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Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk’s stated support for far-rightDid Elon Musk give a Nazi or Roman salute, and what’s the difference?There were angry reactions across Europe to Elon Musk’s apparent use of a salute banned for its Nazi links in Germany, where some condemned it as malicious provocation or an...

Ukrainian president tells Davos that Europe must establish itself as an ‘indispensable’ player on the global stageVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said that “at least 200,000” allied troops would be needed to enforce any peace deal in Ukraine as he urged Europe to “take care of itself” as Donald Trump returns to power in the US.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Zelenskyy said European...

MPs say the need for consent-based law was highlighted again by trial of 51 men over abuse of Gisèle PelicotFrance should update its rape law to add a clear reference to consent, a parliamentary report has found, months after French society was shaken by the trial of 51 men over the repeated drugging and rape of Gisèle Pelicot.The report, to be presented on Tuesday,...

Osama Najim was arrested amid claims he used detained migrants in ‘a form of slavery’, but then freed after a mistake by prosecutorsA Libyan general wanted for alleged war crimes and violence against inmates at a prison near Tripoli has been arrested in the northern Italian city of Turin – and then released after an apparent mistake by prosecutors.Osama Najim, also known as Almasri,...

Ryan Corbett and William McKenty swapped for Khan Mohammed, who was held in California for drug traffickingA prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban has freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug-trafficking and terrorism charges.The Taliban praised the swap as a step toward the “normalization” of ties between the US and Afghanistan, but...

Tehran ‘massively weakened’ by reverses in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, says vice-president of Aden-based administrationMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe west should seize the opportunity to target the Tehran-backed Houthi leadership in Yemen while the Iranian government is weakened, the vice-president of the UN-backed government in Aden has said.Aidarus al-Zoubaidi said that Iran’s reverses in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza had left the country “massively...

Timing may show two leaders want to coordinate approach in engaging with new US administration over UkraineUS politics live – latest updatesThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, held a video call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a symbolic display of unity just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the US.Speaking from his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Putin...

Lt Gen Herzi Halevi becomes most senior Israeli figure to resign over security breakdown during 2023 Hamas attackMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s top general has resigned, citing the “terrible failure” of security and intelligence related to Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 that triggered the war in Gaza.Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces...

Palestinian health ministry says at least eight killed in operation launched day after Donald Trump lifted sanctions on violent settlersIsraeli security forces have launched an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, a day after bands of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, smashing cars and burning property and the new US president, Donald Trump, announced he was lifting sanctions on violent settlers.At least eight...

Impeached president appears in constitutional court following last month’s short-lived martial law orderSouth Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has denied ordering troops to “drag out” lawmakers from the country’s parliament to prevent them from overturning his short-lived declaration of martial law last month.In his first appearance at the constitutional court, which will decide whether to uphold his impeachment, Yoon replied “no” when asked...

Europe’s politicians spent the night sending carbon copy messages hailing their country’s ‘special’ or ‘strategic’ relationship with the USRest assured that we will be covering all key events in the build up to next month’s elections in Germany in our Europe Live blogs here, but if you want to keep track of how the polls look at any given moment, you can use (and...

Annual growth in average weekly earnings increases by 5.6% in three months to end of NovemberBusiness live – latest updatesUK pay growth rose in November, official figures show, keeping pressure on the Bank of England to hold interest rates amid concerns over lingering inflationary pressures.With the government under pressure on the economy, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said annual growth in average weekly...

PM says ministers would never have been forgiven if they had released information about the attack that led to the collapse of a future trialStarmer says nothing will be off the table in the inquiry.There are also questions about the accountability of the Whitehall and Westminster system – a system that is far too often driven by circling the institutional wagons, that does not...

Axel Rudakubana bought items on Amazon to make lethal poison three years after he came to attention of authoritiesWarning: contains descriptions of violence that readers may find upsettingUK politics live – latest updates Continue reading...

On his first day on office the US president sought to undo much of Joe Biden’s legacy, also vowing to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling Trump sworn in as 47th president as US braces for a new era of disruption and divisionDonald Trump supporters who attacked the US Capitol four years ago will begin to leave prison on Tuesday, after the newly installed president...

Humanitarian organisations express cautious hope truce deal will allow to scale up aid from 18 to 500 truckloads a dayDisplaced Palestinian people making their way home have spoken to the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency about their hopes and fears for the future.Ghadeer Abdul Rabbo, 30, told AFP she hopes that the ceasefire will hold “with or without Trump”and world governments will help “maintain...

US dollar hits five-year highs against Canadian currency as Japan’s Nikkei index swings between losses and gainsBusiness live – latest updatesFinancial markets swayed after Donald Trump took office and did not immediately impose new trade tariffs in his executive orders, but later signalled punitive tariffs on Mexico and Canada.The new US president told reporters in the White House’s Oval Office that he was thinking...

Doctor calls situation ‘an absolute disaster’ for public mental health system and vulnerable patientsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMental health wards have begun to close in New South Wales as negotiations to avert the mass resignations of psychiatrists continue.At Cumberland psychiatric hospital, the largest mental health facility in NSW and the oldest in Australia, the acute and rehabilitation wards...

Germany will elect a new Bundestag on 23 February. Find out who is ahead in opinion polls and what coalitions are possibleGermany is preparing for a general election to the Bundestag, the lower house of its parliament, on 23 February, after its “traffic-light” coalition of social democrats, liberals and greens collapsed. The country’s electoral system is highly proportional, so polls give a good indication...

State and territory leaders also agree to set up new database tracking antisemitic crime after national cabinet meeting Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFederal police are investigating whether “overseas actors” are paying local criminals to carry out antisemitic attacks in Australia and whether children are being radicalised online after a wave...

This blog is now closedAFP investigating whether foreign actors paid local criminals cryptocurrency to carry out antisemitic attacksThe foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says it was a “privilege and honour” to be the first Australian foreign minister to “be invited and to attend an inauguration on behalf of our country”.She spoke with the Today show from Washington DC, where she attended Donald Trump’s inauguration.My...

Whitesnake’s David Coverdale and Slash of Guns N’ Roses pay tribute to musician described as an ‘exceptional talent’John Sykes, a guitarist with the rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died aged 65. A statement said his death followed “a hard-fought battle with cancer”.It added: “He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent but for those who didn’t know...

Rachel Reeves hopes expansion will increase economic growth but Ed Miliband and Sadiq Khan oppose it Business live – latest updatesA reported plan to approve a third runway at Heathrow and an expansion of Gatwick and Luton airports has been labelled “desperate”, as the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, faces opposition from within Labour to the decision.Reeves is poised to make a swathe of announcements intended...

Finding upholds Human Rights Commission’s earlier ruling to deny group a five-year exemption under Sex Discrimination ActFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Victorian lesbian group cannot exclude transgender and bisexual women from its public events as doing so would constitute unlawful discrimination, a tribunal has ruled.In 2023 the Lesbian Action Group...