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Trump’s economic adviser expects there is ‘nothing to see’ as justice department investigates Fed

Kevin Hassett, a top contender to replace Jerome Powell, suggests he believes Powell told the truth about central bank renovation

Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, said he expects there is “nothing to see here” as the US Department of Justice pursues its criminal investigation of Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair.

The Trump administration has faced a chorus of criticism in recent days after it emerged that the justice department had served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, in a significant escalation of its extraordinary attack on the US central bank’s independence.

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Trump says U.S. ‘doing much better than Canada’ during Florida Panthers’ White House visit

U.S. President Donald Trump took a swipe at Canada during a White House event to mark the Stanley Cup victory by the Florida Panthers, their second win in as many years over the Edmonton Oilers. The last time a Canadian team won the cup was in 1993, when the Montreal Canadiens were victorious over the L.A. Kings. Read More
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Les découvertes et alertes qui ont marqué la semaine, si vous les avez manquées

Santé sous tension, intelligence artificielle omniprésente, planète fragilisée, découvertes spatiales majeures. Cette semaine, la science et la technologie ont une nouvelle fois bousculé nos certitudes, du fonctionnement de nos sociétés aux équilibres climatiques, jusqu’aux confins de l’Univers....

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Even Nicolás Maduro’s Prosecutors Are Tied Up Reviewing Epstein Files

The Trump Administration’s exhaustive examination of materials on the convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is drawing resources from other cases.

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Prosecutors in the case of Nicolás Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan president, have been asked to focus on reviewing files connected to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Panicking over Greenland plays into Trump’s hands – it’s time for cool heads and stalling diplomacy | Simon Jenkins

European countries sending troops to the island is only raising the temperature and generating fear – exactly what the US president wants

Is Greenland Donald Trump’s 25th-amendment moment? Last time around, this was when the Washington “grownups” debated his capacity to be president, notably in the final fortnight of his presidency, after the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Under the constitution, a president can be replaced should the vice-president and a cabinet majority decide their leader is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office”. The trouble today is that there are no grownups.

The US president’s designs on Greenland are clearly mad. He claims Russia and China are scheming to seize the island and that Denmark should be forced urgently to transfer its sovereignty. Denmark had long allowed the US extended military access to Greenland, but Trump seems to want to own it. None of his staff has been able to say why.

Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist and the author of A Short History of America: From Tea Party to Trump

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Trump has pulled back from the brink on Iran – for now | Mohamad Bazzi

When he returned to power last year, Trump was eager to negotiate a new deal with Tehran, but a diplomatic breakthrough has been elusive

Will Donald Trump order a US military attack on Iran? That question captivated the world for the past two weeks, as the US president issued bellicose threats warning the Iranian regime not to crack down on nationwide protests demanding economic and social reforms. On Tuesday, as he was scheduled to be briefed by Pentagon officials on various options for a strike, Trump posted a message on social media urging Iranians to continue their demonstrations and take over government institutions. The president signaled that he was leaning toward ordering an attack, telling protesters that “help is on its way”.

But by Wednesday, Trump pulled back from the brink of a military intervention, saying he had received assurances from “very important sources” that Iran had stopped killing protesters and was not moving forward with executions. A group of US allies in the Middle East – including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Turkey – seem to have succeeded in a last-ditch effort to convince Trump not to launch airstrikes against Tehran, warning it could unleash a wider conflict in the region. While many Sunni-led Arab states resent Shia Iran’s influence in the Arab world, they are also worried about retaliatory attacks by Iran and its allies, an influx of refugees and a civil war that could lead to the collapse of the Iranian state.

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© Photograph: Andrew Leyden/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

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Trump pushes for disarmament of Hamas as second stage of Gaza ceasefire begins

US president also calls for return of final Israeli captive’s remains from group, which has refused to give up weapons

Donald Trump has issued a fresh ultimatum to Hamas, adding to calls for the group’s disarmament as the second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire with Israel begins, even as key elements of the first phase remain unfulfilled.

In a late-night post on social media on Thursday, Trump vowed to push for what he described as the “comprehensive” demilitarisation of Hamas, warning of severe consequences should the group refuse to comply. He also demanded the return of the remains of the final Israeli captive still believed to be held by the group, sharpening tensions at a fragile moment in the truce process.

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Giving Trump the Nobel peace prize medal is ‘absurd’, say Norwegian politicians

US president criticised for accepting medal awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado

Political leaders in Norway have condemned the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s “absurd” decision to present her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump, accusing the US president of being a “classic showoff” who takes credit for other people’s work.

The Nobel laureate gave her medal to Trump at the White House on Thursday “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to’] our freedom”. Several hours later, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Machado “presented me with her Nobel peace prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect.”

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© Photograph: Daniel Torok/The White House/Reuters

© Photograph: Daniel Torok/The White House/Reuters

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Le Sénat valide le financement de la NASA et écarte les coupes proposées par l’administration Trump

Après une année 2025 marquée par d’importantes réductions d’effectifs, la NASA dispose enfin d’un budget opérationnel pour 2026. Le Sénat américain a adopté un projet de loi de financement qui maintient l’essentiel des capacités scientifiques de l’agence spatiale, tout en rejetant les baisses drastiques initialement envisagées par l’exécutif …

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Le Sénat US valide le financement de la NASA et écarte les coupes proposées par l’administration Trump

Après une année 2025 marquée par d’importantes réductions d’effectifs, la NASA dispose enfin d’un budget opérationnel pour 2026. Le Sénat américain a adopté un projet de loi de financement qui maintient l’essentiel des capacités scientifiques de l’agence spatiale, tout en rejetant les baisses drastiques initialement envisagées par l’exécutif …

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C.I.A. Director Meets With Venezuela’s Interim President in Caracas

The high-profile visit, which could be seen as snubbing the opposition, comes nearly two weeks after the U.S. military seized President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.

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John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, at the U.S. Capitol last week. On Thursday, he met with Delcy Rodríguez, the interim president of Venezuela, and delivered a message of cooperation.
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