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- Donald Trump era begins with Obamacare rollback and missile defence orders
- Italy bus crash: at least 16 dead and dozens rushed to hospital
- Women's March on Washington, London and global anti-Trump protests - live coverage
- Italy avalanche: more people pulled alive from buried ruins of hotel
- Many killed in Pakistan market bomb blast
- US airstrike kills more than 100 alleged al-Qaida militants in Syria, Pentagon says
- Bowe Bergdahl's lawyers say new president's criticism threatens fair trial
- El Chapo is not a Robin Hood but a 'cancerous tumour', US prosecutor says
- Library book returned a century late in San Francisco
- Calls to boycott French film awards over Roman Polanski honour
- Trump's inauguration, Mosul and Andy Murray – the 20 photographs of the week
- Australia to seek UK migration deal in Brexit trade talks
- Melania Trump's style evokes Jackie Kennedy and Nancy Reagan
- How the world reacted to Trump's inauguration as US president
- Radical Russian artist in real-life drama over sexual assault claims
- Northern Ireland: an uncertain peace
- The Gambia: defeated president backs down and agrees to go into exile
- Out of the blue: 'Trump' skywriting appears above Sydney protest
- 'American carnage': Donald Trump's vision casts shadow over day of pageantry
- A murder house, a gold AK-47 and $1m bribes: how El Chapo built Sinaloa cartel
- How these six women's protests changed history
- President Trump's inauguration balls – in pictures
- Fresh turmoil in South Korea as minister arrested over 'arts blacklist'
- Churchill bust returns to Oval Office as Donald Trump settles in
- Anti-Donald Trump protests take place around UK during inauguration
- Inauguration protests: more than 200 demonstrators arrested in Washington
- Bane of our existence: Trump speech has uncanny echo of Batman villain
- Hundreds boo President Trump's motorcade in Washington DC – video
- Canadians traveling to Women's March denied US entry after sharing their plans
- Women's March organizers prepare for hundreds of thousands of protesters
- 'I feel nauseous': undocumented students fearful after Trump's speech
- Supporters of Trump celebrate his inauguration – in pictures
- Submissions on 18C cite laws that pose 'greater risk' to free speech
- Hillary Clinton readies herself for Trump's swearing-in with a deep breath – video
- A morning with 'adorable deplorables': why Trump supporters are optimistic
- Anti-Trump protests around the world – video
- Protesters clash with police at inauguration – video
- What's inside the Tiffany box? Imagining Melania Trump's gift to the Obamas
- What you need to know about Trump's first speech as president
- Fact-checking the inaugural speech: the economy, crime and hiring American
- Trump's inaugural speech in full – video
- Donald Trump sworn in as 45th president of the United States
- Protesters barricade Uber offices: 'No business as usual' on inauguration day
- Protests erupt around the world as Trump sworn in – in pictures
- In pledging to put 'America first', Trump holds the world at his mercy
- Trump's first speech in office was unapologetic appeal to nationalism | Gary Younge
- Catholic and Protestant abuses still need redress | Letters
- How do we meet the urgent needs of 11 million Syrians fleeing conflict? | Gustavo Gonzalez
- The new president can stop all executive investigations. Will he halt ones about himself?
