SA premier denies pressuring Adelaide festival to drop Randa Abdel-Fattah pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 1 minuto Letter from 11 South Australian cultural leaders labels cancellation of Palestinian-Australian’s participation a ‘grave mistake’ which brought festival into disreputeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian premier has denied exerting pressure on the Adelaide festival board to disinvite Randa Abdel-Fattah as a speaker at Adelaide Writers’ Week, while reiterating that he agreed with the decision.The board dumped the Palestinian Australian academic as a speaker on Thursday, citing “cultural sensitivity” after the Bondi attack. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 32 minutami Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study showsThe world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026, analysis has found.Meanwhile, the richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget, according to the research by Oxfam. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump repeats baseless claim that Renee Good was part of ‘leftwing network’ of paid agitators pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 48 minutami President’s assertion that only a paid agitator would scream at ICE agents contradicted by hundreds of video recordsAt the White House on Friday, Donald Trump endorsed his vice-president’s baseless claim that Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, was part of a shadowy “leftwing network” trying “to incite violence” against federal agents.Asked by a Fox News correspondent to expand on JD Vance’s comments about Good, the president said that the vice-president “is generally very accurate” and then cited what he referred to as evidence that at least one person in Good’s vicinity when she was killed was “probably a paid agitator”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Federal immigration officers pull out of Louisiana to head to Minneapolis pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 53 minutami Move marks abrupt pivot from operation that drew protests in New Orleans and arrested 370 people of a planned 5,000 Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press.The shift appeared to signal a wind-down of the Louisiana deployment that was dubbed “Catahoula Crunch” and began in December with the arrival of more than 200 officers. The operation had been expected to last into February and swiftly raised fears in immigrant communities. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Maryland woman who says she is US citizen finally released from ICE custody pred 1 dnevom, 20 urami in 40 minutami Dulce Consuelo Díaz Morales was held for 25 days even after attorneys said they presented ICE with US birth certificateA Maryland woman has been released and reunited with her family after spending 25 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody – despite her attorneys saying documentation showed she was born in the US and therefore is a citizen.Dulce Consuelo Díaz Morales and her legal team maintain she was born in the US and possess records supporting that claim. ICE, however, had disputed this, asserting she is a Mexican citizen who entered the US unlawfully. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Washington National Opera to move out of Kennedy Center after Trump ‘takeover’ pred 1 dnevom, 21 urami in 9 minutami Artistic director of US’s national opera also cites ‘shattered’ donor confidence and box office revenueThe Washington National Opera (WNO) announced on Friday it is moving its performances out of the John F Kennedy Center, in what could be one of the most significant departures from the institution since Trump took control of it.“Today, the Washington National Opera announced its decision to seek an amicable early termination of its affiliation agreement with the Kennedy Center and resume operations as a fully independent nonprofit entity,” the opera said in a statement to the New York Times. A separate website appears to be set up for the opera. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump ramps up Greenland threats and says US will intervene ‘whether they like it or not’ pred 1 dnevom, 21 urami in 31 minutami US president doubled down on threats to acquire territory at a White House meeting with oil and gas executivesDonald Trump has doubled down on his threats to acquire Greenland, saying that the US is “going to do something [there] whether they like it or not.”Speaking at a meeting Friday with oil and gas executives in the White House, the US president justified his comments by saying: “If we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland. And we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump promises oil companies ‘total safety’ in Venezuela as he urges them to invest billions pred 1 dnevom, 22 urami in 25 minutami Country is ‘uninvestable’ today, president told, but CEOs signal they are ready to spend with supportDonald Trump promised oil giants “total safety, total security” in Venezuela in an effort to persuade them to invest $100bn in the country’s infrastructure after US forces toppled Nicolás Maduro from power.At a roundtable press conference at the White House on Friday afternoon with more than a dozen oil executives, including leaders from Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhilips, the US president doubled down on claims that Maduro’s arrest presents American oil companies with an unprecedented opportunity for extraction. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Vivek Ramaswamy ‘alarmed’ after family’s bodyguard charged for drug trafficking pred 1 dnevom, 22 urami in 35 minutami Authorities said about 261 drug parcels were sent to home of Justin Salsburey and his wife Ruthann Rankin since 2024Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed concern after his family’s bodyguard was arrested recently on federal drug-trafficking charges.Justin Salsburey, 43, and his wife, 38-year-old Ruthann Rankin, were each charged on 30 December with conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute large amounts of narcotics through the US mail. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Boom, he’s out’: bear living ‘rent-free’ under California home has been removed pred 1 dnevom, 23 urami in 1 minuto The 550lb black bear was drawn out with paintball guns after it had resided under the home for more than a monthGetting rid of an unwanted houseguest can be difficult, but seldom does it involve a paintball gun and an electrified mat. A 550lb black bear that took residence under a southern California home for more than a month has finally been removed, KTLA has reported.Altadena resident Ken Johnson first noticed the bear was living in the crawl space below his home in late November. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
