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- Trump confirms he said government shutdown could last months or years
- Tropical Storm Pabuk batters Thailand coast but tourists are spared the worst
- St Kilda beach rally: far-right and anti-racism groups face off in Melbourne
- 'This is going to get ugly': Azealia Banks ramps up public feud with Elon Musk
- Five teenagers dead after fire in 'escape room' in Poland
- 'Tracking every place you go': Weather Channel app accused of selling user data
- Mexican president Amlo reveals $23,000 in savings – and no credit card
- US navy Seal pleads not guilty to murdering Islamic State prisoner
- Latin American governments urge Maduro to cede power
- Sushi king pays record $3.1m for endangered bluefin tuna in Japan
- Where to go on holiday in 2019 – the hotlist
- London man charged with murder over New Year's Day stabbing
- Life in the lobby: 'Debate in parliament can be intense, emotional theatre'
- Senior US official: Saudi version of Khashoggi murder 'not credible'
- Suspected Ebola sufferer does not have disease, say Swedes
- Mexican officials say US immigration overhaul is 'all up in the air'
- Ex-Credit Suisse bankers arrested in $2bn fraud investigation
- Shutdown over border wall is crucial test for Trump's presidency
- Government shutdown could last for years, says Trump – video
- 'Immoral': Nancy Pelosi on Trump's border wall – video
- Tears, hugs and dabbing as new Congress sworn in – video report
- Colombia's full-colour Blacks and Whites' carnival – in pictures
| Trump confirms he said government shutdown could last months or years Posted: 04 Jan 2019 10:50 PM PST President threatens to declare national emergency and build wall without congressional approval: 'I can do it if I want' As a partial US government shutdown hit the two-week mark, Donald Trump told congressional leaders at the White House he was prepared for the standoff to last months or even years. "Absolutely I said that," said Trump during a Rose Garden press conference, when asked if Senator Chuck Schumer was correct in his claim that the White House was prepared to continue the shutdown indefinitely. Continue reading... |
| Tropical Storm Pabuk batters Thailand coast but tourists are spared the worst Posted: 04 Jan 2019 09:17 PM PST Nearly 30,000 people are forced into emergency shelters as the waning weather system skirts Koh Samui Floods and blackouts caused by Tropical Storm Pabuk have left nearly 30,000 people in evacuation shelters across southern Thailand, but tourists stranded on holiday islands were spared the worst and began to plot routes home. Pabuk, a once in three-decades weather system, packed winds of up to 75km (45 miles) an hour and brought heavy rains and storm surges as it lashed the entire south of the kingdom on Friday, downing power cables and causing widespread flooding. Continue reading... |
| St Kilda beach rally: far-right and anti-racism groups face off in Melbourne Posted: 05 Jan 2019 01:16 AM PST A rally against immigration at St Kilda beach prompts counter-protests but police keep rivals groups apart Tensions reached boiling point at St Kilda beach in Melbourne as hundreds of far-right wing extremists and anti-racism campaigners faced off in a screaming match and minor scuffles broke out. Scores of police including some with riot shields and on horseback were on hand to keep the groups apart. A police boat kept watch from the water and two helicopters circled overhead. Continue reading... |
| 'This is going to get ugly': Azealia Banks ramps up public feud with Elon Musk Posted: 04 Jan 2019 04:44 PM PST Rapper has become embroiled in the fallout over the CEO's controversial tweet about taking Tesla private It's back on. The fierce and very public feud between Elon Musk and the rapper Azealia Banks was reignited on Friday after the tech billionaire's lawyers attacked the rappers' credibility in a filing in a shareholder lawsuit. Continue reading... |
| Five teenagers dead after fire in 'escape room' in Poland Posted: 04 Jan 2019 01:14 PM PST Girls, 15, had been celebrating a birthday at the venue in northern city of Koszalin Five teenage girls have died and one man was seriously injured after a fire broke out at an "escape room" interactive game location, in the northern Polish city of Koszalin, officials said. "The victims of this tragedy are 15-year-old children, girls celebrating a birthday," interior minister Joachim Brudziński told broadcaster TVN24. Continue reading... |