- The week in patriarchy: your worst nightmare | Jessica Valenti
- Inaugural balls: Trumps dance to 'My Way' – video
- Trump takes oath of office and gives first speech as US president – video
| Donald Trump era begins with Obamacare rollback and missile defence orders Posted: 21 Jan 2017 01:41 AM PST New president begins four-year term with series of executive orders setting tone for his government Donald Trump has begun his presidency with a series of seismic policy interventions starting the repeal of former president Barack Obama's healthcare policies, initiating a new US missile defence system and ushering in a new period of American protectionism. The 45th president of the United States, who was sworn into office on Friday, began his four-year term of office with a series of executive orders that would set the tone for his government. It was, he said, a government that would "put only America first". Continue reading... |
| Italy bus crash: at least 16 dead and dozens rushed to hospital Posted: 21 Jan 2017 12:16 AM PST Bus carrying Hungarian passengers, mostly teenagers, crashes and catches fire on motorway near city of Verona At least 16 people were killed and about 40 injured after a bus carrying Hungarian students crashed and burst into flames on a highway in northern Italy, police said on Saturday. Girolamo Lacquaniti, head of highway police in the city of Verona, said most of the passengers were teenage students and others were teachers and parents. He told SkyTG 24 television that the bus went off the road near a highway exit during the night. Television images showed the bus on fire. Continue reading... |
| Women's March on Washington, London and global anti-Trump protests - live coverage Posted: 21 Jan 2017 02:19 AM PST Rolling coverage of events in the US and around the world as more than 20 countries host solidarity marches in wake of Trump inauguration
Elsewhere in Asia, hundreds of people joined protests in Tokyo, including many American expatriates. "Trump presidency gets my blood boiling ... Everything we value could be gone. It's time to speak your mind and concerns and to do our best to salvage the values we cherish in America," said Bill Scholer, an art teacher. In Manila on Friday about 200 demonstrators from a Philippine nationalist group rallied for about an hour against Trump outside the US embassy.
Protesters in Australia and New Zealand were the first to start marching today. In Sydney, Australia's biggest city, about 3,000 people gathered for a rally in Hyde Park before marching on the US consulate downtown. A further 5,000 people rallied in Melbourne, and in New Zealand, there were marches in four cities, involving around 2,000 people. "Feminism is my Trump card" and "Fight like a girl," were among the placards seen in Sydney. Organiser Mindy Freiband told Reuters: We're not marching as an anti-Trump movement per se, we're marching to protest the hate speech, the hateful rhetoric, the misogyny, the bigotry, the xenophobia and we want to present a united voice with women around the globe. Continue reading... |
| Italy avalanche: more people pulled alive from buried ruins of hotel Posted: 20 Jan 2017 10:45 PM PST Total of nine people rescued from debris of Rigopiano resort in Gran Sasso mountains, with effort continuing to bring out more survivors Another four people were pulled alive over Friday night from the rubble of a ski resort in central Italy – bringing to nine the number rescued, more than two days after the hotel was swept down by an avalanche. The two women and two men were from a group of five whom rescuers had detected beneath the snow and ruins on Friday afternoon. Efforts continued to retrieve any other survivors. The body of a woman was also found. Continue reading... |
| Many killed in Pakistan market bomb blast Posted: 21 Jan 2017 12:45 AM PST At least 18 killed and 51 wounded as bomb explodes in Parachinar, close to border with Afghanistan At least 18 people have been killed and 51 wounded after a bomb exploded in a busy market town close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Sabir Hussain, a doctor at the main hospital in Parachinar, said 11 critically wounded people who were brought in from blast site died while being treated. He said several of the wounded were in serious condition and were being transferred to other hospitals for better care. Continue reading... |
| US airstrike kills more than 100 alleged al-Qaida militants in Syria, Pentagon says Posted: 20 Jan 2017 02:28 PM PST A B-52 bomber and aerial drones struck a training camp in Idlib province Thursday, less than a day after Isis targeted in Libya airstrike approved by Obama More than 100 alleged militants have been killed in a US airstrike on an al-Qaida training camp in Syria, the Pentagon said, announcing the second major US counter-terrorism strike in the final hours of Barack Obama's presidency. Related: Obama departs White House with a promise: 'I'll be right there with you' Continue reading... |
