Chase Bank closed Trump’s accounts on the heels of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and the president exiting the White House later that same month.

A UN spokesman said conditions inside the camp remained “tense and volatile” after Kurdish-led forces withdrew.

Asked about possible military intervention following deadly protest, US president says ‘a big force’ is going towards IranThe committee is taking a recess for members to vote on the House floor. A reminder that today we’re expecting a vote on Department of Homeland Security funding bill that dozens of Democrats have vowed to vote against.The top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, Jamie Raskin, praised Jack Smith’s handling of his investigations into the president. Raskin also noted the persistent denigration by Donald Trump as Smith conducted the probes. Continue reading…

NATO officials signaled that an agreement with Mr. Trump on Greenland may be modeled on Britain’s Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus. Here’s what that may mean.

Follow updates liveLiberal senator says party still ‘believes’ in the CoalitionAnne Ruston, a Liberal senator, said the party still believes in the Coalition and would like to see it continue, but said Sussan Ley was left with “no option but to accept” multiple resignations after members of the Nationals broke a “fundamental rule”.We believe in the coalition and we would like to see a coalition continue, but the circumstances around the actions of the National party this week left the leader with no option but to accept the resignations of three people who, by their own admission, broke the very fundamental rule of a coalition and that is shadow cabinet solidarity. So I think the leader is absolutely right.The most important thing that we can do as of today is to focus on the future of responding to the needs of the Australian public because that’s what they elected us to do.That’s obviously a matter for the National party and their deliberations as to why they chose yesterday as a day to make public comment, and I’m not going to make any further comment than that. Continue reading…

A man is being sought in connection with the shootings in the small town of Lake Cargelligo on Thursday.

US president says country will be able ‘to do exactly what we want to do’ with Greenland and says it would be ‘nice’ to end Ukraine war as EU leaders meetZelenskyy’s speech looks to be slightly late, as Indonesia’s president Prabowo Subianto is still speaking.Don’t worry: I’m keeping an eye on this for you.“Hardly any details are known yet about the proposed Greenland deal. But we need them in order to decide how to proceed with the implementation of the EU-US trade deal. @EP_Trade will revisit the issue on Monday and discuss the way forward.”“However there is no room for false security. The next threat is sure to come. That’s why it is even more important that we set clear boundaries use all available legal instruments&apply them as appropriate to the situation. We must continue to act with this level of confidence.” Continue reading…

Government says plan will help end postcode lottery in access to diagnostic tests and treatmentHospitals in rural and coastal parts of England will get more cancer doctors to help tackle stark inequalities that mean people in some areas are far more likely to die from the disease.The plan is part of a government drive to end the “patchy” nature of NHS cancer care, which is characterised by wide postcode lotteries in access to diagnostic tests and treatment. Continue reading…

Fetal tissue has been used to advance research into diabetes, Alzheimer’s, infertility and vaccinesThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer fund research that uses human fetal tissue obtained from “elective” abortions, the world’s biggest public funder of biomedical research announced on Thursday.The ban marks the latest, and most dramatic, effort by Donald Trump’s administration to end research that uses fetal tissue from abortions – a goal that anti-abortion advocates, who oppose the research, have sought for years. In 2019, during Trump’s first term in office, the NIH stopped funding internal research that involved the tissue and implemented a review committee to evaluate research proposals from scientists outside the government. Joe Biden ended that policy in 2021. Continue reading…

While much of the tech sector has rallied due to the AI boom, software vendors have been laggards on concern that they’ll eventually be displaced.

Three masked assailants on a two-wheeler allegedly attacked Mr. Raj with sticks and rods, seriously injuring him. He was admitted to the ICU for several hours

Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alterationThe White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday in a case touted by attorney general Pam Bondi, to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found.The woman, Nekima Levy Armstrong, also appears to have darker skin in the altered image. Armstrong was one of three people arrested on Thursday in connection to a demonstration that disrupted church services in St Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday. Demonstrators alleged that one of the pastors, David Easterwood, was the acting field director of the St Paul ICE office. Bondi announced the arrests on social media Thursday morning. Continue reading…

Ukraine president accuses EU leaders of waiting for direction from Donald Trump in blistering speech at DavosVolodymyr Zelenskyy has taken aim at Europe in a fiery speech at Davos, accusing leaders of being in “Greenland mode” as they waited for leadership from Donald Trump on Ukraine and other geopolitical crises rather than taking action themselves.The Ukrainian president’s call to arms, targeting some of Kyiv’s top allies, capped a week of extraordinary diplomatic drama at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort, where European leaders scrambled to end a standoff with the White House over Greenland, and several western leaders – led by Canada’s Mark Carney – called for stronger pushback against Trump’s territorial ambitions and political whims. Continue reading…

Ex-special counsel testifies to Republican-led House panel that he followed law in holding president to accountUS politics live – latest updatesJack Smith, the former special counsel, has defended his decision to seek criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in his first and perhaps only public appearance to discuss the cases after they were dropped last year.“No one should be above the law in this country, and the law required that he be held to account,” Smith said in his opening remarks before the House judiciary committee. “So that is what I did.” Continue reading…

Ms. Frederiksen said discussions about Denmark’s sovereignty were off the table. “It cannot be changed,” she said

A pair of bills in Massachusetts would require manufacturers to tell consumers when their connected gadgets are going dark. It should be a boon for cybersecurity as connected devices grow obsolete.

