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‘NATO should do something for the United States,’ US President Donald Trump wrote to Norway’s prime minister in messages released under freedom of information.

Leaked text messages expose Trump’s Nobel Prize bitterness

‘NATO should do something for the United States,’ US President Donald Trump wrote to Norway's prime minister in messages released under freedom of information.

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Protests in Minnesota have been ongoing in response to the death of Renee Good.

An old theory helps explain what happened to Renee Good

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump is stress-testing American law, and the law is failing the test.

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Geopolitical tensions have sent jitters through equities markets after the United States took a more aggressive tone on plans to acquire Greenland.

Aussie shares tip lower as Trump teases fresh tariffs

Geopolitical tensions have sent jitters through equities markets after the United States took a more aggressive tone on plans to acquire Greenland.

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Eight European nations are weighing up their next move after Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Euro leaders weigh retaliation on Trump’s Greenland threats

Eight European countries that sent troops to Greenland said they stood united with Denmark after President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on them.

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Any US strikes on Iran will be "tantamount to all-out war", President Masoud Pezeshkian warns. (AP PHOTO)

‘All-out war’: Iran’s chilling warning to Trump

Iran’s President has delivered a chilling threat to US President Donald Trump, as the death toll from deadly protests across the nation climbs to 5000.

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World leaders appear cautious about invitations to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative which requires a $1.5 billion buy-in.

Trump invites Albanese, Australia to join Board of Peace

World leaders appear cautious about invitations to join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative which requires a $1.5 billion buy-in.

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DEARBORN, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump tours the assembly line at the Ford River Rouge Complex on January 13, 2026 in Dearborn, Michigan. Trump is visiting Michigan where he will participate in a tour of the Ford River Rouge complex and later give remarks to the Detroit Economic Club. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump's tariff threats attract EU counter-measures on Greenland

The EU is debating unprecedented counter-measures in response to US President Donald Trump's tariff threats against allies over Greenland.

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President Donald Trump makes his way to the Oval Office on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday.

In Iran crisis, Trump confronts limits of US military power

Donald Trump has come face to face with the unpredictability of potentially destabilising another Middle Eastern country and the limitations of even the vast American military machine.

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Nations invited to join a Donald Trump-chaired ‘Board of Peace’ are reportedly being asked to pay $US1 billion to stay in the position.

Trump wants $1b from nations to stay on peace board: report

Nations invited to join a Donald Trump-chaired ‘Board of Peace’ are reportedly being asked to pay $US1 billion to stay in the position.

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‘World peace at stake’: European allies hit by Trump tariff

The United States will impose tariffs on countries that have sent troops to Greenland in recent days, Donald Trump has declared, dramatically escalating his effort to acquire the Danish territory.

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Protesters have gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol in response to the death of Renee Good. (AP PHOTO)

US Justice Dept probes officials amid anti-ICE protests

As protests over a woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minnesota continue, the US Justice Department is probing the state governor and others.

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Donald Trump has threatened a new tariff on countries if they oppose the United States' takeover of Greenland.

Trump vows new tariff on nations blocking Greenland takeover

A US congressional delegation is set to meet Denmark's Prime Minister as US President Donald Trump's envoy says he thinks a deal on Greenland is likely.

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Moments before Renee Good was shot to death on a Minneapolis street last week, a federal agent ordered her to get out of her Honda Pilot. Was she legally obligated to comply?

Was Renee Good obligated to comply with ICE agent’s orders?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Moments before Renee Good was shot to death on a Minneapolis street last week, a federal agent ordered her to get out of her Honda Pilot. Was she legally obligated to comply?

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The death of Geraldo Lunas-Campos who was in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas, has been classified as a homicide caused by ICE agents, according to a new report.

Death of man in ICE custody ‘was homicide’, recording says

THE WASHINGTON POST: A medical examiner has told Lunas Campos’ daughter that his death would likely be classified as a homicide.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks to reporters as she departs the US Capitol after meeting with US senators on January 15, 2026 in Washington.

‘Wonderful gesture’: Don responds to Nobel Peace Prize move

The US President took to social media to thank the Venezuelan opposition leader for presenting her prize to him during a meeting in the White House.

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