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A summit between Greenland, Denmark and Washington has done nothing to calm our fears as the US steps up its efforts to take control of my countryThe year has started out in familiar fashion for Kalaallit - the people of Greenland. The US president has once again threatened to take control of the world's biggest island, just like he did back in 2019 and in 2024/25. Yet it feels different this time.This time it seems as if there are more concrete plans being shaped within the Trump administration to annex Greenland. Trump wants to take" it whether they like it or not", as he stated at a recent White House press conference. And the only option he seems to be offering currently is to do it either the nice way or the more difficult way" - whatever that means. These are obviously plans for the forceful theft of Indigenous land and a self-governing territory; they are loud threats against our democracy - threats that are coming directly from the US president, again and again, through the media. That is scary. And the Greenlandic people do not feel safe.Malu Rosing is a Greenlandic writer and an Arctic adviser at the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs Continue reading...

Breads Bakery workers demand better pay and conditions and criticize chain for supporting the genocide in Palestine'Workers at popular New York City bakery chain Breads Bakery announced a move to unionize, claiming it has underpaid, undervalued, disrespected, discriminated against, intimidated and hurt" staff, as well as supported the genocide happening in Palestine".The company, which has ties to Israel, expressed concern that divisive political issues" had been introduced into its stores. We make babka; we don't engage in politics," a spokesperson said. Continue reading...

US president's friend Ronald Lauder - who first proposed Arctic expansion - is now making deals in the islandOne day during his first term, Donald Trump summoned a top aide to discuss a new idea. Trump called me down to the Oval Office," John Bolton, national security adviser in 2018, told the Guardian. He said a prominent businessman had just suggested the US buy Greenland."It was an extraordinary proposal. And it originated from a longtime friend of the president who would go on to acquire business interests in the Danish territory. Continue reading...

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel prize winner had been sidelined by White House after US seized MaduroDonald Trump will host Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel peace prize winner, at the White House on Thursday for a high-stakes talks on the oil-rich nation's future following the US capture of Nicolas Maduro.Many in Venezuela and abroad had expected Machado to take charge after an elite US military team seized Maduro in a pre-dawn raid on 3 January and transported him to a New York City jail. Continue reading...

There are no salary caps and no luxury taxes, yet the world's most-watched soccer league is only getting more balancedDavid Stern used to tell a joke. In his early years as NBA commissioner, he liked to say, his job was essentially to travel back and forth between Boston and Los Angeles to hand out the championship trophy. In the first five NBA Finals after he took the helm in early 1984, the Celtics and Lakers won all five titles, each missing the decisive series just once.Current commissioner Adam Silver recalled the anecdote last June, ahead of the 2025 NBA Finals, by which time the league was guaranteed a seventh different champion in seven years. We set out to create a system that allowed for more competition around the league," Silver said then in his annual news conference. The goal being to have 30 teams all in the position, if well managed, to compete for championships. And that's what we're seeing here." Continue reading...

The US president vowed to end childhood cancer'. But his administration is dismantling the search for a cure and sending families scrambling for treatmentFor seven years, Jenn Janosko cared for children with cancer on the ninth floor of New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital.It's the happiest sad place she knows. Continue reading...

A new exhibition at the New York Historical museum looks at the immigrant experience in New York City through a range of revealing and diverse viewpoints, with more than 100 photographs and objects showing how the city has been shaped by people from across the globe. The exhibition runs to 29 March Continue reading...

Just more than a year after the new luxury behemoth was formed, it announced it had filed for chapter 11 bankruptcyEvery year, the stores down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue dress up their windows at Christmastime. Tourists from all over the world come to gawk at all the glitter, lace, ruffles and bows.Saks's Fifth Avenue location, so iconic that it's embedded in the brand's name, is usually dressed top to bottom during the holidays. In 2023, the store partnered with Christian Dior to display a giant zodiac calendar. As part of the light show, fireworks were released from the top of the store to the oohs and aahs of spectators. Continue reading...

