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• 'A long fight full of tears': Why Thailand became a haven for LGBT couples

  21-01-2025 23:59 via bbc.com
  
  Thailand is set to legalise same-sex marriage - one of the few places in Asia to do so. Why is it an outlier?
  
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• Bills fans start GoFundMe to donate to Mark Andrews' charity after crucial drop

  21-01-2025 23:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Perhaps the worst moment of Mark Andrews' career has turned out to be a positive for him.Andrews dropped what would have been a game-tying two-point conversion Sunday, and his Baltimore Ravens fell to the Buffalo Bills, 27-25, in the AFC divisional round.The star tight end has been the subject of criticism since the game. He also fumbled earlier in the fourth quarter.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMA group of Bills fans launched a GoFundMe to donate money to Andrews' charity, B
  
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• Democrat voters abandon party after AOC, Jeffries say anti-trans athlete bill empowers child sexual predators

  21-01-2025 23:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Democrat lawmakers in Washington, D.C., pushed back against the GOP-led Protection of Women and Girls in Sports act last week with unsubstantial arguments that the law would enable sexual predators to give genital examinations to young girls. This argument was not rooted in any language within the bill, as Republicans insisted that no genital inspection would ever be necessary and that proof of birth gender could simply be determined with a birth certificate. Still, many prominent Demo
  
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• Trump revokes John Bolton's Secret Service detail amid Iranian death threats: former national security advisor

  21-01-2025 23:49 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump revoked former National Security Advisor John Bolton's Secret Service protection after his inauguration as the 47th president on Monday, Bolton told Fox News Digital. "I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has decided to terminate the protection previously provided by the United States Secret Service," Bolton said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital on Tuesday. "Notwithstanding my criticisms of President Biden's national-security polici
  
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• Ohio State backup quarterback announces transfer decision hours after winning national championship

  21-01-2025 23:42 via foxnews.com
  
  Devin Brown is now looking to be the top guy.The Ohio State quarterback backed up Will Howard this season, and, on Monday night, he was on the sideline for the Buckeyes' national title celebration.Earlier Tuesday, Brown announced that he would be transferring to Cal.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBrown entered the transfer portal in December but stayed with the Buckeyes through their run to the national championship that ended with a win Monday night over Notre Dame.It was a t
  
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• UK competition watchdog chair ousted by government

  21-01-2025 23:40 via bbc.com
  
  Marcus Bokkerink is leaving as the government signals it is serious about growth, the BBC understands.
  
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• New Ohio and Florida Senate-appointees sworn in as Vance and Rubio’s replacements

  21-01-2025 23:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Sens. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., and Jon Husted, R-Ohio, were sworn in on Tuesday following the resignations of both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance. With the two new senators, Republicans officially have 53 members in their Senate conference. Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., recently announced Moody to be the next senator from Florida, taking over Rubio's seat. She was the state's attorney general prior. LAKEN RILEY ACT SET TO BECOME ONE OF FIRST BILLS TO HIT PRES
  
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• Judi Dench’s vision loss prevents her from going out alone

  21-01-2025 23:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Dame Judi Dench made a vulnerable admission about her deteriorating medical condition. The 90-year-old legendary actress shared that she cannot go out alone due to her vision loss. "Somebody will always be with me," she said on the "Fearless" podcast, hosted by Trinny Woodall. "I have to now because I can’t see, and I will walk into something or fall over." JUDI DENCH REVEALS SHE CAN NO LONGER READ OR MEMORIZE LINES BECAUSE OF DETERIORATING MEDICAL CONDITION"I’m always
  
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• Emery fears Aston Villa have blown Champions League top-eight chances

  21-01-2025 23:33 via bbc.com
  
  Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says his side may have squandered their chances of finishing in the top eight of the Champions League following their loss at Monaco.
  
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• Fox News Politics Newsletter: Trump Confidential

  21-01-2025 23:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.Here's what's happening…- 'Class act' Barron Trump sets social media ablaze for shaking hands with Biden at dad's inauguration- Trump 'articulated a playbook,' experts say of his policy-oriented inaugural address- Top 5 Inauguration Day momentsPresident Donald Trump pulled the security clearances of more than 50 national security officia
  
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• Waitrose brings back free coffee for non-shoppers

  21-01-2025 23:30 via bbc.com
  
  The supermarket's loyalty scheme members can get a hot drink without making a purchase.
  
