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Carney at Davos calls U.S.-led order a 'rupture' and wins standing ovation

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada delivered a stark speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, prompting global political and corporate leaders in the audience to give a rare standing ovation. He described the end of the era underpinned by United States hegemony, calling the current

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C.I.A. sabotage in Venezuela aided U.S. raid to seize Nicolás Maduro

A covert C.I.A. team conducted sabotage operations in Venezuela to help ensure that a U.S. military strike force could enter the country safely to seize President Nicolás Maduro early this month, according to people briefed on the operation. Officials described the work as evidence of close cooperation

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Undercarriage Found Near Adamuz Could Be Key to Spain Rail Crash

Officials said on Tuesday they found a previously unreported train undercarriage half submerged in a stream down a gully near Adamuz in southern Spain. The discovery could help investigators clarify what caused a high-speed crash that killed at least 42 people. The hulking piece of debris was seen by a

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Siberian husky killed after triggering Conibear trap on B.C. forest road

People reports that Moon, a 2-year-old Siberian husky, died after triggering a Conibear trap set alongside Horsethief Creek Forest Service Road in British Columbia. Owner Sean Boxall told CTV News and the Calgary Herald that he had driven up the road, exited his truck to explore an unplowed trail and

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U.S. pushes to tap Venezuelan oil after capture of Maduro, but industry balks

After U.S. troops captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration has pressed to secure Venezuelan oil, urging a rapid rebuild of the country’s oil industry at a White House meeting with energy executives and beginning to sell 50 million barrels that had been trapped, my colleague

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Macron rejects Trump’s tariff threats, defends European sovereignty in Davos

President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, said on Tuesday that France would not capitulate to bullying or attempts to undermine European sovereignty and rejected President Trump’s efforts to put pressure on Europe. Mr. Macron warned that “we are reaching a time of instability and

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Colombian court jails Salvatore Mancuso for crimes in La Guajira

A Colombian court has sentenced former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso to 40 years in prison for crimes committed against Indigenous communities in the province of La Guajira, including homicides, forced disappearances and the displacement of people from 2002 to 2006. The special tribunal that hears cases from the country’s

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Man sentenced to 40 years for 2023 hotel killing of concertgoer

People reports that George Sydnor, 46, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Friday, Jan. 16, after pleading guilty in October 2025 to one count of first‑degree murder while armed, the U.S. Department of Justice said. His term will be followed by five years of supervised release.

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Trump cites Britain’s decision on Chagos as reason to seek Greenland

President Trump on Tuesday cited Britain’s decision to relinquish control over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as one reason the United States should acquire Greenland, writing on social media that the move to give away Diego Garcia was an “act of GREAT STUPIDITY.” Britain agreed in 2024 to hand

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Denmark Sends About 100 Soldiers to Greenland After U.S. Tariff Threat

President Trump threatened tariffs on European nations that sent military personnel to Greenland last week, and Denmark has sent about 100 additional soldiers to the island. A few dozen personnel from France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland and Britain went to Greenland last week to show solidarity and to

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Israel seizes UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem and demolishes some structures

Flanked by bulldozers, Israeli officials seized the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Tuesday and oversaw the demolition of some structures in its compound. The move furthers what Israeli officials described as a crackdown on UNRWA after the government passed sweeping

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Syrian government advances into Kurdish-held northeast after deal with S.D.F.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government pushed into Kurdish-held areas of the northeast last week and reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, a pact the S.D.F. and some observers described as tantamount to a surrender. Negotiations between Mr. al-Sharaa and Kurdish leaders had stalled for

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Trump Mocks European Leaders Ahead of Davos Visit

President Trump and his aides have been publicly deriding European leaders as they prepare to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he is scheduled to speak on Wednesday. He posted an apparently A.I.-generated meme showing him planting an American flag on Greenland that read, "

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Canada’s prime minister says world order has suffered a 'rupture' at Davos

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday that there has been a "rupture" in the world order, declaring that "the geopolitics of the great powers is not subject to any constraint." He did not mention the United

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Kurdish-led S.D.F. withdraws from Al Hol camp amid clashes with Syrian government

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces withdrew on Tuesday from the Al Hol camp in northeastern Syria, which houses tens of thousands of family members of Islamic State fighters, Kurdish and Syrian government officials said, as tensions rose over control of the region. The S.D.F. said it had been

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Christian leaders say 163 worshippers were abducted in Kaduna; officials dispute claim

Christian leaders in northern Nigeria said at least 163 members of evangelical congregations were kidnapped after gunmen burst into Sunday morning services at three churches in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna State. Two leaders of regional Christian groups told reporters that bandits arrived by motorcycle and stormed 9 a.m. services. The

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Australia approves national gun buyback and tighter controls after Bondi attack

Australia’s Parliament has passed new laws implementing a national gun buyback, limiting firearm imports and tightening background checks, moves adopted swiftly after the Dec. 14 mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, Sydney, in which two men killed 15 people and wounded dozens. Under the new measures,

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Syria reaches deal with Kurdish S.D.F. after government advance

President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government struck an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after Syrian forces pushed into Kurdish-held northeastern Syria and reached the outskirts of Raqqa, the newspaper reported. After months of stalled negotiations, the S.D.F. leader Mazloum Abdi agreed to a deal that the report

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Russian strikes leave over 5,600 high-rises in Kyiv without heat

Russian strikes left more than 5,600 high-rise buildings in Kyiv without heat on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said, cutting services as subfreezing temperatures hit the capital. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had fired “a significant number” of ballistic and cruise missiles and launched more than 300 attack drones overnight, and

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Trump shares private messages and reiterates bid for Greenland ahead of Davos

President Trump posted private messages from France’s president and repeated his desire to take over Greenland in an overnight social media storm that hung over the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Mr. Trump wrote “There can be no going back” about his designs on Greenland and shared messages

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Investigators examine track after Adamuz train collision kills at least 41

Spanish investigators are focusing on whether a problem with the track caused a collision between two high-speed trains near Adamuz, a town near Córdoba, that killed at least 41 people on Sunday. Authorities said 23 autopsies had been completed but only five bodies had been definitively identified by fingerprint, and

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Starmer approves Chinese mega-embassy at Royal Mint Court in London

Prime Minister Keir Starmer approved construction of a large new Chinese embassy in the heart of London, officials said, rejecting objections that the project could facilitate spying. The approval, after months of delays and subject to technical conditions, allows China to proceed toward building on a 5.5-acre site near

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Dozens of beaches closed after four shark attacks near Sydney

Dozens of beaches in eastern Australia were closed on Tuesday after four shark attacks in a span of 48 hours, many of them off Sydney, a spree the head of a volunteer lifeguard group called "unprecedented." The incidents included a surfer knocked off his board near Point Plomer,

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Study: ending VAT breaks on meat could cut EU food-related environmental harm

A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research has found that applying full VAT to meat products across the EU could rapidly and cheaply reduce the environmental impacts of household diets. The paper said animal-based products hold the biggest share of the EU’s ecological footprint related to

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Ángel Godoy freed and returns home to Los Teques after a year in prison

Ángel Godoy, a 52-year-old political activist and columnist, was freed last Wednesday and returned to his home in Los Teques, about 40 minutes outside Caracas. After a year behind bars he apologized to his son for missing his high school graduation; his son told him, "Now you are,"