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Trump sues JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon for $5 billion over alleged debanking

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-22T23:05:49+00:00

The lawsuit, filed in a Florida court, claims JPMorgan abruptly closed multiple personal and business accounts with 60 days’ notice and no explanation, disrupting operations and cutting off access to millions of dollars

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Six injured after knife attack at Kurdish demonstration in Antwerp

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T22:59:44+00:00

Police say incident outside Opera House which left two people in critical condition is not being investigated as terrorism Six people have been injured after a knife attack at a demonstration in Belgium on Thursday evening, police said.Two of the victims were in a critical condition in hospital following the incident in the port city of Antwerp near the Operaplein (Opera Square), police spokesperson Wouter Bruyns said. Continue reading...

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JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon took home $43m pay last year

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T22:48:44+00:00

Bank hails Dimon’s ‘exemplary leadership’ as package for one of corporate America’s best-paid bosses rose 10%JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon took home a total pay package of $43m last year, it has been disclosed.Dimon’s total compensation rose 10% in 2025, according to a regulatory filing, cementing his status as one of the highest-paid bosses in corporate America. Continue reading...

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Trump claims US is watching Iran closely and has ‘big flotilla going in that direction’ – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T22:33:28+00:00

Asked about possible military intervention following deadly protest, US president says ‘a big force’ is going towards IranThe committee is taking a recess for members to vote on the House floor. A reminder that today we’re expecting a vote on Department of Homeland Security funding bill that dozens of Democrats have vowed to vote against.The top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, Jamie Raskin, praised Jack Smith’s handling of his investigations into the president. Raskin also noted the persistent denigration by Donald Trump as Smith conducted the probes. Continue reading...

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Rural and coastal areas of England to get more cancer doctors

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T22:30:00+00:00

Government says plan will help end postcode lottery in access to diagnostic tests and treatmentHospitals in rural and coastal parts of England will get more cancer doctors to help tackle stark inequalities that mean people in some areas are far more likely to die from the disease.The plan is part of a government drive to end the “patchy” nature of NHS cancer care, which is characterised by wide postcode lotteries in access to diagnostic tests and treatment. Continue reading...

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NIH ends funding of research that uses human fetal tissue from abortions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T22:25:31+00:00

Fetal tissue has been used to advance research into diabetes, Alzheimer’s, infertility and vaccinesThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer fund research that uses human fetal tissue obtained from “elective” abortions, the world’s biggest public funder of biomedical research announced on Thursday.The ban marks the latest, and most dramatic, effort by Donald Trump’s administration to end research that uses fetal tissue from abortions – a goal that anti-abortion advocates, who oppose the research, have sought for years. In 2019, during Trump’s first term in office, the NIH stopped

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Trump says there’s ‘good spirit to get something done’ on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war – latest updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T22:18:18+00:00

US president says country will be able ‘to do exactly what we want to do’ with Greenland and says it would be ‘nice’ to end Ukraine war as EU leaders meetZelenskyy’s speech looks to be slightly late, as Indonesia’s president Prabowo Subianto is still speaking.Don’t worry: I’m keeping an eye on this for you.“Hardly any details are known yet about the proposed Greenland deal. But we need them in order to decide how to proceed with the implementation of the EU-US trade deal. @EP_Trade will revisit the issue on Monday and discuss the way forward.”“However there is no room for false security. The n

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News live: Sussan Ley says her leadership can survive Coalition split; Australians ‘pretty unhappy’ with opposition, Liberal MP says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T22:18:08+00:00

Follow updates liveLiberal senator says party still ‘believes’ in the CoalitionAnne Ruston, a Liberal senator, said the party still believes in the Coalition and would like to see it continue, but said Sussan Ley was left with “no option but to accept” multiple resignations after members of the Nationals broke a “fundamental rule”.We believe in the coalition and we would like to see a coalition continue, but the circumstances around the actions of the National party this week left the leader with no option but to accept the resignations of three people who, by their own admission, broke the ve

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Jack Smith defends move to seek criminal charges for Trump’s effort to overturn 2020 election

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T22:13:44+00:00

Ex-special counsel said he followed law in holding president to account in public appearance after cases were droppedUS politics live – latest updatesJack Smith, the former special counsel, defended his decision to seek criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in his first and perhaps only public appearance on Thursday to discuss the cases after they were dropped last year.“No one should be above the law in this country, and the law required that he be held to account,” Smith said in his opening remarks before the House judiciary committee. “So that i

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Davos Stops Pretending

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-22T21:56:03+00:00

Buzzwords like social justice and sustainability have vanished as the elite summit seeks Trump’s favor.

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US unveils plans for 'New Gaza' with skyscrapers

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-01-22T21:55:57+00:00

"We're going to be very successful in Gaza," President Trump says, as his administration laid out its vision for post-war reconstruction.

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Mark Carney says Canada must ‘be a beacon to a world that’s at sea’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T21:53:12+00:00

In post-Davos speech, Canadian PM jabs at Trump, saying the arc of history ‘can still bend towards progress and justice’Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, said his country must be a “beacon to a world that’s at sea” and that national unity was critical as his government faces a dramatic reshaping of the world political order – and mounting domestic challengesThe national address, given at a historic military fortress in Quebec City, was far narrower in scope than the prime minister’s remarks earlier in the week at the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland. Dubbed the ‘Carney Doctrine’

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Аналитики объяснили снижение ставки ЦБ Турции до 37%

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-22T21:37:16+00:00

Центробанк Турции пятый раз подряд снизил процентную ставку – по итогам заседания 22 января на 100 базисных пунктов (б. п.) – с 38 до 37%. Ставка по однодневным кредитам и ставка овернайт по депозитам также были снижены на 100 б. п. – до 40 и 35,5% соответственно. Экономисты ожидали более широкого шага снижения ставки 22 января, консенсус-опросы Bloomberg и Reuters предполагали снижение на 1,5 п. п. до 36,5%.