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• Six Trump executive orders to watch

  21-01-2025 23:25 via bbc.com
  
  Even presidential powers have their limits - and in some cases, Trump faces hurdles before his plans can become reality.
  
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• Trump’s blitz of new policies gives anti-immigration beliefs a troubling platform

  21-01-2025 22:12 via theguardian.com
  Trump’s agenda is clear: keep people out or make them pay. The US’s fabric as a nation of immigrants is tearing apartImmigrants, refugees and asylum seekers hoping for a safe haven to build a life in the United States awoke to a blistering reality on Tuesday, after Donald Trump’s barrage of policy changes shortly after taking office effectively slammed the door shut on many would-be newcomers – and cast a spectre over many already living stateside.First came the news that
  
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• Dozens killed as fire engulfs Turkish ski hotel

  21-01-2025 21:04 via bbc.com
  
  More than 50 have been injured in the blaze, which broke out at the Grand Kartal Hotel.
  
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• Qatari, US and Egyptian negotiators set up Cairo hub to shore up Gaza ceasefire

  21-01-2025 21:03 via theguardian.com
  Communication lines open 24 hours intended to avoid breakdown over reported violations and other issuesQatari, US and Egyptian negotiators are running a communications hub in Cairo to protect the ceasefire in Gaza, as Donald Trump said he was not confident the break in fighting would hold.Violations have already been reported. Medics in Gaza said on Monday that eight people had been hit by Israeli fire. The start of the ceasefire was also delayed when Hamas did not provide the names of hostages
  
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• Bishop asks Trump to show mercy to LGBT people and migrants

  21-01-2025 20:47 via bbc.com
  
  Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde made a plea to the president in a sermon that Trump later criticised.
  
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• Putin, Xi vow to ‘deepen’ alliance hours after Trump re-enters the White House

  21-01-2025 20:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged to "deepen strategic coordination" in a video call less than a day after President Donald Trump re-entered the White House.A transcript of the call posted to the Kremlin’s website showed that both Putin and Xi referred to one another as "friends" and vowed to back one another’s strategic interests, no matter the "current global situation.""This year, I am ready, together with you, to elevat
  
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• BBC Verify: Can Donald Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico?

  21-01-2025 20:18 via bbc.com
  
  The new US President wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. How would that work?
  
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• Russia sounds off on Trump’s threat to retake the Panama Canal

  21-01-2025 19:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Russia’s foreign ministry has called on President Donald Trump to reaffirm the current international agreement surrounding the Panama Canal and to leave it in control of the nation of Panama. Alexander Shchetinin, the director of Russia’s foreign ministry’s Latin American department, told Russian news outlet TASS that he expects Trump "will respect the current international legal regime" of the canal as laid out in two 1977 treaties between the U.S. and Panama.The agreemen
  
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• Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders freed after Trump pardons

  21-01-2025 19:11 via bbc.com
  
  Two of the most high-profile defendents from the 2021 US Capitol riot were included in Trump's sweeping pardons.
  
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• Ukraine's chief army psychiatrist arrested on $1m corruption charge

  21-01-2025 18:58 via bbc.com
  
  The man owned several properties as well as four BMW luxury cars, the Ukrainian security service said.
  
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• Israeli military chief steps down over October 7 Hamas massacre: 'Weighs on me every day'

  21-01-2025 18:48 via foxnews.com
  
  The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, announced his resignation Tuesday, taking responsibility for the military's failures during the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks. His departure, set for March 2025, marks the end of a decorated four-decade military career and has ignited political turmoil, with opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling on the Israeli leader to step down."On the morning of October 7, the IDF under my command failed in its missi
  
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• 'I'm grateful he's there' - Djokovic hails coach Murray

  21-01-2025 17:44 via bbc.com
  
  Novak Djokovic says hugging coach Andy Murray after beating Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open last eight was a "gesture of appreciation".
  
