The Venice Carnival kicked off with a colourful parade on the Grand Canal featuring the traditional giant rat-shaped structure, which released confetti under the Rialto Bridge in a splendid whirlwind of colours, Reuters reports. However, this edition of the carnival carries an Olympic theme linked to Italy’s hosting of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games. The…
The Iranian army is on high alert in response to a possible confrontation with the United States, Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami said. “We are on high alert and are closely monitoring the enemy’s movements in the region. Iran is not a country that can be destroyed,” Khatami said, warning that an attempt to…
Electricity supply is gradually returning to Ukraine after an accident in the power grid that caused blackouts in part of the country. About this reported first vice prime minister – minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, Liga Net reports. “As of 14.00, power supply to critical infrastructure has been restored in Kyiv, Kyiv and Dnipro…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the country’s authorities must review their behavior and actions towards citizens to prevent foreign forces from interfering, Tasnim News reported. “Recent experience has shown that arch-enemies, including the Zionist regime and its Western sponsors, are constantly trying to provoke and divide Iran. They have tried to turn the…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday reportedly warned the U.K. that it would be “very dangerous” for the country to do business with China, after London and Beijing announced steps aimed at mending ties, CNBC reports. After years of strained relations, China and the U.K. are looking to develop a long-term strategic partnership following…
US Senators have reached a deal to advance a major package of spending bills to avert a partial government shutdown that was set to begin on Saturday, The Guardian reports. The office of Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s top Democrat, confirmed the deal calls for splitting a funding bill for the US Department of Homeland…
Reuters. France supports the reinforcement of the defense in the Arctic, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday (January 28), ahead of a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen. Nielsen and Frederiksen were in Paris to meet with Macron to shore up support over U.S. President Donald…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday discussed the latest developments in Syria and the Gaza Board of Peace, Anadolu reports. In a phone call, the two leaders also discussed bilateral trade relations, particularly in the defense industry, and regional and global developments. Türkiye will continue to…
At least five people were killed in a Russian drone strike on a civilian train in northeastern Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said, describing the attack as an “act of terrorism,” CNN reports. Emergency workers were confronted with scenes of carnage at the site of the attack in the Kharkiv region on Tuesday,…
US President Donald Trump has threatened to end US support for Iraq if former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki wins power again, BBC reports. Maliki, who has links to Iran, was selected at the weekend by an alliance of Shia-led parties as its nominee for prime minister. The US president wrote on Truth Social that…
Hundreds of thousands of power outages were reported across the US as a monster, deadly storm hit huge sections of the country, snarling roadways with dangerous ice and forcing mass flight cancellations. At least 12 storm-related deaths have been confirmed, including in Pennsylvania, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and New York City. As dangerous…
President Donald Trump said Iran appears to be looking to negotiate with the U.S. amid a growing military buildup in the Middle East. In a Monday interview with Axios, Trump suggested that Tehran had reached out on “numerous occasions” and “want[s] to make a deal.” “They want to make a deal. I know so….
Rescue workers search for dozens still missing after a landslide in Indonesia’s Java. The death toll from the landslide rose to 17 on Monday, Euronews reports. A landslide killed at least 17 people and left more than 70 missing on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday. Rescuers on Sunday recovered more bodies…
Russia and Ukraine held “direct engagement” during the talks concluded Saturday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), even though no concrete agreements or joint statements were announced following the two-day meetings. A UAE government spokesperson said that the talks included “direct engagement” between the two sides and were conducted in a “constructive and positive…
Ukraine should remain a “buffer zone” between NATO and Russia instead of joining the alliance, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. He pointed out at a meeting of Hungary’s ruling party that Kiev’s accession to NATO would create a constant threat of a military conflict, which is why there should be “some buffer zone”…
Russia launched another vast attack on Ukraine’s energy system in the small hours of Saturday, rocking Kyiv with explosions throughout the night and leaving 1.2 million properties without power countrywide, Reuters reports. Nearly 6,000 buildings in the capital were left without heating on Saturday morning as temperatures hovered around -10 degrees Celsius (14 F)….
The French government led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes on Friday after deputies in the National Assembly rejected the motions. The motions, filed separately on Tuesday by left-wing parliamentary groups including La France Insoumise, the Democratic and Republican Left group (GDR) and the Ecologists, as well as by the far-right…
Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff have been described by the Kremlin as constructive, unusually frank and beneficial to both sides. The discussions, held late on Thursday, lasted more than three and a half hours and focused primarily on prospects for peace in Ukraine. According to the…
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have become my friends, U.S. President Donald Trump said at the signing ceremony of the Board of Peace charter in Davos. “They are my friends. Every member of the Board of Peace is my friend. Usually, there are a few people I don’t like. But not this time….
Sir Keir Starmer has said he “will not yield” to pressure from Donald Trump over the future of Greenland, after the US president attacked the UK’s Chagos Islands deal, BBC reports. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir said the US president had criticised the Chagos deal after previously saying he supported it “for…
European resistance to U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to purchase Greenland and his proposed “Board of Peace” initiative has derailed efforts to finalize an economic aid package for postwar Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. A planned announcement of an $800 billion prosperity plan to be agreed between Ukraine, Europe and the U.S. at…
U.S. President Donald Trump landed safely on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews near Washington to change aircraft on Tuesday night after crew on his initial flight identified what the White House called a “minor electrical issue” shortly after takeoff, Reuters reported. After the Boeing 747 landed, the trip continued on a smaller…
President Ahmad al-Sharaa held Monday a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, during which they discussed developments in Syria, SANA news agency reports. During the call, the two presidents stressed the importance of preserving Syria’s territorial unity and independence, and supporting all efforts aimed at achieving stability. Both sides underlined the need…
Iran’s foreign minister will not be attending the Davos summit in Switzerland this week, the World Economic Forum said on Monday. Araghchi was supposed to appear on Davos stage on Tuesday, Euronews reports. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will not attend the Davos summit in Switzerland this week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said…
The Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during the protests that rocked Iran over the last two weeks, The Guardian reports. In a speech on Thursday, Khamenei said that thousands of people had been killed, “some in an inhuman, savage manner”, and…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and US President Donald Trump discussed the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic in a phone call on Sunday. “We will continue working on this, and I look forward to seeing him in Davos later this week,” Rutte said in a post on US social media company X….
US President Donald Trump has invited his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to join as a co-founder of the “Peace Council” in the Gaza Strip. “On January 16, 2026, the US President, as founding chairman of the ‘Peace Council,’ sent a letter inviting our President to join as a co-founder of the council,” the…
“Starting today, after the Cairo meeting, we will move to Gaza and begin providing relief to our people,” said Ali Shaath, the head of the newly formed Palestinian technocratic body tasked with administering post-war Gaza, in an exclusive interview with Al-Qahera News on friday after the committee held its first meeting in the Egyptian capital….
Intense diplomatic efforts to dissuade Donald Trump from striking Iran, including communication between the Islamic republic and the US administration, have de-escalated tensions in the Gulf, according to five people close to governments in the region. Countries including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Oman and Egypt have been urging restraint from the White House, warning…
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, speaking after leaving the White House, said a US takeover of Greenland was “absolutely not necessary,” Euronews reports. The deployment of European troops in Greenland has no impact on US President Donald Trump’s plans to take control of the Arctic island from Denmark, the White House said on…
