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Trump supporter Júnior Pena falsely claimed migrants being rounded up, including Brazilians, were ‘all crooks’ A rightwing Brazilian influencer who claimed Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown targeted only “crooks” has been arrested by ICE agents in New Jersey. Júnior Pena, whose full name is Eustáquio da Silva Pena Júnior, declared his support for the US president in a recent video message to h…

Peter Mandelson has resigned his Labour party membership after new details of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein came to light. But why did Labour ever decide to appoint him as US ambassador? Pippa and Kiran chat through what No 10 knew and when Continue reading...

Lady Lawrence tells high court she is ‘a victim all over again’ owing to alleged unlawful information gathering The mother of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has said she felt she had been “taken for a fool” by the publisher of the Daily Mail, after she was told about allegations it had targeted her with unlawful information gathering techniques. Appearing at the high court in London, Dore…

British pop collective decry use of 1997 hit Tubthumping to promote the party’s ‘small-minded, hate-fuelled agenda’ The British pop collective Chumbawamba has asked Spain’s Vox to stop using their best-known song to promote “its small-minded, hate-fuelled agenda” after the far-right party chose its 1997 hit single Tubthumping to soundtrack a social media post railing against migration. Santiago A…

Charge is designed to protect much-loved monument from overtourism, but not all visitors like the idea Teresa Romero is in Rome to celebrate a milestone birthday and one of the first things she did on Monday was visit the Trevi fountain to participate in the ritual of tossing a coin into the waters of the late baroque masterpiece. But before the Portuguese tourist could get close to the fountain,…

Labour suspended Norris, 66, last year after his original arrest on suspicion of child sexual abuse offences Dan Norris, a former Labour minister and now an independent MP, has been arrested for a second time on suspicion of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism and upskirting. Labour suspended Norris, 66, who defeated Jacob Rees-Mogg at the last election, last year after his original arrest. Continue …

Awards host alluded to president’s association with late sex offender in awards ceremony remarks US politics – live updates Grammys host Trevor Noah has been threatened with legal action by Donald Trump for a joke during Sunday’s awards ceremony about the president’s connection to the disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump fired off an angry post on his Truth Social plat…

Demand by US that it take control of Arctic island is for many a reminder of troubling imperial past On a bitterly cold recent morning in the Canadian Arctic, about 70 people took to the streets. Braving the bone-chilling winds, they marched through the Inuit-governed territory of Nunavut, waving signs that read: “We stand with Greenland” and “Greenland is a partner, not a purchase.” It was a gli…

Labor can afford a few moments of glee now, but spending, emissions, AI and Aukus are just some of the challenges on the road to the next election Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor MPs could hardly contain their delight on Monday. Even before today’s start of parliament, the Nationals had debated a leadership spill and Sussan Ley looked firmly on borrowed time . T…

There are factors beside inflation that the board needs to consider, most notably the labour market Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank is overwhelmingly expected to hike rates at its first policy meeting of the year – but should it? There’s a powerful consensus for a cash rate rise to 3.85%, from 3.6%, on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Data shows Boele – who won seat by only 26 votes – received almost $700,000 in donations from Climate 200 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Nicolette Boele spent $2.26m to claim a nail-biting victory in the Sydney seat of Bradfield, making her 26-vote win the most expensive campaign of any teal independent. Boele narrowly beat Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian in 2025,…

Responding to critics of policy, Pedro Sánchez says Spain is choosing path of ‘dignity, community and justice’ ‘Like a gift from God’: workers welcome Spanish amnesty Spain’s prime minister has pushed back against critics of plans to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants and asylum seekers, asserting that Spain was choosing the path of “dignity, community and justice”. The 46-second video, whi…

Greater optimism in PMI survey, adding to signs Bank of England will keep interest rates on hold this week Business news – latest updates British manufacturers enjoyed one of their best months since Labour came to power in January, according to a closely watched survey, adding to signs that the Bank of England will decide to keep interest rates on hold this week. The purchasing managers’ index (P…

Rightwing populist elected by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to cocaine trade Rightwing populist Laura Fernández has won Costa Rica’s presidential election by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade. Fernández’s nearest rival, centre-right economist Álvaro Ramos, conceded defeat as results showed the ruling pa…

Marius Borg Høiby arrested on suspicion of assault, making threats with knife and violating restraining order, police say The son of Norway’s crown princess, Marius Borg Høiby, has been arrested on new charges just days before the start of his rape trial. The Oslo police district said Høiby had been arrested on Sunday evening on suspicion of assault, making threats with a knife and violating a re…