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• Libyan general released after arrest in Turin on ICC warrant for alleged war crimes

  21-01-2025 17:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Osama Najim was arrested amid claims he used detained migrants in ‘a form of slavery’, but then freed after a mistake by prosecutorsA Libyan general wanted for alleged war crimes and violence against inmates at a prison near Tripoli has been arrested in the northern Italian city of Turin – and then released after an apparent mistake by prosecutors.Osama Najim, also known as Almasri, was detained on Sunday on an international arrest warrant after a tipoff from Interpol, a source
  
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• Two Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap for Taliban figure

  21-01-2025 17:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Ryan Corbett and William McKenty swapped for Khan Mohammed, who was held in California for drug traffickingA prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban has freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug-trafficking and terrorism charges.The Taliban praised the swap as a step toward the “normalization” of ties between the US and Afghanistan, but that probably remains a tall order as most countries in the worl
  
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• World leaders react as Trump re-enters the White House

  21-01-2025 16:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Leaders across the globe reacted to President Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday, offering general good wishes and extending geopolitical olive branches.While Trump set the tone in his inaugural address and declared he would "put America first," he also drew attention to specific areas like Mexico, Panama and China – sparking more questions over how new American policies under the 47th president of the United States could take shape.Neither the China, Mexico nor Panam
  
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• What was in the brown bags handed to Israeli hostages released by Hamas?

  21-01-2025 16:34 via foxnews.com
  
  The three Israeli hostages freed in the first phase of the cease-fire deal with Hamas were all spotted carrying paper "gift bags" with the terror organization’s logo. The bags reportedly contained a map of Gaza, photos of the women from their time in captivity, and certificates reading "release decision," according to Hebrew-language media.Emily Damari, Romi Goren and Doron Steinbrecher, all of whom were kidnapped by Hamas during the deadly Oct. 7 attacks, returned to Israel on Sunday as p
  
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• Putin and Xi hold video call in show of unity hours after Trump inauguration

  21-01-2025 16:13 via theguardian.com
  Timing may show two leaders want to coordinate approach in engaging with new US administration over UkraineUS politics live – latest updatesThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, held a video call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a symbolic display of unity just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the US.Speaking from his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Putin highlighted the close ties between the two countries, stating that their relations we
  
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• 66 dead after fire erupts at popular ski hotel in Turkey

  21-01-2025 14:43 via foxnews.com
  
  A fire at a hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killed at least 66 people, Turkey's Interior Minister said.Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people were injured in the disaster."We are in deep pain. We have unfortunately lost 66 lives in the fire that broke out at this hotel," Yerlikaya told reporters after inspecting the site.Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu said at least one of the injured was in serious condition.The fire broke out at around 3:30 a.m. in the rest
  
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• Bonus Q&A: Trump returns to the White House

  21-01-2025 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nick and Amol are joined by Justin Webb to answer your questions.
  
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• Israeli intel indicates Hamas held hostages at new Gaza hospital as UN health agency criticized for inaction

  21-01-2025 14:11 via foxnews.com
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel - With the first three Israeli hostages freed in the cease-fire for hostages deal, Fox News Digital has exclusively learned that several terrorists captured by Israeli forces last month confessed that Israeli captives were held at different times at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recently completed a major raid on the hospital, arresting some 240 terrorists. The director of the hospital, Hussam Abu Safiya, the Israelis claim, had gathe
  
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• Israeli military launches large-scale counterterrorism operation in West Bank city

  21-01-2025 14:04 via foxnews.com
  
  The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a wide-ranging counterterrorism operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday. The IDF, Israel Security Authority and Israel Border Police announced the operation in a joint statement, but did not give details. Two people were allegedly killed in an Israeli strike that was part of the operation, France 24 reported, citing the Palestinian Health Ministry.An Israeli military source allegedly told the Times of Israel that the operation began with drone
  
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• South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol denies ordering troops to ‘drag out’ lawmakers

  21-01-2025 10:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Impeached president appears in constitutional court following last month’s short-lived martial law orderSouth Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has denied ordering troops to “drag out” lawmakers from the country’s parliament to prevent them from overturning his short-lived declaration of martial law last month.In his first appearance at the constitutional court, which will decide whether to uphold his impeachment, Yoon replied “no” when asked by
  
