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Davos Agenda: War, Trade, China and Uncertainty Over President Trump

World leaders, business executives and civil-society figures are gathering in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum’s 56th annual meeting, where attention is expected to focus on President Trump, who plans to attend with a large delegation including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Steve Witkoff, the special envoy to

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MI5 and former officers downplay espionage risk from planned Chinese embassy

Politicians have raised concerns about China’s proposed “mega embassy” near the Tower of London, but the espionage community and MI5 take a different view, arguing the fears are exaggerated and misplaced. Security officials are said to welcome the prospect of consolidating China’s seven diplomatic sites into one. The

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EU ambassadors to meet after Trump vows tariffs tied to Greenland

Ambassadors from the European Union’s 27 member states will convene on Sunday for an emergency meeting after US president Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on several European countries until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland. Cyprus, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency, called the

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Syrian government forces advance into Kurdish-held north as U.S. urges restraint

Syrian government troops advanced into Kurdish-held territory in the north on Saturday, seizing key towns and sparking clashes that raised U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict and drew government forces closer to Raqqa. The escalation follows intense fighting earlier this month between the government and the

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Boy in critical condition after shark bite at Sydney's Shark Beach

A boy believed to be about 12 is in critical condition after being bitten by a shark at Shark Beach in the eastern Sydney suburb of Vaucluse on Sunday afternoon. The boy was pulled from the water after suffering serious injuries to both legs and was treated at the scene

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Syrian army seizes Kurdish-held towns and dams in northern advance

Syria’s army has seized swathes of the country’s north, dislodging Kurdish forces that had exercised effective autonomy for more than a decade, state media said. The army took the northern city of Tabqa and its adjacent dam, and the Freedom dam west of Raqaa, the reports said. The

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Protesters in Iran say they feel betrayed after Trump’s pledge of help

Many protesters in Iran say they feel betrayed after US president Donald Trump urged them to keep demonstrating and promised help if Iranian authorities began shooting. Siavash Shirzad, 38, who took to the streets believing the president’s pledge, was shot at a protest in Tehran on 8 January and

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Nigerian activist’s figures cited by U.S. lawmakers before Christmas airstrikes

Emeka Umeagbalasi, a screwdriver salesman in Onitsha, Nigeria, has seen his research cited by U.S. Republican lawmakers and promoted as evidence that Christians are being targeted in Nigeria; President Trump launched airstrikes on the other side of the country on Christmas Day, the New York Times reported. Mr. Umeagbalasi,

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Iraqi Jewish family sues France over Baghdad embassy use, seeks $22 million

A Jewish Iraqi family that fled Iraq generations ago has sued the French government in Paris, saying France has used the family’s Baghdad mansion as its embassy without paying the family rent for decades and seeking $22 million in damages. The Lawee family says brothers Ezra and Khedouri Lawee

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London chimney sweeps revive as energy costs push homeowners to fires

Chimney sweeps in London are experiencing a revival as rising energy costs and renewed interest in wood-burning stoves lead some homeowners to reopen fireplaces, industry figures say. Modern sweeps now use digital cameras, drones and industrial vacuum cleaners. The National Association of Chimney Sweeps said demand has been bolstered by

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Nursery worker convicted of child sexual offences charged with 15 further counts

Vincent Chan, 45, a nursery worker previously convicted of sexual attacks on children left in his care, has been charged with a further 15 offences that pre-date his earlier convictions, the prosecution says. Chan previously pleaded guilty to 26 offences between 2022 and 2024, including sexually assaulting four girls aged

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Zelenskyy warns Russia is preparing strikes on Ukraine’s nuclear power system

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia is taking aim at Ukraine’s nuclear power system as the Kremlin continues to try to freeze Ukraine into submission by crippling its energy grid. Zelenskyy said: "We do not see any willingness on the part of the aggressor to comply with

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Myanmar holds second phase of military-run election amid criticism and low turnout