The eight remaining teams all have elements of brilliance. But they also have weaknesses that could send them crashing out of the postseasonDefending the run has long been a sore spot for the Bills - they finished the season 25th in defensive rush success rate. Inside, they lack mass, and are too easily pushed around by teams committed to a smashmouth approach. Outside, they struggle with discipline and technique. Against Jacksonville last weekend, both fell apart. The Jaguars rushed for 154 yards, with 119 of those yards coming on outside runs. It was the Jags' highest total on outside runs this season. This weekend, against a Broncos offense that is happy to punch anyone in the mouth, that could put the Bills in a lot of trouble. Continue reading...

Several hundred protesters gathered at the scene where a federal officer shot a man in the leg during an enforcement operation in north Minneapolis.ICE agents blocked off the area and used smoke and other crowd control weapons.There has been a week of demonstrations in the US city after a federal agent killed Renee Nicole Good

The EU must be more robust in order to stem the tide of international disorder, or it risks falling to authoritarian imperialismDonald Trump is threatening to take over Greenland, the territory of a Nato ally, possibly by military force, as Vladimir Putin is trying to take over Ukraine. Even if he doesn't actually do it, this is a new era: a post-western world of illiberal international disorder.The task now for liberal democracies in general, and Europe in particular, is twofold: to see this world as it is and to work out what the hell we're going to do about it.Timothy Garton Ash is a historian, political writer and Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Mayor urged calm as protesters gathered on the scene, as city continues to reel in aftermath of Renee Nicole Good's killingA federal officer has shot a man in the leg during an enforcement operation in north Minneapolis, sparking protests in a city still on edge after the killing of Renee Nicole Good by a federal agent last week.The shooting occurred about 7pm local time, according to witnesses. Several hundred protesters gathered at the scene on Wednesday night facing off with agents who blocked off the area and used smoke and other crowd control weapons. Continue reading...

The US I grew up in was built on the rule of law. Now my Indian-born dad is scared ICE will take him from his American care homeAs an American of mixed Danish and Indian heritage, who is also a citizen of France and, therefore, of the EU, Donald Trump's contempt for the rule of law fills me with dread. I don't need international law," he boasted on 7 January in an interview with the New York Times. For Louis XIV, it was L'etat, c'est moi". For Trump, it's the Donroe doctrine", or the western hemisphere is mine for whatever profit I and my elite group of loyal courtiers can wring from it".At the same time, Trump's honesty about his intention to use the astonishing military power he wields for unfettered plunder is at least refreshing. No more American pieties to democracy and human rights. The world hasn't seen this kind of unabashed dedication to amassing wealth since the British East India Company. All hail the new king emperor! Or else.Mira Kamdar is a Paris-based writer and author of India in the 21st Century. She writes Mixed Borders on SubstackDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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List includes war-torn nations, allies and countries with long-standing immigration ties to US - key US politics stories from 14 January 2026The Trump administration has indefinitely suspended immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries, marking one of its most expansive efforts yet to restrict legal pathways to the United States.The freeze, which takes effect on 21 January, targets applicants officials deem likely to become a public charge" - whom they describe as people who may rely on government benefits for basic needs. Continue reading...

Luis David Nino-Moncada, shot the day after Renee Good was killed, denies using vehicle as weapon against officerA man shot and wounded by a Border Patrol agent during an immigration stop in Portland last week has plead not guilty to charges of aggravated assault against a federal officer and damaging federal property.Luis David Nino-Moncada, who was taken into custody after sustaining an injury in the arm from the shooting, was indicted on Tuesday and entered his plea on Wednesday. The Department of Homeland Security alleges that Nino-Moncada, who is of Venezuelan descent, entered the US illegally and used his vehicle as a weapon when agents attempted to apprehend him. Continue reading...

Republicans Josh Hawley and Todd Young flipped after receiving assurances' from Trump administration

Exclusive: US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies feel ever more distant, results showA year after Donald Trump's return to the White House, a global survey suggests much of the world believes his nation-first, Make America Great Again" approach is instead helping to make China great again.The 21-country survey for the influential European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) thinktank also found that under Trump, the US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies - particularly in Europe - feel ever more distant. Continue reading...

