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Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump has said Iran wants to negotiate but warned he may still carry out strikes against the Islamic Republic over its violent crackdown on protests challenging the regime's rule. Activists say hundreds of people have been killed by security forces in their bid to quash the unrest, with the country cut off from the world by an internet and phone blackout that has lasted days. The situation was now ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell revealed in a defiant statement late Sunday that the US Department of Justice is threatening him with criminal charges, a step the central bank chief condemned as "intimidation" for not bowing to President Donald Trump's demands on interest rate policy. "I have deep respect for the rule of law and for accountability in our democracy . No one—certainly not the chair of the ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Financial services stocks including Capital One, Synchrony, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America slid in early trading on Monday. It follows U.S. President Donald Trump's call for a 10%, one-year cap on credit card interest rates. Trump made the call in a post on Truth Social on Friday, without outlining how such a move would play out. In this article Sign at the entrance to a Capital One Bank branch in ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
THE HAGUE — A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya will open at the United Nations' top court on Monday. It will be the first genocide case the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hear in full in over a decade. The outcome will have repercussions beyond Myanmar, most likely affecting South Africa's genocide case at the ICJ against Israel over the war in ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States would take Greenland "one way or the other," warning that Russia and China would "take over" if Washington didn't act. Trump says controlling the mineral-rich Danish territory is crucial for US national security given increased Russian and Chinese military activity in the Arctic. "If we don't take Greenland, Russia or China will, and I'm not letting that happen," ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he is "inclined" to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro. "I didn't like Exxon's response," Trump said to reporters on Air Force One as he departed West Palm Beach, Florida. "They're playing too cute." ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The Trump administration has ramped up its campaign, reportedly using 90 precision munitions on more than 35 targets The US military carried out airstrikes against ISIS in Syria on Saturday in another retaliatory strike over an attack that killed American service members. US ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Maduro was deposed as Venezuela's leader. Cuba, a major beneficiary of Venezuelan oil, has now been cut off from those shipments as U.S. forces continue to seize tankers in an effort to control the ...
Source: military.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's photo portrait display at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has had references to his two impeachments removed, the latest apparent change at the collection of museums he has accused of bias as he asserts his influence over how official presentations document U.S. history. The wall text, which summarized Trump's first presidency and noted his 2024 comeback ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
After killing of Renee Nicole Good, city braces for what the agency describes as its largest enforcement operation yet Minneapolis protesters – already outraged by Wednesday's fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration officer – braced for a new onslaught as the Department of Homeland Security sent more agents in to the area, carried out what it called its largest enforcement operation ever. On Sunday, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
The Norwegian Nobel Institute has said the prize cannot be revoked, transferred or shared once announced. The US president has openly expressed interest in receiving the award. The organisation that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize has dismissed claims that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado could give her recent award to President Donald Trump. The Norwegian Nobel Institute said Friday that once ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — Britain is discussing with NATO allies how it can help beef up security in the Arctic to counter threats from Russia and China, a government minister said Sunday. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the talks are "business as usual" rather than a response to recent threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland . Trump has said that he would like to make a deal to acquire ...
Source: apnews.com