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Thousands join anti-Trump ‘Hands off Greenland’ protests in Denmark

BusinessJanuary 17, 2026

Thousands of people took to the streets of Denmark’s capital on Saturday to protest at US President Donald Trump’s push to take over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. The protest followed...

Iran’s Khamenei says Trump ‘guilty for the casualties’ in protests

NewsJanuary 17, 2026

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused US President Donald Trump of being responsible for “casualties” during a protest wave in the country that rights groups said was ...

Iran protest movement subsides after crackdown by security forces

NewsJanuary 17, 2026

Protests in Iran have subsided after a crackdown by security forces amid an internet blackout, monitors said Friday, a week after the start of the largest demonstrations in years challenging the count...

Trump threatens tariffs on countries that don’t back Greenland takeover plan

BusinessJanuary 16, 2026

US President Donald Trump said Friday he may impose trade tariffs on countries that don’t support his plans to take over Greenland, part of the territory of Denmark. “I may put a tariff on countri...

Gaza governance committee holds first meeting in Cairo: Egyptian media

NewsJanuary 16, 2026

The Palestinian committee set to govern post-war Gaza held its first meeting in Cairo on Friday, Egyptian state-linked channel Al-Qahera News reported. Formed on Wednesday as the second phase of the U...

Musk’s Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash

NewsJanuary 15, 2026

Elon Musk’s platform X on Wednesday announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualized photos of wom...

US says ‘phase two’ of Gaza plan beginning with goal of Hamas demilitarisation

NewsJanuary 14, 2026

United States President Donald Trump’s envoy said on Wednesday that a ceasefire plan for Gaza was now entering its second phase with the goal of disarming Hamas, despite several Israeli strikes in t...

Denmark, Greenland in crunch White House talks as Trump ups pressure

NewsJanuary 14, 2026

Denmark and Greenland’s top diplomats held high-stakes talks at the White House on Wednesday, with US President Donald Trump warning it was “vital” for the United States to take control of the A...

Cold winter and AI boom pushed US emissions increase in 2025

CryptoJanuary 14, 2026

Data center buildout helped push significant growth in US power sector emissions in 2025, according to a Rhodium Group analysis - Copyright AFP/File ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS Greenhouse gas emission...

Crane falls onto train in Thailand, killing 32 and injuring dozens

HealthJanuary 14, 2026

A crane at a China-backed high-speed rail project in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on Wednesday and caused it to derail, killing at least 32 people, authorities said. The massive crane’s...