| 'Tracking every place you go': Weather Channel app accused of selling user data Posted: 04 Jan 2019 06:39 PM PST Most popular mobile weather app misled users who shared location information, say Los Angeles prosecutors in lawsuit People relied on the most popular mobile weather app to track forecasts that determined whether they chose jeans over shorts and packed a parka or umbrella, but its owners used it to track their every step and profit off that information, Los Angeles prosecutors said Friday. The operator of the Weather Channel mobile app misled users who agreed to share their location information in exchange for personalized forecasts and alerts, and they instead unwittingly surrendered personal privacy when the company sold their data to third parties, the city attorney, Michael Feuer, said. Continue reading... |
| Mexican president Amlo reveals $23,000 in savings – and no credit card Posted: 04 Jan 2019 01:43 PM PST
Despite spending his adult life in a political system where public service is seen as a route to self-enrichment, Mexico's president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has revealed that he has a little less than $23,000 in savings. Related: 'It's a comfy plane': Mexico's Amlo seeks buyer for presidential jet Continue reading... |
| US navy Seal pleads not guilty to murdering Islamic State prisoner Posted: 04 Jan 2019 09:09 PM PST Special operations chief Edward Gallagher is also accused of shooting at unarmed Iraqi civilians at random A decorated navy Seal has pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated murder and other crimes in the stabbing death of a teenage Islamic State prisoner in Iraq and the shooting of unarmed Iraqi civilians. Special operations chief Edward Gallagher has been jailed since his September arrest, and a judge said he would rule next week whether the 19-year navy veteran should be released before trial. He was due to stand trial 19 February. Continue reading... |
| Latin American governments urge Maduro to cede power Posted: 04 Jan 2019 02:44 PM PST A dozen countries and Canada questioned the legitimacy of the Venezuelan president's soon-to-be second term A dozen Latin American governments and Canada have delivered a blistering rebuke to Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, questioning the legitimacy of his soon-to-begin second term and urging him to hand over power as the only path to restoring democracy in his crisis-wracked country. Related: 'A slow-motion catastrophe': on the road in Venezuela, 20 years after Chávez's rise Continue reading... |
| Sushi king pays record $3.1m for endangered bluefin tuna in Japan Posted: 04 Jan 2019 07:18 PM PST The winning auction bid for the enormous tuna was more than double the price fetched five years ago A record $3.1 m (£2.4 m) has been paid for a giant bluefin tuna at Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year. The winning bid for the prized but endangered species at the predawn auction was more than double the 2013 annual New Year auction. Continue reading... |
| Where to go on holiday in 2019 – the hotlist Posted: 04 Jan 2019 11:00 PM PST A total solar eclipse, two World Cups, several new flights and walking trails, and big birthday celebrations from Havana to the Grand Canyon – here are our top 40 destinations worth checking out this year Continue reading... |
| London man charged with murder over New Year's Day stabbing Posted: 05 Jan 2019 01:25 AM PST Michael Rolle, 34, from Dulwich, charged with murder of Charlotte Huggins, 33 A man has been charged with the murder of a 33-year-old woman on New Year's Day. Charlotte Huggins became the first person to be killed in London in 2019 when she was allegedly stabbed to death in Camberwell in the south-east of the capital early on 1 January. Continue reading... |
| Life in the lobby: 'Debate in parliament can be intense, emotional theatre' Posted: 05 Jan 2019 01:30 AM PST The Guardian's political editor, Heather Stewart, on Westminster, Brexit dramas and why a sense of humour is vital As I left the family breakfast table one recent Sunday morning to creep upstairs to our little study and flip open the laptop, my four-year-old son groaned: "Brexit is wasting a lot of mummy-time." He's not wrong: covering the slow-motion car crash of Britain's Brexit policy over the two-and-a-half years since the 2016 referendum has taken its toll in missed bedtimes and outings forgone. Continue reading... |
