Trump's administration faces legislative challenges and legal battles, while his foreign policy decisions and domestic initiatives draw significant attention.

• House rejects resolution that would bar Trump from sending troops to Venezuela — The Guardian -
• An Emboldened Trump’s Whipsaw Approach to the World — New York Times World -
• Trump sues JPMorgan Chase and Jamie Dimon for at least $5bn — The Guardian -

• NIH ends funding of research that uses human fetal tissue from abortions — The Guardian -
• Jack Smith defends move to seek criminal charges for Trump’s effort to overturn 2020 election — The Guardian -
• Trump administration to block aid from subsizing DEI and trans rights overseas — The Guardian -
• Trump Returns to a Familiar Role: Sowing Trade Chaos — New York Times World -
• Trump claims Nato troops ‘stayed a little off the frontlines’ in Afghanistan — The Guardian -
• Rural California is seeing its craziest election in years. Can a progressive win it? — The Guardian -
• Stacey Abrams’s campaign to fight authoritarianism gains steam: ‘We are a force multiplier’ — The Guardian -
• Why Trump is worried datacenters might cost his party an election — The Guardian -
• Deportations up, job growth down: Trump’s second term so far – in charts — The Guardian -
• ‘Endangered lawyer’ day highlights US justice system’s plummeting standing — The Guardian -
• Trump’s bold economic promises on the campaign trail have led to a policy salad — The Guardian -
• Newsom Blames Trump for Cancellation of His Davos Appearance — New York Times World -
• New York must redraw congressional map before midterms, judge rules — The Guardian -

Concerns are escalating over ICE detentions of children and controversial enforcement tactics, with legislative debates and widespread protests highlighting the ongoing crisis.

• ICE detains five-year-old and father in Minnesota, lawyer says — BBC World -
• House approves homeland security bill despite Democrats’ opposition over ICE — The Guardian -
• White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest — The Guardian -

• Democrats condemn ICE after five-year-old detained with father in US raid — The Guardian -
• Fundraiser for five-year-old boy taken by ICE receives more than $100,000 — The Guardian -
• JD Vance blames local officials ‘not cooperating’ with ICE for Minneapolis violence — The Guardian -
• What images of a detained five-year-old boy reveal about Trump’s draconian ICE crackdown — The Guardian -
• ‘We have to stand together’: Minnesota economic blackout organizers push to take demonstrations nationwide — The Guardian -
• Two arrested over anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church, Bondi says — The Guardian -
• Renee Good was shot three times, autopsy into Minneapolis ICE killing finds — The Guardian -
• Prosecutors stunned as ICE lets suspect in $100m jewelry heist leave US — The Guardian -
• ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials — The Guardian -
• Pregnant woman in medical distress deported from US, says attorney — The Guardian -

Global leaders at Davos grapple with Trump's foreign policy and his "Board of Peace" initiative, while Greenland's sovereignty and ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, and Venezuela remain central.

• UN to take over al-Hol camp for IS families in Syria after unrest — BBC World -
• UN to take over al-Hol camp for IS families in Syria after unrest — BBC World -
• How Britain’s Bases in Cyprus Could Be a Blueprint for Trump’s Greenland Deal — New York Times World -