Image with question Which way, Greenland man?' is a key concept in neo-Nazi and white supremacist subculture'The Trump administration has been called out, yet again, for using explicitly white supremacist verbiage in its increasingly aggressive social media strategy.The White House posted a cartoon to X on Wednesday of two Greenlandic mush teams with three huskies each, pointing towards the choice of the white pillars and the South Lawn or a tempestuous scene by the Great Wall of China and Red Square in Russia. Continue reading...

Judges uphold redrawing to offset Texas gerrymandering as Newsom attacks lawsuit as weak attempt to silence voters'A federal appeals panel on Wednesday upheld the California ballot initiative that allows temporary changes to congressional district maps designed to benefit Democrats in upcoming elections.The measure, known as Proposition 50, emerged in response to actions taken in Texas, where Republican leaders sought to adjust congressional districts to increase GOP representation in the US House. As the midterm elections approach, a period when shifts in party control are common, Trump urged Texas officials to redraw their maps to boost Republican seats. Continue reading...

Move allowing whole and 2% milk to be served in cafeterias overturns Obama-era limits to higher-fat milk optionsWhole milk is heading back to school cafeterias across the country after Donald Trump signed a bill on Wednesday overturning Obama-era limits on higher-fat milk options.Non-dairy drinks such as fortified soy milk may also be on the menu in the coming months after adoption of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which cleared Congress in the fall. Continue reading...

It's unclear whether bear removed from Altadena house is same one seen under other homesLast week, it appeared the the saga of a black bear that had captivated the Los Angeles community of Altadena for months had come to an end: the Bear League, a Lake Tahoe-based non-profit, was able to successfully remove a 550lb black bear that had been living in a crawlspace under Ken Johnson's home in Altadena since late November.This week, however, reports emerged of bears appearing under other homes. Continue reading...

The Trump administration indefinitely suspended immigrant visa processing from 75 countries - see which nations have been affected

Slate journalist Laura Jedeed documented hiring process and said she got offer despite not completing paperworkA reporter has become embroiled in a public dispute with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after penning an article on how she was in effect offered a position with the organization following an interview that took less than six minutes and did not require her to complete a single signature on agency paperwork".Her hiring, and latter claim about the hiring process, have both been challenged by the Department of Homeland Security and called a lie". Continue reading...

Scenic coastal throughfare from Los Angeles to San Francisco had been cut in tourism-reliant Big Sur areaA portion of California's scenic Highway 1, which winds through rugged cliffs along the coast and has long been a highlight for travelers admiring the ocean views, reopened on Wednesday after a years-long closure.A large section of the road in Big Sur has been cut off due to landslides since 2023, creating challenges for visitors and businesses that rely on tourism. Continue reading...

The state department cites welfare use as it pauses visa processing for Brazil, Iran, Russia, Somalia and othersThe Donald Trump administration has indefinitely suspended immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries, marking one of its most expansive efforts yet to restrict legal pathways to the United States.The freeze, which takes effect on 21 January, targets applicants officials deem likely to become a public charge" - who they describe as people who may rely on government benefits for basic needs. Continue reading...

Funding to end immediately for up to 2,800 grantees of US agency that serves thousands seeking help and in recoveryThe Trump administration on Tuesday evening unexpectedly canceled up to $1.9bn in funding for substance use and mental health care, which providers say will immediately affect thousands of patients.It feels like Armageddon for everyone who's on the frontlines of the addiction and mental health space," said Ryan Hampton, founder of Mobilize Recovery, a national advocacy organization for people in and seeking recovery. Continue reading...

Agents searched Hannah Natanson's Virginia home and seized devices in inquiry tied to a classified materials caseThe FBI raided the home of a Washington Post reporter early on Wednesday in what the newspaper called a highly unusual and aggressive" move by law enforcement, and press freedom groups condemned as a tremendous intrusion" by the Trump administration.Agents descended on the Virginia home of Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials. Continue reading...