Rafael Tudares Bracho, who is married to Gonzalez’s daughter, was arrested shortly before Maduro’s third inauguration.

Mr. Trump alleges he tried to raise the issue personally with Mr. Dimon after the bank started to close his accounts, and that Mr. Dimon assured Mr. Trump he would figure out what was happening

Paramount is counting on European regulatory backlash to push the WBD deal away from Netflix.

Decision marks dramatic expansion of ‘Mexico City policy’, which abortion rights supporters call ‘global gag rule’US politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration will block organizations that receive US foreign aid from subsidizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and what the administration calls “gender ideology”. The new policy will affect about $30bn in foreign assistance.The decision, confirmed to the Guardian by a state department spokesperson on Thursday morning, marks a dramatic expansion of the so-called “Mexico City policy”, which blocks non-US non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from receiving some forms of US funding if they provide abortion-related services or advocate for abortion rights overseas. Now, that policy – which abortion rights supporters call the “global gag rule” – will also apply to international organizations and US-based NGOs operating abroad. Continue reading…

Buzzwords like social justice and sustainability have vanished as the elite summit seeks Trump’s favor.

“We’re going to be very successful in Gaza,” President Trump says, as his administration laid out its vision for post-war reconstruction.

In post-Davos speech, Canadian PM jabs at Trump, saying the arc of history ‘can still bend towards progress and justice’Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, said his country must be a “beacon to a world that’s at sea” and that national unity was critical as his government faces a dramatic reshaping of the world political order – and mounting domestic challengesThe national address, given at a historic military fortress in Quebec City, was far narrower in scope than the prime minister’s remarks earlier in the week at the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland. Dubbed the ‘Carney Doctrine’, the Davos speech lamented the disintegration of rules-based order amid a rise of “great powers” that used economic “coercion” as a weapon. Continue reading…

Press rights campaigners slammed the case against Bohran Bssaies and Mourad Zghidi as “legal persecution”.

Royal Challengers are the defending IPL champions and, perhaps, have the biggest fan base among the 10 teams in the league

American and NATO officials have discussed giving the United States sovereignty over U.S. military bases in Greenland. The Danes don’t seem to like that.

Two women and a man have died after a shooting at Lake Cargelligo as police urge locals to stay insideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFour people have been shot – three fatally – and an alleged gunman is on the run in New South Wales’s central western region.NSW police were called to Bokhara Street in Lake Cargelligo, about 240km south-west of Dubbo, at 4.20pm on Thursday and found two people suffering gun wounds. Continue reading…

The details of an emergency call made by President Trump’s youngest son to the London police last year emerged during a trial this week.

He says there’s a method to the madness. But European allies wonder whether the United States is reliable anymore.

The Ukrainian leader’s speech in Davos, Switzerland, was one of his most scathing critiques of his closest allies.

Shahu Tushar Mane of Railways won in the men’s event, while Vijayveer Sidhu claimed top spot in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol T2 at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range

A committed and soft-spoken footballer, Pasha carved out a distinguished career in an area of the field that demanded resilience and composure — defence

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says system is broken, with world powers employing force.

Both De Zorzi and Ferreira are also ruled out of Proteas’ three-match home T20I series against the West Indies

Negotiators have discussed proposals to check Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic and transfer sovereignty over pockets of Greenlandic land to the United States, an idea opposed by Denmark.

With both teams tied on four points, Maharashtra Kesari, who won the tie 5-4, moved to second on the table with 14 bout wins behind UP Dominators, who have won 20 bouts

Humanoid robots, space travel, the science of aging—Musk weighed in on all of it at this week’s World Economic Forum. But his predictions rarely work out the way he says they will.

Nielsen criticized Trump’s aggression toward Greenland, saying the rhetoric is “unacceptable.”

Gukesh’s timely victory ahead of the first rest day on Thursday (January 22, 2026) put him on three points out of a possible five and the Indian ace went up to joint fourth spot behind three leaders

Tesla robotaxis finally hit the road in Austin, Texas, in June after years of unfulfilled promises from Musk to deliver driverless cars.

Speculation has spread over whether Burnham will attempt to return to pursue a Labour leadership bidKeir Starmer’s allies have launched a “Stop Andy Burnham” campaign to prevent the Labour mayor from returning to parliament after the resignation of a Manchester MP triggered a byelection.Multiple members of the party’s ruling national executive committee (NEC) predicted it would be impossible for Burnham to make it through the selection process given the number of Starmer loyalists on the body desperate to avoid a leadership challenge. Continue reading…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil ‘deserves to stay’ in New York City.

The first landslide hit a house in the community of Welcome Bay on New Zealand’s North Island, police sayLandslides hit a house and a campground in New Zealand on Thursday, leaving at least two dead while emergency crews were trying to rescue others buried in rubble, officials said.The first hit a house in the community of Welcome Bay on New Zealand’s North Island at 4:50am, police said. Two people escaped the house, and the bodies of two who were trapped inside were recovered hours later, the emergency management minister, Mark Mitchell, said. Continue reading…

The Oscars leave ABC for YouTube in 2029, signaling a major shift in how audiences watch live events.

