Trump’s Fed fight looks like something from another country

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Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell A political leader demanding questionable policy from the central bank and testing the legal limits to get it - to Martin Redrado, sitting in Argentina, Donald Trump's stand-off with the Federal Reserve feels surprisingly familiar.Redrado was fired as head of Argentina's central bank in 2010, after he resisted orders by then-President Cristina Kirchner to hand over reserves to help pay off national debts. He fought…

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Canada’s deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US

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Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporterWatch: Canada-China trade relationship "more predictable" than with US, says CarneyPrime Minister Mark Carney's new approach to Canada's foreign policy can perhaps be distilled in one line: "We take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be."That was his response when asked about the deal struck with China on Friday, despite concerns over its human rights record and nearly a year after he called China "the biggest security threat" facing Canada.…

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Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House, saying it was a recognition of his commitment to her country's freedom."I think today is a historic day for us Venezuelans," she said after meeting Trump in person for the first time, weeks after US forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and charged him in a drug-trafficking case.Trump said on social media…

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Iranians on border describe violence and more protestsand violence during blackout

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Lucy WilliamsonBashmaq border crossing, Iraqi KurdistanFred Scott/BBCPeople and traffic still regularly cross the Iran-Iraq borderAt the border crossing from Iran into Iraqi Kurdistan, the stern face of Iran's former supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, peers down at the trickle of Iranians leaving the territory.Thick snowflakes confetti the lorries and pedestrians arriving at this remote mountain pass.Metres away, just beyond the border post, an Iranian flag flutters in the snow.Iran has shut down the internet and blocked phone calls into…

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CIA director had two-hour meeting with new Venezuelan leader in Caracas

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ReutersCIA director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela's Interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Thursday "at President Trump's direction," a US official has said. The two-hour meeting was aimed at building trust and communication following the US seizure of Venezuela's former president Nicolás Maduro almost two weeks ago. Ratcliffe and Rodríguez discussed potential economic collaboration and that "Venezuela can no longer be a safe haven for America's adversaries", according to the US official.The meeting took place on the same…

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Who is Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah?

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65-year-old Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah has been a prominent voice calling for protests to continue in the country.Human rights groups say around 2,500 people have been killed in two weeks, as the authoritarian regime attempts to quash the demonstrations. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has not ruled out military action against the country over its violent crackdown.But who is Pahlavi, and what support does he enjoy among Iranians? Source link

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Trump threatens new tariffs on countries opposed to Greenland takeover as US lawmakers visit Denmark to ease tensions

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Daniel Bush,Washington correspondentandPaulin KolaReutersMost Greenlanders are opposed to Trump's bid to buy their island or to seize it by forcePresident Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place tariffs on nations that do not go along with his ambitions to annex Greenland.Trump said at a White House meeting that he "may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland," which is a self-governing territory that is controlled by Denmark. He did not say which countries…

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Machado vows to lead Venezuela ‘when right time comes’

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has vowed she will lead the country "when the right time comes"."There's a mission, and we are going to turn Venezuela into that land of grace, and I believe I will be elected when the right time comes as president of Venezuela, the first woman president," she told Fox News.Her comments come a day after she gave President Donald Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal, calling it a recognition of his commitment…

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Sleaford Mods: The Demise Of Planet X – Review

Sleaford Mods: The Demise Of Planet X (Rough Trade) Released 16 January 2026 CD | Vinyl | Cassette | DL | Streaming 4.0 out of 5.0 stars4.0 Sweary electro-punk veterans Sleaford Mods return with another confrontational take on our woeful zeitgeist. And they’ve come mob-handed, with more guest stars than ever before. Robert Plummer relishes the onslaught. Stay one step ahead, keep raising your game: no matter how big Sleaford Mods become, they still sound like they’re up…

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Maduro joins Iraq’s Saddam, Panama’s Noriega as latest leader taken by US | News

The reported capture of Venezuelan president evokes previous eras when other leaders were seized by the US.President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States has captured his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro and his wife amid “large scale” attacks on Venezuela, has stunned the world.Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez says the government does not know the whereabouts of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIn an audio message broadcast on state television on…

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‘We’ll knock the hell out of them’: Trump threatens Iran | Military

NewsFeedStanding next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump threatened Iran and said “we’ll knock the hell out of them” if Tehran rebuilds its military forces. When asked by an Israeli reporter about regime change, however, he didn’t give a clear answer.Published On 29 Dec 202529 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

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Javad Zarif: Main threat to the Middle East is Israel, not Iran | Israel-Iran conflict

Iran’s former foreign minister argues Israel, backed by the US, has killed every opportunity for peace.Months after being attacked by the United States and Israel, Iran finds itself in the crosshairs again, with Israeli officials lobbying US President Donald Trump to address Tehran’s ballistic missiles.Veteran Iranian diplomat Javad Zarif tells host Steve Clemons that “everybody lost any faith in diplomacy” after Israel and the US attacked Iran following five rounds of reconciliation talks between Washington and Tehran.Zarif added…

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