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• Hong Kong chief justice claims overseas judges have left due to ‘orchestrated harassment’

  21-01-2025 06:45 via theguardian.com
  Andrew Cheung defends city’s legal processes as ‘transparent, fair and independent’ despite mounting concerns from departing legal officersHong Kong’s top judge has claimed the exodus of foreign judges from the judiciary’s benches since the introduction of the national security law is due to escalating geopolitical tensions and “orchestrated harassment”.The city’s chief justice, Andrew Cheung, made the remarks at the ceremonial opening of the city&
  
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• Ohio State hold off Notre Dame to claim first national football title in 10 years

  21-01-2025 05:21 via theguardian.com
  Ohio State Buckeyes 34-23 Notre Dame Fighting IrishJeremiah Smith’s big play clinches championshipInstead of having to mull over another collapse, Ohio State can celebrate another national title after holding off a Notre Dame comeback bid on Monday night to walk away with a nailbiter of a 34-23 victory over the Fighting Irish.Will Howard hit big-play receiver Jeremiah Smith for 56 yards on a late third-and-11 to lock down a game that had been a laugher, then turned into something else. Tra
  
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• Food poisoning outbreak mars Indonesian president’s flagship free meal program

  21-01-2025 05:21 via theguardian.com
  Dozens of children fall ill during rollout of program that was a centrepiece of President Prabowo Subianto’s election campaignDozens of Indonesian schoolchildren have suffered food poisoning after consuming free meals offered through a new flagship program of President Prabowo Subianto, his office has confirmed.Rolled out this month, Prabowo’s multi-billion dollar policy was a centrepiece of the former general’s election campaign, with a pledge to reach 82.9 million children an
  
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• How Trump has already changed America

  21-01-2025 04:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  And how he’s already changed America (again)
  
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• Trump refugee ban ‘strands Afghans endangered by US withdrawal’

  21-01-2025 04:48 via theguardian.com
  More than 1,600 people eligible to resettle in the United States are waiting to flee Afghanistan and Pakistan, say advocatesMore than 1,600 Afghans eligible to enter the US as refugees will see their entry blocked under an executive order signed by Donald Trump on Monday evening that suspends the resettlement of all refugees to the United States for an indefinite period of time.The decision has led to panic among prospective Afghan refugees, including family members of hundreds of active-duty se
  
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• Australia’s pro-Palestine movement shifts focus to pressuring Albanese to cut ties with Israel

  21-01-2025 04:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Groups call for Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest and urge Australia to pressure Israel on Palestine just as South Africa was over apartheidFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPro-Palestine protests that have been held every week in Sydney and Melbourne since 7 October 2023 will now switch focus to pressuring the federal government into cutting ties with Israel, organisers have said.Amal Naser, from the Palestine Action
  
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• Teacher who told Sydney Catholic Schools she was transitioning allegedly asked to move and not given shifts

  21-01-2025 04:39 via theguardian.com
  Zoe Conolan-Glen’s discrimination case has now been referred to the federal courtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA music teacher who told the management of Sydney Catholic Schools she was transitioning was allegedly asked to move to a different school before being given no shifts for a year.Sydney woman Zoe Conolan-Glen lodged a discrimination complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission in July 2024,
  
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• ‘Now it’s our turn to shine!’ How world leaders greeted Trump’s inauguration

  21-01-2025 04:33 via theguardian.com
  Most leaders were diplomatic about their differences, while others more ideologically aligned with the new US president voiced their joyDonald Trump inauguration – live updatesInternational leaders have responded with a mixture of wariness, anger and enthusiasm to Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, with Panama pushing back on his pledge to retake the Panama Canal and Mexico vowing to defend its people ahead of a crackdown on migrants.After Trump declared that the Panama Can
  
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• Australia news live: mental health ward closures begin in NSW after mass resignation of psychiatrists