Democrats and Republicans called on president to circumvent legislative process to implement Freedom' bill

A line has been crossed, and it's vital to understand that. A system that sends paramilitaries on to the streets will observe no limitsA few years ago, towards the end of the second Obama administration, a friend and her wife flew back to New York from a holiday in Mexico, landing for a connecting flight in South Carolina. At immigration, the officer looked from one to the other, asked their relation to one another and on receiving the reply, made a noise of disgust - ugh". On the pretext that American citizens can't go through the same lane as a spouse on a green card (not true), he sent them to the back of the line, causing them to miss their connection. But that's not the point of the story.My friend is a white Australian who is generally conflict-averse; her wife is a Japanese-American who can stop traffic with a single, hard stare, and who teaches in the South Bronx, where many of her students have been harassed by law enforcement since the day they were born. As trouble got under way, my friend kicked off like a good'un, swearing and muttering sarcastically in the Australian style, while her wife shot her desperate, angry looks. Shut up. Shut Up. SHUT UP.Emma Brockes is a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

James Comer says action follows refusal by the former first lady and Bill Clinton to testify about Jeffrey Epstein

Federal agents clashed with protesters in Minneapolis on Tuesday, nearly a week after the fatal shooting of Renee Good. People who had gathered in protest against the continued presence and violent tactics of federal immigration officers in the city were hit with teargas, pepper balls and flash bangs

Physicians have disputed prevailing scientific views on vaccines and use of antidepressants during pregnancyThe health and human services secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has appointed two new obstetrician-gynecologists to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee. Both are physicians who have publicly disputed prevailing scientific views on vaccines and the use of antidepressants during pregnancy.Kennedy announced on Tuesday that the two doctors will join the advisory committee on immunization practices (ACIP), which advises the CDC on vaccine recommendations. The additions bring the committee's membership to 13, following Kennedy's controversial decision in June to dismiss the previous panel and replace it with 11 new members of his choosing. Continue reading...

Lawsuit from Mike Bost was viewed by Trump-aligned conservatives as route to continue attacks on mail-in voting

State attorney general found far-right group harassed Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and Jewish New Yorkers'New York's attorney general, Letitia James, announced a settlement on Tuesday with Betar US, a far-right pro-Israel group, after an investigation from her office that found the organization engaged in what her office described as bias-motivated assaults, threats, and harassment targeting Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and Jewish New Yorkers".The settlement requires Betar to immediately cease instigating or encouraging violence against individuals, threatening protesters, and harassing individuals exercising their civil rights", and subjects the organization to a suspended $50,000 penalty that will be enforced if the group violates the terms. Continue reading...

US president says Jamie Dimon was wrong to suggest he was undermining independence of central bank

Six puppies were revived and treated by first responders and are now being monitored at a local animal shelterSix puppies in rural Washington state will soon be up for adoption after being revived following a suspected drug overdose - and some of them might go home with the fire-station staff who saved them.Two people dropped off three of the sickened puppies at the Sky Valley fire station, about an hour's drive north-east of Seattle, on Sunday. Officials believe the animals either breathed or ate fentanyl. Continue reading...

USWNT stars have a world of options as their domestic league struggles to match European teams' ambitionSam Coffey's transfer from the Portland Thorns to Manchester City marks a tipping point: more than half of the USWNT's starting lineup that secured the 2024 Olympic gold medal now play their professional soccer in Europe. If free agent Trinity Rodman signs abroad, too, that'll leave only four players from that lineup on NWSL rosters to start the domestic season.The distribution of where USWNT players compete has dramatically shifted under Emma Hayes. So many star players have headed to European Goliaths, including Hayes's former club Chelsea, that last year she had to assure the NWSL board of governors she isn't pushing her athletes to leave the league, per a report from ESPN. Hayes insists she simply supports her players' aspirations, whatever they may be. Today, out of the seven players with the most USWNT minutes in 2025, only two of them - Emily Sonnett and Claire Hutton - are playing stateside. Continue reading...

