Trump’s eldest sons, Don Jr and Eric, formally the custodians of the family business, are conducting a global dealmaking blitz. But the Trumps’ business interests are raising questions about convictions that have been quashed, sensitive technologies transferred, tariffs eased, alliances forged. Since last year, the Trumps’ business in the region has accelerated. Four months into Trump’s second term, World Liberty announced that its USD1 digital currency had been selected for a gigantic transaction. The $2bn jump in the reserves from this one deal could end up making the Trumps’ company tens of millions annually.

It may, alarmingly, become the norm if the global “inequality emergency” continues. It is a global harm, with 90% of the world’s population living under the World Bank’s definition of “high income inequality”. His blueprint for change is contained within the G20’s first-ever inequality report, endorsed by key European, African and middle-income nations. The G20 inequality report lays out a comprehensive redesign of global economic governance reminiscent of 1944’s Bretton Woods settlement. Prof Stiglitz argues that the time has come for an International Panel on Inequality.

A Thanksgiving weekend storm system brought over a foot of snow and strong winds across the US midwest and thunderstorms across the south, as 53 million people from South Dakota to New York were under winter weather alerts. No serious injuries were reported from the car pile-up in Indiana, which was reported around 11.30am local time on Saturday, according to Indiana state police. “Folks, if you can stay home, stay home,” said Sergeant Matt Ames. Photograph: Kiichiro Sato/APSeveral areas of Iowa reported over a foot of snow on Saturday, with parts of Illinois, including Chicago, recording 5in and counting. Illinois state police reported nearly 500 auto crashes in the Chicago area on Saturday, with 66 incidents involving injuries.

Pope Leo has urged political leaders in Lebanon to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal as he is visiting the country, which remains a target of Israeli airstrikes, on the second leg of his first overseas trip as Catholic leader. View image in fullscreen Pope Leo is greeted by the Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun, as he arrives at the presidential palace in Beirut, Lebanon. View image in fullscreen Boys from the Hezbollah-run Imam al-Mahdi scouts hold portraits of Pope Leo XIV as they wait for his arrival in Beirut’s southern suburbs. View image in fullscreen Women wave Lebanese and Vatican flags as the pope motorcade drives past in Beirut, Lebanon. Leo will not travel to the south, the target of Israeli strikes, and he did not mention Israel in his speech.

The White House rolled out a new section of its official website on Friday that publicly criticizes and catalogs media organizations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage. The controversy arose after Trump accused Democrats of “seditious behavior, punishable by death” on social media. He also reposted a statement including the words: “hang them.”According to the site, “The Democrats and Fake News Media subversively implied that President Trump had issued illegal orders to service members. Every order President Trump has issued has been lawful. A leaderboard currently ranks the Washington Post as the top offender, with MSNBC and CBS News taking the second and third slots.

The head of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has ended his life through an assisted death, the group has said. Internationally there has been a significant shift in attitudes towards assisted dying in the nearly three decades since Dignitas was founded. France recently voted to allow some people in the last stages of a terminal illness the right to assisted dying. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Austria have all introduced assisted dying laws since 2015. About 1,900 people from the UK are members of Dignitas, including the TV presenter and assisted dying campaigner Esther Rantzen.

The internal memo reportedly stated that a recent review determined at least 10 children had died “after and because of” receiving a Covid vaccine. Current and former FDA staff, as well as outside public health specialists, said the new plan could dramatically slow the vaccine pipeline, according to the Washington Post. “That Covid vaccine might have caused a death related to myocarditis may indeed be the case. In August, the FDA placed new restrictions on who can get Covid vaccines. The agency authorized Covid vaccines for people 65 and older, who are known to be more at risk from serious illnesses from Covid infections.

This earliest glimpse into the political life of the current Fifa president is perhaps revealing for two reasons. He disclosed that his presence had been solicited at the personal request of President Trump. It was Saudi money – funnelled indirectly into Fifa’s coffers through an eye-wateringly expensive broadcast deal – that helped to fund the Club World Cup. Like Trump, Infantino would not allow himself to become a prisoner of history. Traditionally, only players who have won the World Cup are allowed to touch the cup itself.

