Greenland thanks Europe as EU meets over Trump tariff threat
Greenland has thanked European nations for standing by the Arctic territory after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened sweeping new tariffs on allie...
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U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the war in Ukraine were “getting very close” after hosting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks in Florida. While security guarantees are largely agreed, key issues including Donbas and a ceasefire remain unresolved, with further talks planned in Washington in January.
At least 13 people were killed after an Interoceanic passenger train derailed near Nizanda in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Dozens were injured, authorities said, as investigators work to determine the cause of the accident.
Armenia’s foreign minister said Yerevan and Ankara must move from dialogue to action on normalising ties, with a symbolic step possible by year-end. Ararat Mirzoyan also said peace efforts are opening the door to trade with Azerbaijan and major infrastructure projects backed by the US.
Moldova has formally notified Russia that it will close the Russian Cultural Center in Chișinău, citing security concerns after repeated drone incidents linked to Russia. The centre is expected to cease operations within six months once a bilateral agreement expires.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro hailed the armed forces as “invincible warriors” during a year-end military ceremony in La Guaira, as tensions with the United States persist in the Caribbean region.
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.
Greenland has thanked European nations for standing by the Arctic territory after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened sweeping new tariffs on allies unless Washington is allowed to buy the Danish-ruled island.
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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