Two students have ended their lives at IIT-Kanpur within the past month, prompting the government to set up the committee

The annual gathering of top business leaders and policymakers used to be a center of the global climate movement. Things are much more complicated now.

The Ellison-owned media giant will now give investors until February 20 to consider its bid.

Chinese firms are building battery plants from Europe to North America, promising jobs while prompting local concerns about the environment, politics, and who really benefits.

The court also ordered that the paras in the interim order freezing the bank accounts and barring appellants from trading shall cease to apply on payment of the amount

Kaja Kallas’s comments came at emergency EU meeting called after weeks of escalating threats from Donald Trump over GreenlandTransatlantic relations have “taken a big blow over the last week” the EU’s foreign policy chief said, as leaders from the bloc gathered for an emergency summit after weeks of escalating threats from Donald Trump over Greenland that were suddenly rescinded with a vague deal on Arctic security.Summing up the mood, the EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said the EU was living through a lot of unpredictability: “One day, one way; the other day, again, everything could change.” Continue reading…

F1: The Movie, CODA, and Highest 2 Lowest are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Apple TV this month.

Mr. Quader said his party is not receiving support from the current administration because of its past association with the Awami League and accused the country’s interim government of lacking sincerity in delivering an inclusive election

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Davos, urged Europe to show more courage and unity.

The $5bn lawsuit alleges JPMorgan abruptly closed multiple accounts in 2021 cutting off Trump & his firms from financing

US Vice President JD Vance blamed the “far left” for chaotic and at times violent immigration operations in Minnesota.

Blueprint presented by Jared Kushner shows unified Gaza run by Palestinians, with Rafah crossing to open next weekAmid the hullabaloo and self-congratulation of Donald Trump’s “board of peace” launch in Davos, his administration laid out specific plans for the short- and long-term future of Gaza, aimed at a lasting peace.The blueprint set out on Thursday was extremely ambitious. It envisages a unified Palestinian-run Gaza, which represents a rebuff to the aims of Israeli extremists, including some in the governing coalition, who have sought the deportation of Gaza’s population and the building of Israeli settlements in its place. Continue reading…

Union Minister says landmark reforms undertaken in the past few years, such as labour code reforms and simplification of the Goods and Services Tax, are generating strong investor confidence across sectors

The president’s quick reversal on tariffs over Greenland was another sign of his willingness to rip up the international order — even parts of it that he himself has made.

Greenland residents call thousands of rusted barrels ‘American flowers,’ left behind when the US abandoned its base.

While ‘paperless registration’ is now available for all 30 deed types, ‘presenceless registration ’is available for 10 types of documents including sale deeds, sale agreements, and lease deeds

Prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, says court; case relates to an FIR over killing of two men in Janakpuri on November 1, 1984; victims’ kin call the acquittal an ‘injustice’

Campaigners hail U-turn during legal challenge over proposed centre an ‘embarrassing climbdown’The government has been forced to admit its own planning approval for a major AI datacentre should be quashed after it failed to fully consider the climate impact, in what campaigners described as “an embarrassing climbdown”.Angela Rayner, the former deputy prime minister, had overruled opposition from a local council to grant permission for a hyperscale datacentre on greenbelt land by the M25 in Buckinghamshire in line with Labour’s pledge to enable faster private investment in AI. But her successor, Steve Reed, has admitted the reasons for not requiring an environmental impact assessment were “inadequate” and that “permission should be quashed”. Continue reading…

Untreated sewage continues to be illegally let into Sembakkam Lake, with residents and activists accusing the Tambaram Corporation of facilitating the discharge due to failures in the underground drainage system.

Advances in artificial intelligence are creating a perfect storm for those seeking to spread disinformation at unprecedented speed and scale. And it’s virtually impossible to detect.

WIRED spoke with Boris Cherny, head of Claude Code, about how the viral coding tool is changing the way Anthropic works.

Court 10 in the Supreme Court is a pause — an oasis of silence which has nothing to offer to the scribe, and easily overlooked

China’s record-low birth rate means that P&G has to get creative to increase diaper sales, even if fewer babies are born.

Following massive disruptions, DGCA reduced IndiGo’s winter schedule by 10%, which meant the airline had stopped operating services in various slots

The Meross Smart Plug Mini boasts excellent compatibility and slim construction.

The US president unveiled the board with a gold logo whose resemblance to the UN emblem sparked European criticismDonald Trump’s newly launched “board of peace” already has a logo – and perceptive eyes have noted its close resemblance to the United Nations emblem, except reworked in Trump fashion: all in gold, and focused squarely on the US.Launched this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the initiative was first endorsed back in November by the UN security council, on the understanding that it would focus on brokering a ceasefire in Gaza. Since then, however, Trump has positioned it as a global body tasked with resolving international conflicts of all stripes, and to be chaired by Trump himself, in what appears to be part of the administration’s latest effort to reshape the postwar global order. Continue reading…

After meeting with the SDF’s commander, US’s Tom Barrack said all parties agreed upholding the truce is ‘essential’.

