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British Pirme Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference on Chicago Islands deal on May 22, 2025. — EPA
UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'great stupidity'
LONDON — The UK on Tuesday defended its deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius saying it secured the future of a key US-UK military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago.The British government said the deal was made precisely for national security reasons. "We acted because the base on Diego Garcia was under threat after court decisions undermined our position and would have prevented it operating as intended in future," a spokesperson said, responding to US President Donald Trump's comments on the deal. Trump described Britain's deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago as an act of "total weakness" and "great stupidity".The US president’s comments mark a major change of position for Trump, who previously endorsed the deal when it was signed in May 2025.“The...
January 20, 2026

UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'great stupidity'

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Andalusian regional President Juanma Moreno address the media during their visit to the site of a major train collision near the town of Adamuz, 19 January 2026. — EPA
Spain begins three days of mourning for victims of high-speed train crash
MADRID — Spain began three days of mourning on Tuesday as rescuers continue to comb through the wreckage of twisted train cars and scattered debris to locate victims after a train collision that killed at least 40 people and injured dozens.A high-speed train carrying about 300 Madrid-bound passengers derailed and collided with an oncoming train Sunday evening in Spain’s worst rail disaster in more than a decade.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who announced three days of national mourning, promised to get to the bottom of why the two trains collided.Rail network operator Adif said the collision happened at 19:45 local time (18:45 GMT) on Sunday, about an hour after one of the trains left Málaga heading north to Madrid, when it derailed on a straight stretch of track near the city...
January 20, 2026

Spain begins three days of mourning for victims of high-speed train crash

Schoolchildren rescued from kidnappers arrive at the Government House in Kaduna, Nigeria, 25 March 2024. — EPA
Armed gangs abduct dozens in Nigeria church raids
ABUJA — Armed gangs kidnapped 163 Christian worshippers after storming two churches in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state on Sunday, a member of the clergy told AFP."The attackers came in numbers and blocked the entrance of the churches and forced the worshippers out into the bush," Reverend Joseph Hayab, head of the Christian Association of Nigeria for the country's north, said on Monday."The actual number they took was 172 but nine escaped, so 163 are with them," added Hayab, who lives in the city of Kaduna.Gunmen raided the two churches during Sunday mass in Kurmin Wali village in the predominantly Christian Kajuru district.It is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting both Christians and Muslims in Nigeria.Gangs — known in Nigeria as "bandits" — frequently carry out...
January 20, 2026

Armed gangs abduct dozens in Nigeria church raids

Australian Federal Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke. — EPA
Australian parliament passes tougher laws on guns, hate crimes 
SYDNEY — Australia's parliament has voted in favor of a national gun buyback, tighter background checks for gun licences and a crackdown on hate crimes, a month after the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach.Introducing the gun reforms, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the gunmen who carried out the attack at Bondi Beachwould not have legally had access to firearms if had such legislation was in place prior to the attack.The individuals who killed 15 people on 14 December had "hate in their hearts and guns in their hands," Burke said.The father in the father-son duo allegedly behind the attack legally owned six firearms, while his son had been on the radar of intelligence agencies.Two bills for stricter gun control and anti-hate measures passed on Tuesday by the House of...
January 20, 2026

Australian parliament passes tougher laws on guns, hate crimes 

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev
Bulgarian president Radev resigns, seeks to become prime minister
SOFIA — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev announced that he is resigning as head of state Monday, signalling the launch of a new political project just two months before the next snap parliamentary elections in the country gripped by an ongoing political crisis.“Our democracy cannot survive if we leave it in the hands of corrupt figures, deal-makers, and extremists,” the president said, adding that he will formally submit his resignation on Tuesday.Radev has held the presidency of Bulgaria for nine years. Speculation that he would enter the parliamentary race and seek the post of prime minister has existed for some time and was confirmed today.Bulgaria is a parliamentary republic, and its governance lies in the hands of the parliament, the council of ministers, and the prime...
January 20, 2026

