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CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev arrives for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. (EPA)
Russia envoy warns Europe not to “provoke their daddy” after Trump announces Greenland tariffs
WASHINGTON — Russian presidential envoy and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev warned European countries on Saturday not to “provoke their daddy,” following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs linked to the dispute over Greenland. “Trump slaps 10% tariffs on the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Finland, Netherlands, and Norway over their ‘dangerous game’ of sending military to Greenland,” Dmitriev wrote on the US social media platform X. He added that the tariffs amounted to “about 1% per soldier sent to Greenland.” Dmitriev, who is also part of Russia’s delegation in talks with the United States on Ukraine, referenced earlier remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who had publicly referred to Trump as “daddy.” Trump...
January 18, 2026

Russia envoy warns Europe not to “provoke their daddy” after Trump announces Greenland tariffs

A photograph taken with a fisheye lens shows rescue personnel at the site of a fire at Gul Plaza in Karachi, Pakistan, 18 January 2026. (EPA)
Fire kills three, injures several at Karachi shopping mall
KARACHI — A massive fire swept through a multistory shopping mall in Pakistan’s largest southern city of Karachi late Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring around a dozen others, police and rescue officials said. Firefighters and rescue teams rushed to Gul Plaza shortly after 10 p.m. local time following reports of the blaze. Local media said most shop owners were closing their stores or had already left when the fire broke out and spread rapidly through the building. Authorities said the fire erupted in an area where shopkeepers had stored imported garments, clothing and plastic household goods, which helped fuel the flames and accelerate their spread. Television footage showed firefighters in protective gear battling the blaze using ladders, water cannons and hoses, as...
January 18, 2026

Fire kills three, injures several at Karachi shopping mall

People take part in a demonstration under the slogans Hands off Greenland and Greenland for Greenlanders, Copenhagen, Denmark, 17 January 2026. (EPA)
Europe pushes back against Trump’s Greenland tariff threat as protests erupt
WASHINGTON — European leaders and US lawmakers warned that President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs linked to Greenland risk damaging transatlantic relations, as protesters gathered outside the US consulate in Nuuk and European officials prepared emergency talks. Demonstrators rallied Saturday in front of the US consulate in the Greenlandic capital to protest Trump’s policy toward the autonomous Danish territory, amid rising diplomatic tensions over his comments on acquiring Greenland and using tariffs as leverage. European diplomats raised immediate questions over how the White House could implement such tariffs, noting that the European Union functions as a single economic zone for trade. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned that divisions between the United...
January 18, 2026

Europe pushes back against Trump’s Greenland tariff threat as protests erupt



A handout picture made available by Iran's Supreme Leader Office shows Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivering a speech during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, 03 January 2026. (EPA)
Iran’s supreme leader acknowledges thousands killed in protests for first time
TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader has for the first time publicly acknowledged that thousands of people were killed during recent protests, blaming the United States for the violence. In a speech on Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said thousands had been killed, “some in an inhuman, savage manner,” and accused the US of responsibility for the deaths, according to Iranian state media. A violent crackdown on the unrest has claimed at least 3,090 lives, according to the US-based Iranian Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), while some activist groups estimate the toll to be far higher. A near-total internet blackout has made independent verification difficult. “Those linked to Israel and the US caused massive damage and killed several thousand,” Khamenei said. “We consider...
January 18, 2026

Iran’s supreme leader acknowledges thousands killed in protests for first time

Palestinians inspect their tents set up along the seashore west of Khan Younis amid heavy rainfall, southern Gaza Strip. (EPA)
Gaza technocratic body begins work as NCAG chief signs mission statement
WASHINGTON — Dr. Ali Shaath officially began his duties as head of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), saying his first act was adopting and signing the committee’s mission statement. “Today, as my first official act, I adopted and signed the NCAG Mission Statement, affirming our governing mandate and operating principles,” Shaath said late Saturday in a statement posted on X. Shaath said the NCAG is authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 and President Donald J. Trump’s 20-point peace plan, and is tasked with transforming Gaza’s transitional period into “a foundation for lasting Palestinian prosperity.” He said the committee will operate under the guidance of the Board of Peace, chaired by President Trump, and with the support of the...
January 18, 2026

