US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said America’s relations with Europe remain strong and urged trading partners to “take a deep breath” and let tensions driven by the Trump administration's new tariff threats over Greenland “play out.” “I think our relations have never been closer,” he»»»

Just yesterday, the prime minister made the case for "calm discussion" with the United States. He wakes up this morning to President Trump personifying a political Catherine wheel: spinning, unpredictable, colourful and firing off reactions at every angle. Every angle, including in the direction of»»»

Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine has told the BBC he will not contest the results of Thursday's election in court, citing a lack of confidence in the judiciary and has instead urged his supporters to take to the streets to peacefully protest. Speaking to the BBC from hiding, he said he would co»»»

At the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Saudi Arabia offered a compelling account of how long-term ambition can be translated into measurable results. Through a narrative grounded in data and outcomes, Saudi ministers traced the evolution of Vision 2030 from structural reform to disciplined exec»»»

Egypt's President Abdel ​Fattah al-Sisi will meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Egypt's presidency said on Tuesday. This ‌will be ‌the first ‌meeting ⁠between ​the ‌two leaders since the US announced it was launching the second phase of its plan to»»»

Washington DC: US President Donald Trump slammed the United Kingdom over its plans of giving away Diego Garcia island, and called it an act of "great stupidity". He said that the action by London is one of the several reasons why Greenland has to be "acquired". He made the remarks on Tuesday in a p»»»

Dubai: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said Pakistan was “forced” to suspend all trade with Afghanistan after Kabul failed to act against militant groups operating from its territory, warning that terrorism had once again become the country’s gravest security challenge. Addressing a nation»»»

Washington: Donald Trump on Monday threatened 200 percent tariffs on French wine and champagne over France’s intentions to decline the US leader’s invitation to join his “Board of Peace.” The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of war-torn Gaza, but the charter does not appear »»»

Dubai: Bollywood fans, get ready. Ranveer Singh's epic blockbuster Dhurandhar. which surpassed Rs13 billion in box office collection, is back with a sequel and it’s already got Bollywood movie fans talking. The new film is officially titled Dhurandhar: The Revenge, and the first teaser has been cle»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seen here at a December plenary meeting, had agreed to visit Seoul in late 2018 before abruptly canceling the trip, a South Korean lawmaker said Tuesday. File Photo by KCNA/EPA North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had agreed to visit Seoul in late 2018 amid then warming »»»

Dubai: UAE-based AI company G42 on Tuesday launched its Digital Embassies framework and Greenshield, a new operating model designed to allow governments to deploy artificial intelligence while retaining full legal authority and control over data, systems and policies, regardless of where infrastruc»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) fired a vice premier during an inspection of the Ryongsong Machine Complex in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, state media reported Tuesday. Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un abruptly dismissed a vice premier during a fact»»»

The EU is considering new tariffs on US imports or restricting the access of American companies to the bloc’s market in response to President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Greenland, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The US president has long sought control over Denmark’s overseas territory,»»»

The US Justice Department has launched an investigation after anti-ICE activists disrupted a church service in Minnesota on Sunday. The Democrat-run state has seen heightened tensions following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on »»»

Dubai: The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre and Amazon have joined forces to make Arabic literature more accessible to readers around the world. The new Digital Arabic Library was launched on January 20, 2026. It offers more than 38,000 Arabic language books to global audiences. Over 1,000 of these»»»

Israeli occupation forces and far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday stormed the closed headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in East Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and demolished structures there. Local sources reportedly said that “an Israeli army force, acc»»»

The political landscape in Bulgaria is entering uncharted territory following President Rumen Radev’s resignation, with key questions arising about his future role, potential parliamentary majority, and the allies who may back him. Sociologist Evelina Slavkova from Trend highlighted that the proces»»»

Croatia's Boris Vujcic was formally nominated on Monday as the European Central Bank's next vice president, putting him on track to become the first person from the former communist east to win a seat on the board of the bloc's most important financial institution. Having secured the support of the»»»

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump completes his first year in the White House - a year marked by the adoption of a strict protectionist approach and accelerated financial policies that caused shocks in global markets and reshaped international trade balances. As the administration moves into it»»»

France has declined to join the ‘Board of Peace’ proposed by US President Donald Trump to oversee post-war governance and reconstruction in Gaza. The US sent invitations to dozens of world leaders, reportedly offering three-year memberships and an option to pay $1 billion for a permanent seat. The »»»

Denmark has sent additional troops to Greenland after US President Donald Trump threatened European countries with tariffs unless he is allowed to purchase the self-governing Arctic island. Trump has long sought to acquire Greenland from Denmark, citing national security concerns and the need to de»»»

NATO officials have begun withholding some intelligence from the US over fears it could be relayed to President Donald Trump and used to support his push to take control of Greenland, British outlet the i Paper reported on Monday, citing sources. In recent weeks, Trump has doubled down on his push »»»

Phuket: A 28-year-old Indian national has died in Thailand after falling seriously ill during an international electronic music festival in Phuket, with authorities ordering an autopsy to establish the cause of death. According to a report by the Bangkok Post, the incident took place in the early h»»»

Dubai: Dubai Holding has acquired the five-star Jumeirah Mallorca hotel in Spain, extending its European hospitality footprint and strengthening its international portfolio. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The diversified investment group said its hospitality arm, Duba»»»