| Bowe Bergdahl's lawyers say new president's criticism threatens fair trial Posted: 20 Jan 2017 11:50 AM PST Defense lawyers filed a motion asking a military judge to dismiss the charges against Bergdahl, arguing Donald Trump violated Bergdahl's due process rights Donald Trump's scathing criticism of Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl will prevent the soldier from getting a fair trial on charges he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, Bergdahl's attorneys said on Friday. In a motion filed shortly after Trump was sworn in, defense lawyers asked a military judge to dismiss the charges against Bergdahl and argued the Republican violated his due process rights and military law against unlawful command influence. Continue reading... |
| El Chapo is not a Robin Hood but a 'cancerous tumour', US prosecutor says Posted: 20 Jan 2017 10:09 AM PST
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán could face the rest of his life in a US prison and have $14bn of his drug-trafficking profits seized by American authorities, US prosecutors said on Friday, a day after the cartel kingpin was extradited from Mexico to stand trial in New York. During a brief hearing at the Brooklyn federal court, Guzmán pleaded not guilty to charges that he lead a vast and murderous criminal operation that distributed 200 tons of cocaine for sale on American streets. Continue reading... |
| Library book returned a century late in San Francisco Posted: 20 Jan 2017 06:11 AM PST Responding to an amnesty on overdue loans, short-story collection is checked back in after 100 years by the original borrower's great-granddaughter As nominative determinism goes, Forty Minutes Late was a little understated for the title of a book returned to San Francisco library 100 years late. The book was borrowed in 1917 by one Phoebe Johnson, from the San Francisco Public Library, as US troops sailed across the Atlantic to face the mud and bullets of the first world war trenches. Continue reading... |
| Calls to boycott French film awards over Roman Polanski honour Posted: 20 Jan 2017 06:44 AM PST Women's groups describe decision to have veteran director preside over César ceremony as 'snub to rape victims' French women's groups have called for a boycott of the César awards, the country's equivalent of the Oscars, after Roman Polanski was asked to preside over this year's ceremony. The veteran film director, who has won four best director Césars for movies including Tess, The Pianist and The Ghost Writer, is wanted in the US on charges of raping a 13-year-old girl in Los Angeles in 1977. Continue reading... |
| Trump's inauguration, Mosul and Andy Murray – the 20 photographs of the week Posted: 21 Jan 2017 02:24 AM PST Donald Trump sworn in as 45th president of the United States, the ongoing battle for Mosul, the Australian Open tennis – the news of the week captured by the world's best photojournalists Continue reading... |
| Australia to seek UK migration deal in Brexit trade talks Posted: 21 Jan 2017 02:19 AM PST High commissioner says country wants easier access for businesspeople, and exploratory talks have already begun Britain will have to relax immigration rules for Australians if it wants to strike a free trade deal with the Commonwealth nation, its high commissioner to London has said. Alexander Downer said Australia would seek better access for businesspeople before reaching a post-Brexit trade agreement with the UK. Continue reading... |
| Melania Trump's style evokes Jackie Kennedy and Nancy Reagan Posted: 21 Jan 2017 02:01 AM PST New first lady wore retro powder blue skirt suit for swearing in followed by vanilla off-the-shoulder gown for evening events If Melania Trump had former first ladies on her mood board while shopping for the inauguration, then it was dominated by Jackie Kennedy's ceremonial formalities on the West Lawn and Nancy Reagan's evening celebrations. The skirt suit and matching gloves in retro powder blue the new first lady wore for the swearing in was followed by a vanilla, off-the-shoulder evening gown. The dress, a collaboration between Mrs Trump and designer Hervé Pierre, featured a full-length ruffle in six layers of crepe, a narrow red ribbon bow belt and a deep side slit. Bold and dynamic rather than romantic or ladylike, it was closer to the vigorous, red-blooded style which Nancy Reagan brought to the White House in the 1980s than to Jackie Kennedy's demure elegance or to Michelle Obama's take on modern romance. Continue reading... |