Activists have blocked two more coal ships from entering the Port of Newcastle on the fourth day of the Rising Tide protest, bringing the total number of ships turned around by campaigners this weekend to three. Thousands of people have gathered at Rising Tide’s annual climate protest at the world’s largest coal port. View image in fullscreen Greenpeace activists scaled a coal ship at Newcastle on Sunday. View image in fullscreen Climate activists at the Rising Tide protests in Newcastle on Sunday. It’s understood seven ships were moved through the Newcastle port on Saturday despite the protest.

Ukrainian negotiators are preparing to meet US officials in Florida to thrash out details of Washington’s proposed framework to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, as Kyiv faces pressure on military and political fronts. A drone attack on the outskirts of Kyiv on Saturday night had killed one person and wounded 11, the regional governor said. Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv – videoA Ukrainian security source said Kyiv was responsible for attacks by naval drones on two oil tankers off Turkey’s Black Sea coast that it believed were covertly transporting sanctioned Russian oil. The talks are expected to focus on details of a draft framework to end the war, more than three years after Russian forces launched their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he expected that the results of recent meetings with the US in Geneva to now be “hammered out”.

After another gripping year of women’s football we are ready to launch our list of the best 100 female footballers in the world in 2025. Our biggest ever panel includes familiar faces such as the outgoing Kansas City Current head coach Vlatko Andonovski, the new OL Lyonnes head coach, Jonatan Giráldez, and Australia’s Joe Montemurro. Photograph: Pakawich Damrongkiattisak/Fifa/Getty ImagesMercy Akide Former Nigeria international who won three Afcons and played at three World Cups. after newsletter promotionCoaches and technical staffView image in fullscreen Johanna Almgren is the Sweden assistant coach. Photograph: Sipa US/AlamyJohanna Almgren Kristianstad head coach and Sweden assistant head coachVlatko Andonovski Former USWNT, Reign FC and Kansas City Current head coachJosé Barcala Bayern Munich head coachBen Bate Auckland United head coachLeah Blayney Japan assistant coachShilene Booysen Fifa technical expert and former Wadi Degla head coach and assistant coach for South AfricaLisa Cole USA assistant coach and former Zambia assistant coachSabrina Eckhoff Union Berlin assistant head coachFábio Fukumoto Paraguay head coachJonathan Giráldez OL Lyonnes head coachMasaki Hemmi Lexingon SC head coachMartin Ho Tottenham Hotspur head coachLouis Hunt San Diego State University coach; formerly an assistant coach for San Diego WaveToña Is Panama head coach and formerly Pachuca and Spain Under-17 head coach, as well as a former Spain internationalAna Junyent Badalona head coachStephan Lerch Wolfsburg head coachDimitri Lipoff Al Ahly head coachPedro López Mexico head coachPedro Martínez Losa Tigres UANL head coachMaren Meinert Germany assistant head coach.

Quick Guide What is methanol poisoning and how do you recognise it? Show What is methanol poisoning? Methanol symptoms often do not manifest until 12-24 hours after ingestion. Unlike a hangover, methanol symptoms will typically grow worse over time. “This is a hidden crisis,” said Knut Erik Hovda, a doctor and professor at the University of Oslo, and an international expert on methanol poisoning outbreaks.

“In 2009, you still had people who denied climate change,” Braschler recalls. Sixteen years later, climate change is no longer up for debate; the urgent discussions now revolve around solutions. Lost their home in the town of ErftstadtChristian: “I didn’t grasp what was happening until we were outside, trying to swim for safety. In recent years, the effects of climate change have further fuelled migration. Guatemala ranks ninth in the world for level of risk to the effects of climate change.

The week around the world in 20 picturesThe Hong Kong tower block fire, Russian drone strikes in Kharkiv, floods in Thailand and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalistsFire spread across several residential towers in the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, on Wednesday. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Climate breakdown can be seen in the data, the scientists say. “When we compare the total terrestrial water storage data with climate datasets, the trends broadly correlate,” said Mohammad Shamsudduha, professor of water crisis and risk reduction at UCL. It is a critical resource: across member states, groundwater accounted for 62% of the total public water supply and 33% of agricultural water demands during 2022. A spokesperson for the European Commission said its water resilience strategy “aims to help member states adapt their water resource management to climate change and to address man-made pressures”. In Iran, Tehran is closing in on “day zero” when no tap water is available, and water rationing is being planned.