• Get out of Greenland mode and stand up for yourself, Zelenskyy tells Europe — The Guardian -
• US unveils plans for 'New Gaza' with skyscrapers — BBC World -
• Mark Carney says Canada must ‘be a beacon to a world that’s at sea’ — The Guardian -
• Could Trump's bid to become peacemaker-in-chief sideline the struggling UN? — BBC World -
• Denmark Bristles at Idea of Giving Up Any Sovereignty in Greenland — New York Times World -
• Zelensky Laces Into Europe, Saying It Must Step Up or Be Left Behind — New York Times World -
• Board of Peace, Zelensky and Musk - What happened before Trump left Davos? — BBC World -
• Board of Peace, Zelensky and Musk - What happened before Trump left Davos? — BBC World -
• Trump’s Gaza plan is a rebuff to Israeli extremists, but will soon be put to test — The Guardian -
• Davos onlookers notice Trump’s ‘board of peace’ logo resembles UN emblem — The Guardian -
• UK not ready to sign up to Donald Trump’s ‘board of peace’, says Yvette Cooper — The Guardian -
• Trump claims world ‘richer, safer’ than year ago at launch of his ‘board of peace’ — The Guardian -
• France seizes suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker — BBC World -
• France seizes suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in the Mediterranean — BBC World -
• What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland — BBC World -
• Venezuela’s Edmundo González Said His Son-in-Law Was Freed From Detention — New York Times World -
• Greenland says red lines must be respected as Trump says US will have ‘total’ access to island — The Guardian -
• French navy intercepts suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in Mediterranean — The Guardian -
• 'It's all about the land': Zelensky says Ukraine to talk to US and Russia — BBC World -
• What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland — BBC World -
• World is entering time of ‘great power politics’, warns German chancellor — The Guardian -
• UK holds off joining Trump's Board of Peace over Putin concerns — BBC World -
• UK holds off joining Trump's Board of Peace over Putin concerns — BBC World -
• Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Would Have Global Scope but One Man in Charge — New York Times World -
• Putin Says Russia Could Donate to ‘Board of Peace’ if U.S. Unfroze Assets — New York Times World -
• What’s in Trump’s Greenland ‘deal’ and will it last? — The Guardian -
• Jordan used Israeli firm’s phone-cracking tool to surveil pro-Gaza activists, report finds — The Guardian -
• Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez assured US of cooperation before Maduro’s capture — The Guardian -
• Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa's Syria — BBC World -
• Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa's Syria — BBC World -
• Son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition candidate freed from jail, wife says — BBC World -
• Son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition candidate freed from jail, wife says — BBC World -
• Iran’s Protests Have Been Completely Squashed, Government Says — New York Times World -
• Witkoff and Kushner Will Meet With Putin for Ukraine Talks — New York Times World -
• Trump declaration of Greenland framework deal met with scepticism amid tariff relief — The Guardian -
• Trump’s Moves on Greenland — New York Times World -
• Trump Touts Greenland Framework as NATO Mulls U.S. Sovereignty Over Bases — New York Times World -
• Greenlandic lawmaker says Nato has no mandate to negotiate nation’s status – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Trump says 'framework of a future deal' discussed on Greenland as he backs off tariffs threat — BBC World -
• Trump walks back Greenland tariffs threat, citing vague ‘deal’ over territory — The Guardian -
• Trump ratcheted up the Greenland rhetoric - but has he been talked down? — BBC World -
• Trump ratcheted up the Greenland rhetoric - but has he been talked down? — BBC World -
• At Davos, a Clash Between Trump’s World and the Old World — New York Times World -
• Rifaat al-Assad, Paramilitary Leader and ‘Butcher of Hama,’ Dies at 88 — New York Times World -
• Trump’s Talk of Greenland ‘Deal’ Framework Draws Mixed Reactions — New York Times World -

Australia observes a national day of mourning for the Bondi attack victims, facing political instability within the Coalition and new gun violence, alongside concerns over extreme weather and indigenous rights protests.

• A national tragedy 30 years ago united Australia. Why hasn't the Bondi shooting? — BBC World -
• Three dead in shooting in Australia's New South Wales — BBC World -
• Three Dead After Shooting in Rural Australian Town — New York Times World -

• Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds — The Guardian -
• Three dead in shooting in Australia's New South Wales — BBC World -
• Silence marks moment of sorrow as Australians mourn victims of Bondi terror attack — The Guardian -
• PM tells memorial ‘I am deeply and profoundly sorry’ government could not protect victims – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Sussan Ley just outlasted the Liberal party’s shortest serving leader. But will she survive another milestone? — The Guardian -
• Children cook meals for needy and mourners lay wreaths for Bondi attack victims on national day of mourning — The Guardian -
• Heatwave and fire warnings as parts of Victoria expected to approach ‘all-time maximum record’ temperatures — The Guardian -
• Sussan Ley’s leadership all but over after Coalition split, senior Liberals say — The Guardian -
• Queensland PhD candidate accused of plotting to firebomb Australia Day event wanted AI-driven society, court hears — The Guardian -
• Jim Chalmers says Canadian PM’s ‘stunning’ denunciation of Trump is being widely discussed in Australian government — The Guardian -
• ‘Land back’: colonial monuments destroyed and vandalised in Melbourne’s Flagstaff gardens — The Guardian -
• Colin Hay ‘strenuously disapproves’ use of Down Under at March for Australia rallies — The Guardian -

The UK grapples with political maneuvering around Andy Burnham's potential return, delays in local elections, and debates over social issues like assisted dying and public service accessibility, while economic concerns affect businesses.

• Rural and coastal areas of England to get more cancer doctors — The Guardian -
• Starmer’s allies launch ‘Stop Andy Burnham’ campaign to block parliamentary return — The Guardian -
• Government admits its approval for Buckinghamshire AI datacentre should be quashed — The Guardian -

• Protests expected as first asylum seekers arrive at East Sussex camp — The Guardian -
• Gordon Ramsay says tax changes will make restaurants ‘lambs to the slaughter’ — The Guardian -
• Police block Ukip march through Tower Hamlets over violence fears — The Guardian -
• Labour’s Andrew Gwynne resigns paving the way for return of Andy Burnham as an MP– as it happened — The Guardian -
• Local elections to be delayed in 29 areas in England as part of shake-up of councils — The Guardian -
• Reform councillors say they will not close Lancashire care homes — The Guardian -
• Andrew Gwynne resigns, opening possible route to Commons for Andy Burnham — The Guardian -
• Andy Burnham’s road back to parliament would be a bumpy one — The Guardian -
• Assisted dying bill backers say it is ‘near impossible’ it will pass House of Lords — The Guardian -
• Residents in legal fight to halt demolition of Clockwork Orange estate — The Guardian -
• One in four children in England start school without being toilet trained, say teachers — The Guardian -
• Judge-only trials in England and Wales will not wipe out crown court backlog, report says — The Guardian -
• Four in five blind people struggle with gap at UK train stations, survey finds — The Guardian -

Diverse crime reports include a knife attack in Antwerp, the trial of an Austrian spy, Barron Trump's involvement in a UK assault case, and fraud charges related to a UK funeral firm collapse.

• Six injured after knife attack at Kurdish demonstration in Antwerp — The Guardian -
• Barron Trump Called U.K. Police After Witnessing Woman ‘Getting Beat Up’ on Video Call — New York Times World -
• Trump's son called UK police after seeing woman 'beat up', court hears — BBC World -

• Toronto man posed as pilot to rack up hundreds of free flights, prosecutors say — The Guardian -
• German nurse jailed for murders could be linked to 100 more deaths — BBC World -
• German nurse jailed for murders could be linked to 100 more deaths — BBC World -
• Two men charged over UK funeral firm collapse that left 46,000 ‘out of pocket’ — The Guardian -
• Inquest opens into mysterious death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe — The Guardian -
• UAE ordered to pay £260,000 to trafficking victim exploited by diplomat in London — The Guardian -
• Barron Trump told police he was ‘very close’ to alleged rape victim, court hears — The Guardian -
• Spanish train drivers call three-day strike after deadly railway crashes — The Guardian -
• Liz Hurley testifies in Daily Mail case: my home landline was tapped – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Ex-intelligence officer accused of betraying Austria in Russia spying trial — BBC World -
• Ugandan MP and Bobi Wine ally arrested over election violence — BBC World -
• Barron Trump may have saved woman’s life with police call, London court hears — The Guardian -
• South African police not yet able to defeat gangs, minister says — BBC World -
• South African police not yet able to defeat gangs, minister says — BBC World -
• Outrage after Indian man drowns in open pit after begging for help for hours — BBC World -
• Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress in Epstein probe — BBC World -
• Queensland PhD candidate accused of plotting to firebomb Australia Day event wanted AI-driven society, court hears — The Guardian -
• Filipino journalist Frenchie Cumpio found guilty of terror financing in verdict rights groups call ‘absurd’ — The Guardian -
• Ex-intelligence officer in Austria's biggest spy trial for years — BBC World -

