Trump's Greenland tariffs prompt calls for EU counter-measures
The European Union faced calls to implement a never-before-used range of economic countermeasures known as the 'Anti-Coercion Instrument' as part of ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump during a phone call that the peace negotiations held in Istanbul will remain bilateral, involving only representatives from Russia and Ukraine.
According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, the roughly one-hour call between Putin and Trump included Putin expressing Russia’s readiness for a third round of talks, though no specific dates or terms were discussed.
Putin also updated Trump on the implementation of humanitarian agreements reached in Istanbul, which include prisoner exchanges and the handover of bodies of deceased servicemen.
Ushakov stated that “we are ready to continue the negotiation process,” but the content of a potential third round remains undecided.
The first two rounds of talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul, resulting in initial memorandums aimed at conflict resolution.
The Turkish Defence Ministry has voiced its support for recent military operations by Syrian government forces against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which enjoy the support of the United States.
Tens of thousands of users were left unable to access Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Friday, with outages reported across multiple countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday (17 January) that concerns over security in Greenland should be addressed within the framework of NATO, describing a ground military intervention as highly unlikely.
Ashley St. Clair, mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, has filed a lawsuit against Musk’s company xAI, alleging that its AI tool Grok generated explicit images of her, including one portraying her as underage.
The Kremlin has welcomed recent signals from several major European capitals suggesting a renewed openness to dialogue with Moscow, calling the shift a “positive evolution” in Europe’s stance towards Russia.
The European Union faced calls to implement a never-before-used range of economic countermeasures known as the 'Anti-Coercion Instrument' as part of the bloc's response U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on European countries in connection with Greenland.
Six people have been killed after a massive fire tore through a shopping centre in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, authorities said, as firefighters battled through the night to contain the blaze.
The world is entering a more unstable and fragmented phase as global cooperation declines and rivalry between major powers intensifies, the World Economic Forum has warned.
The Trump administration has denied a report that countries would be required to pay $1bn to join a proposed U.S.-backed peace initiative, after Bloomberg News said a draft charter set out a membership fee.
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