House rejects resolution that would bar Trump from sending troops to Venezuela 23. January 2026 (00:56) Vote on legislation falls just short of number needed for passage, showing Mike Johnson’s tenuous hold on majorityThe US House has rejected a resolution that would have prevented Donald Trump from sending US military forces to Venezuela, after a vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage.The tied vote was the latest sign of House speaker Mike Johnson’s tenuous hold on the majority, as well as some of the growing pushback in the Republican-controlled Congress to the US president’s aggressions in the western hemisphere. A Senate vote on a similar resolution was also tied last week until JD Vance broke the deadlock. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sussan Ley confident she will survive as opposition leader and says door is open to Nationals rejoining Coalition 23. January 2026 (00:38) David Littleproud says it’s not up to him to determine who the Liberal leader is, despite his comments on Thursday that he would not work with LeyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley says her likely leadership rivals Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie remain committed to her position, as speculation grows about an imminent challenge to the embattled Liberal leader.A day after the Nationals leader, David Littleproud, split the Coalition and said his party would not serve under Ley’s leadership, the opposition leader told Channel Seven on Friday she expected to remain in the top job. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
House approves homeland security bill despite Democrats’ opposition over ICE 23. January 2026 (00:19) Outrage mounts over ICE violence but seven Democrats vote with Republicans as funding bill passes 220-207 House Republicans overcame widespread Democratic opposition on Thursday to approve a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, the federal agency spearheading Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.The 220-207 vote, with seven Democrats joining nearly all Republicans, came amid mounting outrage over its heavy-handed and violent tactics in Minnesota and elsewhere. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Six injured after knife attack at Kurdish demonstration in Antwerp 22. January 2026 (23:59) Incident outside Opera House that left two people in critical condition is not being investigated as terrorism, police saySix people have been injured after a knife attack at a demonstration in Belgium on Thursday evening, police said.Two of the victims were in a critical condition in hospital after the incident in the port city of Antwerp near the Operaplein (Opera Square), police spokesperson Wouter Bruyns said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon took home $43m pay last year 22. January 2026 (23:48) Bank hails Dimon’s ‘exemplary leadership’ as package for one of corporate America’s best-paid bosses rose 10%JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon took home a total pay package of $43m last year, it has been disclosed.Dimon’s total compensation rose 10% in 2025, according to a regulatory filing, cementing his status as one of the highest-paid bosses in corporate America. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rural and coastal areas of England to get more cancer doctors 22. January 2026 (23:30) Government says plan will help end postcode lottery in access to diagnostic tests and treatmentHospitals in rural and coastal parts of England will get more cancer doctors to help tackle stark inequalities that mean people in some areas are far more likely to die from the disease.The plan is part of a government drive to end the “patchy” nature of NHS cancer care, which is characterised by wide postcode lotteries in access to diagnostic tests and treatment. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NIH ends funding of research that uses human fetal tissue from abortions 22. January 2026 (23:25) Fetal tissue has been used to advance research into diabetes, Alzheimer’s, infertility and vaccinesThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer fund research that uses human fetal tissue obtained from “elective” abortions, the world’s biggest public funder of biomedical research announced on Thursday.The ban marks the latest, and most dramatic, effort by Donald Trump’s administration to end research that uses fetal tissue from abortions – a goal that anti-abortion advocates, who oppose the research, have sought for years. In 2019, during Trump’s first term in office, the NIH stopped funding internal research that involved the tissue and implemented a review committee to evaluate research proposals from scientists outside the government. Joe Biden ended that policy in 2021. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest 22. January 2026 (23:14) Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alterationThe White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday in a case touted by attorney general Pam Bondi, to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found.The woman, Nekima Levy Armstrong, also appears to have darker skin in the altered image. Armstrong was one of three people arrested on Thursday in connection to a demonstration that disrupted church services in St Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday. Demonstrators alleged that one of the pastors, David Easterwood, was the acting field director of the St Paul ICE office. Bondi announced the arrests on social media Thursday morning. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mark Carney says Canada must ‘be a beacon to a world that’s at sea’ 22. January 2026 (22:53) In post-Davos speech, Canadian PM jabs at Trump, saying the arc of history ‘can still bend towards progress and justice’Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, said his country must be a “beacon to a world that’s at sea” and that national unity was critical as his government faces a dramatic reshaping of the world political order – and mounting domestic challengesThe national address, given at a historic military fortress in Quebec City, was far narrower in scope than the prime minister’s remarks earlier in the week at the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland. Dubbed the ‘Carney Doctrine’, the Davos speech lamented the disintegration of rules-based order amid a rise of “great powers” that used economic “coercion” as a weapon. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer’s allies launch ‘Stop Andy Burnham’ campaign to block parliamentary return 22. January 2026 (21:38) Speculation has spread over whether Burnham will attempt to return to pursue a Labour leadership bidKeir Starmer’s allies have launched a “Stop Andy Burnham” campaign to prevent the Labour mayor from returning to parliament after the resignation of a Manchester MP triggered a byelection.Multiple members of the party’s ruling national executive committee (NEC) predicted it would be impossible for Burnham to make it through the selection process given the number of Starmer loyalists on the body desperate to avoid a leadership challenge. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