| How the world reacted to Trump's inauguration as US president Posted: 21 Jan 2017 01:59 AM PST Caution in China, sorrow and anger in Mexico, cork-popping in Moscow – here are some of the global responses to Friday's power handover Germany will need a new economic strategy geared toward Asia should the new US administration start a trade war with China, vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said, warning of a "rough ride" hours after Donald Trump was sworn in. Continue reading... |
| Radical Russian artist in real-life drama over sexual assault claims Posted: 20 Jan 2017 03:35 AM PST Allegations put protest artist Pyotr Pavlensky and political theatre group Teatr.doc at odds despite common cause Allegations of sexual assault have pitted Russia's boldest political artist, Pyotr Pavlensky, against its boldest political theatre group, Teatr.doc, dividing public opinion this week. "The regime wants to remove Pavlensky," read the headline of an opinion piece on the website of Snob magazine. "Pavlensky is no martyr," read another on the same site. Continue reading... |
| Northern Ireland: an uncertain peace Posted: 21 Jan 2017 12:00 AM PST In the week an election was called and Martin McGuinness quit as deputy first minister, a walk through Portadown reveals political and cultural changes that will radically affect the region's political future The church stands on a lonely eminence on one side of the valley. Across the brook, on the town side, the hilltop has been built up with executive-style houses. Every Sunday a small delegation of increasingly elderly men, in Orange Order regalia, marches down the hill from the church to the brook. They ask permission to continue along this route into town, from a policeman stationed on the bridge. The policeman politely refuses. They hand him a letter of protest, and then they march back uphill again. Continue reading... |
| The Gambia: defeated president backs down and agrees to go into exile Posted: 20 Jan 2017 06:10 PM PST Yahya Jammeh announces he will 'relinquish the mantle of this great nation' after Mauritania's president, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, brokered his departure The Gambia's new president has declared that the "rule of fear" is over in the country, as it appeared that a deal had been reached for his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh, to relinquish power and go into exile. After 12 hours of talks, Mauritania's president, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, confirmed to the Guardian that an agreement had been reached. "There is a deal," he said. Asked if Jammeh would be leaving the country, he said: "The outgoing president will travel very soon." Continue reading... |
| Out of the blue: 'Trump' skywriting appears above Sydney protest Posted: 20 Jan 2017 08:30 PM PST Skywriting Australia says it did the job at a cost of $4,000, and the clients wanted it to coincide with the Women's March Skywriters wrote "Trump" over Sydney on Saturday, above a protest where 5,000 people marched in support of womens rights, following Donald Trump's inauguration as US president. Two messages simply saying "Trump" appeared about midday, and many images of the signs were posted on social media. Continue reading... |
| 'American carnage': Donald Trump's vision casts shadow over day of pageantry Posted: 21 Jan 2017 01:46 AM PST In Donald Trump's first speech as US president, he offered a sinister view of the US: cities afflicted by crime, political elite in control and closed-down factories
At the stroke of noon, as is the American way, power passed from one man to another man. And with that passing of the baton from Barack Obama to Donald Trump, made manifest in a 35-word oath, the country was changed beyond recognition as the new president offered a dark vision of his nation and the world. The new 45th president of the United States coined the sinister phrase "American carnage" to vividly conjure an image of inner cities he said were afflicted by crime, a political elite that had forgotten ordinary people, and a landscape of rusted factories like tombstones. Continue reading... |
| A murder house, a gold AK-47 and $1m bribes: how El Chapo built Sinaloa cartel Posted: 21 Jan 2017 01:00 AM PST Joaquín Guzmán is on trial in the US for running the world's biggest narcotic operation but the Mexican kingpin's removal is unlikely to stem the flow of drugs Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán combined brutality, business sense and bling to build a multibillion-dollar international drug trafficking empire. This was the portrait unveiled in a 17-count indictment United States authorities released on Friday as the cartel kingpin made his first appearance in a New York court a day after his extradition to the United States. Continue reading... |
