Thu, January 9, 2025

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: ABC

Attorney General Merrick Garland informs Congress special counsel Jack Smith's Trump probes have concluded

Attorney General Merrick Garland informed Congress in a letter Wednesday that special counsel Jack Smith has concluded his investigations into Donald Trump.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: ABC

Attorney General Merrick Garland informs Congress special counsel's Donald Trump investigation has concluded

Attorney General Merrick Garland informed Congress in a letter Wednesday special counsel Jack Smith has concluded his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: Vox

The madman theory of Trump and tariffs

Trump may well be applying the madman theory to trade negotiations as well, with his mega-tariffs serving as his nuclear threat. If so, he'd see his reputation for belligerent unpredictability as an asset — which explains why he'd hotly push back on any reports that he's actually backing down.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: Reuters

Italy's Meloni defends Musk's political comments amid Starlink talks

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended Elon Musk's growing involvement in politics on Thursday and said she had never discussed with him a potential deal to supply secure communications to Italy.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: Firstpost

Focus on Pierre Poilievre as Canada searches for Trudeau's replacement

With PM Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation and an election likely soon, attention turns to Canada's next leader. In this race, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre emerges as the frontrunner,

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: Reuters

Viktor Orban's challenger sees strong EU, NATO ties, 'pragmatic' approach to Russia

Peter Magyar, the opposition challenger to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, told Reuters he would keep Hungary firmly anchored in the European Union and NATO if he wins elections due in early 2026 and would strive for "pragmatic relations" with Russia.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: Politico

Ciattarelli dark money comes to light

Three years ago, Jack Ciattarelli's closest allies set up a 501 (c)4 called Fixing New Jersey. It didn't make much news and ran a handful of online ads. And its source of funding was not disclosed.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: Politico

Jimmy Carter's final accord

HAIL AND FAREWELL — For a fleeting moment today, official Washington's muscle memory will override its fast-twitch, knee-jerk partisanship as a distinctly American tableau plays out for former President JIMMY CARTER's funeral.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: Reuters

Meet the influencer who has Musk's ear on Germany's far-right

On his public journey to embracing Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Elon Musk has frequently amplified the online content of one young supporter of the party - climate change and COVID-19 lockdown sceptic Naomi Seibt.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Northern Territory residents 'not happy' with Albanese and Labor: Jacinta Price

People in the Northern Territory are "not happy" with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Labor government, claims Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister Jacinta Price.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi, seeks inclusion of Jats in OBC list

Arvind Kejriwal accused the centre of betraying the Jat community in Delhi in the past decade and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include the Jat community in the OBC list for reservations in education and jobs.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

State funeral for former president Carter to take place in Washington

A state funeral for former US president Jimmy Carter will take place in Washington on Thursday from 1500 GMT. In addition to incumbent Joe Biden, US President-elect Donald Trump and predecessors Barack Obama,

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Canada Suddenly Has No Leader, and No Plan, for a Trump Trade Fight

The united front that Canada presented in President-elect Donald Trump's first term is fractured and distracted after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: Reuters

US Supreme Court Justice Alito spoke to Trump on Tuesday

Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he spoke to Donald Trump by phone on Tuesday to recommend a former law clerk for a job in a government position, adding he and Trump did not discuss the U.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Myanmar on path of Bangladesh and Syria...losing its cities to rebels daily, a new country to come up near India?

Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia, is facing a severe crisis as it spirals into a full-blown civil war. The situation mirrors past conflicts in places such as Bangladesh and Syria, with fears of the possible emergence of a new nation.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Instagram and Threads will recommend political content now, says Adam Mosseri

We're going to be adding political content to recommendations," Mosseri stated, signalling a departure from his 2023 vision of creating "a less angry place for conversati

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Qatar Condemns Israel's Alleged Historic Maps Publication

The State of Qatar has strongly condemned the recent publication of alleged historic maps of Israel by official accounts linked to the Israeli occupation government. These maps reportedly include not only parts of the occupied Palestinian territories but also Jordan,

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Venezuela braces for crunch anti-Maduro protests

Opponents of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro will take to the streets Thursday, in a last-ditch bid to prevent him from being sworn in for a highly controversial third term as president. Ruling party loyalists have also taken to the streets in a blunt warning to their opponents.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: Indiatimes

Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi over Jat reservation

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah promised to add Delhi's "Jat" to the OBC community if won the election but failed to do. He also claimed that the Rajasthan's Jat received the OBC benefits but not the Delhi's Jat.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Not a single penny from sewage fines goes to clean up rivers

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[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

'Win for free speech and common sense': TV host welcomes Meta scrapping fact checkers

Sky News host Danica De Giorgio has welcomed Mark Zuckerberg scrapping Meta's fact checkers in America, stating the decision as a win for free speech and common sense.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: ABC

'He is the blame for this': Trump points finger at Newsom for wildfires with disputed evidence

"He is the blame for this," Trump wrote about Newsom on his social media platform Truth Social on Wednesday, but Newsom's office called that "fiction."

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Former Denver mayor to attend former President Jimmy Carter's funeral

Former Denver mayor Wellington Webb and his wife, former state representative, Wilma Webb, left for Washington, D.C. Wednesday for President Jimmy Carter's funeral.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Ford continues to push back against Trump's comments on Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching an enhanced energy partnership between Canada and the U.S. as part of a broader effort to stave off tariffs threatened by president-elect Donald Trump. Ford is also making rounds on U.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Elon Musk calls German chancellor "crazy and incompetent"

For several years now, the boss of Tesla, SpaceX and now Twitter hasn't hesitated to meddle with political affairs around the world. After supporting Donald Trump during the American elections, the billionaire is now setting his sights on European politics,

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Where is Greenland and why does Trump want it?

