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Dreyfus becomes emotional as parliament holds condolence motion for Bondi victims

Federal parliament suspended standing orders as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese moved a condolence motion for the 15 people killed when two gunmen, allegedly inspired by Islamic State, attacked a Hanukah event at Bondi beach on 14 December. Labor MP Josh Burns recalled the fear he felt on learning of the

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Antonio Jose Seguro to face Andre Ventura in Portugal presidential runoff

Moderate socialist Antonio Jose Seguro came out on top in the first round of Portugal’s presidential election, followed by far-right leader Andre Ventura; the two will face a runoff on 8 February. With all the votes counted, Seguro garnered 31.1% and Ventura 23.5%. Joao Cotrim de Figueiredo

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Parents of Bondi massacre’s youngest victim want footbridge saved and warn on rushed laws

The parents of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest person killed in the Bondi massacre, have said they would like the heritage-listed footbridge used by the alleged gunmen to be saved and painted yellow in honour of the sundress their daughter wore. In their first interview since the attack with the ABC,

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Oxfam: Australian billionaires’ wealth rose by almost $600,000 a day on average

Australian billionaires increased their wealth by almost $600,000 a day on average over the past year, or more than $10.5bn collectively, new analysis by Oxfam shows, the anti-poverty organisation said in a report released on Monday. Oxfam used the findings to call for an end to negative gearing

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Shapiro says Harris vetting team asked if he had been an Israeli agent

Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania writes in his new memoir that during vetting to be former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate in 2024, aides asked whether he had ever been an agent of the Israeli government, a question he says he found deeply offensive. The memoir, Where We

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Billionaires' wealth hits $18.3tn as Oxfam warns of growing political influence

Oxfam's annual survey found the number of billionaires topped 3,000 for the first time during 2025, with their combined wealth reaching $18.3tn. The charity said that since 2020 their collective wealth grew by 81% (about $8.2tn) and that sum would be enough to eradicate global

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Trump administration reportedly considered offering asylum to British Jews

Discussions are reportedly under way within Donald Trump’s administration about the US possibly granting asylum to Jewish people from the UK, the Telegraph reports, citing the president’s personal lawyer, Robert Garson. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Guardian. Garson told

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Washington man acquitted in case over alleged laser pointed at Marine One

A Washington man, Jacob Samuel Winkler, was acquitted on Tuesday of a federal charge that he aimed a laser at Marine One while President Trump was aboard, according to court documents. A jury found Mr. Winkler, 33, not guilty after just 35 minutes of deliberation. He had been arrested in

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Romford MP Andrew Rosindell defects from Conservatives to Reform UK

Andrew Rosindell, the Conservative MP for Romford since 2001, has announced he is defecting to Reform UK, the second such departure to Nigel Farage's party in four days. Rosindell, who served as a shadow Foreign Office minister under Kemi Badenoch, said in a statement on X that his

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Noem denies use of chemical agents in Minnesota protests, then shifts after video

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said on CBS’s Face the Nation that her department had not used pepper spray and similar tactics limited by a judge’s order in Minnesota protests, then altered her account after being shown video that showed chemical agents deployed. Judge Kate M. Menendez

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Parliament recalled as government pushes gun buyback after new figures show 4.1m firearms

Federal parliament has been recalled for an urgent sitting as the government advances gun control measures in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, after new federal figures showed Australians own more than 4.1m firearms, the home affairs minister released. The figures released by the Department of Home Affairs

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Government withdraws security-services amendment to Hillsborough bill

The government has pulled an amendment to its proposed Hillsborough law in Parliament after campaigners and MPs said the change would water down the legislation. The public office (accountability) bill aims to force public officials and contractors to tell the truth after disasters. Proposed amendments would have brought intelligence officers

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DHS criticized as ICE and Border Patrol officers flood Minneapolis and other cities

Thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers have been deployed to Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, prompting renewed scrutiny of the Department of Homeland Security’s domestic role. Customs and Border Protection agents deployed a cloud of tear gas against protesters in Minneapolis on Thursday. The

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Bessent: Trump frames Greenland control as strategy to avoid war

Businessinsider reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump is serious about annexing Greenland and framed US control as a strategic move to avoid a "hot war." Trump announced on Truth Social on Saturday that the United States would impose new tariffs on Denmark, which controls

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Europe unites in protest after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

Donald Trump threatened to impose 10% tariffs on eight NATO states for sending troops to support Greenland’s sovereignty, prompting a wave of condemnation from European leaders. Greenland, with a population of fewer than 57,000, has become the focal point of a transatlantic dispute that critics say could strain

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FBI under Kash Patel searches records to discredit officials who probed Trump

Under FBI director Kash Patel, bureau personnel have been combing case files and internal records to find material intended to discredit federal law enforcement officials who investigated Donald J. Trump and his allies, and Republican lawmakers such as Senator Charles E. Grassley have become a clearinghouse for the disclosures, according

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NYT data illustrates differences in Trump and Biden deportation approaches

The New York Times obtained data that the paper says illustrates differences between President Trump’s and President Biden’s approaches to deportations. Data reporter Albert Sun describes the findings. The Times presents the material as a data-driven comparison of how the two administrations handled deportations, with Mr. Sun outlining

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Government to create school to train senior civil servants in AI and other skills

Ministers will create a new "school of government" to train senior civil servants in AI and other skills, Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, will announce in a speech on Tuesday — more than a decade after David Cameron closed the previous college for Whitehall. The

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Stellan Skarsgård denounces Trump’s Greenland pursuit as 'absurd'

Movieweb reports that Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård, speaking at the European Film Awards in Berlin on January 17, described US president Donald Trump's pursuit of Greenland as "absurd." On the same day Trump announced he would impose 25% trade tariffs on Demark, Norway, France, Germany, Britain,

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Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for possible deployment to Minnesota

The Defense Department has told 1,500 active-duty troops to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, where President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act amid protests over the killing of a Minneapolis woman by a federal immigration officer. Last week the Pentagon put troops from two infantry

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Labour chair warns online disinformation is undermining UK politics

Emily Thornberry, the Labour chair of the foreign affairs select committee, warned that UK politics is being undermined by online disinformation campaigns, citing Iranian bot farms and biased algorithms that portray London as “an overwhelmingly dangerous” city. Thornberry said online disinformation about the UK was being promoted by Donald Trump

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Chris LaCivita settles libel suit against The Daily Beast

Chris LaCivita, who co-managed President Trump’s 2024 campaign, has settled his libel lawsuit against The Daily Beast. LaCivita sued The Daily Beast in March 2025 over a series of articles by Michael Isikoff that said LaCivita’s consulting firm had been paid $22 million (a figure later corrected to

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Labour MPs urge Reeves to expand credit unions for low‑income households

A group of Labour MPs has called on chancellor Rachel Reeves to back a major expansion of credit unions to improve access to cheap credit for millions of people on low incomes. The appeal, made in a letter to Reeves seen by the Guardian, coincides with the 10‑year anniversary

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Portugal votes in close presidential race as far‑right vies for runoff

Portuguese voters queued at polling stations on Sunday to elect a new president, with opinion surveys showing three candidates, including André Ventura, leader of the far‑right Chega party, close to a place in a likely top‑two runoff. The presidency is largely ceremonial but can, in some circumstances, dissolve

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Buttigieg and Booker press Republicans over Medicaid cuts and lapsed ACA subsidies

Pete Buttigieg and Senator Cory Booker made separate appearances in La Crosse, Wis., and Estill, S.C., this week to press Republicans over votes that cut Medicaid and allowed enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies to lapse, offering a preview of a Democratic midterm strategy. Both men are described in the