insert_link International Here’s How the U.S. Accepted Danish Control of Greenland 100 Years Ago. In 1917, the United States bought Caribbean islands from Denmark and agreed to respect Denmark’s hold over Greenland. The deal resurfaced with President Trump’s recent threats to seize Greenland.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 4, 2026 2
insert_link International For Peace, More Ukrainians Consider the Once Unthinkable: Surrendering Land Polls show a growing acceptance of territorial concessions among a war-weary public, if Ukraine receives strong security guarantees.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 4, 2026 1
insert_link International In Afghanistan, a Trail of Hunger and Death Behind U.S. Aid Cuts Afghanistan has plunged deeper into a crisis marked by levels of child hunger unseen in 25 years and the closure of almost 450 health centers.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 4, 2026 2
International Woody Allen’s wife, Soon-Yi Previn, told Epstein that #MeToo movement ‘went too far’ She also smeared teen victim of former congressman Anthony Weiner as ‘despicable and disgusting’ , files showSoon-Yi Previn, the wife of the film director Woody Allen, sent emails to Jeffrey Epstein telling the convicted sex offender that the #MeToo justice movement “has gone too far” – and smearing an underage girl at the center of a sexting case as “despicable and disgusting” rather than the former US congressman who went […] todayFebruary 4, 2026 1
International Pinterest sacks two engineers for creating software to identify fired workers Digital pinboard business cutting 15% of workforce as it invests heavily in AI Pinterest has fired two engineers who created a software tool to identify which workers had lost their jobs in a recent round of cuts and then shared the information, according to reports.The digital pinboard business announced significant job cuts earlier this month, with the chief executive, Bill Ready, telling staff he was “doubling down on an AI-forward […] todayFebruary 4, 2026 1
International Streeting says Labour members feel ‘bitterly’ betrayed by Mandelson revelations in Epstein scandal – UK politics live Health secretary says ‘You can see the outrage across the political spectrum and from people up and down our country’Newly released Jeffrey Epstein files: 10 key takeawaysLibby Brooks is the Guardian’s Scotland correspondent.The SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has warned Keir Starmer against “a Labour party cover-up” over the hiring of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, after the prime minister tabled an amendment to a parliamentary motion that would enable […] todayFebruary 4, 2026
International Death of Nigerian singer highlights crisis of ‘preventable’ snakebite fatalities Ifunanya Nwangene died in hospital after being bitten in her Abuja home, raising questions about the availability of effective antivenomsIn a last message to her friends, Ifunanya Nwangene wrote: “Please come.”The 26-year-old singer and former contestant on The Voice Nigeria had been bitten by a snake while asleep in her flat in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and was in hospital, anxiously awaiting treatment. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article todayFebruary 4, 2026 1
insert_link International ‘I’ve never hit anything so hard’: What it’s like to be attacked by a shark Peter Smith and his wife were on holiday from Hertfordshire in the Caribbean when a beautiful swim suddenly changed.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 4, 2026
insert_link International ‘Painful times in my marriage’ – Melinda French Gates reacts to ex-husband in Epstein files She said her ex-husband and others named in the Epstein files need to answer whatever questions remain.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 4, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6