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UK PM Starmer says trade war in no one’s interest after Trump threats

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs against allies over Greenland is “completely wrong” and a trade war is in no one’s interest.

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Protesters rally in Davos as Oxfam reports record billionaire wealth

Protesters gathered in Davos, Switzerland, ahead of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting to denounce the concentration of wealth among global elites. Meanwhile, Oxfam released a report showing that the collective wealth of the world...

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Syrian government announces ceasefire with Kurdish forces

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has announced a deal with the chief of Kurdish-led forces that includes a ceasefire, after government troops advanced across Kurdish-held areas of the country's north and east.

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Ukrainians left without power as Russia targets energy grid

Russia has hammered Ukraine’s power grid, especially in winter, throughout the nearly four-year war. The strikes aim to weaken Ukrainians’ will to resist in a strategy that Kyiv officials call “weaponizing winter.”

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World billionaire wealth hits new peak amid rising poverty, Oxfam says

Billionaire wealth surged at three times ‍its recent pace last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic ⁠stability, anti-poverty group Oxfam said.

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Iran’s internet briefly restored amid widespread protest crackdown

Limited internet access briefly returned in Iran before dropping again, a monitor said Sunday, ten days into a communications blackout that rights groups said aimed to mask a protest crackdown that killed thousands.

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EU considers 'Anti-Coercion Instrument' amid Greenland dispute

Donald Trump threatened to impose more tariffs on eight European nations until the U.S. is allowed to buy Greenland, citing national security concerns. EU governments are drawing up retaliatory measures, including possibly hitting the U...

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Trump's Greenland ambitions lack domestic support, polls shos

Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence on acquiring Greenland, public support for the idea remains low. A Reuters/Ipsos poll of U.S. residents showed that fewer than one in five respondents back acquiring Greenland, while a sep...

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Germany sees surge in young Ukraine refugees as Kyiv eases travel ban

Since Ukraine allowed men aged 18 to 22 to travel abroad last August, Germany has seen a growing number of young Ukrainian refugees. Seeking work and hoping to avoid mobilization, around 20,000 arrived between September and December.

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Portugal votes in presidential election

Portugal started voting Sunday in the first round of a presidential election in which a far-right candidate could for the first time make it to a run-off, but with the final result hard to call.

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Netherlands ushers in Spring with National Tulip Day celebration

The Netherlands celebrated National Tulip Day on Saturday, marking the upcoming arrival of spring and the start of the tulip season. Dutch tulip growers arranged around 200,000 tulips in a vibrant display for visitors to pick from. The c...

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European governments condemn Trump's tariff threats over Greenland

European governments blasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that eight countries will face 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland beginning next month.

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Rights group says thousands of protesters killed in Iran

Norway-based rights group Iran Human Rights (IHR) says 3,428 protesters have been verified to have been killed by security forces in Iran since protests began, but warns the actual toll could be several times higher.

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French firms in Brazil eye gains from EU-Mercosur trade deal

French businesses in Brazil are looking to benefit from the newly inked EU-Mercosur deal, which Brazil's president and the EU chief hailed as a victory for multilateralism at a time of global volatility.

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Trump taps former UK PM Tony Blair for Gaza 'board of peace'

U.S. President Donald Trump gave a key role in post-war Gaza to former British prime minister Tony Blair and appointed a U.S. officer to lead a nascent security force.

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Kurdish granted national language status in Syria

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree declaring Kurdish a "national language." The decree is the first formal recognition of Kurdish national rights since Syria's independence in 1946.

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Denmark invites U.S. to participate in drills alongside NATO allies

The United States has been invited to take part in military exercises in Greenland alongside NATO allies. This comes after European countries sent small numbers of military personnel to Greenland in a show of support on Thursday.

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Arrests reported by media for first time since Tehran protests began

The news agency Tasnim, which is linked to the Revolutionary Guards, has reported arrests of protesters for the first time since the mass demonstrations began. No death toll or figures for the injured were provided.

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Costa Rica builds new mega-prison modelled on El Salvador jail

El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a prison in Costa Rica modeled on his own CECOT mega-jail that rights groups say is the setting for serious human rights abuses.

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Ukrainians brave winter cold as Russia targets energy infrastructure

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian homes are either entirely without heating, or with severely reduced heating. It’s the result of Russia’s campaign of drone and missile attacks on the country’s energy facilities.

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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 government is seeking to extend its authori...

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U.S. claims Iran halts executions of protesters amid crackdown

The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's deadly crackdown on demonstrations.

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NASA prepares first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years

NASA's first moonshot with astronauts in more than a half-century is set to take place as soon as early February. The moon rocket moves to the pad this weekend at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, with a fueling test to be conducted by ear...

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Macron backs UNESCO bid for French bistros and cafés

French President Emmanuel Macron has backed a campaign to have France’s bistros and cafés recognised as part of Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage, putting them on a par with the baguette. The push follows a 2024 initiative by the Ass...

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U.S. delegation seeks to reassure Denmark and Greenland

A bipartisan delegation of U.S. 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 Arctic island. Trump has said Greenla...

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Greenland, Denmark and U.S. 'agree to disagree' after talks

Greenland and Denmark on Wednesday said they "agree to disagree" with U.S. diplomats, following what they described as a "frank and constructive" discussion at the White House over President Donald Trump's desire to acquire the autonomou...

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Iran: Death toll soars in protests after brutal crackdown

The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week on from authorities shutting the country off from the world and escalating a bloody crackdown that activists say killed at least 2,615 ...

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Gazans skeptical of phase 2 of truce as strikes continue

Donald Trump has announced that the second phase of the plan to end the war in Gaza has started. With key elements of phase one still unfulfilled - like a complete ceasefire - the announcement of the second phase was met with a lot of sk...

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Iran's foreign minister speaks to Trump through Fox News

U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have dialed back threats of an imminent strike on Iran. Despite the shift in rhetoric, the airspace over the Islamic Republic has closed to commercial flights.

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Ukraine: Zelensky declares energy emergency after Russian strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday a "state of emergency" will be declared in the energy sector, after relentless Russian strikes on heat and electricity supplies during freezing winter temperatures.

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