Bulgarian president Radev resigns, seeks to become prime minister

A general view over surfers at Main Beach following a recent spike in shark activity in Byron Bay, Australia. — EPA
Australia shuts dozens of beaches after shark attacks
SYDNEY — Dozens of beaches along Australia's east coast, including in Sydney, closed on Tuesday after four shark attacks in two days, as heavy rains left waters murky and more likely to attract the animals.Beaches around Port Macquarie, around 400 north of Sydney, were shut after a man was bitten while surfing earlier in the day. He remains in hospital in a stable condition, health authorities said.The 39-year-old man "sustained a wound to his chest" after a shark bit his board on the Mid North Coast on Tuesday morning, police said. The attack took place near the Point Plomer campground, about 450km (279 miles) north of Sydney.It follows three other attacks in Sydney over the past two days. All beaches in Sydney's northern area will remain closed until further notice, said...
January 20, 2026

Australia shuts dozens of beaches after shark attacks

German Chancellor and Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz gestures during a press conference following a CDU party executive committee meeting in Berlin, Germany, 19 January 2026. — EPA
Germany says US tariff threats as unacceptable, warns trade war has no winners
BERLIN — Germany on Monday rejected US President Donald Trump's tariff threats over Greenland as unacceptable, warning that a trade conflict would produce no winners.A spokesman for Chancellor Friedrich Merz said European nations are determined to respond with counter-tariffs if the US imposes additional duties, but emphasized that the bloc will first pursue diplomatic efforts to prevent escalation.“Tariff threats by the US President are not acceptable. He is escalating a trade conflict in which, there can be no winner,” Stefan Cornelius said at a government news briefing. "An escalation on tariffs burdens ordinary people on both sides. I believe no side would have an interest in diminishing economic capacity and further straining public budgets and economic performance,” he...
January 20, 2026

Germany says US tariff threats as unacceptable, warns trade war has no winners

Protesters interrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, where they said a local US Immigration and Customs Enforcement official serves as a pastor
Justice Department investigates protesters who disrupted Minnesota church service 
WASHINGTON — The US Justice Department has said it is investigating protesters who interrupted a Sunday service in the Twin Cities who claimed that a pastor there works for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The disruption of the morning service at a church in St. Paul has become the latest flash point in escalating tensions between the Trump administration and demonstrators in Minnesota.Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who oversees the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, announced an investigation within hours, calling the protesters’ actions “desecrating a house of worship and interfering with Christian worshippers.”“Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of federal law,”...
January 20, 2026

Justice Department investigates protesters who disrupted Minnesota church service 

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
Japan PM calls snap election, to dissolve parliament Friday
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister ‌Sanae Takaichi said she will dissolve parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on February 8.It was an "extremely weighty decision" that would "determine Japan's course together with the people", Takaichi told a news conference in Tokyo.The country's first female leader and her cabinet have enjoyed high public support since taking office last October.It's Japan's second general election in as many years and will test appetite for her plans to boost public spending when cost-of-living is top of voters' minds.Takaichi called ⁠the snap general election with a vow to suspend an ‍8% food levy for two years, echoing proposals by her rivals despite the potential ‌strain on the country’s already precarious...
January 20, 2026

Japan PM calls snap election, to dissolve parliament Friday

Hadramout governor accuses UAE of backing abuses in province
ADEN — The governor of Yemen’s Hadramout province has accused the United Arab Emirates of exploiting the Arab coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government to pursue its own agenda, saying its actions have harmed the south and shocked local authorities. Salem Al-Khunbashi, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, said during a press conference on Monday that Hadramout had suffered serious abuses in recent months by armed groups loyal to Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, which he said were backed by the UAE. “We believed they would be a source of support and assistance, but we were shocked by their behavior,” Al-Khunbashi said. He said the armed groups carried out raids and acts of intimidation against civilians, including looting, kidnappings, killings and...
January 19, 2026

Hadramout governor accuses UAE of backing abuses in province

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