Minneapolis Hilton cancels ICE agents’ hotel reservations 05. January 2026 (22:34) Move sparks praise but chain says hotel independently operated and cancellations ‘not reflective of Hilton values’The Department of Homeland Security on Monday said a Hilton hotel canceled reservations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota, where the Trump administration has deployed officers after allegations of fraud against Somali immigrants.After ICE officers booked rooms using official government emails and rates, Hilton canceled their reservations, the department said in a post on X. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Arizona supreme court evacuated after package tests positive for explosives 05. January 2026 (22:16) Department of education, across the street from the supreme court, also evacuatedLaw enforcement, including the US Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco are investigating a “suspicious package” that was found in the Arizona supreme court building on Monday morning, the agency’s Phoenix division posted to X.At around 10.30am Monday, staff at the Arizona supreme court building were sent home and the building was evacuated after a package in the building’s mailroom tested positive for explosives, 12News, Phoenix’s NBC affiliate reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Protesters celebrate and denounce US capture of Maduro outside New York court 05. January 2026 (22:08) Some demonstrators celebrated the Venezuelan president’s detention while others spoke out against US imperialismDozens of demonstrators of various stripes gathered outside the federal courthouse in freezing temperatures in New York on Monday to express their views on the US criminal charges against Venezuela’s forcibly removed president, Nicolás Maduro.As Maduro pleaded not guilty to charges related to international drug trafficking and weapons charges inside the heavily secured court, Alejandro Flores joined other Venezuelans outside in chants that celebrated the detention of the Latin American dictator since the early hours of Saturday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Deposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on Venezuela 05. January 2026 (21:53) President protests innocence in US court as countries at UN meeting condemn Donald Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’Venezuela crisis – latest updatesThe deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to drugs, weapons and narco-terrorism charges on Monday, two days after his capture by US special forces in an operation ordered by Donald Trump that sent shockwaves around the world.The brevity and formality of the arraignment hearing in federal court in Manhattan – barely 30 minutes during which Maduro was asked to confirm his name and that he understood the four charges against him – belied the far-reaching consequences of the US action. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Corporation For Public Broadcasting formally dissolves after federal funding cuts 05. January 2026 (21:42) Board of directors vote to dissolve organization after nearly 60 years in operation after funding cuts under TrumpThe nonprofit charged by Congress with allocating funds to NPR, PBS and other US public radio and television stations announced is dissolving after massive federal funding cuts under Donald Trump.The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after nearly 60 years in operation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
MPs across UK parties criticise ministers over cautious stance on Venezuela attack 05. January 2026 (21:34) Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper challenged for refusing to criticise Trump’s raid despite widespread doubts about legalityMPs have attacked UK ministers over their refusal to criticise Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, as Keir Starmer attempts to walk a fine line between defending international law and keeping the US president on side.Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs rounded on the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, on Monday night as frustration grew over the government’s cautious response to the US capture of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Albanese to visit flood-hit Queensland; Bondi suspect moved to Goulburn Supermax 05. January 2026 (21:00) Naveed Akram will be held at the high-security prison as he awaits trial. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA group of former Labor MPs and activists have written an open letter to Anthony Albanese calling on him to hold a royal commission into antisemitism and the Bondi terror attack.They said democracy was “at stake” if the prime minister failed to heeds the calls.We commend NSW premier Chris Minns for calling a NSW royal commission but such a commission cannot compel institutions and individuals beyond its jurisdiction to give evidence or provide commonwealth officers with the necessary legal protection to speak frankly.Only a commonwealth royal commission can unpack the dynamics of Jew hatred including aspects such as the social media threat, how hate and incitement is weaponised in Australia and how we can come together across the nation to defeat it. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Soy inocente’: Maduro defiant in surreal New York courtroom spectacle 05. January 2026 (21:00) The Venezuelan leader entered a heartfelt not guilty plea – and told a member of the gallery he was a prisoner of warVenezuela crisis – latest updatesAt noon on Monday, Nicolás Maduro was escorted into a Manhattan federal courtroom following his capture early on Saturday in Caracas, completing the seized Venezuelan leader’s stunning journey from his capital city to a US courtroom.It was a surreal display amid the fallout of a brazen US military operation to grab Maduro that has roiled global politics and stunned observers in the US and overseas. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US to slash routine vaccine recommendations for children in major change experts say creates doubt 05. January 2026 (20:45) Jabs to prevent influenza, rotavirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other vaccines are no longer fully recommendedThe Trump administration will slash routine vaccine recommendations during childhood from 17 to 11 jabs – the biggest change to vaccines yet under the purview of longtime vaccine critic Robert F Kennedy Jr.The changes, which US health officials announced on Monday afternoon and are effective immediately, will erode trust and reduce access to vaccines while allowing infectious diseases to spread, experts said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer delivers masterclass in hedging his bets after Venezuela raid 05. January 2026 (20:41) Prime minister assures colleagues he may one day stand up to Donald Trump – but not yetKeir Starmer has got used to walking a diplomatic tightrope with Donald Trump. But the US president’s Venezuelan adventure, whisking its leader out of the country after a late-night raid, has pushed that cautious approach to its limits.The clues were all there. Ever since Trump confirmed that he had authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela against drug traffickers – and blockaded oil tankers – the military campaign had been mounting. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