Voters queued on Sunday to cast ballots in the second stage of a military-run election in Myanmar, after low turnout in the initial round that critics say is a tool to formalise junta rule. The country has been ravaged by conflict since the military ousted a civilian government in a

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Las Vegas hit-and-run leaves new father hospitalized with brain bleed

People reports police in Las Vegas are investigating a hit-and-run on Monday, Jan. 12, around 5:15 p.m. local time that left a new father hospitalized with a brain bleed; family members later identified him as Matias Lagarreta. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a white SUV, "

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Thousands march in Nuuk to oppose Trump’s push to control Greenland

Thousands of Greenlanders marched across snow and ice in Nuuk on Saturday to protest Donald Trump’s repeated calls for US control of Greenland, chanting “Greenland is not for sale”, waving the national flag and finishing their trek at the US consulate. Just as the march ended, news broke that

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Analysts say Russia is reshaping exports so India can keep buying discounted crude

Industry analysts say Russia is already working to circumvent recent US sanctions to ensure India can continue importing large volumes of discounted Russian crude. Since the outbreak of the Ukraine war India has become the world’s second-largest purchaser of Russian crude, bought at heavy discounts amid western sanctions. US

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Officials search for single-tusked elephant after 22 killed in Jharkhand

Forest officials are searching for a single-tusked elephant after it killed more than 20 people in West Singhbhum district of the eastern state of Jharkhand. Since the beginning of January, 22 people have been killed by the animal as it moved through forests and small villages, according to officials. Attacks

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Powerful storms prompt evacuation on Sydney’s northern beaches; one woman dead

Powerful summer storms have battered Sydney’s east coast, prompting an emergency evacuation order for parts of the city’s northern beaches and leaving at least one woman dead after a tree branch fell on her car. Residents at Narrabeen Lagoon and surrounding areas were told to leave as more

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Greenlanders and Danes protest Trump’s renewed campaign to take over Greenland

Protests erupted in several Greenlandic cities and in Denmark as President Trump intensified his efforts to take control of the Arctic island, with hundreds gathering in Nuuk on Saturday and Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leading a march through the capital. Demonstrators in Nuuk waved Greenlandic flags, carried hand-painted

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27-day-old baby dies of hypothermia in Gaza, eighth child this winter

A 27-day-old baby died in Gaza on Saturday from severe cold, bringing the number of children who have died of hypothermia since the start of the current winter season to eight, the Palestinian health ministry said. Medical sources confirmed to the news agency Anadolu that the newborn, named Aisha Ayesh

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Israel objects to US-selected leaders for Gaza 'board of peace'

Israel has objected to the White House’s selection of world leaders for a so-called Gaza “board of peace”, which is meant to temporarily oversee governance and reconstruction in the strip, the White House and other sources said. Announced appointments and invitations over the last two days included Turkey’s

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Syrian troops advance into Kurdish-held north, threatening Raqqa area

Syrian government troops advanced into Kurdish-held territory in the north on Saturday, seizing key towns and sparking clashes that threatened to unravel a political agreement intended to reunify the country. The escalation follows intense fighting earlier this month between government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, or S.D.F.

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Trump threatens new tariffs on eight European countries amid Greenland dispute

Donald Trump has threatened fresh tariffs on eight European countries — the UK, Norway and six EU member states — a move the article says undermines deals concluded last summer and ignores that EU trade agreements are negotiated centrally through Brussels. A spokesperson for the European Council said on Saturday evening they

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One dead after shooting at Dooky Chase’s restaurant in New Orleans

Four people were shot on Friday night at Dooky Chase’s, a historic restaurant in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans; one person was killed, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 8 p.m., only weeks into the city’s busy Mardi Gras season. Police said the restaurant itself was

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Week in photos: Iran crackdown, ICE in Minneapolis, Russian strikes in Kyiv, Gaza rain

A photo gallery published this week gathers images from the past seven days showing a brutal crackdown in Iran, ICE activity in Minneapolis, Russian airstrikes in Kyiv and heavy rain in Gaza, captured by the world’s leading photojournalists. The selection spans a range of conflict and weather scenes from