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US talk of Greenland grab already damaging NATO

US talk of Greenland grab already damaging NATO

Washington, DC [US], January 9: NATO has hundreds and hundreds of pages of detailed military plans on how to protect...

Trump claims he ended eight wars, says Norway "foolishly" denied him Nobel Peace Prize

Trump claims he ended eight wars, says Norway...

Washington, DC [US], January 9: US President Donald Trump claimed that he had "single-handedly ENDED 8 WARS" and maintained that...

Trump greenlights Russia sanctions bill: "Will give leverage against China, India", says Senator Lindsey Graham

Trump greenlights Russia sanctions bill: "Will give leverage...

Washington DC [US], January 9: American Senator Lindsey Graham on Wednesday said that US President Donald Trump has given a...

Bangladesh: BNP leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir shot dead in Dhaka

Bangladesh: BNP leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir shot dead...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 9: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir was shot dead, while Abu Sufian Masud, General...

Vance on Greenland: Take the president seriously

Vance on Greenland: Take the president seriously

New York [US], January 9: U.S. Vice President JD Vance said European leaders should take President Trump "seriously" on his...

UN predicts world economic growth to slip to 2.7% in 2026

UN predicts world economic growth to slip to...

New York [US], January 9: The United Nations released the World Economic Situation and Prospect report on Thursday (January 8).

UN chief regrets US withdrawal from 66 international organisations

UN chief regrets US withdrawal from 66 international...

New York [US], January 9: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed regret at the US announcement that it will...

Democratic leaders slam fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Democratic leaders slam fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Washington [US], January 9: The US Democratic leaders criticised the shooting and the Trump administration's response to it.

EU steps up pressure on X over AI-generated sexualised images

EU steps up pressure on X over AI-generated...

Brussels [Belgium], January 9: The European Union is stepping up its investigation into X over sexually explicit AI-generated images of...

Russia and France exchange academic and athlete in prisoner swap

Russia and France exchange academic and athlete in...

Paris [France], January 9: A French political scientist serving a prison sentence in Russia was freed by Moscow on Thursday...

Trump invites Colombia's Petro to White House

Trump invites Colombia's Petro to White House

Washington [US], January 9: United States President Donald Trump has invited Colombian leader Gustavo Petro to the White House, days...

Hundreds of thousands without power in Ukraine after Russian attacks

Hundreds of thousands without power in Ukraine after...

Kiev [Ukraine], January 9: Russian attacks caused massive power cuts in the south of Ukraine overnight.

UK braces for 'weather bomb' as Storm Goretti hits

UK braces for 'weather bomb' as Storm Goretti...

London [UK], January 9: A "weather bomb" is set to bring heavy snowfall and galeforce winds to the United Kingdom...

Israel 'asphyxiating' Palestinians for 'apartheid system' in West Bank

Israel 'asphyxiating' Palestinians for 'apartheid system' in West...

New York [US], January 9: The United Nations human rights office has called on Israel to "dismantle all settlements" in...

Gaza babies suffering from severe cold as Israel keeps blocking aid

Gaza babies suffering from severe cold as Israel...

Gaza [Palestine], January 9: Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are experiencing respiratory infections, skin diseases, and other health problems, a...

Aleppo sees third day of clashes between Syrian army and SDF

Aleppo sees third day of clashes between Syrian...

Damascus [Syria], January 9: Heavy clashes between Kurdish-led forces and government troops continued in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo...

US suspends assistance to Somali govt

US suspends assistance to Somali govt

New York [US], January 9: The United States says that it has suspended all assistance to the government of Somalia,...

Phase 1 of disarming non-state groups in south complete: Lebanon army

Phase 1 of disarming non-state groups in south...

Beirut [Lebanon], January 9: The Lebanese army has announced the completion of the first phase of its plan to bring...

Australia to hold anti-Semitism inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting

Australia to hold anti-Semitism inquiry into Bondi Beach...

Sydney [Australia], January 9: Australia is launching an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Bondi Beach mass shooting, in which...

US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tankers in N Atlantic, Caribbean

US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tankers in N Atlantic,...

Washington [US], January 9: The US military said on Wednesday it had seized and boarded two oil tankers with links...

Greek open-air market vendors launch nationwide strike over tax burden

Greek open-air market vendors launch nationwide strike over...

Athens [Greece], January 8: Vendors operating at Greek open-air farmers' markets nationwide launched an indefinite strike on Wednesday, staging a...

Türkiye, Malaysia pledge deeper cooperation in defense, trade

Türkiye, Malaysia pledge deeper cooperation in defense, trade

Ankara [Turkiye], January 8: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday attended here...

Latvia reports surge in traffic accidents amid snowy, icy conditions

Latvia reports surge in traffic accidents amid snowy,...

Riga [Latvia], January 8: Latvia's first working week of 2026 began with a high number of traffic accidents, with 138...

Gold, silver slide on profit-booking, dollar strength

Gold, silver slide on profit-booking, dollar strength

New York [US], January 8: Gold prices slid on Wednesday as investors booked profits after prices briefly climbed to a...

Trump says Interim Venezuelan Authorities to turn 30-50 million barrels of 'high-quality, sanctioned oil' to US

Trump says Interim Venezuelan Authorities to turn 30-50...

Washington DC [US], January 8: US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the interim authorities in Venezuela would turn...

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes near Baculin, Philippines, USGS says

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes near Baculin, Philippines, USGS...

Manila [Philippines], January 8: A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines' southern islands on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey...

Greenland purchase being actively discussed by Trump and team, says White House

Greenland purchase being actively discussed by Trump and...

New York [US], January 8: The potential U.S. purchase of Greenland is being actively discussed by President Donald Trump and...