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Madrid prosecutors end probe into Julio Iglesias over Caribbean allegations

Prosecutors in Madrid said they have ended an investigation into the singer Julio Iglesias, saying they lacked legal authority to examine claims that he sexually abused two former employees in the Caribbean. The decision followed a complaint filed nearly three weeks earlier by two women who accused Iglesias, 82, of

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Trump’s Greenland push creates opportunities and challenges for Putin

President Trump’s campaign to take control of Greenland has presented both promise and peril for President Vladimir V. Putin, analysts say, as Moscow watched a United States behaving in ways long associated with Russian tactics. The episode prompted celebration in Russia, even as it deepened strains within NATO. Analysts

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Europe’s united stance at Davos appears to force Trump retreat over Greenland

European leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos stood together on the principle of territorial integrity and, by warning of severe economic countermeasures, achieved an apparent retreat from President Trump over Greenland, the article says. The piece frames sovereignty and the inviolability of borders as core tenets of the

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Trump backs away from Greenland purchase after rift with NATO allies

President Trump escalated and then retreated this week on a bid to acquire Greenland, threatening Denmark and other allies at the World Economic Forum in Davos before announcing a vague "framework of a future deal" on Air Force One that stopped short of ownership. The president began with

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Denmark’s prime minister makes unannounced visit to Greenland amid U.S. pressure

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen arrived in Greenland on Jan. 23, 2026, for an unannounced visit as the crisis over the island’s future and alarm about American interest appeared to ease but not end. She landed around midday in Nuuk and held a private meeting with Greenland’s

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Leaked video shows officials coordinating after reported US capture of Maduro

A leaked recording of a nearly two-hour meeting in Venezuela captures acting president Delcy Rodríguez on speakerphone claiming that, when US forces captured Nicolás Maduro, she and other cabinet members were given 15 minutes to decide whether to comply "or they would kill us." The video, first reported

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Venezuela’s interim government accepts more U.S. deportation flights after Maduro’s capture

Venezuela’s interim government has agreed to accept an increased number of deportation flights from the United States, with three flights arriving this week at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas, U.S. officials said. U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the increase follows the

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U.S. Navy veteran sentenced to five years in Russia over weapons on sailboat

Charles Wayne Zimmerman, a 58-year-old U.S. Navy veteran who had been sailing from North Carolina to New Zealand, was sentenced in Russia to five years after being convicted of "arms smuggling" over a rifle, a pistol and ammunition found on his sailboat, court documents show. Sentencing documents

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Former Canadian Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested after surrender at US embassy in Mexico

Ryan Wedding, 44, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who US authorities describe as an alleged drug kingpin, surrendered at the US embassy in Mexico City and has been arrested, law enforcement officials announced on Friday. He was flown from Mexico to California and is in US custody. Wedding had been

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Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. negotiators hold trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi

Ukrainian, Russian and American negotiators met in Abu Dhabi on Friday, marking the first trilateral talks since the start of the war in Ukraine and signaling a measure of progress in President Trump’s efforts to end the conflict. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the talks could focus on postwar control

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Arctic air brings bone-chilling cold to southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba

A mass of Arctic air moving over Canada is expected to bring bone-chilling cold through the weekend, with the most severe conditions in southern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba, Environment Canada forecasters said. Danielle Desjardins, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, warned that "frostbite can occur in minutes or less."

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Spanish prosecutors shelve complaint against Julio Iglesias over jurisdiction

Spanish prosecutors have shelved a complaint brought by two women accusing the singer Julio Iglesias of sexual assault and human trafficking, saying the country’s courts have no jurisdiction because the alleged offences took place outside Spain. The allegations emerged 10 days ago and were reported by elDiario.es and

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Witnesses and videos show bodies dumped and stacked at Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra cemetery

Witness testimony and videos verified by The New York Times show bodies being dumped and stacked at Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran’s largest cemetery, after a brutal government crackdown on anti‑government protests. Witnesses described families frantically searching through piles of corpses and body bags, matching numbers assigned for burial, while

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Ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding Arrested in Mexico on Drug and Murder Charges

Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, was arrested in Mexico on Thursday, the F.B.I. announced on Friday. The agency said he has been charged with smuggling cocaine into the United States and with murder, ending a long search, the F.B.I.’s director Kash Patel

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Trump’s renewed interest in Greenland raises concerns for tourism

President Trump’s revived interest in acquiring Greenland has introduced uncertainty for the territory’s tourism industry, industry leaders and local officials said, after bookings rose in 2024 and plans advanced for new airports. Tourism in Greenland had been rising for years, driven by government efforts to diversify the economy,

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Trump Says Large U.S. Naval Force Is Heading Toward Iran

President Trump said late Thursday that the United States was “watching Iran” and that a large naval force was heading toward the country, telling reporters aboard Air Force One as he returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos that “we have a big flotilla going in that direction” and

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Guinea-Bissau says hepatitis B vaccine trial suspended amid ethical dispute

Guinea-Bissau’s newly appointed health minister, Quinhin Nantote, told journalists that a US-funded, Danish-led study of hepatitis B vaccination in the west African country has been "cancelled or suspended", while US health officials have said the trial will proceed as planned. Nantote said the halt was because the

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Denmark rejects ceding Greenland sovereignty after reports of U.S.-NATO talks

Danish leaders pushed back on Thursday against any suggestion of giving up sovereignty over Greenland after reports that American and NATO officials discussed transferring sovereignty over U.S. military bases on the island. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, “Only Denmark and Greenland themselves can make decisions on issues concerning Denmark

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Carney says Canada thrives, not because of the United States

Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking in Quebec City where his cabinet was meeting, said that "Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian," setting out what he described as Canada’s direction. Mr. Carney had just returned from the World Economic

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Trump withdraws Canada from his proposed 'board of peace'

Donald Trump withdrew an invitation for Canada to join his "board of peace" initiative, posting on Truth Social that "the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining" in a message directed at Canadian prime minister Mark Carney. Trump launched the

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Davos leaders uneasy as Trump, for now, backs off Greenland threats

Leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos remain on edge, Andrew Ross Sorkin, editor at large of DealBook, said, after President Trump, "for now," backed down from threats concerning Greenland. Sorkin described that the president had threatened to use tariffs or military force to gain Greenland but

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Winter storm expected to disrupt travel across eastern U.S.

A powerful winter storm is expected to bring snow, ice and sleet across the eastern United States beginning Friday and through the weekend, threatening to snarl air travel and create treacherous road conditions. Forecasters say the system could sweep from Texas to the Northeast and affect more than half of

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U.S. Unveils Plan to Rebuild Gaza, Says It Needs at Least $25 Billion

The Trump administration outlined an ambitious vision to rebuild the Gaza Strip at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where Jared Kushner presented the proposal and formally inaugurated the president’s "Board of Peace." Kushner’s presentation featured slides depicting gleaming skyscrapers on Gaza’s coast and

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NATO talks consider U.S. sovereign bases and mining limits in Greenland

Negotiators have discussed proposals to expand NATO’s presence in the Arctic, grant the United States sovereign control over pockets of land in Greenland and bar non‑NATO countries from mining the island’s minerals, according to eight senior Western security and diplomatic officials. Denmark has publicly opposed ceding ownership

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Toronto man charged with wire fraud after allegedly posing as pilot for free flights

Authorities in Hawaii have charged Dallas Pokornik, 33, with wire fraud after alleging he posed as a pilot to obtain hundreds of free flights from three major US carriers over four years. The case has prompted comparisons to the film Catch Me If You Can. Court documents say Pokornik was