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President also denies he ever offered JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon the chair of the Federal Reserve Donald Trump threatened to sue JPMorgan Chase on Saturday, citing an unsubstantiated allegation that major banks discriminated against him after the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot. Trump announced the potential lawsuit in a post on social media, tying the threat to his criticism of a recent Wall Street Jo…

US president says 10% levies will hit the UK and other Nato countries unless deal reached to buy the Arctic island British politicians and diplomats have condemned Donald Trump’s decision to impose 10% tariffs on the UK and seven other European countries amid the continuing row over Greenland. The US president said the levies would apply from 1 February to Nato members – including the UK, France …

President said 10% tariff on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland will begin on 1 February and increase to 25% on 1 June Donald Trump said he will impose a 25% tariff on a slew of European countries including Denmark, Germany and the UK – until the US is allowed to purchase Greenland, in an escalation of the US president’s bid to claim the autonomous Danis…

Eight children have died of hypothermia this winter, says health ministry, amid reports maternal and newborn care in territory has been dismantled A 27-day-old baby died in Gaza on Saturday from severe cold, bringing the number of children in the region who have died of hypothermia since the start of the current winter season to eight, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Medical sources…

US health department’s new food pyramid places red meat and cheese high in saturated fats over plant-based proteins The new food pyramid rolled out in US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr ’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) places animal-based proteins, including cheese and red meats high in saturated fats, above plant-based proteins, which has raised alarm bells among health and environ…

Museveni’s opponent, Bobi Wine, alleges that members of polling staff were kidnapped and called for peaceful protests Yoweri 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 “f…

Warner Bros is also being pursued by Paramount Skydance, helmed by David Ellison, son of president’s ally Donald Trump bought at least $1m worth of bonds in Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), according to a financial disclosure form, days after he said would “be involved” in a proposed merger between the two companies. The White House released a financial disclosure report on Friday which s…

Exclusive: Amazon, Meta and X among firms holding hundreds of meetings with people at heart of government, data shows Tech companies have been meeting government ministers at a rate of more than once per working day, enjoying high-level political access that dwarfs that of child safety and copyright campaigners, who called the pattern “shocking” and “disturbing”. Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Elon …

Draft creates ‘too broad an opt-out’ for intelligence chiefs to decide what information is released after major incident The mayors of Liverpool and Manchester have said an amendment to the Hillsborough law should be withdrawn, saying it did not do enough to prevent future cover-ups. The Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, said the amendmen…

Nathan Chasing Horse, who had part in Dances with Wolves, accused in trial that spotlights influence of ‘medicine men’ After learning she was of Lakota descent around 1996, Melissa Leone, who was adopted, hungered to connect to her Native American tribe. “I was grabbing a hold of any and all connections that felt good or safe,” she said. Continue reading...

Chris LaCivita sued news outlet over 2024 story about large payments from Trump campaign to his consulting firm A manager for Donald Trump ’s 2024 presidential election bid has abandoned a high-profile lawsuit against the Daily Beast, 10 months after complaining the news outlet had defamed him in reporting on campaign expenditures. Chris LaCivita, who co-managed the campaign that led to Trump’s s…

Vincent Chan, who already pleaded guilty to 26 offences, accused of possessing indecent images of children A nursery worker who was convicted of dozens of sexual attacks on children left in his care has been charged with a further 15 offences. Vincent Chan, 45, previously pleaded guilty to 26 offences between 2022 and 2024, including sexually assaulting four girls aged between two and four at the…

Hardline Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami is not alone among regime voices calling for harsh response to unrest, say rights groups A senior Iranian cleric has demanded the execution of protesters after a brutal crackdown raised the death toll in Iran and quelled the nationwide protest movement. In a sermon on Friday, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami railed against demonstrators, saying “armed hypocrites should be …

Atlas Lions face Senegal in final of Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday and Moroccan diaspora scents victory London’s Little Morocco is brimming with pride and anticipation. The Moroccan diaspora in North Kensington is in no doubt that on Sunday the Atlas Lions will triumph against Senegal in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations. “There’s not just an excitement, it has completely taken over everyt…

M&S, Morrisons and Ocado among retailers bringing out ranges targeting shoppers taking Wegovy or similar Veganuary and dry January are among the new year health kicks enthusiastically endorsed by supermarkets, but this year the buzz is around “Jab-uary” as pricey diet foods aimed at people on weight-loss drugs hit the shelves. Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Asda, Ocado and the Co-op are among the bi…