| How these six women's protests changed history Posted: 21 Jan 2017 01:00 AM PST From revolution-era France to modern-day Poland and Argentina, women have effected change by standing up en masse to injustice On Saturday, 150,000 people are expected to take to the streets for the Women's March on Washington. The progressive demonstration is expected to be the largest of inauguration weekend as well as one of the largest in US history, and sister marches will be held in cities across the country and around the world. Related: 29 reasons to join the Women's March on Washington Continue reading... |
| President Trump's inauguration balls – in pictures Posted: 21 Jan 2017 12:59 AM PST Donald Trump celebrated taking office as president at a series of inauguration balls in Washington DC Continue reading... |
| Fresh turmoil in South Korea as minister arrested over 'arts blacklist' Posted: 20 Jan 2017 08:33 PM PST Cho Yoon-sun accused of helping target artists, writers and entertainers critical of President Park Geun-hye, who has since been impeached South Korean prosecutors have arrested the culture minister for suspected involvement in drawing up a blacklist of artists, writers and entertainers critical of President Park Geun-hye amid a graft scandal that led to Park's impeachment. Cho Yoon-sun became the first sitting minister ever to be arrested, said the special prosecutor's team investigating the scandal. Continue reading... |
| Churchill bust returns to Oval Office as Donald Trump settles in Posted: 20 Jan 2017 07:04 PM PST Likeness of former UK prime minister returns after having reportedly been removed by Obama in favour of sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr A bust of Winston Churchill has been returned to the White House's Oval Office. In a nod to the "special relationship", President Donald Trump appeared to make good on an agreement to return the wartime British leader's bust to the famous office within hours of being sworn in. Continue reading... |
| Anti-Donald Trump protests take place around UK during inauguration Posted: 20 Jan 2017 05:15 PM PST People gathered in their thousands in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh to voice their opposition to the 45th US president Demonstrations against the fractious election campaign run by Donald Trump took place across the UK as he was inaugurated as the 45th US president. Lily Allen joined protesters demonstrating outside the US embassy in London, where about 2,000 people took part in a march and rally. And at least 1,500 are thought to have attended demonstrations in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester, as well as other towns and cities around the country. Continue reading... |
| Inauguration protests: more than 200 demonstrators arrested in Washington Posted: 20 Jan 2017 03:51 PM PST Thousands took to the streets of Washington DC for peaceful protests, but pockets of violence saw clashes between police and the president's dissenters
More than 200 protesters were arrested on Friday as police used pepper spray and stun grenades to suppress a series of small, violent confrontations before and after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Thousands of protesters from numerous groups descended on Washington DC for mostly peaceful protest throughout inauguration day, in a sign of the dissent and discord Trump's divisive presidential campaign produced. Continue reading... |
| Bane of our existence: Trump speech has uncanny echo of Batman villain Posted: 20 Jan 2017 03:43 PM PST President Trump said 'we are transferring power from Washington DC and giving it back to you, the people', similar to a line from the film The Dark Knight Rises Donald Trump has been compared to many things, but until now the Batman villain Bane had probably not been among them. In his inaugural address on Friday, the new US president said his arrival in office had "special meaning" because "we are transferring power from Washington DC and giving it back to you, the people". Continue reading... |
| Hundreds boo President Trump's motorcade in Washington DC – video Posted: 20 Jan 2017 03:17 PM PST Hundreds of protesters booed President Donald Trump's motorcade as his inaugural parade made its way through downtown Washington DC. Crowds of onlookers held up homemade signs and jeered at his car during one section of what was otherwise an uneventful route. Trump later exited his vehicle and walked for the final stretch of the parade, despite the fact that protesters were engaged in clashes with the police a few streets away Continue reading... |
