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German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says ‘democracies have partners and allies’ The US acting alone has reached the limits of its power and may already have lost its role as global leader, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, warned Donald Trump at the opening of the Munich Security Conference. Merz also disclosed he had held initial talks with the French president, Emma…

School district says students will return next week after teachers demanded higher wages and more health benefits San Francisco teachers who staged their first strike in decades over wages and family health benefits have reached a tentative agreement with the school district. The San Francisco unified school district (SFUSD) announced on Friday schools would reopen to staff immediately, and to st…

Kevin Taylor allegedly accepted trips and lavish dinners for help in selling a ‘mobile panic alert system’ to city schools A New York police leader tasked with protecting the city’s schoolchildren allegedly accepted bribes to help a businessman sell his “mobile panic alert system” to schools in 2023, Manhattan federal prosecutors have alleged . Kevin Taylor, former commanding officer of the New Y…

Discipline committee decides to terminate Miles Kwan from studies because of ‘multiple acts of misconduct’ A Hong Kong university student who had called for accountability over a deadly fire at an apartment complex in the city has been expelled by the school for disciplinary offences. Miles Kwan, a politics student, was detained for two nights by the city’s national security police last year for …

EU’s head of foreign policy claims ‘Board of Peace’ is vehicle for Trump with no accountability to Palestinians or UN A bitter dispute between Europe and the US over the future of Gaza has broken out into the open, with the EU’s head of foreign policy, Kaja Kallas, warning that Donald Trump’s “ Board of Peace ” was a personal vehicle for the US president that removed any accountability to Palesti…

USS Gerald R Ford will take about three weeks to sail to region, amid push for Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions Donald Trump has ordered the world’s largest aircraft carrier to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East in an effort to increase pressure on Iran amid discussions over curbing its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. The USS Gerald R Ford and its supporting warships shoul…

Flawed evidence by psychologist Melanie Gill was used to remove children from woman in 2019 A mother who did not see her children for nearly six years after they were taken away by the family courts has been reunited with her son after the flawed evidence used in her case was overturned. An assessment by an unregulated psychologist led to “extraordinary” and “draconian” orders that effectively te…

The Puerto Rican star’s album Debí Tirar Más Fotos jumps to No 2, while the song DTMF rises to No 4 Despite being one of the most streamed musicians in the world, Bad Bunny had never had a solo UK Top 10 hit – until now. The Puerto Rican musician has attracted a huge number of curious new fans – and jubilant preexisting ones – after last week’s Super Bowl, where he performed in a half-time show d…

Lawmakers left Washington for a long weekend without resolving an impasse over much-criticized agency’s funding US politics live – latest updates The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is on course for an official shutdown at midnight after lawmakers left Washington for a long weekend without resolving an impasse over the much-criticized agency’s funding. A range of services, including domesti…

Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check Reform UK’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection has been accused of wanting a “Handmaid’s Tale future” after unearthed YouTube footage revealed he called for “young girls and women” to be given a “biological reality” check. In a clip posted to his personal YouTube channel in…

Tree has never been granted preservation order to protect it under law and prevent it from being cut down The future of the original Bramley apple tree, which is responsible for one of the world’s most popular cooking apples, is at risk now that the site where it grows has been put up for sale, campaigners have warned. The tree is situated in the back garden of a row of cottages in Southwell, Not…

Kristi Noam announced end of TPS for Yemenis, saying protections were against US ‘national interest’ The Trump administration has ended temporary protected status (TPS) for Yemeni nationals in the US, the secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem, said on Friday, the latest move targeting immigrants. The decision to end humanitarian protections that grant deportation relief and work permits to …

Annex holding 6,000 women and children is now mostly empty, raising security and humanitarian concerns Most of the foreign families of suspected Islamic State fighters have left al-Hawl camp since the Syrian government took control of the facility, prompting security and humanitarian concerns over their whereabouts. About 6,000 women and children from 42 different countries were previously held i…

Designer Stella Jean forced to paint over image of revolutionary on ski suits after being told it breached rules Winter Olympics live – latest updates The designer behind the Haitian team’s uniform for the 2026 Winter Olympics has said she had to redesign their ski suits for the opening ceremony after being told they did not comply with the guidelines on athlete expression by the International Ol…

Customers flock to Daoxiangcun to pick up cakes selected by the president during lunar new year tour around city A Beijing pastry shop visited by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, on a lunar new year tour this week has been swarmed by customers hoping to get their hands on Xi-approved sweet treats. Traffic was brought to a standstill in Beijing’s capital as the president took a tour around the c…