Politics

Nigel Farage said Chris Parry should apologise after Parry posted on X suggesting David Lammy should 'go home' and that his loyalty lies in the Caribbean.

Denmark and Greenland requested a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the White House said the U.S. military 'is always an option' regarding Greenland; Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that a U.S. takeover would threaten NATO.

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for snow across parts of Wales from 20:00 Thursday to 09:00 Friday, and councils say they have activated severe weather arrangements as Storm Goretti approaches.

Saudi officials say STC leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi did not board a flight to Riyadh and was reported as having fled to an unknown location. The Saudi-backed presidential council has removed him from its membership and referred him to the public prosecutor.

Faith leaders serving Venezuelans in Venezuela and the U.S. are urging prayer and calm after U.S. forces captured deposed leader Nicolás Maduro; communities in South Florida showed both celebration and uncertainty.

The Conservatives will force a Commons vote on Wednesday over Justice Secretary David Lammy's plan to replace many jury trials with judge-led 'swift courts', and Labour MP Karl Turner has said he will vote with the Tories.

Justice Secretary Angela Constance will make a statement to MSPs after the First Minister received a report from independent advisers into whether she breached the ministerial code; the advisers reportedly found two inadvertent breaches.

The article argues Democrats can reclaim the White House in 2028 by prioritizing affordability, broadening cultural outreach beyond the party base, and countering Republican policies the piece says have raised living costs.

President Trump said US oil firms would rebuild Venezuela's oil industry; analysts note past nationalisation, long sanctions and political instability that make a rapid production rebound uncertain.

Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton has chosen former state party chair David Pepper as her running mate, confirming the selection to The Associated Press ahead of a joint public appearance; the announcement came the same day a rival planned a separate running-mate event.

A Nigerian court granted bail to former attorney-general Abubakar Malami, who was arrested in December on money‑laundering and abuse-of-office charges, and adjourned his trial to Feb. 17; he and two co-accused have pleaded not guilty.

Polls show most Americans want the government to focus on domestic issues in 2026 and are split over recent U.S. military action in Venezuela, with Republicans more likely to approve and Democrats largely opposed.

The United States' capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro prompted strong condemnation from Cuba's leadership and has raised concern among residents about the loss of Venezuelan oil supplies amid ongoing power outages and fuel shortages.

The U.S. said it had convinced Venezuela to reroute oil supplies bound for China and to import up to $2 billion of embargoed crude, a move China called bullying; Venezuela has not confirmed the deal and global crude prices fell about 1%.

An 18-year-old was killed after a bus struck a crowd at a mass ultra-Orthodox protest in Jerusalem; police have detained the driver and said they are investigating.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to mediate on the North Korean nuclear issue, and Lee reported that Xi responded patience was needed.

Mahathir Mohamad, 100, was hospitalized after a fall and treated for a broken right hip; his daughter said it is serious but not life-threatening and doctors have ruled out surgery because of his age.

A Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice is in force until Tuesday at 11:00 GMT, and more than 300 schools across Anglesey, Bridgend, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire, Powys and Wrexham are closed because of poor road conditions.

Supporters say three Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners on a rolling hunger strike have shown worsening health, with two beyond seven weeks without food and a third fasting intermittently; they will have spent more than 18 months in custody before trial.

Rank-and-file Labor members have asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to withdraw an invitation to Israeli president Isaac Herzog over Israel's military actions in Gaza; legal experts say prosecution is unlikely because Herzog is a sitting head of state with immunity and there is no ICC arrest warrant for him.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said draft peace proposals discussed in Berlin could be finalised within days and would be presented to the Kremlin; major questions remain over the status of territory in Donbas and Crimea.

President Donald Trump said Venezuela would provide 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S., and the White House has arranged a Friday meeting with major U.S. oil companies. Venezuelan officials also reported dozens of deaths after a U.S. military operation aimed at capturing Nicolás Maduro, and prosecutors announced an investigation.

Iran announced 10 million rial in vouchers per person to be distributed over four months, reported as about £5, while protests and security deployments continue; officials said they would hold direct talks with trade unions and merchants.

Young protesters in Nepal who helped bring an interim government to power say it has not delivered on promises of corruption accountability and many have returned to the streets; the government says it is preparing parliamentary elections for March 5.

President Donald Trump mocked transgender athletes on Jan. 6 while addressing House Republicans, citing weightlifting and boxing as examples; no further actions were announced.

Opposition figures and rights groups say security forces have used tear gas and other tactics at Bobi Wine's campaign events, and President Yoweri Museveni said security forces should use tear gas; the presidential election is scheduled for Jan. 15, 2026.

A YouGov poll found 51% of Britons disapprove of the US capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, while 20% of respondents hold a favourable view of Donald Trump versus 18% for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

The U.S. State Department added 25 countries — bringing the list to 38 — whose citizens may be required to post bonds up to $15,000 to obtain a B1/B2 visa; the policy takes effect on January 21.

Allies met in Paris to discuss security arrangements for Ukraine after a possible ceasefire, but progress was uncertain as U.S. attention shifted to operations in Venezuela; 35 officials including 27 heads of state attended and the U.S. was represented by envoys.

The Department of Justice says Claudio Neves Valente admitted in recorded videos to the shootings at Brown University and the later killing of an MIT professor; investigators found the recordings during a search of a storage unit where his body was later recovered and the investigation is ongoing.