Defections from with within the upper echelons are essential if a revolutionary movement is to succeed. Western countries can play a role in helping make this happen.

Sir David Beckham admits his children have made mistakes on social media, but refused to directly answer any questions about his eldest son's scathing family statement online.

The initiative was initially aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza, but Donald Trump has indicated it could be expanded to tackle conflicts elsewhere and even replace the UN.

The MAGA loyalist said he could and would “drive a Mack truck through the 22nd Amendment” of the US Constitution, which forbids a person being elected president more than twice, to keep Trump in power.

It was a remarkable address: direct, perfectly timed and intended to be noticed. Mark Carney did not mention Donald Trump by name, but the context was clear.

In just 34 seconds, the Iranian student defied a series of her birth country’s laws and norms - and the world was watching.

In an hours-long anniversary celebration, the US president indicated he might have bigger ambitions for his so-called Board of Peace, showed his frustration about the Nobel Peace Prize and made Renee Good’s killing about himself.

The US president delivered a wide-ranging and often rambling speech before taking questions at the White House.

The French president was talking tough on Greenland, but it was the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s blistering speech that grabbed attention at Davos.

There is an anger beneath the careful reaction in Europe over the US president’s demand for Greenland – and it is hardening opinions about how to respond.

The choice facing Anthony Albanese and other world leaders is between international law and a “mafia world order” in which the US plays landlord and arbiter.

MAGA stalwart Steve Bannon says Australia has restored its beloved image in the US post-COVID-19, but ties would be even stronger if Australia had a MAGA-style government.

Trump has tied his political identity to a browbeaten fear of immigrants. With ICE agents, he has a force willing to carry out his violent demands.

The footage, aired across multiple channels, showed clips of Reza Pahlavi and carried a message for Iranian security forces, as US ships sail together towards Middle East.

With the US president, there is no such thing as history or principle; there is only transaction and leverage. That was obvious in his message to the Norwegian prime minister.

In the past year, Donald Trump has made sweeping changes he said would transform the US economy. Here is how he is doing on each promise.

Footage aired across multiple channels showed clips of Reza Pahlavi and a message urging Iranian security forces not to point their weapons at the people.

In an interview with this masthead, the MAGA loyalist pledged to drive a Mack truck through the 22nd Amendment – which prevents a person being elected president more than twice – to keep Donald Trump in power.

The death toll in the “truly strange” incident is now 40, with some bodies found far from the crash site and more expected to be found inside the mangled trains.

The Duke of Sussex is demanding his say over how some journalists dug up news about him and the royal family. And he’s not alone.