India must eschew temptation to be a part of Trump’s peace board

Minister says use of former army barracks at Crowborough is part of plan to move people out of hotelsA first group of asylum seekers has been moved into a former military camp in East Sussex, the Home Office has said, amid expectations of further protests and legal challenges.Crowborough training camp received 27 men in the early hours of Thursday morning, a statement said, which will be scaled up to 500 over several months. Continue reading…

In the ecologically vulnerable Himalayas, disaster resilience must take precedence over disaster-prone projects and infrastructure

American astronaut Sunita Williams and Tourism Minister jointly inaugurate the four-day festival, which will conclude on January 25, 2026

These proposals range across sectors — renewable energy, GCC, skill development, financial services, tourism, wellness, medical infrastructure, and medical device manufacturing

Donald Trump launched his “Board of Peace” with a vision of Gaza that sees Hamas disarmed and real estate developed.

Trump pushed the Justice Department to charge Smith, the former prosecutor who led investigations into his actions.

K Santhanam has been selling the drink for over ninety years in the city in a tradition passed down from grandfather to grandson

Europe and rest of the world should still be wary of U.S. moves

Celebrity chef warns UK government’s plans for higher business rates from April ‘simply will not work’The celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has accused the government of cooking up a kitchen nightmare at restaurants across the country with tax changes that he says will make hospitality businesses “lambs to the slaughter”.Ramsay, whose company operates 34 restaurants in the UK including Bread Street Kitchen, Pétrus and Lucky Cat, said the industry was “facing a bloodbath”. He said restaurants were closing every day as a result of rising business rates, which came on top of higher energy, staffing and ingredient costs and little growth in consumer spending. Continue reading…

It is a critical imperative for the Global South and under an expanded BRICS

Foreign secretary says Britain supports president’s Gaza plan but there are concerns around involvement of PutinUK politics live – latest updatesDavos live – latest updatesBritain will not join Donald Trump’s “board of peace” on Thursday, Yvette Cooper has said, citing concerns about Russian involvement.The foreign secretary said the UK strongly supported the US president’s 20-point plan for Gaza, which he is seeking to draw attention to at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Continue reading…

US president holds signing ceremony at World Economic Forum amid concerns new body seeks to replace UNDonald Trump has claimed the world is “richer, safer and much more peaceful than it was just one year ago” as he hosted a launch event for his “board of peace” initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos.At a signing ceremony for the new organisation, the US president said it would be “one of the most consequential bodies ever created in the history of the world”. Continue reading…

Coaches are ranked on the basis of what their outfits achieve in terms of victories and silverware. In his year and a half in charge, the spunky former opener has had reasonable trysts with both these necessities, but has also courted a fair amount of failure, some of which the pundits have attributed to a lack of consistency in team selection

The vessel, named Grinch, was stopped by the French navy as it travelled through waters between Spain and Morocco.

Dallas Pokornik accused of using fake ID to fool airlines in case likened to Hollywood thriller Catch Me If You CanA Toronto man posed as a pilot for years in order to fool airlines into giving him hundreds of free flights, prosecutors have alleged, in a case that has prompted comparisons to the Hollywood thriller Catch Me If You Can.Authorities in Hawaii announced this week that Dallas Pokornik, 33, had been charged with wire fraud after he allegedly fooled three major US carriers into giving him free tickets over a span of four years. Continue reading…

Observation of earth, communication and navigation satellites are critical for agriculture, disaster management, climate monitoring, transport and digital services, says Dr. Prakash Chauhan

The woman allegedly served her husband biryani laced with sleeping pills before smothering him with a pillow, say police

Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they will not relinquish sovereignty of the world’s largest island.

Police cite long-term disputes and personal rivalry as the reasons for the crime

Authorities can monitor the examinations at 37 medical colleges in the State from this facility, says Health Minister

Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, offered the proposal at a Davos ceremony to inaugurate the president’s “Board of Peace.”

Prosecutors are reviewing dozens more suspected deaths linked to a former palliative care nurse.

The court will also consider if the content of the CDs was proven beyond reasonable doubt

The humanoid robot is a first of its kind initiative in Indian Railways

Edmundo González, seen by many as the real winner of Venezuela’s 2024 election, said his son-in-law was released after more than a year in detention.

The Kiwi all-rounder scores an unbeaten 50 off 42 balls to lift the Gujarat side to 153 on a slow track and follows it up with a couple of wickets; Rajeshwari runs through the lower middle-order as the UP side folds up for 108

Hill 350, a strategic high point on the Thailand-Cambodia border, was fiercely contested in fighting last year.

According to the Power Ministry, India’s transmission network has grown by 71.6% since April 2014.

Island’s PM says sovereignty is non-negotiable after Trump claimed agreement would give US full access with ‘no end, no time limit’Europe live – latest updatesGreenland has demanded its red lines on sovereignty be respected after Donald Trump claimed an agreement with Nato would give the US full and permanent access to the Arctic island, the object of an increasingly bitter months-long dispute.Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Greenland’s prime minister, said on Thursday he did not know what was in the deal but the largely self-governing territory wanted a “peaceful dialogue” with the US, and its sovereignty was non-negotiable. Continue reading…

High court ruling marks first time a foreign state has been held liable for domestic servitude by its envoy on UK soilThe United Arab Emirates must pay more than £260,000 to a victim of human trafficking who was exploited by one of its diplomats in London, the high court has ruled.Lawyers representing the woman said it was unprecedented for a court to order a foreign state to pay for domestic servitude by a diplomat on UK soil. Continue reading…

Emmanuel Macron says the oil tanker was boarded and searched ‘subject to international sanctions’ The French navy has intercepted a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean suspected to be part of the “shadow fleet” that enables Russia to export oil despite sanctions.“This morning, the French navy boarded and searched an oil tanker from Russia, subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag,” President Emmanuel Macron said on X. Continue reading…

The alleged risks of being publicly identified have not stopped DHS  and ICE employees from creating profiles on LinkedIn, even as Kristi Noem threatens to treat revealing agents’ identities as a crime.