Gaza technocratic body begins work as NCAG chief signs mission statement

Presidential candidate Luis Marques Mendes on arrival for a lunch with women supporters during an election campaign event in Lisbon, Portugal, 16 January 2026. (EPA)
Portuguese presidential election heads to runoff as far-right gains ground
LISBON — Portuguese voters head to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president, with opinion surveys pointing to a likely second-round vote as support for the far right continues to rise. Incumbent conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who won nearly 60% of the vote in 2021, is completing his second and final five-year term, prompting a crowded race with 11 candidates vying to succeed him. Among the contenders is Andre Ventura, leader of the far-right Chega party, who secured nearly 12% in the last presidential election and has since expanded his political base. Other prominent candidates include Luis Marques Mendes of the ruling center-right Social Democratic Party, Antonio Jose Seguro of the opposition Socialist Party, Joao Cotrim de Figueiredo of the Liberal Initiative...
January 18, 2026

Portuguese presidential election heads to runoff as far-right gains ground

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Yemen prosecutor orders corruption probe into Aidarous al-Zubaidi
Saudi Gazette report ADEN — Yemen’s Public Prosecutor Judge Qaher Mustafa issued a decision on Saturday ordering a judicial committee to investigate corruption charges, illicit enrichment and other crimes attributed to Aidarous Qassem al-Zubaidi, and to take legal action in accordance with the law. The decision follows documented Yemeni reports accusing al-Zubaidi, a fugitive leader of the dissolved Southern Transitional Council, of involvement in large-scale illicit enrichment through abuse of power, land seizures, oil trading and commercial companies. The reports say these practices have fueled political and social divisions in southern provinces due to corruption and grievances. According to the reports, al-Zubaidi seized vast areas of land in Aden’s Free Zone originally...
January 18, 2026

Yemen prosecutor orders corruption probe into Aidarous al-Zubaidi

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado delivers remarks at the Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC, USA, 16 January 2026. (EPA)
Machado says Venezuela’s transition will unfold in phases, vows pro-US future
WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado said Friday that Venezuela’s political transition would unfold in “several phases,” ultimately producing a society that is “profoundly pro-America.” “This is a process that has several phases. We are in one that is complex … in which the regime is forced to dismantle some of the structures that have been maintaining them in power, starting with the repression system,” Machado told a news conference in Washington. Speaking a day after meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House, where she presented him with her Nobel Peace Prize, Machado said dismantling repression must include the unconditional release of political prisoners and the restoration of basic freedoms. She noted that many former detainees...
January 17, 2026

Machado says Venezuela’s transition will unfold in phases, vows pro-US future

Internally displaced Palestinians move between the ruins of destroyed buildings at Al Rashid road in the west of Gaza City on, 06 January 2026. (EPA)
White House names Gaza Board of Peace members, NCAG head under Trump plan
WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday announced the members of the Gaza Strip’s proposed “Board of Peace” and named the head of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) as part of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in the territory. In a statement, the White House said the NCAG will be led by Dr. Ali Sha’ath, a former deputy minister in the Palestinian Authority, describing him as a “widely respected technocratic leader” tasked with restoring public services, rebuilding civil institutions, stabilizing daily life in Gaza, and laying the groundwork for long-term governance. The statement also detailed the formation of an Executive Board to support governance and service delivery. Members include Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan;...
January 17, 2026

White House names Gaza Board of Peace members, NCAG head under Trump plan

US lawmakers Gregory Meeks, Thom Tillis, Sara Jacobs, Sarah McBride, Steny Hoyer, Chris Coons (Front), and Danish Industry's (DI) CEO Lars Sandahl Sorensen speak to the media after the American delegation, consisting of senators and members of the House of Representatives, visited the Confederation of Danish Industry in Copenhagen, Denmark, 16 January 2026. (EPA)
Trump says Greenland vital to US security, confirms NATO talks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that Greenland is vital to U.S. national security and confirmed that Washington is holding discussions with NATO regarding the Arctic territory. “NATO has been dealing with us on Greenland. We need Greenland for national security very badly,” Trump told reporters. “If we don’t have it, we have a big hole in national security — especially when it comes to what we’re doing in terms of the Golden Dome and all of the other things.” Trump did not provide details about the military or security initiatives he referenced but said the United States is actively engaging the alliance. “We’re talking to NATO,” he said. Earlier Friday, Trump said he is considering using tariffs as leverage against countries that oppose U.S. interests...
January 17, 2026

Trump says Greenland vital to US security, confirms NATO talks

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