| Canadians traveling to Women's March denied US entry after sharing their plans Posted: 20 Jan 2017 03:02 PM PST After telling border agents their plans to march, group's cars were searched and phones examined, and each person was fingerprinted and had their photo taken Would-be protesters heading to the Women's March on Washington have said they were denied entry to the United States after telling border agents at a land crossing in Quebec their plans to attend the march. Montrealer Sasha Dyck was part of a group of eight who had arranged online to travel together to Washington. Divided into two cars, the group – six Canadians and two French nationals – arrived at the border crossing that connects St Bernard de Lacolle in Quebec with Champlain, New York, on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Women's March organizers prepare for hundreds of thousands of protesters Posted: 20 Jan 2017 02:00 PM PST With Donald Trump newly installed in the Oval Office, co-chairs herald 'one of the largest grassroots efforts that anyone has ever seen' At about 10am on Saturday, as a quarter of a million or more people gather in protest at the base of Capitol Hill for the Women's March on Washington, the newly minted President Donald Trump will be on his knees at "a service of prayer and reflection" at the National Cathedral. From that perch four miles away from the White House he won't, initially, be able to hear the civil rights legend Angela Davis, the feminist icon Gloria Steinem or the pro-choice campaigner Cecile Richards addressing the crowds at the march. Continue reading... |
| 'I feel nauseous': undocumented students fearful after Trump's speech Posted: 20 Jan 2017 01:33 PM PST Reaction to inauguration speech trumpeting 'America first' was met with mixed reviews across the country, with some cheering him for touting 'the right way' Miriam Avilez hid her face in her hands as she watched Donald Trump begin to deliver his inauguration speech on a laptop. "I feel nauseous. I can't look at him," said Avilez, a 27-year-old undocumented student. "Everything we've fought for, all the victories we've had, in one day are basically taken away." Continue reading... |
| Supporters of Trump celebrate his inauguration – in pictures Posted: 20 Jan 2017 01:25 PM PST Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th president of the United States was a day of contrast. It sparked protests in Washington, across the US and globally, but Trump's fans also turned out to celebrate his first day as president Continue reading... |
| Submissions on 18C cite laws that pose 'greater risk' to free speech Posted: 20 Jan 2017 01:23 PM PST Groups say secrecy provisions on border protection and other rules governing intelligence leaks need to be changed Amnesty International, academics and the journalists' union have warned that laws restricting information about national security and immigration detention are a greater threat to freedom than race speech laws. The groups have called for reform of the laws and greater substantive protection of freedom of speech in submissions to the Senate inquiry into section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Continue reading... |
| Hillary Clinton readies herself for Trump's swearing-in with a deep breath – video Posted: 20 Jan 2017 01:21 PM PST Hillary Clinton, who lost out on the presidency in November despite winning the popular vote, composed herself before walking onstage ahead of the beginning of her political rival Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday. Clinton was invited to the event as a former first lady, and attended alongside her husband Bill Clinton Continue reading... |
| A morning with 'adorable deplorables': why Trump supporters are optimistic Posted: 20 Jan 2017 12:57 PM PST On a bus bound for the inauguration in Washington, backers of the new president explain their views: 'He isn't putting people down'
On the bus, in the morning darkness, Steph and Brandi put on their makeup, using a phone as a mirror. Stephanie Friess and Brandi Tillman have been friends since high school, and now they were on their way from Wilmington, Delaware, to Washington to celebrate the man who had given them a brand new country. Continue reading... |
| Anti-Trump protests around the world – video Posted: 20 Jan 2017 12:54 PM PST Protests take place all over the world on Friday, as Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Crowds from Manila to the West Bank, Tokyo to Berlin, organise a variety of marches and events to voice their opposition Continue reading... |
| Protesters clash with police at inauguration – video Posted: 20 Jan 2017 12:44 PM PST Protesters clashed with police in Washington DC on Friday following Donald Trump's inauguration. Officers used pepper spray and stun grenades to contain the crowd. Earlier in the day, some protesters threw bricks at the windows of a local Starbucks, a Bank of America ATM center, a McDonald's and a cafe, shattering glass in an incident caught on video Continue reading... |