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has attacked Europe as weak in the face of the U.S. and President Donald Trump.

The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen the India-Brazil Strategic Partnership and take it to even greater heights in the year ahead, the statement said

The meeting came as US envoy Steve Witkoff headed to Moscow for a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

The questions include Census house number, material of floor of the house, whether the head of the household belongs to a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe, main source of drinking water, and access to toilet

Marineland seeks approval to sell belugas to United States after its China export proposal was rejected‘It’s heartbreaking’: how 30 captive beluga whales have become pawns in row over animal crueltyMarineland, the Canadian amusement park and aquarium which has threatened to kill its captive whales, wants government approval to sell the belugas to the United States after its China export proposal was rejected, according to an official and a former trainer.The former tourist attraction near the famed Niagara Falls has been mired in controversy for years. Twenty animals, including 19 belugas, have died at the park since 2019, according to a tally by the Canadian Press. Continue reading…

APSCHE Chairman K. Madhu Murthy and TGCHE Chairman V. Balakista Reddy discuss promoting research and innovation and fostering institutional partnerships

Court refuses to quash FIR against him for threatening and abusing Shidlaghatta CMC Commissioner

French President Emmanuel Macron says vessel subject to international sanctions, suspected of ‘flying false flag’.

Minister for Revenue K. Rajan said people could apply through the www.klarc.kerala.gov.in portal from Friday.

The former brings up his 17th First Class century, while the latter capitalises on a dropped catch from Nitish

Shiv Sena (UBT) has 65 seats in BMC. Eknath Shinde has 29 seats. The magic figure for power in BMC is 114.

Senegal face investigation following players and coaches walk-off in injury time of AFCON final against hosts Morocco.

Opposition lawmakers say they will seek to impeach José Jerí over undisclosed meetings in Lima’s ChinatownPeru’s interim president, José Jerí, has denied lying to the country and claimed he was the victim of a plot to discredit him amid a growing political scandal over his secretive meetings with Chinese businessmen.Jerí, 39, who took office in October after his predecessor Dina Boluarte was forced out, told a congressional oversight committee on Wednesday that he had been the target of a smear campaign designed to destabilise the country ahead of elections in April. Continue reading…

On the second day of the International Conference on Democracy and Election Management, Gyanesh Kumar noted that the heads of various poll management bodies had shared their concerns during the conference on the threat of misinformation to democracy

The expected output from these projects is relatively low compared to the unchecked ecological damage they will inflict, says Former State Environment Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray

In ten Karnataka districts, loan outstanding was ₹ 12,128 crores by the end of November, 2025

The woman’s brothers were opposed to the interfaith relationship, and confessed to killing the couple

A year ago, IIFL Finance’s profit was ₹82 crore.

India’s growth story rests on aggregate comfort, but a closer look shows households saving less, borrowing more, and absorbing risks once shared more broadly; beneath stable growth and steady consumption, a growing fragility builds in household finances

Mr. Zelenskyy did not say what the security guarantees included, only that they were “done” and were ready to be signed by the leaders and ratified by the Ukrainian parliament and U.S. Congress

European stocks advanced Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said a framework agreement had been reached on Greenland and called off tariffs.

Projects span key sectors, including rail connectivity, urban livelihoods, science and innovation, citizen-centric services, and advanced health-care

The US launches a “Board of Peace” for Gaza, but Palestinians have no seat at the table.

SC says poll body seemed to been referring more to inter-State migration and not cross-border illegal movement to conduct the SIR; verification of citizenship was not needed if an elector had moved from one State to another

The U.S. President’s attempt to create momentum for a project to map out a future of the war-torn Gaza Strip has been overshadowed this week, first by his threats to seize Greenland, then by a dramatic retreat from that push

Union Minister for Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan asccuses State government of failing to meet procurement targets of toor dal and tothapuri mango

Real Madrid remain the top earner in world football but Liverpool leap in ranking, while Manchester United slide.

A Russian drone strike hit a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, injuring seven people.

“It was hiding in plain sight all this time,” one researcher said.

The boy was taken along with his father, the lawyer and school officials say. ICE says it was not targeting the boy.

Research for first time suggests tendon and bones in heavier species would have made bounding possibleGiant 250kg kangaroos that once roamed Australia would probably have been able to hop despite their enormous size, researchers have said.While modern kangaroos are known for their ability to travel large distances by jumping with both hind legs at the same time, it has long been debated whether their extinct relatives would have been so springy. Continue reading…

Clad in florals and puffing on a cigarette, Tânia Maria has captivated audiences with a striking, if brief, performance in “The Secret Agent,” Brazil’s latest Oscar nominee.

