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Gold shines amid global flight to safety
- Reuters
Aid chief says US aid pause 'disastrous' for Afghanistan
The head of a major humanitarian organisation said U.S. President Donald Trump's order to halt foreign aid for 90 days would have immediate and disastrous consequences in Afghanistan where relief operations are already stretched thin. As he took office on Monday, Trump ordered a temporary pause in foreign development aid pending assessments of efficiencies and consistency with his foreign policy. The scope of the order was not clear, including whether it applied to Afghanistan's humanitarian funding, which is channelled through NGOs and United Nations agencies.
- Hello!
Silent Witness viewers asking the same question after spotting 'big problem' with latest series 28 episode
Silent Witness fans were left asking the same question after noticing a "big problem" with the latest episode of series 28…
- Evening Standard
Transfer news: Arsenal suffer Cunha blow; Chelsea eye Sesko hijack; Dorgu to Man United, Rashford update
Arsenal remain in the hunt for a striker as they look to strengthen before the end of the January window. Benjamin Sesko is their top target, and the RB Leipzig man has reportedly already told the Gunners he wants to join, but Chelsea are also said to be keen on the 21-year-old. Victor Osimhen, Viktor Gyokeres and Igor Jesus are of interest for the Gunners too, while reports claim Matheus Cunha is now also a target for Nottingham Forest.Manchester United are in talks over a deal for left-back Patrick Dorgu, while an exit for Alejandro Garnacho took another twist with the forward's agents spotted at Stamford Bridge on Monday amid strong interest from Chelsea. Marcus Rashford has reportedly decided he wants to stay at Old Trafford.
- BBC
What does Trump's executive order mean for TikTok and who might buy it?
What does Donald Trump's executive order mean for the future of TikTok in the US?
- Reuters
Global shares rise on tech boost, earnings; tariff uncertainty pins dollar
Global stocks rose on Wednesday as a flurry of new policies from U.S. President Donald Trump and robust corporate earnings bolstered investor optimism, while tariff uncertainty kept the dollar near a two-week low. Netflix shares surged almost 15% in pre-market trading as the streaming giant added a record number of subscribers last quarter, enabling it to increase prices for most service plans in the United States and other countries. Late on Tuesday, Trump announced that OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle will form a joint venture called Stargate and invest up to $500 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
- The Telegraph
Putin and Xi pledge to take relations to ‘higher level’ hours after Trump takes office
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have pledged to take China-Russian relations to a “higher level” hours after Donald Trump took office.
- The Canadian Press
Uzbekistan coach Srečko Katanec resigns citing health issue with team close to 2026 World Cup place
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — With Uzbekistan close to qualifying for the men’s World Cup for the first time, national-team coach Srečko Katanec resigned Wednesday citing health reasons.
- Cover Media
Blake Lively's lawyers slam Justin Baldoni's team for releasing It Ends with Us footage
The former Gossip Girl actress recently filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, alleging he sexually harassed her on set and subjected her to a smear campaign with the intention of damaging her reputation following the release of their movie last August. Baldoni, who acted in and directed the feature, denied the allegations and later filed a lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and publicist Leslie Sloane seeking damages in the amount of $400 million (£326 million). Amid the fallout, Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman released a video on Tuesday...
- PA Media: UK News
Borrowing surges to four-year high in blow to Chancellor
The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £17.8 billion last month, up £10.1 billion on a year earlier.
- Reuters
Second miner found dead after Slovenia coal mine accident
They were still searching for a third miner trapped after hundreds of tons of the slurry tumbled into the tunnels of the mine, part of the state-owned Holding Slovenske Elektrarne Group, on Monday evening. Mine officials said the rescue mission, in which about 80 rescuers are taking part in teams rotating in six-hour stretches, was risky as they have to manually dig and remove the debris, STA reported. Production at the mine has been halted and will resume after the rescue mission is completed, Prime Minister Robert Golob said on Tuesday.
- Investing.com
Netflix shares surge premarket amid solid subscriber adds, price hikes
Investing.com -- Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) surged in pre-market trading on Wednesday after reporting better-than-expected fourth quarter results fueled by a spike in subscriber additions.
- INSIDER
Stylists share 6 sneaker trends that are in right now and 4 that are out
Sneakers aren't just for exercising anymore. The right pair can work in the office or out on the town, and stylists know which trends are in and out.
- KameraOne
Mother and cub sloth bears rescued from tea plantation well in India
This is the moment a mother sloth bear and her cub fell into a well while wandering through a tea plantation in Tamil Nadu, India on January 18. A fire crew lowered two combined ladders into the well and left the immediate area, allowing the bears to climb up themselves after being stuck in the water for 3 hours.
- The Telegraph
Bill Sweeney takes aim at ‘political c--p’ as he refuses to walk over RFU pay scandal
Bill Sweeney, the besieged executive of the Rugby Football Union, insists he will not walk away from his role as he faces a special general meeting (SGM) amid the protracted fall-out from bonus payments at his organisation.
- PA Media: Entertainment
Mollie Pearce says disability has ‘not been a problem’ on Dancing On Ice
The reality star has limb difference was fitted with a stoma bag aged 18 following a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis.
- Evening Standard
Rachel Reeves seeks to win over business chiefs in Davos with Thatcherite defence of Budget
Chancellor adopted one of Margaret Thatcher’s famous phrases to argue that ‘there is no alternative’
- Reuters
Trump delivers fresh tariff threats against EU, China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese imports because fentanyl is being sent from China to the U.S. via Mexico and Canada. Trump voiced his latest tariff threats in remarks to reporters at the White House a day after taking office without immediately imposing tariffs as he had promised during his campaign.
- The Canadian Press
Witnesses at a Turkish ski resort stood helpless as people leaped out of a burning hotel
KARTALKAYA, Turkey (AP) — As flames tore through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey, friends Esra Karakisa and Halime Cetin stood helpless, paralyzed by the horror unfolding before them: people leaning out of smoke-filled rooms pleading for help and others making the harrowing decision to leap out.
- PA Media: UK News
Fact check: Southport trial scheduled by judge long before US election result
Claims have been made online about the timing of the trial of the Southport attacker.