Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland  – POLITICO

Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland  – POLITICO

The main reason Europeans are reluctant to get aggressive in public is that they see Trump’s backing as vital to providing viable security guarantees for Ukraine under any peace deal with Russia. At the same time, many allies simply can’t imagine a world in which the U.S. takes Greenland by force. “Maybe it’s wishful thinking,” the […]

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What lies ahead for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado? | US-Venezuela Tensions News

What lies ahead for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado? | US-Venezuela Tensions News

Prioritising stability Questions about Machado’s role in Venezuelan politics emerged within hours of the US operation to remove Maduro, a leader accused of violently suppressing dissent. Machado, 58, had been living in hiding for months after the 2024 election, for fear of facing arrest. But that changed in December, when she escaped abroad to accept

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French double Olympic champion Agnel faces rape trial after appeal rejected

French double Olympic champion Agnel faces rape trial after appeal rejected

Yannick Agnel won two Olympic golds in swimming for France at the 2012 Summer Games in London. Published On 15 Jan 202615 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share French double Olympic swimming gold medallist Yannick Agnel will face trial on charges of rape and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl

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Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus Era | Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus Era | Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh is weeks away from its first election since the August 2024 uprising that toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and forced her into exile. In this interview, Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser of the transitional government, Muhammad Yunus, responds to questions about growing violence and mounting doubts over whether the administration has

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Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are paying up for ‘enterprise’ access to Wikipedia

Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are paying up for ‘enterprise’ access to Wikipedia

Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI have joined Google in paying the Wikimedia Foundation for access to its projects, including Wikipedia’s vast collection of articles. The Wikimedia Foundation announced the news as part of Wikipedia’s 25th anniversary on Thursday. The partnerships are part of Wikimedia Enterprise, an initiative launched in 2021 that gives large

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Iran briefly closes airspace as U.S. tensions rise, flights rerouted across region

Iran briefly closes airspace as U.S. tensions rise, flights rerouted across region

Security forces are seen during a pro-government rally on Jan. 12, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran temporarily closed its airspace late Wednesday to most incoming and outgoing flights amid escalating tensions with the U.S., according to a notice posted by the Federal Aviation Administration. The restriction was

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Cameroon football suspends president Eto’o for alleged AFCON misbehaviour

Cameroon football suspends president Eto’o for alleged AFCON misbehaviour

Former international forward Samuel Eto’o has been suspended for his alleged behaviour during Cameroon’s AFCON exit. Published On 14 Jan 202614 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Cameroonian Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o has been suspended for four games for alleged misbehaviour during his team’s loss to Morocco at the

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Scientists confirm 2025 as third-warmest year ever recorded

Scientists confirm 2025 as third-warmest year ever recorded

Average temperatures during 2023-2025 exceeded the 1.5C limit set out in the Paris Agreement, data shows. Published On 14 Jan 202614 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The planet sweltered through the third-warmest year on record last year, European scientists have said, and no relief from the heat is expected

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Freezing rain and ice disrupt travel across central and eastern Europe

Freezing rain and ice disrupt travel across central and eastern Europe

PRAGUE — Freezing rain and icy conditions caused widespread travel disruptions across central and eastern Europe on Tuesday, forcing airports in the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary to postpone flights. Flights to and from Vienna International Airport, one of central Europe’s busiest, were temporarily halted. Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport was forced to restrict arrivals,

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