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President announces 30-day order after inmates also took 46 people hostage at three prisons Guatemala’s president has declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities accused them of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at three prisons. The killings occurred in the capital, Guatemal City, and surrounding areas a day after gang-affiliated in…

Fund warns rising geopolitical tensions could have ‘material impact’ on global growth and investment Gold and silver hit record highs as markets reel Business live – latest updates Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland risk triggering a “spiral of escalation” that would damage the world economy and lead to a sharp sell-off in financial markets, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sai…

Deadline mandated by Epstein Files Transparency Act long past, but millions of documents have still not been released One month after the justice department’s congressionally mandated deadline to release all Jeffrey Epstein investigative files went unmet, victims’ advocates are expressing outrage over the department’s failure to comply with federal law. Advocates have also indicated that they are…

Critics draw ‘direct line’ between content by Nick Sortor and similar figures and violent actions of federal agents A rightwing influencer, who appeared to admit that he recently drove his truck at protesters in Minneapolis, has for years cooperated with the Trump administration even while he has been repeatedly accused of escalating conflict for video content he pumps out to 1.2 million follower…

Fear, abuse and eroding rights for trans people have created a hostile environment in the US – can they claim asylum in the Netherlands? The transgender refugees fleeing the US – podcast Ter Apel, a small, unassuming Dutch town near the German border, is a place tourists rarely have on their itinerary. There are no lovely old windmills, no cannabis-filled coffee shops and on a recent visit it was…

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde makes last-minute U-turn in submission to hospitals inquiry Scotland’s largest health board has finally admitted that contaminated water at a Glasgow super-hospital caused serious infections in child cancer patients that were linked to four deaths. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) made the dramatic U-turn in closing submissions to a long-running inquiry that wa…

Duke of Sussex one of six high-profile figures who accuse media company of unlawful information gathering The Duke of Sussex has arrived at a central London court as he and six other prominent figures begin their legal battle against the publisher of the Daily Mail, alleging it used unlawful information gathering to secure stories. Prince Harry headed to the high court to observe the opening of t…

Donald Trump links Greenland seizure threats to Nobel snub in letter to Norway’s prime minister. Plus, unseen home video of Martin Luther King Jr. Good morning. Donald Trump has linked his repeated threats to seize control of Greenland to his failure to receive the Nobel peace prize, according to an extraordinary letter sent to the Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre. What else has Trump s…

Putin shows no signs of ending Ukraine war and claim adds weight to accusation Trump favours Russian president The Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin has been invited to join Donald Trump’s “board of peace”, set up last week with the intention that it would oversee a ceasefire in Gaza. The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists on Monday that Russia was seeking to “clarify a…

Medical Justice report finds Home Office approach has led to ‘near total disregard for identified vulnerabilities’ The Home Office has been accused of failing to protect survivors of trafficking and torture detained as part of the government’s “one in, one out” scheme . Medical Justice, a charity that sends independent clinicians into immigration detention centres, has surveyed 33 detainees waiti…

Willy Esquivel was delivering nearby when neighbors asked him to help Ann Edwards, who lives alone in Santa Ana A United Parcel Service driver at work recently charged into a burning home outside Los Angeles and carried a centenarian woman out to safety in what officials called a “remarkable” example of “people looking out for one another in a moment of need”. As his heroics drew attention in onl…

PM says US tariffs are in no one’s interests – and Greenland row should be resolved through ‘calm discussion’ UK politics live – latest updates Europe live – latest updates Keir Starmer has ruled out imposing retaliatory tariffs on the United States, saying they would be the “wrong thing to do”, after Donald Trump threatened them against Nato allies to try to secure Greenland. The prime minister …

Sanae Takaichi has told senior figures in the ruling LDP she intends to dissolve the lower house on 23 January Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi , has called a snap election as she attempts to capitalise on high approval ratings since becoming the country’s first female prime minister three months ago. Takaichi, a conservative who is embroiled in a deepening dispute with China over the secur…

Fourth year of decline deepens concerns over ageing, shrinking workforce and long-term economic impact China’s population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to another record low, according to official data, prompting warnings from experts of further decline. The population dropped by 3.39 million to 1.405 billion, a faster fall than 2024. Births dropped to 7.92 m…

Ambulance NSW treat man at Manly beach in Sydney’s north after attack by shark on Monday evening Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man believed to be in his 20s is in a critical condition after being bitten by a shark in the third attack at Sydney beaches in two days. He was taken to Royal North Shore hospital on Monday evening after Ambulance NSW treated the man at M…