
Confused bear searches in vain for her swimming hole after snow blankets New York refuge
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
Watch as a confused bear tries to search for her swimming hole that had been covered by snow as frosty conditions hit New York.

Iran protests live: Exiled crown prince accuses regime of murdering Iranians ‘every 14 seconds’ in ongoing slaughter
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
The exiled son of the last Shah said the Islamic Republic ‘will fall soon’

The three ways US-Greenland crisis could end as negotiations stall
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
Donald Trump’s administration is adamant that the US should take control of Greenland

Reza Pahlavi: Iranians want to be free
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
In an interview with Independent Persian, exiled prince Reza Pahlavi outlines his visions for Iran’s future

Cheek kisses between Bari Weiss and Donald Trump following ‘60 Minutes’ interview rankles CBS staff
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: In a moment that sources said led to stunned reactions and dropped jaws, Bari Weiss excitedly introduced herself to the president and leaned in for a kiss on the cheek following his ‘60 Minutes’ interview.

Medical examiner set to rule ICE detention death a homicide - despite DHS initial claims: report
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban immigrant, died at the makeshift Texas detention facility Camp East Montana

Nurses take on Trump for downgrading training as not ‘professional’ and costing them thousands in student loans
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
As a strike rages in NYC, nurses on opposite sides of the country tell Rhian Lubin how the Education Department’s plan to cap federal loans for graduate nursing degrees poses a grave threat to the future of healthcare

Jimmy Kimmel trolls Trump after taking Nobel Peace Prize medal from the actual winner: ‘It’s like a pacifier’
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026
The talk show host also poked fun at the meagre gift that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado was given by the president in return

Mystic Nigel has seen the future: a country run by his cabinet of taxidermied Tories | Marina Hyde
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026

Panicking over Greenland plays into Trump’s hands – it’s time for cool heads and stalling diplomacy | Simon Jenkins
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026

At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026

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Say what you will about Trump, but unlike Starmer he knows his own power – and how to use it | Aditya Chakrabortty
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026

Are our bodies full of microplastics or not? There’s a way to resolve this debate, and scientists must hurry | Debora MacKenzie
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026

By seeking to defuse domestic tensions over Gaza, West Midlands police ended up making matters worse | Gaby Hinsliff
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026

I never thought I’d see an asylum hotel on fire, or worry about my staff’s safety. The past five years changed that | Enver Solomon
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026

Has a Nazi theorist’s vision of a world divided into 'great spaces' found a new advocate in Trump? | Brendan Simms
Posted on Friday January 16, 2026

An expulsion, a smirking leader and now a defection: it’s episode one, series one of the Farage/Jenrick show | Zoe Williams
Posted on Thursday January 15, 2026

Ben Jennings on Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform UK – cartoon
Posted on Thursday January 15, 2026

The Guardian view on Robert Jenrick's defection: Britain's right is in a crisis of its own making | Editorial
Posted on Thursday January 15, 2026