US seizes 6th tanker in the Caribbean
The U.S. seized another tanker in the Caribbean Thursday morning....
5dABC NewsPolitics
The historic bazaar where Iran’s protests began
Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, whose shopkeepers helped bring Islamist clerics to power in 1979, once again became a hotspot for anti-regime rallies...
6dFinancial TimesPolitics
Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
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Trump taps former UK PM Tony Blair for Gaza 'board of peace'
US President Donald Trump on Friday gave a key role in post-war Gaza to former British prime minister Tony Blair and appointed a US officer to lead a nascent security force. Trump named members of a b...
3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
Civilians flee Kurdish-held region in northern Syria ahead of army deadline
Civilians fled a Kurdish-held region of northern Syria on Friday before a deadline set by the army, which seeks to expand its control over the area after driving Kurdish forces from Aleppo. The govern...
4dFrance 24Politics
Beijing launches antitrust investigation into Trip.com ahead of Lunar New Year break
China has opened an antitrust investigation into Trip.com Group, the country’s largest online travel services provider, weeks before hundreds of millions of people on the mainland go away on holiday d...
6dSouth China Morning PosteconomicsImpact
China warns of covert mapping by foreign forces to steal sensitive geodata
China’s top counter-espionage agency has warned that overseas entities are attempting to steal the country’s geographic data through covert mapping operations that threaten national security. Foreign ...
6dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact
Chinese firm Sinovac to supply vaccine to Chile ahead of flu season
The Chilean government has awarded a contract to Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech to supply its influenza vaccine ahead of the southern hemisphere winter. The vaccine will be part of Chi...
Jan 13South China Morning PostHealth
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...
Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact
US delegation seeks to reassure Denmark and Greenland amid Trump seizure threats
A bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers will meet with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Friday to reassure them of congressional support despite President Donald Trump's threats to seize the Ar...
4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
Trump's Board of Peace faces headwinds from allies as mandate appears beyond Gaza
Trump expected to hold ceremony to constitute his Gaza Board of Peace as early as Thursday at World Economic Forum in Switzerland as allies question if they will join....
1dABC NewsPoliticsImpact
Russian president invited to join Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza, Kremlin says
The invitation to Putin is expected to raise eyebrows with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearing its fourth year and the Russian leader seemingly reluctant to commit to a peace deal....
1dEuronewsPoliticsImpact
Soaring executions in Iran suggest use as 'tool of state intimidation,' UN says
At least 47% of executions carried out in Iran in 2025 had been related to drug offences, the UN human rights office said....
1dEuronewsPoliticsImpact
'Ideas of Africa' exhibit in NY captures a continent coming into its own
A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, “Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination”, features photographic portraits by African artists and captures the spirit of...
2dFrance 24culture
Polish president slams EU as a 'fading star' while warning of Russian imperialism
One of Russia's goals, in addition to persecuting its own citizens, "is territorial expansion, mass murder and attacks on civilian targets, including hospitals and schools," the Polish president said....
4dEuronewsPoliticsImpact
'What will Trump and Board of Peace do to empower Palestinian technocratic committee?'
The announcement of the ceasefire's second phase marked a significant step forward but left many questions unanswered. Those include the makeup of a proposed, apolitical governing committee of Palesti...
5dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
'To remain free, one must be feared': Macron says of France’s defence priorities
On Thursday, the French president offered his New Year's address to the armed forces. The eagerly awaited annual event comes amid multiple geopolitical crises....
5dEuronewsPolitics
US suspends immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, White House says
The Department of Homeland Security last month said that the Trump administration has deported more than 605,000 people and that 2.5 million others left on their own....
6dEuronewsPoliticsImpact
Painted plane used in Caribbean strike was part of disguised aircraft fleet: Sources
The aircraft used to strike an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September was part of a fleet of disguised planes, two people familiar with the matter told ABC News....
6dABC Newscrime
Honduras rejects ‘illegal’ recount order of vote won by Trump-backed Nasry Asfura
Honduras electoral authorities rejected on Monday an order by the outgoing president to recount November’s election won by Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura. Asfura, a conservative businessman, was ...
Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact