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Finance minister says Netanyahu should back annexation and settlement, and attacks Turkey and Qatar’s role on Gaza ‘executive board’Far-right members of Israel’s governing coalition on Sunday rejected a US-backed plan for postwar governance in Gaza, criticising their prime minster, Benjamin Netanyahu, for failing to annex the Palestinian territory and establish new Israeli settlements in the territory.After the announcement of the White House’s pick of world leaders who will join the so-called Gaza “board of peace”, which includes Turkey and Qatar, both of which have been critical of Israel’s war in the Strip, Israeli far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, described ‘‘Netanyahu’s

European leaders say tariff threat ‘unacceptable’ as Trump escalates plan for the US to acquire Greenland Germany’s engineering association has called on the European Commission to consider using its ‘Anti-Coercion Instrument’ against US president Donald Trump’s plan to impose additional tariffs on European countries in the Greenland dispute.The instrument allows the bloc to retaliate against third countries that put economic pressure on EU members to change their policies. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/18/greenland-eu-donald-trump-tariffs-keir-starmer-europe-live-latest-updates Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2026-01-18 10:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Three-page letter acknowledged that while Peter Malinauskas could not direct festival board, he was ‘deeply concerned’ Palestinian Australian author’s invitation not rescindedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA letter sent by the South Australian premier to the Adelaide writers’ week board criticising the inclusion of Palestinian Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah in the 2026 program has been made public.The three-page letter, first published in full by Adelaide’s Sunday Mail newspaper, was signed by Peter Malinauskas and dated 2 January. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/18/peter-malinauskas-adelaide-writers-week-letter-randa-abdel-fattah-ntwnfb Author : Royce Kurmelovs Publish date : 2026-01-18 07:24:00 Copyright for syndicated

Many believed a US president would – for the first time – rescue them but now people can only despair after mass arrests and brutalityWhen Donald Trump, said he would “rescue” protesters if Iranian authorities started shooting, Siavash Shirzad believed the US president.The 38-year-old father had seen protests rise up before, only to be brutally crushed by authorities. But this was the first time in his life that the president of the United States had promised to help demonstrators. Reassured, Shirzad took to the streets, ignoring his family’s warnings and joining the growing crowds. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/18/why-protesters-iran-feel-betrayed-donald-trump