Though the president-elect's rhetoric is unusual, for over a century a succession of US presidents have tried to gain control of Greenland.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Florida lawmakers consider banning political flags from schools, government buildings

Political flags could be banned from government buildings across Florida by this summer. State lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent flags representing political viewpoints from being flown at schools,

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Farmers oppose land acquisition by govt at mahapanchayat in Jewar's Thora

AIKS leaders pointed to disparities between market rates and compensation offered, especially near the upcoming airport. . Leaders vowed to continue their fight until the new laws were fully implement

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Denver city official wins seat in state Senate, the third legislator selected by vacancy committee in recent days

Matthew Ball, Denver's policy director, won election to represent central and eastern Denver in the state Senate on Tuesday night — and is the third person elected to the legislature via a vacancy committee appointment in the past four days.
Wed, January 8, 2025

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

UK to introduce 'world first' sanctions regime to target people smugglers

A "world first" sanctions regime which specifically targets people smugglers will be introduced by the government this year, David Lammy will announce.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: ABC

Trump and Senate Republicans still divided on how to implement his agenda

President-elect Donald Trump is meeting with Senate Republicans to try to get lawmakers "on the same page" on how to advance some of his major policy initiatives.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

How will Trump's border and deportation policies impact Utah?

With President-elect Trump returning to the White House in less than two weeks, promising to launch the largest deportation of illegal immigrants in our country's history, Utah leaders are responding.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

Mark Zuckerberg's shift to the right was months in the making: From the Politics Desk

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's political shift to the right ahead of the new Trump administration was months in the making.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

"Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders," PM Egede says in message to Trump and Denmark

The Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday that Greenland is not for sale after President-elect Trump refused to commit to avoiding use of military force to take control of Greenland.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

With Trump taking office, some Democrats and pro-immigration groups ponder new ideas on issue

There's momentum among pro-immigration groups and some Democrats for policies that would move the party to the right on immigration.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump blames Newsom for Southern California wildfires, governor's office pushes back on facts

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed the massive wildfires burning homes in Southern California on Gov. Gavin Newsom's water policies, claiming in a jab on his Truth Social media platform that Newsom put the needs of "essentially worthless fish" over "the people of California.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

Donald Trump Blames California Governor Gavin Newsom for 'Virtually Apocalyptic' Los Angeles Wildfires: 'A True Disaster!'

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

Supreme Court Justice Alito spoke to Trump on Tuesday, ABC News reports

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Donald Trump by phone on Tuesday to recommend a former law clerk for a job in the new administration, ABC News reported on Wednesday. "William Levi,

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

"A peek at the test": New book claims Trump was fed questions from Fox News town hall

A new inside look at the Trump campaign claims the president-elect was given advance notice of town hall questions

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

House passes Laken Riley Act, which heads to Senate with increasing Democratic support

The new Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed its first bill on Tuesday, the Laken Riley Act, named for the 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student killed by a Venezuelan immigrant living in the country without legal permission.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

Ethical questions arise over Trump's business and presidency

In the two months since the election, President-elect Donald Trump has urged his nearly 8.5 million followers on Truth Social to buy limited edition guitars that bear his signature and Trump-themed fragrances that "represent winning.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: BBC

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over a national inquiry into grooming gangs

Talking about why she thinks a new national inquiry is needed into grooming gangs, Kemi Badenoch said the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA), which concluded in October 2022, "wasn't about the rape gang scandal". She said: "in its 468 pages it mentioned Rotherham just once".

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

It's the first major decision of Trump 2.0 and Republicans are split

That's the tricky question facing Republicans in Washington, who claim they've been given a mandate to enact sweeping permanent change after November's election, but have one of the smallest congressional majorities in history to work with.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

Biden briefed on LA wildfires, vows federal gov't will 'do anything and everything' to help

President Joe Biden attended a wildfire briefing at a Santa Monica fire station Wednesday and pledged the federal government will "do anything and everything" to help contain the fires and assist the community with rebuilding.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: Richmond

Water-less, but not grumbling, Virginia legislators meet briefly

Some joked about not showering as others shrugged and just said stuff happens. Virginia legislators pledged to finish their work on time despite a delay caused by Richmond's water crisis.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

Ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan testifies he 'would not be involved in a quid pro quo'

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan testified in his corruption trial Wednesday that he was taken aback when then-Ald. Daniel Solis told him over the phone that the developers of a West Loop condo tower understood "the quid pro quo" of hiring Madigan's law firm.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump Goes On Puzzling Truth Social Rant About California Wildfires

In what appears to be his first public statement addressing the multiple, devastating wildfires that have burned more than 1,000 structures in the Los Angeles area and killed at least two people, President-elect Donald Trump did nothing but blame California Gov.

[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN

White House withholds $3.6 million in promised funding to World Anti-Doping Agency

WADA and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. had declined to pay the $3.6 million it had pledged to WADA as part of its normal funding process fo

Closer defence ties pledged as PLA joint staff chief Liu Zhenli visits Malaysia

Malaysian prime minister hails 'strong' China ties in talks with Liu, as defence minister urges dialogue to manage South China Sea issues The People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s chief of joint staff, Liu Zhenli,

The article discusses the visit of General Liu Zhenli, the Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), to Malaysia, where both nations pledged to enhance their defense cooperation. During his visit, General Liu met with Malaysian military leaders to discuss deepening military exchanges, joint exercises, and personnel training. This visit underscores the growing strategic partnership between China and Malaysia, aiming to foster regional peace and stability. The discussions also touched on broader security issues, reflecting China's interest in strengthening its military ties in Southeast Asia amidst ongoing regional tensions.

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https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/international-relations/closer-defence-ties-pledged-as-pla-joint-staff-chief-liu-zhenli-visits-malaysia/ar-BB1r9ba7