Is Trump’s ICE dream over? – podcast 30. January 2026 (06:00) After weeks of federal insurgency, Minnesota fought back, and it seems Donald Trump has lost faith in the people running his ICE operation in the state. So where does this leave Trump’s ‘ICE patriots’? How do Republicans unite over immigration policies that kill Americans? And where does it leave the far-right agitators in Trump’s cabinet?Jonathan Freedland speaks to George Conway, a founding member of the Lincoln Project, who is running for Congress, about what happens nextArchive: CBS News, NewsNation, ABC 7 News, ABC News, CNN, KARE 11, Fox News, MS NOW, PBS Newshour, WRAL Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump says ‘very dangerous’ for UK to do business with China, after Starmer hails progress in Beijing 30. January 2026 (05:32) US president warns Keir Starmer over closer ties with China during British PM’s trip to secure lower tariffs and better access to Chinese marketDonald Trump has warned the UK against doing business with China, just hours after Keir Starmer lauded the economic relationship during a landmark visit to Beijing.The US president said it was “very dangerous” for the UK to pursue closer ties with the rival superpower as the prime minister’s three-hour talks with leader Xi Jinping underlined a thaw in previously strained relations. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Four people, including two children, found dead in Perth in suspected murder-suicide 30. January 2026 (05:30) WA police say both Mosman Park children had ‘significant health challenges’ and had engaged with care servicesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo parents and their children have been found dead in the Perth suburb of Mosman Park in a suspected murder-suicide, police say.At 8.15am on Friday, emergency services received a distressed call from a person known to the family who had gone to the home on Mott Close, in the city’s southwest. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Palau lawmakers vote to block controversial Trump deal to resettle migrants from US 30. January 2026 (05:27) A plan to resettle third-country nationals from the US to the Pacific nation faces an uncertain future amid unease over the dealA controversial Trump administration deal to relocate deportees from the US to the small Pacific nation of Palau faces an uncertain future, after the senate voted to block the deal as concern about the agreement grows.The deal, which allows up to 75 third-country migrants facing removal from the US to live and work in Palau, was signed by president Surangel Whipps Jr in December. Palau’s lower house now has to consider the deal, and the final decision rests with Whipps Jr. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lanlan Yang pleads not guilty to two additional charges over crash after admitting to breach of bail 30. January 2026 (03:05) The high-profile defendant, who was excused from appearing, pleads not guilty further charges over a car crash in July that left a driver with serious injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigh-profile Sydney Chinese woman Lanlan Yang has pleaded not guilty to two additional charges over a crash of a $1.5m Rolls Royces SUV in Sydney’s east in July, after admitting to breach of bail last week.The 23-year-old was accused of driving the vehicle when it collided with a Mercedes driven by George Plassaras, a driver for FM radio host Kyle Sandilands, on New South Head Road in Rose Bay on 26 July. Plassaras was left with severe injuries. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lawyer for Alan Jones tells court witnesses could clear broadcaster’s name of sexual abuse allegations 30. January 2026 (02:23) Former broadcaster, 84, has pleaded not guilty to 25 charges of indecent assault and two charges of sexual touching against nine alleged victims over 17 yearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMultiple witnesses who claim they saw no evidence of any sexual abuse from controversial radio host Alan Jones could clear his name, a court has been told.The 84-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 25 charges of indecent assault and two charges of sexual touching against nine alleged victims over 17 years when he dominated airwaves. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sussan Ley unveils all-Liberal interim shadow cabinet after chaotic Coalition split 30. January 2026 (02:17) Nationals have eight days given to reconcile with Liberals before opposition leader appoints permanent Liberal-only frontbenchFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Sussan Ley, has appointed an interim Liberal-only shadow cabinet after the two parties split, giving the Nationals just over one week to come back to the table to reform the Coalition.Ley has assigned the old Nationals portfolios to existing Liberal shadow ministers in an acting capacity for the upcoming sitting week, beginning Tuesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump threatens tariffs on goods from countries that sell oil to Cuba 30. January 2026 (02:06) White House cites Cuba’s ties to hostile powers as order ratchets up Trump’s pressure to topple its governmentDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday laying the groundwork to slap tariffs on goods from countries that provide oil to Cuba, the White House said.The order, which ratchets up Trump’s pressure to topple the Communist government, declares a national emergency and establishes a process for the US secretaries of state and commerce to assess tariffs against countries that sell or otherwise provide oil to the island nation. The White House has yet to specify tariff rates for violating its new policy of blocking Cuba from buying oil. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘We shouldn’t be surprised’: bushfires in Victoria push threatened species to the brink 30. January 2026 (01:50) The impact of fires on wildlife can be ‘catastrophic’, with some plant species feared extinctGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs tinderbox conditions continue to hamper wildlife assessment and rescue efforts, bushfires in Victoria have burned habitat crucial to bird and animal species, including eastern bristlebirds and dingoes.
Some plant species are feared extinct.Prof Don Driscoll, a terrestrial ecologist at Deakin University, said he was particularly concerned for the state’s population of endangered eastern bristlebirds – shy songbirds with cinnamon-brown feathers – after fires near Mallacoota burned about 60% of their habitat at Howe Flat. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman faints after being caned 140 times under Indonesian province’s sharia law 30. January 2026 (01:38) Woman and man accused of sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol faced what is likely to be one of the severest punishments since Aceh province adopted sharia lawSharia police have caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia’s Aceh province for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such punishments since the deeply conservative region adopted Islamic law.Sexual relations between an unmarried couple are strictly outlawed in Aceh, the only place in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, to impose sharia law. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