Global analysis reveals severe water stress in major cities, while Australia faces extreme heatwaves and New Zealand suffers deadly landslides, highlighting widespread climate change impacts and environmental challenges.

• Powerful winter storm to bring heavy snow across much of US this weekend — The Guardian -
• At Davos, Talk of Climate Change Retreats to the Sidelines — New York Times World -
• Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds — The Guardian -

• New wood-burning stoves to carry health warnings in UK plan — The Guardian -
• Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant hours after restart — BBC World -
• Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant hours after restart — BBC World -
• Nearly 200 arrested in cross-border crackdown on gold mining in Amazon — The Guardian -
• A bid to clean up shipping industry intensified a coral bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef, study says — The Guardian -
• Two dead and several missing in New Zealand landslides — BBC World -
• Two dead and several missing in New Zealand landslides — BBC World -
• Footage captures moment NZ landslide starts in Mount Maunganui — BBC World -

The business world sees JP Morgan executive pay increases amidst a lawsuit, mixed retail trading results, and major tech companies eyeing significant IPOs, alongside Ubisoft's game cancellations.

• JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon took home $43m pay last year — The Guardian -
• UK government borrowing falls to £11.6bn in December — The Guardian -
• Ubisoft cancels six games including Prince of Persia and closes studios — BBC World -

• B&M and The Works hit by tough Christmas trading — The Guardian -
• Taco Thursday: European stocks rise after Trump ‘chickens out’ on tariff threat — The Guardian -
• The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026 — The Guardian -
• Australian shares shoot up after Trump walks back tariff threat — The Guardian -

Cultural stories range from RFK Jr.'s vaccine plan being blocked and the discovery of ancient rock art to Liza Minnelli's AI-assisted music release and Oscar nominations records.

• RFK Jr. Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked — New York Times World -
• Canada aquarium that threatened to kill its whales wants to sell them to US — The Guardian -
• A 67,800-Year-Old Handprint May Be the World’s Oldest Rock Art — New York Times World -

• Kangaroos’ giant ancestor probably able to hop despite 250kg weight, scientists say — The Guardian -
• Tânia Maria Is Brazil’s Newest Film Icon — New York Times World -
• Arctic Monkeys release first new song since 2022 to benefit War Child — The Guardian -
• Real Madrid could face trial over noise pollution from stadium concerts — The Guardian -
• Vampire film Sinners breaks Oscar nominations record — BBC World -
• Vampire film Sinners breaks Oscar nominations record — BBC World -
• ‘Manosphere’ influencers pushing testosterone tests are convincing healthy young men there is something wrong with them, study finds — The Guardian -
• Sick cat taken by Amazon delivery driver is returned to Yorkshire family — The Guardian -
• Liza Minnelli uses AI to release first new music in 13 years — The Guardian -
• ActionAid to rethink child sponsorship as part of plan to ‘decolonise’ its work — The Guardian -
• Slashed incomes and gamers go cold turkey: the fallout from Uganda's internet shutdown — BBC World -
• Slashed incomes and gamers go cold turkey: Fallout from Uganda's internet shutdown — BBC World -
• Slashed incomes and gamers go cold turkey: the fallout from Uganda's internet shutdown — BBC World -
• Watch: Russian cosmonaut captures stunning aurora from space — BBC World -
• Blake Lively called Justin Baldoni 'a clown' in text messages — BBC World -