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Trump weighs limited strike on Iran with option for larger assault

President Trump has told advisers that if diplomacy or any initial targeted U.S. attack does not lead Iran to give in to his demands that it give up its nuclear program, he will consider a much bigger attack in coming months intended to drive that country’s leaders from

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Iran students protest for second day despite state crackdown

Students staged antigovernment protests for a second day on university campuses in Iran’s two largest cities, pressing ahead despite a deadly state crackdown. Demonstrations took place on at least seven campuses in Tehran and Mashhad, and videos that were verified showed gatherings at the Tehran University of Art and

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Greenland says 'no thank you' to Trump's 'great hospital boat'

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US would send a "great hospital boat" to Greenland to "take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It's on the way!!!" Greenland's prime minister,

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Trump warns Netflix will face consequences if it doesn't fire Susan Rice

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Netflix should fire Susan Rice “IMMEDIATELY, or pay the consequences.” In his post he called her “racist, Trump Deranged,” said she has “no talent or skills – Purely a political hack,” and questioned how much she is being paid. Rice, a former ambassador

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Trump Calls on Netflix to Oust Susan Rice From Its Board

President Trump intervened again in the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, urging Netflix to remove Susan Rice from its board. He shared an X post by Laura Loomer and wrote, "She’s got no talent or skills — Purely a political hack!" Loomer’s post quoted Rice as

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New York City Public Schools Will Have a Snow Day on Monday

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Sunday that New York City public schools will be fully closed on Monday, with no remote learning. The city’s last official snow day was in March 2019. A winter storm expected to bring heavy snow and wind from Sunday night into Monday prompted the

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Ex‑Prince Andrew faces possible removal from succession after arrest

Former Prince Andrew might be removed from the line of succession after he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct while in office. The British government is discussing legislation that would bar Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor from ever ascending the throne, the BBC reported, and any law would be implemented after his

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What Susan Rice said before Trump demanded Netflix fire her

President Donald Trump warned Netflix to remove former US ambassador and national security advisor Susan Rice from its board "or pay the consequences" after she criticized his second term during an appearance on the "Stay Tuned with Preet Bharara" podcast. Rice said corporations that "take

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Trump Aides Project Confidence on Tariffs After Court Loss

The administration said it plans to resurrect many of the tariffs the Supreme Court invalidated, arguing a new approach will achieve President Trump’s trade goals. Mr. Trump announced a 15 percent global tariff on Saturday, and officials are launching additional trade investigations that could lead to steep duties on

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Venezuela Passes Amnesty Bill Denounced by Some as ‘Unjust’

Venezuelan lawmakers passed a wide-ranging amnesty bill on Thursday that could free hundreds of political prisoners, perhaps the strongest indication yet that the interim government, under pressure from the United States, is moving to ease some of the regime’s most repressive tactics. Experts and activists say the measure is

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France to summon US ambassador over comments on Deranque's death

The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, has said he will summon Charles Kushner, the US ambassador to France, over comments related to the killing of the French far-right activist Quentin Deranque. Official US social media accounts posted about a rise of "violent radical leftism" after the killing, a

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DHS suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry at US airports during shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security has temporarily shut down TSA PreCheck and Global Entry expedited lanes at US airports, effective Sunday at 6 am ET, after a partial government shutdown left the department without funding. Social media posts showed some PreCheck lanes still operating after the 6 am cutoff at

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Venezuela Releases Political Prisoners, With Conditions

Since Nicolás Maduro’s capture by the United States, Venezuela has released hundreds of political prisoners and approved a new amnesty law. The restrictions placed on those freed have raised questions about whether this signals real change. Our international correspondent Simon Romero describes what’s happening. Venezuela venezuela, nicolás maduro,

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Anti-Trump Republicans Face Divisions and an Uncertain Future

Some of President Trump’s most vocal Republican critics gathered at the Principles First summit near Washington and left with a clear sense of division about the party’s future and their place in it after being pushed to the margins. Attendees disagreed on what should come after the Trump

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Historians Confirm: Tomorrow Won’t Be Better Than Today

Living in Berlin under the Nazis combined extremes: tens of thousands of Jews were deported to death camps, non‑Jews endured a police state, and the city was bombed day and night in the war’s final years. Those horrors were often visible — Jews marched from wealthy Grunewald to the

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Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Tariffs Under IEEPA

The Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with six of the nine justices finding the Executive Branch lacked authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. “IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs,” the opinion said, adding that the president has “no inherent

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Government’s response to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban was ‘clumsy’, say MPs

A home affairs select committee has found the government’s response to West Midlands police’s ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was “clumsy”, late and did little more than inflame tensions. The report, published on Sunday, examined the November decision by the council-led safety advisory group to bar away

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Trump Pulls Support From House Republican Who Opposed Tariffs

President Trump withdrew his endorsement of Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado and threw his backing to Hurd’s right-wing primary opponent, a move that could further imperil Republicans’ chances of holding the House in November’s midterm elections. Hurd was one of only six Republicans to join nearly all House

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Trump demands Netflix remove Susan Rice from its board

President Donald Trump called on Netflix to remove former US ambassador and national security adviser Susan Rice from its board, writing on Truth Social that the company should "immediately terminate" her or "pay the consequences." His post amplified a message from right‑wing activist Laura Loomer

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In Ukraine, Senators See War’s Impact and Press for Stronger U.S. Support

A group of Senate Democrats visited Kyiv and the port city of Odessa to show solidarity and to witness how Russia’s war has damaged civilian lifelines. They arrived during the coldest winter since the full-scale invasion and noted that heating, electricity and water have been repeatedly targeted, turning winter

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Tony Burke says few options to block return of 34 from Syrian camp

Tony Burke said authorities “know the state of mind” of each of the 34 Australian women and children stuck in the Roj detention camp in north-eastern Syria, but that his options to stop them returning to Australia are limited. Eleven women and 23 children remain in the camp near the

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Inside the Big Tech Lobbying Machine Aiming to Halt Social Media Bans

In November, Kim van Sparrentak, a Green Party lawmaker from the Netherlands, left a European Parliament debate on whether to bar young teenagers from social media and heard a Meta message opposing the ban on a podcast she was listening to. She said the interruption startled her; she had become

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Carlson-Huckabee clash reveals divide over Israel within US right

A confrontational video interview at Ben Gurion airport between Tucker Carlson and Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, exposed a sharp split within the Republican movement over American support for Israel. One wing, a Christian nationalist current of the Maga movement, has grown suspicious of the US–Israel relationship;

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Lawmakers and experts criticize Trump's 10% global tariff

The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, including the 10% global tariff announced on Friday, drew criticism from lawmakers, Washington, DC–based think tanks and attorneys. US Senator Rand Paul said the tariffs are a tax increase on "working families and small businesses," and Rep. Ro Khanna

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Car fires probed after botched Sydney kidnapping as Burke defends passport rules

Police are seeking information about two suspicious vehicle fires on Good Street, Westmead, that may be linked to the botched abduction of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian, who was taken more than a week ago when three men stormed his Sydney home and bundled him into an SUV. Detectives said the cars