Deadly floodings across southern Africa has submerged roads, homes and schools, forcing evacuations.

After President Trump aired his disdain for Europe, its leaders will gather in Brussels Thursday to take stock of what comes next.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Russian president has shown no commitment to peace in Ukraine.

Ryan Coogler’s film Sinners makes history with a record 16 nominations, followed by One Battle After Another with 13.

More than 620,000 affected by Mozambique floods, as vital infrastructure and tens of thousands of homes are destroyed.

Trump said he had the “concept of a deal” on Greenland, but didn’t share details of the agreement — or who agreed to it.

After meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump says Russia’s ‘war has to end’.

Much of postcolonial Africa still fails to confront the political vision for which Patrice Lumumba was eliminated.

The horror is up for 16 awards – setting a new record for the most Oscar nominations for a single film.

A teacher and his students in rural Argentina use music to raise the alarm about the dangers of pesticide spraying.

The initiative is the latest example of the president’s dismantling the post-World War II international system and building a new one, with himself at the center.

The Governor of California showed off knee pads that he suggested were for leaders “selling out” to the Trump administration, during an interview at Davos.

The Kremlin leader said he will discuss the possibility today with Trump administration envoys in Moscow.

The killings happened on a day when Australians were honoring the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre, and just after gun laws were tightened.

Frenchie Mae Cumpio and her former roommate were convicted of financing terrorism and sentenced to up to 18 years in prison.

European nations did not attend Trump’s “Board of Peace,” signing at the World Economic Forum in Davis, Switzerland.

Egisto Ott, 63, denies charges of handing over information to Russian agents.

Researcher points to ‘medicalisation of masculinity’ after investigating how men’s health is being monetised online“If you’re not waking up in the morning with a boner, there’s a large possibility that you have low testosterone levels,” an influencer on TikTok with more than 100,000 followers warns his viewers.Despite screening for low testosterone being medically unwarranted in most young men, this group is being aggressively targeted online by influencers and wellness companies promoting hormone tests and treatments as essential to being a “real man”, a study published in the journal Social Science and Medicine has found. Continue reading…

Looking to jazz up your portable gaming experience? Here are the best accessories we’ve tested for the Nintendo Switch 2.

European business groups have called for the EU to consider countermeasures in response to U.S. tariff threats.

Motorola phones may seem old-school, but their reasonable prices, colorful designs, and simple software make them good, wallet-friendly Android smartphones.

Proposed countermeasures on U.S. goods are now “on hold” after President Trump ditches planned levies.

The opposition politician is accused of election violence in which at least seven people were killed.

The operator says reactor remains “stable” and has no “radioactive impact outside”.

The games designer saw stock plunge on Thursday, following years of share price decline.

Top business leaders at the World Economic Forum delivered an expletive-laden message on the green backlash.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s Greenland pivot.

Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and whether we like it or not … there’s ultimately a limit to what we can actually physically cope with,’ scientist saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHuman-caused global heating made the intense heatwave that affected much of Australia in early January five times more likely, new analysis suggests.The heatwave earlier this month was the most severe since the 2019-20 black summer, with temperatures over 40C in Melbourne and Sydney, even hotter conditions in regional Victoria and New South Wales and extreme heat also affecting Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. Continue reading…

Researchers find with high confidence that security officials used Cellebrite to extract data from activists’ phonesAuthorities in Jordan appear to be using an Israeli digital tool to extract information from the mobile phones of activists and protesters who have been critical of Israel and spoken out in support of Gaza, according to a new report by the Citizen Lab.A multiyear investigation found with high confidence that Jordanian security authorities have been using forensic extraction tools made by Cellebrite against members of civil society, including two political activists, a student organizer, and a human rights defender, the researchers said. Continue reading…

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The retreat of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the north-east marks the biggest change of control in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

The web’s best resource for spotting AI writing has ironically become a manual for AI models to hide it.

Hume AI’s CEO, Alan Cowen, will join Google DeepMind along with several top engineers as part of a major licensing deal.

Rafael Tudares was arrested after his father-in-law, Edmundo González, ran against Nicolás Maduro in the election.

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With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.

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After a crackdown that killed thousands, Iran’s prosecutor general said on Wednesday that “the sedition is over now,” vowing to punish those responsible for the protests.

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As states check voter registration against a mashup of federal data, a new complaint says US citizens are getting kicked off state voter rolls as a result.

“We’re talking about six-figure salaries for people who are building chip factories or computer factories or AI factories,” Nvidia’s Jensen Huang said at WEF.

Market watches breathed sigh of relief on President Donald Trump’s tariff U-turn, but keep focused on corporate resilience.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said the Trump administration had denied him entry to an American venue at the World Economic Forum. It’s not clear if the administration was responsible.

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, were expected in Moscow as Mr. Witkoff expressed optimism over a plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Heavy rains have ravaged the country’s North Island, with a minister comparing it to a “war zone”.

An “abnormal hatred” between Russia and Ukraine’s leaders remains a barrier to ending the war, but a peace deal is getting closer, Trump said.

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Donald Trump told a packed room at Davos he demanded “immediate” negotiations over Greenland. CNBC was there, where the tension was palpable.

Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says organised crime is growing more complex, requiring new strategies.

