Trump urges oil-exporting nations to slash prices

• Trump Davos remarks target big banks, oil prices, European regulators

  Trump has signed executive orders to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate agreement since he took office.
  
  CNBC - 4h
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  Trump calls on Opec to push down global oil prices

  US president tells World Economic Forum he will insist central banks lower interest rates ‘immediately’ afterwards
  
  Financial Times - 5h

• Oil at 2-week low as Trump’s efforts to lower crude prices imply a boost in output

  Oil futures finished Thursday at their lowest in two weeks after President Donald Trump said he would ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC to lower oil prices, implying that he would pressure major oil ...
  
  MarketWatch - 2h

• LNG exporter Venture Global slashes IPO price range despite President Trump’s pro-energy push

  Venture Global is now seeking a more reasonable valuation of about $65 billion, versus earlier plans for about $110 billion.
  
  MarketWatch - 9h
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  Trump’s RTO Plans Could Slash Federal Employee Head Count

  The threat of DOGE-led job cuts may get further backing as the president vows to require government staffers to work in person five days a week.
  
  Inc. - 3d

• Oil traders make big bets on Trump policies. The path for prices isn’t so clear.

  The volatility seen in oil prices in the new year has a lot to do with Donald Trump — and he doesn’t even officially become the president of the United States until Monday.
  
  MarketWatch - 5d

• Trump tariffs on Canada could jeopardize oil and gas exports to U.S., says trade chief

  President-elect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs could prompt Canada to pursue dollar-to-dollar retaliation or an export tax on oil and gas bound for the U.S.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 16

• Trump will struggle to drive down oil prices

  Energy production in the US will rise but more of the output will be gassy
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 9

• UNICEF urges nations to prioritize migrant children’s safety after being orphaned

  The U.N. children’s fund is urging governments to prioritize the safety of migrant children after the latest Mediterranean shipwreck left about 20 people missing and added to a gruesome annual tally
  
  ABC News - Jan. 2

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  'Evil' Southport killer jailed for a minimum of 52 years

  Axel Rudakubana is handed a life sentence for killing three girls and attacking 10 other people.
  
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  'I knew I was running for my life': How Southport attack unfolded, as told by survivors

  Survivors of the horrific incident have recounted how the deadly incident played out.
  
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  Taxi dashcam shows Rudakubana moments before attack

  Taxi dashcam footage shows the moment Axel Rudakubana arrived at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
  
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  Millions get phone alert as Storm Éowyn closes in and poses danger to life

  Eowyn could be the storm of the century for Ireland, with strong winds of up to 100mph forecast.
  
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  US government workers told to report diversity schemes or face 'consequences'

  Government employees received emails threatening "consequences" if they did not report DEI work to the White House.
  
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  Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump to declassify JFK, RFK and MLK assassination files

  Trump signed an executive order to declassify files relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  
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  Federal workers placed on leave by Trump's DEI orders are angry and fearful of what lies ahead

  Longtime federal workers say they have become pawns in a battle for political control, that their DEI work is misunderstood and that they are under surveillance.
  
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• Trump officials closing immigration offices Biden set up in Latin America

  The offices were designed to give migrants legal immigration options and dissuade them from crossing the U.S. southern border illegally.
  
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  Panama Canal, immigration crackdown to be focal point of Rubio's 1st foreign visit

  Rubio will depart on his first foreign trip to visit countries in Central America that may be vital for carrying out the Trump administration's mass deportation plans.
  
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• Trump reacts to judge's birthright citizenship ruling as he signs new executive orders

  President Trump is reacting to a judge temporarily blocking his birthright citizenship executive order. This comes as Mr. Trump signs new executive actions on AI and the release of classified ...
  
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