Fri, January 10, 2025

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: Wired

Elon Musk and Far-Right German Leader Agree 'Hitler Was a Communist'

In a conversation with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X, Musk concurred with her assertion that Adolf Hitler was a communist and pushed disinformation about migrants coming into the US.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: Firstpost

What does Justin Trudeau's exit means for Indian students, workers in Canada?

Canada has been a favoured destination for Indian students for nearly a decade. However, with Justin Trudeau stepping down and the Conservative Party under Pierre Poilievre likely to come to power after the next federal election,

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Column: Trump shoots his mouth off as L.A. burns. His claims about fire hydrants don't hold water

As fire hydrants went dry while crews battled flames in Pacific Palisades, Donald Trump pointed the finger at California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: 9NEWS

Polis addresses budget woes, immigration and housing reform in state address

NEWS livestreamed the governor's seventh State of the State speech, addressing Colorado's 2025 policy priorities.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: ABC

Biden says federal government to cover 100% of costs for initial LA fire recovery

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the federal government would cover 100% of costs of the initial federal disaster response to the Los Angeles wildfires.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

'Lies and disinformation': Critics say Trump got 'nothing right' about LA wildfires

Progressive critics were left shaking their heads this week as Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his MAGA allies absurdly blamed the Los Angeles County wildfires on everything from an ichthyophile governor to diversity policies—while ignoring what experts say is the true cause of the deadly infernos.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

China's Xi to send top-level envoy to Trump's inauguration, FT reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy in his place to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Beijing has told Trump's transition team that the official would attend instead of Xi,

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: Newsroom

Labour's message for 2026: Are you better off?

A year in Opposition with no leaks has left Chris Hipkins feeling optimistic about caucus unity and his changes in the next election.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Zelenskyy meets Italian PM to discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defence and preparations for Ukraine Recovery Conference in 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome. The key topics of their discussions were strengthening Ukraine's air defence system and preparing for the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC-2025).

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Polish government adopts resolution protecting Netanyahu from arrest if he attends Auschwitz event

Poland's President Andrzej Duda is asking the country's government to ensure that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can attend observances marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz later this month without the risk of being arrested,

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Chaos and an abduction in Caracas as Canada recognizes Venezuelan opposition

Canada today recognized Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the legitimate winner of the July 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, one day before Nicolas Maduro is due to be sworn in. Mass protests in the country saw the opposition leader emerge from hiding,

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Farewell to Jimmy Carter: "He was an honest man, and that's not easy in politics"

Hundreds of American citizens gathered to pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, bidding him farewell as he deserved.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Voters embrace Trump's hot-button agenda on taxes, migrants, and DOGE

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: AOL

What Jimmy Carter's genuine belief in humankind can teach us

Jimmy Carter's life should remind us of what is possible when we lead with principle, tolerance and a steadfast belief in the power of honest dialogue.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Don Jr's Greenland MAGA 'supporters' included unhoused people who were offered free lunch, Danish press reports

Don Jr's Greenland MAGA 'supporters' included unhoused people who were offered free lunch, Danish press reports - Trump Jr. visited Greenland after the president-elect called for the US to purchase th

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Liberal Senator 'appalled' over latest antisemitic incident in Sydney

Liberal Senator Dave Sharma has slammed the latest antisemitic incident where the Southern Sydney Synagogue was graffitied with swastikas and antisemitic phrases.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Cyprus hosts Israeli President, UAE foreign minister, discusses regional stability

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides held meetings with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed on Thursday, the Cypriot presidency said, discussing with each how to reinforce regional security.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Quebec energy deal worth billions gets green light in Newfoundland and Labrador

A dramatic vote on Thursday night ended with the Newfoundland and Labrador government deciding to move forward with a draft energy deal with Quebec heralded as a game-changer for the indebted Atlantic province.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: Indiatimes

Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Sanjay Singh accuses 'Gaali-Galoch' party of vote-buying ahead of Delhi elections

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal has called on the Election Commission (EC) to take action against BJP le

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Elon Musk supports alleged sex trafficker Andrew Tate's controversial bid for UK Prime Minister

Andrew Tate, a self-described "misogynist," is infamous for his extreme views and criminal allegations, including charges of rape and human trafficking.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Liberals set to announce Trudeau's successor as party leader on March 9

The federal Liberals will announce a new leader on March 9, the party announced late Thursday, giving potential candidates just two weeks to decide to run and potential voters less than three weeks to join the party in order to vote.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

The populist and the scientist: Croatia's presidential candidates

The two candidates who go head to head in an election runoff for Croatia's presidency could hardly be more different. He made a political comeback three years later as the SDP candidate for the presidency.