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Elon Musk prépare la méga introduction en Bourse de ses fusées SpaceX

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-22T21:36:44+00:00

La firme pourrait être valorisée 800 milliards de dollars. Objectif : lever assez d’argent pour financer un projet titanesque consistant à installer dans l’espace les data centers indispensables aux activités d’intelligence artificielle d’Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk prépare la méga-introduction en Bourse de ses fusées SpaceX

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-22T21:36:39+00:00

La firme pourrait être valorisée 800 milliards de dollars. Objectif : lever assez d’argent pour financer un projet titanesque consistant à installer dans l’espace les data centers indispensables aux activités d’intelligence artificielle d’Elon Musk.

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Three people dead and alleged gunman at large after shooting in NSW town

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T21:32:22+00:00

Two women and a man have died after an alleged shooting at Lake Cargelligo as police urge locals to stay insideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFour people have been shot – three fatally – and an alleged gunman is on the run in New South Wales’s central western region.NSW police were called to Bokhara Street in Lake Cargelligo, about 240km south-west of Dubbo, at 4.20pm on Thursday and found two people suffering gun wounds. Continue reading...

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Three people dead in alleged ‘DV-related’ shooting with NSW police searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ man

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T21:32:22+00:00

Two women and a man have died after a shooting at Lake Cargelligo as police urge locals to stay insideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA large-scale manhunt is under way after three people were shot dead, including a pregnant woman, and a fourth was seriously injured in the New South Wales central west region.NSW police said the alleged perpetrator, Julian “Hoolio” Ingram, also known as Pierpoint, aged 37, was believed to be “on the move” in a vehicle on Friday morning. Continue reading...

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Three people killed in alleged ‘DV-related’ shooting with NSW police searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ man

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T21:32:22+00:00

Two women and a man have died after a shooting at Lake Cargelligo as police urge locals to stay insideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA large-scale manhunt is under way after three people were shot dead, including a pregnant woman, and a fourth was seriously injured in the New South Wales central west region.NSW police said the alleged perpetrator, Julian “Hoolio” Ingram, also known as Pierpoint, aged 37, was believed to be “on the move” in a vehicle on Friday morning. Continue reading...

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Alleged ‘DV-related’ shooting leaves three dead with NSW police searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ man

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T21:32:22+00:00

Two women and a man have died after a shooting at Lake Cargelligo as police urge locals to stay insideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedA large-scale manhunt is under way after three people were shot dead, including a pregnant woman, and a fourth was seriously injured in the New South Wales central west region.NSW police said the alleged perpetrator, Julian “Hoolio” Ingram, also known as Pierpoint, aged 37, was believed to be “on the mo

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Democrats condemn ICE after five-year-old detained with father in US raid

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T21:31:23+00:00

Liam Ramos, of Minnesota, was detained with his father and flown to Texas, prompting Democrats to accuse ICE of crueltyICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving homeDemocratic lawmakers are lashing out at Immigration and Customs Enforcement after agents detained a five-year-old Minnesota boy with his father and transported them to Texas, with one congressman calling for the agency to be disbanded.was taken into custody on Tuesday as he and his father arrived home from school in Columbia Heights, a Minneapolis suburb. According to school officials, an ICE agent used the child to knock on

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An Emboldened Trump’s Whipsaw Approach to the World

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-22T21:28:01+00:00

He says there’s a method to the madness. But European allies wonder whether the United States is reliable anymore.

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Эксперты невысоко оценили стоимость «Домодедово»

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-22T21:17:42+00:00

Уже 22 января, в первый день сбора заявок на второй этап аукциона по продаже московского аэропорта «Домодедово», о своем участии в торгах объявили два заметных игрока этой отрасли. Новым инвестором «Домодедово» готовы стать оба крупных аэропорта Московского авиаузла – «Шереметьево» и «Внуково».

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News live: Sussan Ley says her leadership can survive Coalition split; Australian actors among Oscar nominees

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-22T21:17:14+00:00

Follow updates liveLiberal senator says party still ‘believes’ in the CoalitionAnne Ruston, a Liberal senator, said the party still believes in the Coalition and would like to see it continue, but said Sussan Ley was left with “no option but to accept” multiple resignations after members of the Nationals broke a “fundamental rule”.We believe in the coalition and we would like to see a coalition continue, but the circumstances around the actions of the National party this week left the leader with no option but to accept the resignations of three people who, by their own admission, broke the ve

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Экономисты и бизнес оценили последствия внедрения ИИ для рынка труда

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-22T21:17:05+00:00

Искусственный интеллект (ИИ) не несет риска резкого роста увольнений и отказа от людей на текущих позициях, при этом он трансформирует рынок труда и создаст необходимость переобучать кадры, полагают опрошенные «Ведомостями» эксперты. Крупнейшие работодатели также говорят о своей неготовности оптимизировать штат за счет внедрения новых технологий. В долгосрочной перспективе развитие ИИ позволит нарастить темпы роста экономики, полагают аналитики.

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