| What's inside the Tiffany box? Imagining Melania Trump's gift to the Obamas Posted: 20 Jan 2017 12:29 PM PST What did the new first lady give to Barack and Michelle Obama shortly before her husband was sworn in as president? Here are some possible options Melania Trump turned up at the White House on inauguration day clutching a gift for the outgoing president and first lady, that recognizable robin egg blue box with a white ribbon signifying a purchase from Tiffany & Co. Related: Analysis of Trump's first speech as president: what were the key points? Continue reading... |
| What you need to know about Trump's first speech as president Posted: 20 Jan 2017 12:16 PM PST Guardian US writers examine President Trump's take on national security, the economy, climate change, healthcare, justice, immigration and gender Donald Trump's economic nationalism was on full display in his inauguration speech. The president spoke of the "American carnage" he claims has been wrought on America, leaving "rusted out factories scattered like tombstones" across a nation with "little to celebrate", and blamed it on the outsourcing of US jobs. "America first" will be his presiding philosophy. |
| Fact-checking the inaugural speech: the economy, crime and hiring American Posted: 20 Jan 2017 12:00 PM PST In his first presidential speech, Donald Trump painted a bleak picture on issues ranging from education to the military. Alan Yuhas sorts fact from fiction
"For too long a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the rewards of government … Washington flourished but the people did not share in its wealth." This is technically true – the Washington DC area has seen more than a decade of growth – but more complicated as a rhetorical attack on Washington as a symbol of "the establishment". Continue reading... |
| Trump's inaugural speech in full – video Posted: 20 Jan 2017 11:33 AM PST President Donald Trump gave his first speech after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Trump told the gathered crowd that 'protection will lead to great prosperity' and that America would be protected by God before warning that the US needed to protect its borders from the 'ravages of other countries' Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump sworn in as 45th president of the United States Posted: 20 Jan 2017 11:19 AM PST Trump describes 'American carnage' in dark inauguration speech in which he vows to transfer power from political elites 'back to you, the people' President Donald Trump has set out a bleak portrayal of a nation under siege, vowing to end "American carnage" in an inaugural address that fired up his supporters but did little to ease the fears of American liberals or an anxious world. Related: 'American carnage': Trump's vision casts shadow over day of pageantry Continue reading... |
| Protesters barricade Uber offices: 'No business as usual' on inauguration day Posted: 20 Jan 2017 11:14 AM PST Activists hold signs attacking company that 'collaborates with Trump' as protests are staged at other sites around San Francisco Anti-Trump protesters barricaded the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco on Friday morning to call attention to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's "collaboration" with the new administration on Trump's inauguration day. Protesters blocked traffic outside the ride-hailing company's main office with a giant banner reading: "Uber collaborates with Trump", while others used PVC piping and chains to blockade the entrances to the building. Continue reading... |
| Protests erupt around the world as Trump sworn in – in pictures Posted: 20 Jan 2017 11:09 AM PST From Japan to Washington, there were protests all over the world to coincide with the ceremonial inauguration of the new US president Continue reading... |
| In pledging to put 'America first', Trump holds the world at his mercy Posted: 20 Jan 2017 11:03 AM PST The new president lamented aiding other countries at the supposed expense of the US, in inaugural speech that emphasised counter-terrorism
In his inaugural address, Donald Trump did not just promise to change his own country, he pledged to "determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come". Related: Donald Trump inauguration speech: 'This American carnage stops now' – live Continue reading... |
| Trump's first speech in office was unapologetic appeal to nationalism | Gary Younge Posted: 20 Jan 2017 11:02 AM PST Braggart and bigot now in control of the world's most powerful military and economy. Fear and malevolence won Even the heavens wept. As Donald Trump stepped forward to become America's 45th president the cold shower that broke over Washington offered no end of metaphors. His address, however, was literal to a fault. There was no higher calling, no sense of a greater purpose, no florid imagery or impassioned idealism. This was as crude and unapologetic an appeal to nationalism as one might expect from a man incapable of rising to an occasion without first refracting it through his ego. It is said that presidents campaign in poetry and govern in prose. Trump campaigned in graffiti – the profane scrawls of a mindless vandal – and, if his inaugural address was anything to go by, may yet govern in tweets – the impulsive, abbreviated interventions of a narcissist. Continue reading... |
