Trump ready for US shutdown to last 'for years'
US President Donald Trump has said he is prepared for a partial shutdown of the US government - now entering its third week - to last years.
After meeting top Democrats, he also said he could declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and build a US-Mexico border wall.
Mr Trump insisted he would not sign any bill without wall funding, which Democrats adamantly oppose.
Around 800,000 federal workers have been without pay since 22 December.
Latin American governments urge Maduro to cede power
A dozen countries and Canada questioned the legitimacy of the Venezuelan president’s soon-to-be second term
Associated Press in Lima
A dozen Latin American governments and Canada have delivered a blistering rebuke to Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, questioning the legitimacy of his soon-to-begin second term and urging him to hand over power as the only path to restoring democracy in his crisis-wracked country.
The sharp criticism came at a meeting on Friday of foreign ministers from countries including Argentina, Brazil and Colombia, all of which have been weighing how to confront the increasingly authoritarian Maduro while absorbing a growing exodus of Venezuelans fleeing economic chaos.
In a statement, the Lima Group urged Maduro to refrain from taking the presidential oath next Thursday and instead cede power to the opposition-controlled congress until new, fairer elections can be held.
Migrant crossings: UK government funding drones to spot boats leaving French coast
Sajid Javid to discuss new ‘joint action plan’ with French counterpart at London meetingLizzie DeardenHome Affairs Correspondent
Britain is paying for drones to patrol the coast of France as part of efforts to prevent migrants attempting to cross the Channel, the French government has said.
Christophe Castaner, the French interior minister, revealed that 71 attempted boat crossings were recorded in 2018 compared to just 12 the previous year.
More than 80 per cent of launches came in November and December alone, with the influx declared a “major incident” by the home secretary. French authorities intercepted 31 vessels and 40 reached the UK in 2018.
6 hack attacks that shook the world
The data breach that affected lawmakers from across Germany's spectrum was the latest in a string of prominent cyberattacks around the world. DW takes a look at six others that have made headlines.
1999: 15-year-old hacks NASA and US Department of Defense
Jonathan James was 15 years old when he repeatedly hacked the US Department of Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1999.
During the attack against the Department's Defense Threat Reduction Agency, an office tasked with countering nuclear, biological and chemical weapons threats, he stole usernames and passwords and more than 3,000 emails.
Because he committed the crimes as a minor, he was sentenced to juvenile detention for six months. James committed suicide in 2008 after the US Secret Service accused him of involvement in a separate cyberattack.
With help from diaspora, Palestinians hope for Asian Cup surprise
The Palestinian football team are taking part in their second-ever Asian Cup in the coming days, and team members born in various parts of the world are hoping to spring a few surprises.
The team qualified four years ago for the first time but crashed out in ignominious fashion, losing all three games to an aggregate score of 11-1.
This year, with the help of several players from the Palestinian diaspora, they hope to do better.
Around five million Palestinians live in the blockaded Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, but around another six million are estimated to live elsewhere.
The world doesn't want them, so what will Syria's refugees do now
In Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq, six million Syrians are camped out after fleeing a brutal war. Pressure is building for them to go back to their ruined country. So we asked them what they think.
By Michael Bachelard & Kate Geraghty
Hala spots the camera and her eyes come alive. Toiling head-covered in a field, her eyes are all that's visible of her face. She stands up, tilts her hip and poses like a model, holding a cucumber aloft. Then she dissolves into laughter.
Hala is 18, a former law student, a child of the Syrian middle class, and a refugee.
She lives in a tent in a camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley and works for the Lebanese landowner. She's paid less than a dollar an hour, a fraction of the local minimum wage. It’s not quite enough to buy food and pay the rent for her leaky tent.
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