  21-01-2025 04:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Follow today’s news liveAnthony Albanese convenes national cabinet on antisemitism after Sydney childcare centre set alightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says it was a “privilege and honour” to be the first Australian foreign minister to “be invited and to attend an inauguration on behalf of our country”.She spoke with the Today show from Washington DC, where she attended Donald Trump’s inau
  
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• Trump pardons January 6 rioters and continues flurry of executive orders with border emergency decree – live updates

  21-01-2025 04:10 via theguardian.com
  President pardons 1,500 rioters, launches immigration crackdown, pauses TikTok ban and orders US withdrawal from WHO among other actionsWhat executive orders did Trump sign on day one?‘Tale of two cities’: Martin Luther King Jr honored as Trump is sworn in nearbyTrump embraces role of demagogue on divine mission to reshape AmericaMy colleague Joseph Gedeon in Washington DC also had this look at what Trump might have planned for day one:In the grand theatre of American politics, presi
  
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• Trump declares national border emergency in immigration crackdown

  21-01-2025 03:32 via theguardian.com
  President begins issuing flood of immigration-related executive orders after being sworn into officeDonald Trump inauguration – live updatesWhat executive orders did Trump sign on day one?Donald Trump on Monday began issuing a barrage of executive orders aimed at making good on his central campaign promise to crack down on immigration and unauthorized crossings at the US-Mexico border.In his first appearance from the White House’s Oval Office after being inaugurated as the 47th presi
  
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• Trump signs order to rename Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Denali

  21-01-2025 03:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Gulf of Mexico to be called Gulf of America, and Denali, highest North American peak, reverts to Mount McKinleyDonald Trump inauguration – live updatesCan Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America?In a flurry of first-day-in-office activity, Donald Trump has signed an order to rename the 617,800 sq mile Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s 20,000ft mountain Denali.The Gulf of Mexico will be renamed the Gulf of America, and Denali, the highest peak in North America, will rever
  
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• Trump returns to White House and unleashes barrage of executive orders

  21-01-2025 03:17 via theguardian.com
  President pledges immigration crackdown, rolls back climate rules and pardons 1,500 January 6 riotersDonald Trump inauguration – live updatesWhat executive orders did Trump sign on day one?Donald Trump launched his second term as US president with a barrage of executive orders reaching into broad swathes of American life, from pardoning hundreds of supporters who attacked Congress on January 6, including rightwing extremists convicted of seditious conspiracy, to rolling back LGBTQ+ rights
  
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• Trump revokes Biden order that had set 50% electric vehicles target for 2030

  21-01-2025 03:10 via theguardian.com
  President tells crowd that US ‘will not sabotage our own industries while China pollutes with impunity’Donald Trump inauguration – live updatesWhat executive orders did Trump sign on day one?Donald Trump took aim at federal support for the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) on Monday, amid a flurry of promised executive orders on his first day back in the White House.“The United States will not sabotage our own industries while China pollutes with impunity,” Trump said
  
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• Trump’s return to the White House is a carefully choreographed display of brute force

  21-01-2025 03:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Trump’s team has learned how to weaponize his power over the Republican party to achieve their political goalsDonald Trump inauguration – live updatesDonald Trump swept back into the presidency in a display of brute force power on Monday, seizing control of the optics of the inaugural ceremony and then the federal government before he signed a flurry of executive orders as his aides took over the West Wing.The return of Trump to office was choreographed on his terms – and notab
  
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• Trump rolls back trans and gender-identity rights and takes aim at DEI

  21-01-2025 03:01 via theguardian.com
  
  President instructs US government to remove ‘radical gender ideology guidance’ and review diversity programsDonald Trump issued an executive order rescinding two orders that Biden signed on his first day in office four years ago, one advancing racial equity for under-served communities and another combating discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.One executive order, called “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to t
  
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• Anthony Albanese convenes national cabinet on antisemitism after Sydney childcare centre set alight

  21-01-2025 02:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Prime minister, who has previously resisted calling the meeting, says it will focus on recent wave of attacks and graffitiFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNational cabinet will meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss antisemitism in Australia, after Anthony Albanese pledged that the latest attack on a Sydney childcare centre “will lead to action”.The prime minister previously resisted calls for such a meetin
  
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