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Republican bill pushes to make Greenland 51st US state amid Trump’s bold arctic move

A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill on Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st US state as President Donald Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Trump h...

3dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Syria: The man behind the mission to heal decade-old wounds in the Sunni majority

Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- t...

21hFrance 24Politics

4 years after his arrest in Russia, American David Barnes sent to remote penal colony

Four years after David Barnes was charged in Russia with abusing his children in Texas despite not being charged with a crime in the U.S., he is now in a penal colony....

3dABC Newsworld_newsImpact

Protesters say 'unliveable to be a farmer in France today' as they condemn Mercosur deal

French farmers steered some 350 tractors on January 11 toward French Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods. They say thei...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Germany’s Merz pledges to fast track India-EU trade deal during first official Asia visit

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s first visit to Asia has raised India’s hopes for a long-awaited trade pact with the European Union as Berlin pushes for deeper engagement with South Asia amid height...

3dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

South Africa braces for more rain as Kruger National Park is evacuated due to deadly flooding

South Africa's most renowned national reserve has shut its gates amid escalating floodwaters and heavy rainfall, which has already claimed at least 19 lives....

19hDeutsche Welleenvironment

Iran closes airspace to commercial flights for hours as tensions with US remain high over protests

The airspace closure came as some personnel at a key US military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate, including the embassy in Kuwait, which also ordered its personnel to “temporarily halt” going t...

1dEuronewsPolitics

China's much-hyped radars appear to have been of little help when the US launched its massive air assault against Venezuela

China's JY-27A radar didn't appear to be effective during the US raid on Venezuela. US Air Force Photo Venezuela's Chinese air defense radars weren't game-changing during the US raid to capture Maduro...

2dBusiness Insiderworld_newsImpact

US planning for the Maduro raid eyed a time when much of the Venezuelan military was expected to be on holiday, memo reveals

The US initially planned its raid into Venezuela at a time when soldiers would be on leave, a newly released memo reveals. AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez US planning for the Maduro raid focused on a time...

21hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Arms makers say that the fast-moving war in Ukraine is changing how they design and upgrade weapons

Milrem Robotics is among the companies making its weapons so they can be upgraded as easily as possible. Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images The battlefield in Ukraine is changing constantly, and weapon...

1dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

DeepSeek stays mum on next AI model release as technical papers show frontier innovation

Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek continues to keep the world guessing on when its next major release – the much-anticipated updates to its V3 and R1 models – will be launched, according t...

2dSouth China Morning PostTechnologyImpact

Venezuela's opposition figurehead Machado presents Trump with Nobel Peace medal

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria ⁠Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, in a bid to influence his efforts to shape he...

3hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Macron says Ukraine now relies on France, instead of the US, for intelligence

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country is now providing Ukraine with "two-thirds" of its intelligence. Philippe Magoni / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Emmanuel Macron said that France...

9hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

China records US$1.19 trillion trade surplus in 2025 as exports jump 5.5%

China’s exports defied a turbulent year of trade tensions to perform better than expected in 2025, cementing a record US$1.19 trillion annual surplus as manufacturers diversified markets to offset a s...

2dSouth China Morning PosteconomicsImpact

Venezuela: Trump's $3 billion oil windfall — why it matters

US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela's interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Ir...

Jan 7Deutsche WellePolitics

Germany news: Reservist union head wants troops in Greenland

The president of the German Armed Forces' reservists says European troops should be sent to Greenland to block a US takeover of the territory. Meanwhile, heating bills are set to soar amid a harsh win...

2dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Explosion in the Netherlands injures at least four and causes widespread damage

Officials called on the local population to stay away from the area, as emergency services rushed to the scene....

19hEuronewsaccidentsImpact

How Iran switched off the internet — and Iranians fought back

Tehran went from ‘halal internet’ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out...

2dFinancial TimesPolitics

Plane chaos erupts after passenger puts a bomb threat in their mobile hotspot name

A Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Barcelona. Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images A Turkish Airlines plane had to make a landing after a bomb threat was discovered a...

9hBusiness InsideraccidentsImpact

EU ‘membership-lite’ plan for Ukraine spooks European capitals

Reforms under discussion would tear up accession rules used since cold war to allow Kyiv to join in a potential peace deal...

9hFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact
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