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Foreign secretary cites ‘strength of connections’ and ‘determined diplomacy’ in president’s change of stance Here are more lines from Yvette Cooper’s interviews this morning about Donald Trump and his Greenland U-turn (of sorts).Cooper, the foreign secretary, suggested that Trump’s shift was in part related to the “strength” of Britain’s influence in Washington. Asked about this climbdown, she told Sky News:I think it’s a reflection of the strength of our connections in Washington that we’ve obviously had a very significant shift in the president’s position over the last two weeks, the fact that we’ve been doing very determined diplomacy, not just

Two women and a man have have died after a shooting at Lake Cargelligo Three people have been fatally shot after a gunman opened fire in a country town in central western NSW.NSW police said on Thursday that a police operation was under way at Lake Cargelligo, which is located three hours south-west of Dubbo. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/22/three-people-dead-after-shooting-in-nsw-town-lake-cargelligo-as-police-urge-locals-to-stay-inside-ntwnfb Author : Jordyn Beazley Publish date : 2026-01-22 07:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sepehr Saryazdi, 24, charged with planning terrorist act after allegedly plotting to throw molotov cocktail at Gold Coast eventA Queensland PhD candidate has been accused of planning to throw a molotov cocktail at an Australia Day crowd, as part of an alleged terrorist plot to overthrow the government and it with a “cybernetics” alternative, a court has heard.Sepehr Saryazdi, 24, allegedly planned an attack for Monday’s celebrations to promote a new phase of civilisation powered by artificial intelligence, a court heard on Thursday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/22/queensland-phd-candidate-accused-plotting-firebomb-australia-day-event-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2026-01-22 04:38:00 Copyright

Liam Ramos and his father taken into custody while in their driveway and transported to Texas detention centerUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained a five-year-old Minnesota boy on Tuesday as he returned home from school and transported him and his father to a Texas detention center, according to school officials.Liam Ramos, a preschooler, and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway, the superintendent of the school district in Columbia Heights, a Minneapolis suburb, said at a press conference on Wednesday. Liam, who had recently turned five, is one of four children in the school district who