The developments capped a striking day at Davos, whose theme this year was “A Spirit of Dialogue,” even as discussions were dominated by frayed alliances.

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After assailing Europe in a long speech at Davos, the president said he had won an agreement on the future of the Arctic territory.

Development charity’s new co-chief executives signal shift from controversial sponsor a child scheme launched in 1972 to long-term grassroots fundingChild sponsorship schemes that allow donors to handpick children to support in poor countries can carry racialised, paternalistic undertones and need to be transformed, the newly appointed co-chief executives of ActionAid UK said as they set out to “decolonise” the organisation’s work.ActionAid began in 1972 by finding sponsors for schoolchildren in India and Kenya, but Taahra Ghazi and Hannah Bond have launched their co-leadership this month with the goal of shifting narratives around aid from sympathy towards solidarity and partnership with global movements. Continue reading…

Reuters-polled analysts had estimated exports growth would remain unchanged from November at 6.1%.

The internet was shut during the general election, leaving many people without any income – or entertainment.

Reporters Without Borders said the ruling against the 26-year-old journalist showed a ‘blatant disregard for press freedom’ in the Southeast Asian nationA young Filipino journalist who spent nearly six years in a crowded provincial prison was found guilty of terror financing on Thursday, in a case rights groups and a UN rapporteur labelled a “travesty of justice”.Community journalist and radio broadcaster Frenchie Cumpio, 26, and former roommate Marielle Domequil broke down in tears and hugged each other as the guilty verdict was read and they were sentenced to 12-18 years in prison by judge Georgina Uy Perez of the Tacloban regional court. Continue reading…

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The developments capped a striking day at Davos, whose theme this year was “A Spirit of Dialogue,” even as discussions were dominated by frayed alliances.

South Korea’s economic growth slowed in the final quarter of last year as a sharp slump in construction investment, coupled with a pullback in exports.

Cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov captured the lights over Earth during one of the largest solar storms in more than 20 years.

For decades, leaders have gathered in Davos to discuss a shared economic and political future. On Wednesday, President Trump turned the forum into a bracing clash between his worldview and theirs.

The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in a 1982 uprising against his family’s rule.

A lot of confusion was swirling in Denmark and Greenland after President Trump’s bombshell of a post on social media.

Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, who led Tiananmen Square vigils, are accused of inciting subversionThe national security trial of three pro-democracy activists who organised an annual memorial in Hong Kong to mark the Tiananmen Square massacre opened on Thursday, in another landmark case brought under the Beijing-imposed law that has practically crushed protests in the semiautonomous Chinese city.Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho are charged with inciting subversion under Hong Kong’s national security law. Their trial is one of the most high-profile national security cases to be heard in Hong Kong since Beijing imposed the law in 2020. The defendants face a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment if convicted. The law has a near-100% conviction rate. Continue reading…

The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland.

The U.S. military said it had transferred 150 Islamic State detainees from northeastern Syria to Iraq and could eventually move as many as 7,000, as the Syrian government assumes control of the region from Kurdish-led forces.

Trump suggested to CNBC that the Greenland framework involves mineral rights for the U.S., as well as the administration’s proposed “Golden Dome” system.

A majority of those surveyed said they support the intervention, suggesting a shift from ideology to pragmatism, at least for now.

Stocks in the U.S. stabilized on Wednesday after an earlier slump had spilled into markets in Asia and Europe, ending a period of relative calm.

The president said a search that began in September and once included as many as 11 candidates is nearly over.

Another eight Palestinians were killed by Israeli artillery and gunfire across Gaza on Wednesday, according to medics.

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Mexico has sought to do more to combat its cartels in an effort to stave off airstrikes threatened by President Trump.

An eye condition, not a style choice, prompted President Emmanuel Macron of France to don aviators to address the World Economic Forum.

The US president made a series of contested claims, ranging from the status of Greenland to Nato spending.

The president gave misleading accounts of the U.S. role in Greenland’s history and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, among other claims.

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Harry said in court that reading articles about him published by Associated Newspapers, which he has accused of acting unlawfully, had been “traumatic.”

A Kurdish force that helped defeat the Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration turns to back the new Syrian government.

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The BBC’s Faisal Islam was in the room when President Trump told his audience that he would not use force in Greenland, but also launched a long argument for why the US should own it.

Taiwan’s domestic gridlock is revealing a deep-seated fracture over how the island should defend itself and how much it can depend on the United States.

Prime Minister Mark Carney got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing the end of Pax Americana. He is looking for new allies to help his country survive it.

Archaeologists say stencil painted with ochre in limestone cave on Muna Island was created at least 67,800 years agoThe faded outline of a hand on a cave wall in Indonesia may be the world’s oldest known rock art, according to archaeologists who say it was created at least 67,800 years ago.The ancient hand stencil was discovered in a limestone cave popular with tourists on Muna Island, part of south-eastern Sulawesi, where it had gone unnoticed between more recent paintings of animals and other figures. Continue reading…

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Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to shooting Mr. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister; but his case divided Japan.

Ghada Hatem-Gantzer, a French doctor, founded a one-stop shop to treat female victims of violence. Now, her revolutionary template is used across France.

Some of the president’s fellow Republicans oppose him – but it’s not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.

