmer has played down the prospect of retaliatory tariffs on the US after Donald Trump threatened fresh levies against Nato allies over Greenland. At an emergency press conference on Monday the prime minister said US tariffs would damage the British economy and were "in no one's

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Justice Department to appeal injunction restricting agents’ actions in Minnesota

Lawyers for the Trump administration said on Monday they would appeal a federal judge’s injunction that limits how immigration agents may interact with protesters in Minnesota, asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to review the order. Judge Kate M. Menendez of the U.S.

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Canavan says hate-group listing would give home affairs excessive power

Nationals senator Matt Canavan told the ABC’s Radio National Breakfast he opposed the bill’s broad hate-group listing, saying it would give the home affairs department “way too much power” to ban groups and that “as the bill is drafted, I’m voting against it”. Canavan questioned whether measures

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Trump told Norway he pushed for Greenland after not winning Nobel, texts say

President Trump told Norway’s prime minister in a text message that one reason he is pushing to acquire Greenland is that he did not win the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian prime minister’s office said, and the message was first published by PBS. In the text, Mr. Trump

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DOJ Subpoenas Complicate Supreme Court Review of Trump’s Bid to Remove Lisa Cook

The Supreme Court is set to hear President Trump’s effort to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook as the Justice Department has issued subpoenas in a criminal investigation of Fed chair Jerome H. Powell, a development legal experts say could complicate the case. The solicitor general will argue to

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Trump and Norway’s Prime Minister exchanged texts about Greenland and de‑escalation

President Trump and Norway’s prime minister, Jonas Gahr Store, exchanged text messages on Sunday, Jan. 18, about Greenland and other international issues, a copy of which the Norwegian prime minister’s office provided to The New York Times. Mr. Store’s message, sent at 3:48 p.m., referenced

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Incoming NT administrator criticised PM and blamed First Nations for crime in 2024 speech

David Connolly, the Northern Territory’s incoming administrator, insulted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and said First Nations people were “the main group responsible” for crime in the Top End in a 2024 speech, it can be revealed. Connolly is due to begin his tenure as administrator — the King’s representative

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Elon Musk Gives $10 Million to Support Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate Primary

Elon Musk donated $10 million to a group supporting Nate Morris in the Republican primary to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, the New York Times reported. The donation was described by a person briefed on the transaction who insisted on anonymity. The money went to a group backing Mr.

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U.S. trade chief says administration would promptly replace tariffs if court strikes them down

Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative, said in a Jan. 15 interview with The New York Times that if the Supreme Court strikes down President Trump’s tariffs the administration would begin replacing them almost immediately, saying it would “start the next day” to reestablish tariffs “to respond to

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U.S. trade chief says administration would immediately replace tariffs if struck down

Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative and President Trump’s top trade negotiator, said in a Jan. 15 interview with The New York Times that if the Supreme Court strikes down the president’s tariffs the administration would begin replacing them “start the next day.” Greer said advisers had

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Sanae Takaichi to Dissolve Lower House and Call Feb. 8 Snap Election

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, said in Tokyo that she will dissolve the House of Representatives when it convenes for its regular session on Friday and will hold a snap parliamentary election on Feb. 8. Ms. Takaichi, the first woman to lead Japan, called the early vote about three

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Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi dissolves lower house, sets 8 February snap election

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has called a snap election, saying she will dissolve the lower house of the Diet on 23 January and hold a poll on 8 February. Takaichi, who became the country’s first female prime minister three months ago, said she hopes to capitalise on

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Fifth Circuit to hear challenge to Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms

A federal appeals court will decide the constitutionality of a Texas law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. On Tuesday, the 17 active judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will hear arguments in the case, after the measure

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Starmer says Greenland’s future must be decided by Greenlanders; calls tariffs 'completely wrong'

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pushed back in London on President Trump’s threat of new tariffs over an effort to acquire Greenland, saying the island’s future must be decided by Greenlanders and the kingdom of Denmark and that Britain must “stand up for its values.” Mr. Trump, the

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Trump raised middle finger to heckler during Ford factory tour in Dearborn

President Donald Trump raised his middle finger to a heckler during a tour of a Ford factory in Dearborn, Mich., last week, the Opinion column reported. The column said the gesture illustrated what it called Trump’s “pettiness and puerility,” and noted that White House communications director Steven Cheung defended

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F.B.I. Search of Washington Post Reporter Tests 1980 Privacy Protection Act

The F.B.I. searched the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson last week and seized two laptops, a phone and a Garmin watch, a move that observers say may test federal protections for journalists rooted in a 1971 campus newsroom raid and a 1980 law. Attorney General Pam

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Trump rebuffs NATO offers and presses for U.S. ownership of Greenland

President Trump has pressed for American ownership of Greenland and rejected European offers of defense partnerships, escalating a dispute over the Arctic territory and prompting threats of tariffs that have strained relations within NATO. The strategic importance of Greenland has grown as melting ice, rival navies and undersea cables make

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Trump says he no longer feels obliged to 'think purely of peace' as he presses Greenland claims

US president Donald Trump has said he “no longer feel[s] an obligation to think purely of Peace” in a letter to Norway’s prime minister and has reiterated demands that Greenland come under US control, prompting European leaders to coordinate a response to his threats and proposed tariffs. Overnight

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Mamdani expands free child care in New York City; could modestly raise birthrate

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that New York City will expand free child care, a change some parents say could make raising a child in the city more affordable. The new "2-Care" program is expected to start this fall with 2,000 seats in several neighborhoods that have not

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Decision due on China’s proposed London embassy after years of wrangling

A decision on China’s proposed mega embassy in London is expected on Monday or Tuesday, with Chinese officials and British diplomats in Beijing awaiting whether the planning application will finally be approved. The saga has been running since 2018. China paid £255m for the Royal Mint Court site near

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Shadow cabinet agrees to work with Labor on hate speech laws after Bondi attack

A deal on new hate speech laws is increasingly likely after Sussan Ley’s shadow cabinet agreed to work with Labor to pass the legislation in a special parliamentary sitting in response to the Bondi beach massacre. The opposition leader met Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday to discuss a