Abu Dhabi, Jan. 20 (SANA) The 2026 Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Exhibition (UMEX) and Simulation and Training Exhibition (SimTEX) opened Tuesday at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) and will run until Jan. 22. The two exhibitions are the first of their kind in the Middle East, ded»»»

The UN Climate Change Conference, the official name for Climate Conferences of the Parties has been held every year since 1995. The summit is considered a space for world leaders, politicians, experts and a whole host of other people to discuss the climate crisis on a global level. The annual confe»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump accused the United Kingdom on Tuesday of "great stupidity" for a deal to hand the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. "The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of Na»»»

Donald Trump will not be able to force Greenland to change ownership, a former top adviser to the US president has told the BBC. IBM's vice chairman Gary Cohn, who advised Trump on the economy in his first term, said "Greenland will stay Greenland" and linked the need for access to critical mineral»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - There is a game of "might is right" in the world today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "The rules that should supposedly underpin a world order that suits the West — these rules have all been crossed out. A game of might is right is being played out... We»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose 200 percent tariffs on French wine and champagne are "unacceptable" and "ineffective," a source close to French President Emmanuel Macron told AFP on Tuesday. "Tariff threats to influence our foreign policy are unacceptable and ineffective," the sourc»»»

President Donald Trump walks to speak to members of the media before boarding Marine One en route to Palm Beach, Fla., on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 16, 2026. Early Tuesday, Trump told reporters that he would slap a 200% tariff on French wine and champa»»»

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on his fifth visit to India over the last 10 years, witnessed the signing of several agreements with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On his third official visit to India as President yesterday, where he received a grand welcome and hea»»»

Israeli bulldozers began demolishing structures inside the headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem on Tuesday, an AFP photographer saw, with the Israeli foreign ministry defending the move. "UNRWA-Hamas had already ceased its operations at this site and no»»»

Tunis, January 20 (TAP) – Thunderstorms will persist on Tuesday across the northern regions, the central-west, and locally in the south, including Sfax, where hail is expected.Winds will blow from the north in the north and central regions, and from...»»»

Emmanuel Macron has sent a "private message" to Donald Trump offering to organize a G7 summit in Paris on Thursday in which Russia could be invited on the sidelines, the French president's entourage confirmed. Trump posted this message on his Truth Social network in which Macron also proposes invit»»»

Israeli bulldozers began demolishing structures inside the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem on Tuesday, an AFP photographer saw, with the Israeli foreign ministry defending the move. "UNRWA-Hamas had already ceased its operations at this site and no l»»»

Heavy machinery is being used to assist in the recovery following a two-train crash in southern Spain which killed at least 41 people. Rescuers worked through a second night as more bodies are feared to be trapped in the wreckage. More than 120 people were injured when carriages on a Madrid-bound t»»»

Sources within Hamas in Gaza revealed that senior figures in the movement are preparing for a “safe exit” from the enclave following arrangements related to Gaza’s future under the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, which the United States announced had begun last week. Three Hamas sources to»»»

Denmark’s intelligence service (FE) has reportedly warned the country’s authorities and police to stop using Bluetooth headphones, citing a heightened risk of eavesdropping amid escalating tensions with the US over Greenland. In a memo circulated late last week and seen by the Ingenioren news outle»»»

European leaders should focus on the Ukraine conflict rather than US efforts to acquire Greenland, President Donald Trump told NBC News on Monday. In a phone interview with the news outlet, he criticized European leaders for resisting his efforts to acquire the Danish territory, which he argues is »»»

Any US move to annex Greenland would undermine the post-World War II international legal order and challenge the principle of state sovereignty, Council of Europe chief Alain Berset has warned. US President Donald Trump has long sought American control over Greenland – an autonomous Danish territor»»»

A man was wounded in an overnight Israeli strike on the southern town of Zebqine, the health ministry said Tuesday. The strike comes as Israel intensified its attacks on Lebanon, despite a ceasefire reached in November 2024, a week after the Lebanese army said it had completed disarming Hezbollah s»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Government’s Cybersecurity Council has warned of the spread of common fraudulent messages targeting individuals, urging the public to remain vigilant and refrain from interacting with any suspicious messages received via mobile phones or messaging applications. In a statement pos»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s biggest trade shows — Gulfood, WHX (formerly known as Arab Health), GITEX Global and Dubai Airshow — will form the backbone of a new B2B Live Events platform expected to generate more than $650 million in annual revenues by 2026. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & B»»»

On Jan. 20, 2001, George W. Bush took the oath of office to become the 43rd president of the United States. 1 of 8 | President George W. Bush delivers his Inauguration address shorty after being sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States by Chief Justice William Rehnquist on Capitol Hill i»»»

Beijing confirmed on Tuesday that China had been invited to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace". "China has received the United States' invitation," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a regular news briefing, without specifying whether Beijing would accept the invitation. The »»»

It was an unlikely romance: he was a Venezuelan revolutionary and she was a shoemaker's daughter from rural East Yorkshire. But together, Francisco de Miranda and Sarah Andrews helped pave the way for South American independence. After the US said the president of Venezuela was captured during an o»»»

Something in Europe has snapped. Donald Trump doubled down again on Monday, in his insistence that the US needs Greenland for national security reasons. Is he prepared to use force to seize it, journalists asked him? "No comment," said the president, sending chills down the spine of Greenland's anx»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said that, in his opinion, his plan for Greenland will not meet strong resistance. Trump told reporters that European leaders will not resist much, adding that the US needs Greenland.Greenland is part of the Danish Kingdom. However, US President Donald T»»»