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First cut GDP estimate affirms economy’s resilience

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:55:33+00:00

The current growth is broad-based, as even exports are estimated to grow 6.4 per cent

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French and German presidents condemn US foreign policy under Trump

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:54:54+00:00

In separate speeches, Emmanuel Macron and Frank-Walter Steinmeier warn rules-based international order could disintegrateEurope live – latest updatesThe presidents of France and Germany have sharply condemned US foreign policy under Donald Trump, saying respectively that Washington was “breaking free from international rules” and the world risked turning into a “robber’s den”.In unusually strong and apparently uncoordinated remarks, Emmanuel Macron and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, leaders of the EU’s two heavyweight states, have warned the postwar rules-based international order could soon disinte

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French president condemns US for ‘turning away from allies’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:54:54+00:00

Emmanuel Macron’s comments come as Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, warns against turning world into ‘robber’s den’Europe live – latest updatesThe presidents of France and Germany have sharply condemned US foreign policy under Donald Trump, saying respectively that Washington was “breaking free from international rules” and the world risked turning into a “robber’s den”.In unusually strong and apparently uncoordinated remarks, Emmanuel Macron and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, leaders of the EU’s two heavyweight states, have warned the postwar rules-based international order could soon

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Cos’è l’Ice e di cosa si occupa l’agenzia Usa per l’immigrazione

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:52:36+00:00

Salita alla ribalta con il nuovo mandato di Trump, lo United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement è la seconda agenzia investigativa per dimensioni dopo l’Fbi. Ha un budget annuo di quasi otto miliardi di dollari e conta oltre 20mila dipendenti

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro announces re-election bid

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:35:38+00:00

Democrat sets stage for what many view as audition for future White House runJosh Shapiro, the Pennsylvania governor once considered a frontrunner to be Kamala Harris’s running mate, announced he will seek a second term in office, setting the stage for what many Democrats view as an audition for a future White House run.The 52-year-old Democrat, who has governed the crucial swing state since January 2023, made the announcement Thursday with planned events in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Continue reading...

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Fema staff outraged by draft plans for deep cuts under Trump

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:28:58+00:00

Staff warn the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem’s, proposed cuts could weaken Fema’s disaster responseCurrent and former staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) expressed outraged over reports that the agency has drafted plans to eliminate thousands of staff in 2026 – part of a broader restructuring effort being overseen by the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem.“The Trump administration seems determined to continue weakening the agency’s efforts to help people before, during and after disasters,” Jeremy Edwards, former spokesperson for Fema and the White House un

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Tim Davie says BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:25:15+00:00

Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned siteThe BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, has said he will not be taking the broadcaster off Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, saying that its presence is needed to resist a flood of global misinformation.Davie said he had come under pressure to withdraw from the platform, given numerous complaints that it has shifted significantly to the right under Musk’s ownership. Continue reading...

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FMCG firms turn selective in D2C acquisitions as profitability, data drive deal strategy

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:22:20+00:00

As demand growth in core categories remains uneven and competitive intensity rises, incumbents are increasingly using D2C buys to accelerate premiumisation, sharpen digital capabilities and gain direct access to consumers

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FMCG firms turn selective in D2C acquisitions as profitability, data drive deal strategy

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:22:20+00:00

As demand growth in core categories remains uneven and competitive intensity rises, incumbents are increasingly using D2C buys to accelerate premiumisation, sharpen digital capabilities and gain direct access to consumers

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‘Poet, writer, wife, mom’: who was Renee Nicole Macklin Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent?

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:22:12+00:00

Macklin Good, 37, had moved to Minneapolis last year from Missouri, loved to sing and won an award for her poetryUS politics live – latest updatesRenee Nicole Macklin Good, the woman killed by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, and portrayed by the Trump administration as a “domestic terrorist”, was an “affectionate” mother of three children who had recently moved to Minnesota, and had won an award for poetry.“Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother, Donna Ganger, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Continue reading...

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L’Espagne signe un accord inédit avec l’Eglise pour indemniser les victimes d’abus sexuels commis par des religieux

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:20:35+00:00

Cet accord, obtenu après des années de réticences et d’opacité de la hiérarchie ecclésiastique, prévoit « la réparation intégrale des victimes d’abus sexuels survenus au sein de l’Eglise » qui ne peuvent pas saisir la justice, généralement en raison de la prescription du dossier.

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SBI Research sees FY26 economic growth at 7.5% with upward bias

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:20:24+00:00

The research report by SBI said the difference between the RBI’s estimate and NSO’s estimate is always in the range of 20-30 bps and, hence, the 7.4 per cent estimate of FY26 is quite expected and reasonable.

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Senators claim UnitedHealth is withholding internal documents from inquiry

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:16:46+00:00

UnitedHealth says it will ‘continue to engage’ with lawmakers who began investigating their involvement in nursing home care after Guardian investigationUnitedHealth has refused to hand over key internal records to lawmakers investigating the company’s efforts to reduce hospital transfers for nursing home residents, according to a 7 January letter sent to the company by the US senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren. The veteran lawmakers, both members of the powerful Senate finance committee, launched their inquiry last summer following a Guardian investigation into bonuses that UnitedHealth

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Awaiting clarity on access to Venezuelan oil, says Reliance Industries

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:10:59+00:00

Venezuela, which has the world’s largest oil reserves (303 billion barrels), produced around 0.9 million barrels per day (mb/d) in November 2025, compared to 2 mb/d in the early 2010s, said Choice institutional Equities.

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Grok : l’UE accélère son enquête sur l’IA du réseau social X, détournée pour dénuder des femmes et des mineurs

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:10:04+00:00

La Commission européenne a pris une « ordonnance de conservation », qui impose à X « de conserver tous ses documents internes relatifs à Grok ». Une disposition qui lui permettra d’accéder si besoin à tous ces documents internes jusqu’à fin 2026.

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‘Go back home’: Farage schoolmate accounts bring total alleging racist behaviour to 34

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:08:25+00:00

Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries say Reform leader often used antisemitic language and racial epithetsThirty-four school contemporaries of Nigel Farage have now come forward to claim they saw him behave in a racist or antisemitic manner, raising fresh questions over the Reform leader’s evolving denials.One of those with new allegations is Jason Meredith, who was three years below Farage at Dulwich college, a private school in south-east London. He claims that Farage called him a “paki” and would use taunts such as “go back home”. Continue reading...

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Laurent Vinatier, chercheur français détenu en Russie depuis 2024, libéré et de retour en France

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:07:58+00:00

Le chercheur, également accusé d’espionnage, avait été condamné à trois ans de prison pour ne pas s’être enregistré en tant qu’« agent de l’étranger ». Selon le FSB, Daniil Kasatkin, un joueur de basket russe, a été libéré en échange, ce que le chef de l’Etat n’a pas confirmé.

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Bihar start-up Agrifeeder to enter US market

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:07:29+00:00

It has got USDA certification which will help it in the export markets

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Berlin mayor faces calls to resign after playing tennis during city blackout

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-08T15:02:25+00:00

Kai Wegner acknowledged he had not been entirely forthcoming to public about his actions when outage beganEurope live – latest updatesBerlin’s mayor, Kai Wegner, is facing calls to resign after it emerged he opted to play tennis hours after a crippling blackout triggered by an arson attack hit a large swathe of the city, and then misled the public about it.Districts in the south-west of the German capital were gradually returning to normal after the longest power cut since the second world war as Wegner acknowledged he had not been entirely forthcoming about his actions when the outage began.

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