| Catholic and Protestant abuses still need redress | Letters Posted: 20 Jan 2017 10:38 AM PST Having been appointed to the papal commission on child protection, I can confirm that Emiliano Fittipaldi is broadly correct that the pope has done little on child abuse. I might argue that Francis has done more than his predecessor, but it still is not enough. I made the same point publicly last year. Damian Thompson recently wrote in the Spectator of the pope reversing a defrocking of "an Italian priest with a passion for expensive cars and underage boys", who has since been jailed by the civil courts . As long as such outrages continue, it is hard to take the pope's commitment seriously. The commission certainly doesn't like criticism, as we see from my friend Baroness Sheila Hollins' protestations (Letters, 18 January). Speaking truth unto power led to me being unilaterally disinvited from future meetings, leaving just one rather lone female survivor/victim voice on the commission. Fittipaldi's assertion that the "church continues to protect the privacy of the paedophiles/abusers and also the cardinals [who protect them]" is deeply worrying, but justified. The records have to be sent to the Vatican where they continue to be kept safely away from prying secular justice. |
| How do we meet the urgent needs of 11 million Syrians fleeing conflict? | Gustavo Gonzalez Posted: 21 Jan 2017 01:00 AM PST Faced by a huge challenge, international donors and aid organisations converging on Helsinki to discuss the Syrian aid response will need ambition and innovation In March it will be six years since the start of Syria's descent into ruinous conflict. We can hope that the latest ceasefire and talks generate progress towards ending the war. But we must also be realistic about how long it will take to reach effective peace. Meanwhile, the millions of men, women and children whose lives have been uprooted by the conflict need to find ways to live and pursue their ambitions and aspirations. They require housing, jobs, education and healthcare – and the communities and countries that are hosting them need support to make this possible. Continue reading... |
| The new president can stop all executive investigations. Will he halt ones about himself? Posted: 20 Jan 2017 09:09 AM PST Donald Trump takes office when there is reported to be a broad investigation into possible collusion between the Kremlin and campaign officials President Donald Trump takes office in circumstances unlike any in US history. He assumes executive authority, and his nuclear launch codes are being activated at a time when there is reported to be a broad, multi-agency investigation into possible collusion between the Kremlin and officials on his campaign. US intelligence agencies have already concluded that Vladimir Putin interfered in the presidential election in Trump's favour. The night before his inauguration, the New York Times quoted current and former senior US officials as saying that law enforcement and intelligence agencies were examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of their inquiries. Continue reading... |
| The week in patriarchy: your worst nightmare | Jessica Valenti Posted: 20 Jan 2017 07:29 AM PST The future seems bleak – we must find ways to cope together. Here is Jessica Valenti's inaugural newsletter on sexism and feminism this week Hello, and welcome to your worst nightmare. A narcissist whose misogyny borders on psychopathy – a man accused by dozens of women of sexual misconduct – is now leading our nation. With a cabinet chock-full of Bond villains and neophytes, and a Twitter feed spilling over with vile, Trump is throwing us into a dark and uncertain time. Continue reading... |
| Inaugural balls: Trumps dance to 'My Way' – video Posted: 20 Jan 2017 10:14 PM PST The new US president, Donald Trump, and his first lady, Melania Trump, take the first dance at the Liberty Inaugural Ball in Washington on the evening of his inauguration Continue reading... |
| Trump takes oath of office and gives first speech as US president – video Posted: 20 Jan 2017 10:01 AM PST Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, succeeding Barack Obama. In his inaugural address, Trump said he was transferring power from Washington DC back to the people Continue reading... |
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