[ Fri, Jan 10th 2025 ]: MSN

Body language expert explains how to read interaction between Trump and Obama

Body language expert Susan Constantine decodes the body language exhibited by former President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral on 'Hannity.'
Thu, January 9, 2025

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: deseret

Free speech, national security and the future of TikTok

The justices will hear oral arguments on the TikTok ban Friday morning. The case raises questions about free speech and national security.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: NDTV

"Elon Musk Not Left-Wing": Giorgia Meloni Compares Him To George Soros

I am not aware of Elon Musk financing parties, associations or political exponents around the world, said Giorgia Meloni, adding that George Soros does this.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: ABC

Appeals court denies effort to block release of Jack Smith's final report on Trump probes

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an effort to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his two investigations into Donald Trump.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: Politico

Trump's tactics go global

THE NEW AMERICAN EXPORT — The U.S. has long exported its cultural products to South Korea, flexing its soft power within the country through Hollywood products and academic exchanges. It now appears to be exporting something different — Donald Trump's politics of defiance and norm-breaking.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: CNN

The latest on Trump's presidential transition

President-elect Donald Trump continues to prepare for his second term in office as his Cabinet picks lobby senators on Capitol Hill. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: Reuters

Jimmy Carter funeral: Biden, grandson Jason Carter deliver eulogies

Family, friends and former political colleagues of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, including current President Joe Biden, spoke on Thursday at his state funeral in Washington.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Former US presidents, President-elect Trump and rival Harris at Jimmy Carter's Washington funeral

A rare reunion of the remaining members of the US presidents club at the funeral for 39th President Jimmy Carter. President-elect Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris don't interact before service starts.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Fact check: As wildfires rage, Trump lashes out with false claims about FEMA and California water policy

Another natural disaster, another series of false claims from President-elect Donald Trump. For years, Trump has littered his statements on California wildfires and other disasters with inaccurate assertions.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Israelis sceptical about government plan to repopulate abandoned north

Former residents of Israel's abandoned far north are not returning home despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah and government efforts to repopulate the area, with many saying they fear for their safety as the clock winds down on a 60-day ceasefire.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Oversight Dems want Jack Smith's report on Trump's classified documents case

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the Department of Justice Thursday asking to view special counsel Jack Smith's findings on President-elect Trump's handling of classified documents.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Canada prepares to drop the hammer on Trump's home state amid tariff threats

The Canadian government isn't taking President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats lying down and is planning to take retaliatory measures that will hit his home state of Florida. CTV News is reporting that the Canadian government is planning a series of retaliatory tariffs that would hit American-made orange juice,

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Who's at Jimmy Carter's funeral? A guide to the notable guests.

Amid a snowy week and the start of a new Congress, Washington's elite are gathering to honor a man the city never fully embraced: former president Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at 100 years old. On Tuesday,

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump and Obama share a laugh at Carter funeral

Former President Jimmy Carter's funeral has brought together all five living presidents and placed longtime political foes Barack Obama and Donald Trump directly next to each other. Setting the scene: Cameras captured Obama and Trump chatting pleasantly and sharing a laugh,

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Elon Musk 'investigating how to get Keir Starmer ditched as PM'

The Tesla boss has spent the first days of the new year attacking Sir Keir over his handling of grooming gangs.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

California is burning. Trump's response was wildly inaccurate and unhelpful.

Donald Trump responded on Truth Social to the Los Angeles wildfires in Eaton and Pacific Palisade by blaming Gavin Newsom and an unrelated water deal.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Masterstroke by Modi govt in Afghanistan set to defeat Pakistan, China to get rattled too, here's how

India has so far sent several shipments including 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat, 300 tonnes of medicines, 27 tons of earthquake relief to Afghanistan.

[ 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 ]: MSN

UK freezes assets of extreme-right group Blood and Honour for alleged terrorism

The British authorities' designation makes it illegal for anyone in the UK to offer funding to Blood and Honour, which takes its name from a Nazi slogan. View on euronews

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Explainer-Why does Trump want Greenland and could he get it?

Pedersen, Louise Rasmussen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to make Greenland a part of the United States and does not rule out using military or economic power to get Denmark to hand it over.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

One month since Assad's fall: Hope and uncertainty as Syrians look to future

After Islamist-led rebels ousted former president Bashar al-Assad in early December, thousands of soldiers, policemen and other security officials deserted their posts, leaving the door open to petty theft,

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Union ministers meet over Karnataka's mining tax and its economic repercussions

Union Steel Minister Kumaraswamy and Law Minister Meghwal discuss Karnataka's mining tax, its strain on the sector, and the need for alignment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic vision for 2047.

[ Thu, Jan 09th 2025 ]: MSN

Passaic OKs law to limit rent increases. Here's what it means for tenants and owners

The city of Passaic has adopted a rent stabilization ordinance that will limit rent increases to 8% per year, with some exceptions.

[ 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.

Trudeau: Trump talk of annexing Canada a distraction, won't happen

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he thinks President-elect Trump's public musings about annexing the neighbor to the north is a distraction from Trump's threat to impose steep tariffs on Canadian imports.

The article from MSN discusses comments made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the notion of the United States annexing Canada, which he dismissed as a "distraction" and unlikely to happen. Trudeau's remarks were in response to a question about former U.S. President Donald Trump's previous comments on the topic. Trudeau emphasized the strong, cooperative relationship between Canada and the U.S., highlighting ongoing collaborations in trade, security, and environmental issues. He stressed that such discussions about annexation are not only unproductive but also detract from the real issues at hand, like economic recovery post-COVID, climate change, and maintaining a stable bilateral relationship. Trudeau's comments aim to reassure Canadians and focus on the mutual benefits of the current partnership rather than entertain speculative and divisive political rhetoric.

Read the Full MSN Article at:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/trudeau-trump-talk-of-annexing-canada-a-distraction-won-t-happen/ar-BB1rbtLY