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Trump’s wounding of the US economy offers Beijing an unparalleled opportunity – if it dials back its overbearing trade tactics When the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney , took to the podium at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week to lament how “great economic powers” were dismantling the international order, it seemed clear that he was talking about the United States. He might have bee…

Nato chief has glibly dismissed prospect of coping without US support, but in the age of Trump the case for autonomy is growing The Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, was typically blunt when he met members of the European parliament this week. From the dais of the blond-wood committee room in Brussels, he was clear: “If anyone thinks that the European Union, or Europe as a whole, can defend its…

The Manchester city councillor was selected to fight the seat after a hustings event and vote by local members The Labour party has selected its candidate to fight the Gorton and Denton byelection. Angeliki Stogia, a Manchester city councillor, was chosen to fight the seat after a hustings event and vote by local members. Continue reading...

A lawsuit filed last week alleges tech firm ‘can access virtually all’ private communications, a claim the company has denied US authorities have reportedly investigated claims that Meta can read users’ encrypted chats on the WhatsApp messaging platform, which it owns. The reports follow a lawsuit filed last week, which claimed Meta “can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘privat…

At least 10 people have died in freezing temperatures as support groups warn of lack of affordable housing For years, an older man nicknamed “Uncle” came to get dinner each night from a Coalition for the Homeless van that stopped in Hudson Yards. Volunteers could not convince him to go to a shelter because he feared getting attacked. He was often barefoot, but when the organization offered him sn…

Flowers and candles laid by VA building in Washington as killing reverberates through nursing community For Nolan Lee, it felt like Minnesota in Washington DC on Wednesday night. Despite the most extreme cold in 150 years, about a thousand people gathered in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) headquarters, a block from the White House, to remember Alex Pretti and demand an end to fu…

Putin critic says plants in China, India and Turkey are funnelling up to $1bn a day to Kremlin Bill Browder’s fight against Vladimir Putin has seen him face threats, lawsuits, false accusations of murder and Interpol arrest warrants. A disinformation-laden film was even made about him. But 16 years after the death of his friend and lawyer Sergei Magnitsky at the hands of Putin’s regime , Browder …

Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, jailed for three years for sexually assaulting student on school trip The headteacher of Eton College has apologised and said he was “appalled” after a former teacher was jailed for sexually assaulting a pupil. Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, was jailed on Friday for three years and three months for sexually assaulting one of his students during a school trip. …

Justice department on Friday released 3m pages and lawmakers accuse it of not releasing roughly 50% of records Survivors, lawmakers and watchdog groups accused Donald Trump’s justice department of withholding records it is legally required to release following the disclosure of millions of files from the investigation into the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . The justice dep…

TUC urges ministers to bring forward changes to protect workers amid concerns over apps such as Temper The fashion retailer Urban Outfitters, the bed specialist Dreams and the operator of several Royal Parks cafes have been criticised for the use of the gig economy app Temper to take on staff – some of whom can end up earning below minimum wage. The TUC is urging the government to bring forward p…

Attacks, which killed women and children, come day before border crossing is due to open in Gaza’s southern most city Hospitals in Gaza have said Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since an October agreement aimed at stopping the fighting. The missiles hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a…

Emails between former prince and financier revealed in latest tranche of released documents • Epstein files – latest updates Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Jeffrey Epstein to meet him at Buckingham Palace after the child sex offender was released from house arrest, new documents suggest. The latest tranche of releases from the US Department of Justice include an email exchange in 2010 between…

The US Department of Justice released more than three million pages of files on Friday Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Epstein to visit him at Buckingham Palace shortly after the convicted sex offender was released from house arrest , files released by the US justice department appeared to suggest. A document dated 27 September 2010 suggests Epstein contacted Mountbatten-Windsor during a stay …

Thousands set to gather in Budapest after János Lázár’s remarks captured on video Thousands of people are set to gather in Budapest to demand the resignation of a senior Hungarian politician, for making a racist remark against Roma people earlier this month. János Lázár told attendees at a political forum that migration was not the solution to the country’s labour shortage. “Since there are no mi…

Keir Starmer says he wants to ‘go further’ in relations with Brussels as ministers look to restart stalled negotiations The UK and the EU are exploring the prospect of new talks on closer defence cooperation, as Keir Starmer stressed on Friday that he wanted to “go further” in the UK’s relationship with Brussels. Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s trade commissioner, is due in London for talks next week, w…