For years, Nicolás Maduro and his movement used song and dance to rally support. Now, millions of Venezuelans are dancing to a different political tune.

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Han Duck-soo verdict marks first judicial ruling stemming from ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2024 martial law decreeSouth Korea’s former prime minister Han Duck-soo has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for his role in an insurrection stemming from the former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law declaration.The judge, Lee Jin-kwan, ordered Han’s immediate detention. Continue reading…

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Han Duck-soo was convicted of playing a key role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law, which a court said was an insurrection.

Bulldozers leveled some structures in a compound that belonged to UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, escalating Israel’s crackdown on the organization.

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The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.

The president’s message since sending troops into Venezuela has been clear: This is about oil, not democracy.

The gathering of the global elite is set to serve as an all-hands effort to de-escalate tensions between President Trump and America’s allies over his insistence on acquiring Greenland.

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President Trump’s bellicose demands about Greenland and participation in his “board of peace” are deepening worries about the fate of the trans-Atlantic alliance.

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A senior U.S. official declined to confirm the specific operations in Venezuela, but said a covert team provided real-time support for the military.

President Trump threatened tariffs on European nations that sent military personnel to Greenland last week. Some have already gone home, but Denmark is now sending about 100 more.

The islands, which Britain has agreed to hand over to Mauritius, are home to a strategically important U.S.-British military base.

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Trump’s demands over Greenland are a rude awakening in a moment fraught with risk.

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Email sent to diplomats by state department office’s new boss is labelled ‘racist’ after dismissing Africa as a priorityUS diplomats have been encouraged to “unabashedly and aggressively” remind African governments about the “generosity” of the American people, according to a leaked email sent to staff in the US state department’s Bureau of African Affairs this January and obtained by the Guardian.“It’s not gauche to remind these countries of the American people’s generosity in containing HIV/Aids or alleviating famine,” says the email. Continue reading…

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Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report saysThe world saw a record number of billionaires created last year, with a collective wealth of $18.3tn (£13.7tn), while global efforts stalled in the fight against poverty and hunger.Oxfam’s annual survey of global inequality has revealed that the number of billionaires surpassed 3,000 for the first time during 2025. Since 2020, their collective wealth grew by 81%, or $8.2tn, which the charity claims would be enough to eradicate global poverty 26 times over. Continue reading…

Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term but poll criticised by observers and rights groups over repression of opposition and internet blackoutUganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, fresh from winning a seventh term in office at 81, said on Sunday that the opposition were “terrorists” who had tried to use violence to overturn the election results.Official results showed Museveni winning a landslide with 72% of the vote, but the poll was criticised by African election observers and rights groups due to the heavy repression of the opposition and an internet blackout. Continue reading…

Museveni’s opponent, Bobi Wine, alleges that members of polling staff were kidnapped and called for peaceful protestsYoweri Museveni, has won the Ugandan election and his seventh term with more than 70% of the vote, state election authorities have said, amid an internet shutdown and claims of fraud by his opponent.His opponent, a youthful musician known as Bobi Wine, condemned what he called “fake results” and alleged that members of polling staff were kidnapped, among other election irregularities. He called for peaceful protests to pressure the authorities to release what he called the “rightful results”. Continue reading…

Eastern region on high alert as authorities try to track animal tearing through villages in Jharkhand after apparently becoming separated from herdForest officials in India are on the hunt for an elephant that has killed more than 20 people in a days-long rampage through the eastern state of Jharkhand.Since the beginning of January, 22 people have been killed by a single-tusked elephant that has been tearing through forests and villages in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. Continue reading…

Delhi is world’s second largest purchaser of Russian crude, which is now cheaper than oil from Middle EastRussia is already working to circumvent the latest US sanctions to ensure India can continue to import high levels of cheap Russian crude oil, according to industry analysts.Since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, India has become the world’s second largest purchaser of Russian crude oil, which has been heavily discounted due to the impact of western sanctions. Continue reading…

Police ask Paramjeet Singh Pamma to install security cameras and reinforce door locks at his homePolice have advised a high-profile Sikh activist in the UK to install security cameras at his home and reinforce door locks because of threats from Hindu nationalist elements.Paramjeet Singh Pamma, 52, said he had been visited by police and received verbal advice to increase his security due to intelligence suggesting threats to his safety. Continue reading…

UN and many western countries as well as human rights groups say that in the absence of a meaningful opposition the election is neither free, fair nor credibleVoters in war-torn Myanmar queued up on Sunday to cast their ballots in the second stage of a military-run election, following low turnout in the initial round of polls that have been widely criticised as a tool to formalise junta rule.Myanmar has been ravaged by conflict since the military ousted a civilian government in a 2021 coup and detained its leader, Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking a civil war that has engulfed large parts of the impoverished nation of 51 million people. Continue reading…

Satat Sampada founders Harjeet Singh and Jyoti Awasthi say allegations are ‘baseless, biased and misleading’Police have raided the home of one of India’s leading environmental activists over claims his campaigning for a treaty to cut the use of fossil fuels was undermining the national interest.Investigators from India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) claim Harjeet Singh and his wife, Jyoti Awasthi, co-founders of Satat Sampada (Nature Forever), were paid almost £500,000 to advocate for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty (FFNPT). Continue reading…