| Senior US official: Saudi version of Khashoggi murder 'not credible' Posted: 04 Jan 2019 11:25 AM PST Comments come as the US secretary of state embarks on a tour of Arab capitals The US does not believe the official Saudi version of the murder of the Washington Post columnist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi is credible, a senior administration official has said. The official was speaking to the press before the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, embarks next week on an tour of eight Arab capitals, seeking to shore up support for US policy, and to reassure allies that the US is not abandoning the region despite Donald Trump's order for the withdrawal of American troops from Syria. Continue reading... |
| Suspected Ebola sufferer does not have disease, say Swedes Posted: 04 Jan 2019 11:51 AM PST Tests negative for patient who had returned from Burundi and was treated in isolation A young man being treated in isolation at Uppsala University hospital in Sweden after suspicion of Ebola contamination does not have the disease, the regional authority has said. Region Uppsala, which oversees several hospitals and medical clinics north of Stockholm, said a test had been carried out on the patient, who was not identified. Continue reading... |
| Mexican officials say US immigration overhaul is 'all up in the air' Posted: 04 Jan 2019 11:00 PM PST Activists say 'catch and return' would push conditions on cities past breaking point as officials say they were kept in the dark When she announced last month that tens of thousands of asylum seekers would be returned to Mexico while their cases are considered, the homeland security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, described the move as a "historic" overhaul of US immigration policy. But more than two weeks later, the new strategy has yet to begin and it remains unclear how the plan would work – or even if Mexico is willing to enforce it. Continue reading... |
| Ex-Credit Suisse bankers arrested in $2bn fraud investigation Posted: 04 Jan 2019 10:02 AM PST Trio arrested in London on US charges as calls grow for debt claim against Mozambique to be dropped Three former Credit Suisse bankers have been arrested in London on US charges of alleged involvement in a fraud involving $2bn (£1.6bn) in loans to state-owned companies in Mozambique. Mozambique's former finance minister, Manuel Chang, and a senior executive from the shipbuilder Privinvest Group, Jean Boustani, have also been arrested in South Africa and New York, respectively, in recent days. Continue reading... |
| Shutdown over border wall is crucial test for Trump's presidency Posted: 04 Jan 2019 10:00 PM PST Analysis: as the shutdown's toll becomes clearer, the president aims to keep his pledge – but Democrats have reason to resist There are two chants that everyone remembers from Donald Trump's campaign rallies. One is "Lock her up!", aimed at Hillary Clinton, a demand not likely to be met unless America becomes a banana republic. The other is "build that wall!" It is now crunch time for this central, defining promise of the Trump candidacy and "make America great again" movement. The US president says he will not support a bill to fully fund the government until he secures $5.6bn for a wall on the US-Mexico border. Continue reading... |
| Government shutdown could last for years, says Trump – video Posted: 04 Jan 2019 02:10 PM PST The partial government shutdown, which hit the two-week mark on Friday, could continue indefinitely after a meeting between Donald Trump and top Democrats failed to resolve their dispute. The president went on to say he could declare a national emergency and build a wall without congressional approval: 'I can do it if I want' Continue reading... |
| 'Immoral': Nancy Pelosi on Trump's border wall – video Posted: 04 Jan 2019 08:33 AM PST Nancy Pelosi, the newly elected House speaker, insisted Trump's border wall would not receive funding as the partial US government shutdown hit the two-week mark on Friday. Pelosi described the wall as 'an old way of thinking, it isn't cost effective' Continue reading... |
| Tears, hugs and dabbing as new Congress sworn in – video report Posted: 04 Jan 2019 06:40 AM PST The swearing in of the 116th Congress on Thursday was marked by a series of firsts, with the new freshman class the most diverse in US history
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| Colombia's full-colour Blacks and Whites' carnival – in pictures Posted: 04 Jan 2019 06:01 AM PST More than 10,000 artists, craftspeople and revellers take part in the carnival, a fusion of different cultural celebrations. It takes place every year from 2 to 7 January in the city of Pasto and is on Unesco's intangible heritage list Continue reading... |
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