TJ Sabula raises tens of thousands after he reportedly called Trump a pedophile protector' during Ford plant tourTens of thousands of dollars have been raised for an autoworker at a Ford plant in Michigan who was suspended without pay after heckling Donald Trump.TJ Sabula is said to have called the president a pedophile protector" as he toured the automotive giant's River Rouge complex on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Critics call move to cut payments after 1 February for number of Democrat-run states unconstitutional'Donald Trump has revived his stalled push to cut federal funding for a number of Democrat-run states, announcing that any with a perceived sanctuary city" will not receive payments after 1 February.The president made the statement during a freewheeling address at the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday night, shortly after he flipped off a heckler at a Ford plant in the city. Continue reading...

It shouldn't take suing departments of corrections or capturing atrocities on illegal cellphones to see what happens behind prison wallsWhen a camera records an act of lethal violence against someone in official custody, the state cannot hide what it typically keeps in the dark. That's what happened when correction officers murdered Robert Brooks at Marcy correctional facility in New York. Restrained in handcuffs, Brooks was beaten to death by officers unaware that their own body-worn cameras were documenting every blow.The deaths of Brooks and another handcuffed man, Messiah Nantwi, were the catalysts of a recent investigation by the New York Times that found guards in New York prisons use violence at alarming rates. Because the public is largely unaware of what their tax dollars fund behind prison walls, these revelations are significant. But the violence is not unique to New York.Alex Duran is program director at Galaxy Gives and a co-producer of The Alabama Solution Continue reading...

The president's disregard for international law exposes the continent's reliance on the US. Leaders have hardened their language in support of Denmark, but the price of confronting him is high Don't get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereDonald Trump's threat to take control of Greenland one way or the other" has left the territory and its sovereign power Denmark reeling and the rest of Europe scrambling for ways to stop him.After the shock of the US's military raid on Venezuela Trump's ambition to put Greenland next on his hitlist is no longer being seen in Europe as bluster or fantasy, but a serious intention, driven by ideology, neo-imperial expansionism, US thirst for critical minerals, or all of the above. Continue reading...

Justice department says it rescinded 13 layoff notices issued in September for agency known as America's peacemaker'

As former federal prosecutors, we know an incident like the Minneapolis shooting must be followed by a credible inquiryLast Wednesday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old American mother. Already, the federal investigation into the killing raises serious concerns, which is why the parallel investigation Minnesota officials are conducting is vital.Mere hours after Good's death, the Trump administration prejudged the case before any investigation could begin. The administration was swift to blame the victim, with the president and the DHS secretary making disparaging, accusatory, and prejudicial statements about her motives and conduct; Donald Trump said she was a professional agitator" who had viciously" run over the officer, while Kristi Noem accused her of domestic terrorism". Additionally, JD Vance, the vice-president, incorrectly claimed the shooter had absolute immunity" from criminal prosecution by state officials. And the FBI has shut state investigators out. Continue reading...

Graffiti included Fuck Zionism' and RIP Renee', an apparent reference to killing of Renee Good in MinneapolisThe property of a Los Angeles-area Jewish temple that was destroyed in last year's wildfires was vandalized this week, officials said.On Sunday, a member of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center spotted the lines Fuck Zionism" and RIP Renee" spray-painted on an exterior wall on the campus - the second line an apparent reference to the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on 7 January. Continue reading...

The Trump administration's assaults on liberty are the kinds of abuses that spurred the American revolution that the nation will commemorate this yearIt's garnered less attention than the other events of our already wretched new year. But to understand why Renee Nicole Good was killed on Wednesday, why the White House has designs on Greenland, and why the people of Venezuela may soon be governed, in effect, by a junta of oil companies backed by the US military, we should also consider an email Martin Peterson, a philosophy professor at Texas A&M, received about his course Contemporary Moral Problems last week.His syllabus, he was informed, contained material banned by the college's board of regents in December - part of the wave of censorship the Trump administration and the Republican party have encouraged at universities across the country. He was given two options: change the syllabus to remove the modules on race ideology and gender ideology, and the Plato readings that may include these" or teach another course. Continue reading...