BBC 8m

Trump's Venezuela oil meeting starts with few concrete promises

US President Donald Trump met with oil executives in Washington on Friday, as he pushed for major investments in Venezuela. But no major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming from the meeting, with the head of ExxonMobil warning the South American country was currently "un-investable".»»»

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UPI 32m

1,012 bald eagles descend on Missouri refuge, shattering the record - UPI.com

Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge counted 1,012 bald eagles during a bird survey on December 30. The previous record was 833 eagles. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo A record-setting wave of bald eagles descended on a small area of northwestern Missouri right before the start o»»»

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France24 1h

What can Trump offer Big Oil to bring US capital back to Venezuela?

US President Donald Trump has openly set his sights on Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, claiming Friday that US oil giants were going to invest upward of $100 billion in the country’s gutted industry. But analysts warn that relaunching Venezuela’s oil production could cost dearly in both time and mon»»»

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Kuna 1h

Briefing of KUNA main news for Thursday until 00:00 GMT

3269854 KUWAIT -- Foreign Ministry: The OIC foreign ministers strongly condemn the visit by Israeli occupation official to Somaliland region of Somalia. 3269834 CAIRO -- EU High Representative affirms that Egypt is "an indispensable partner" to the EU. 3269810 GAZA -- At least three Palestinians ar»»»

UPI 2h

Pope Leo XIV warns against ‘zeal for war’ amid global tensions - UPI.com

Pope Leo XIV urged greater communication amid rising global tensions and an increased potential for nuclear war while delivering his State of the World address in Vatican City on Friday. Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI | License Photo Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV warned that "war is back in vogue" in»»»

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UPI 2h

Bolivia government announces adjustments to economic plan - UPI.com

Fuel subsidies remain on the chopping block as protests continue. People walk down a street blocked by members of the Bolivian Workers' Union in La Paz, Bolivia, on Thursday. Centrist Rodrigo Paz marks two months in office in Bolivia amid a simmering conflict over the decree that withdrew fuel subs»»»

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BBC 4h

US calls Argentina peso bet a 'homerun deal'

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his risky US gamble on Argentina's currency has paid off. Bessent said American financial support had been repaid and the US no longer held any Argentine pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund. The US had purchased the then-plunging currency last year in a»»»

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RT 4h

Trump backs congressional Russia sanctions bill

US President Donald Trump has said he supports a bipartisan bill in Congress that would authorize him to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia’s trade partners. Trump made the remarks after Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said the president had “greenlit” legislation that would allow tariffs of up »»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 4h

MRF - New Beginning Holds Meetings to Discuss Legislation on Maximum Price Markups

The MRF - New Beginning parliamentary group held a series of meetings related to the group's bill on maximum price markups of essential products, the group's press service reported on Friday. The bill aims to help the poorest citizens, who are faced with unreasonably high food prices, to be relieve»»»

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Al Awsat 5h

China, Russia and Iran Join South Africa for Naval Drills as Tensions Run High

Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships launched a week of naval drills with host South Africa off the Cape Town coast Friday as geopolitical tensions run high over the United States' intervention in Venezuela and its move to seize tankers carrying Venezuelan oil. The Chinese-led drills were organize»»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 5h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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France24 6h

EU countries greenlight Mercosur trade deal, overriding France

A majority of the European Union's 27 nations overrode France and backed a long-delayed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, championed by business groups but loathed by many European farmers. If approved by the European Parliament, the deal will create a vast market of more»»»

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UPI 7h

Nurses fight to retain professional eligibility for student loans - UPI.com

With the nursing profession expected to shrink by 40% during the next three years, supporters are urging the defeat of a proposed U.S. rule that would limit financial aid available to nurses who seek to further their professional education. Photo by Karola G/Pexels ST. PAUL, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A Trump»»»

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UPI 8h

Grok limits image generation to paid subscribers after British government backlash - UPI.com

After an outcry by the British government, Elon Musk's X has limited the use of Grok image editing to paid subscribers. File Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo Jan. 9 (UPI) -- X will only allow Grok image editing by paid subscribers after an outcry and threats from the British government ove»»»

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BNE 8h

EU approves trade deal with Mercosur despite French opposition

The European Union has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

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BNE 8h

Albanian central bank boosts liquidity injections, buys €108.2mn in FX in Q3

Albania’s central bank increased its support for the banking system in the third quarter of 2025, stepping up liquidity injections while also buying more than €108.2mn in the domestic foreign exchange market to shore up reserves, a quarterly report showed. »»»

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Dailynews Hungary 8h

Wizz Air ordered to compensate Hungarian teenage boys over age dispute

Follow our Facebook page to get the latest news about Hungary! Follow our X (Twitter) page to get the latest news about Hungary! Subscribe to our Telegram channel to get the latest news about Hungary! whatsapp Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel to get the latest news about Hungary! EN EN EXPLORE /JO»»»

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Al Manar 9h

Debt, Dollars, and Energy Security: How Economics Are Reshaping US Global Power

For many years, the United States stood at the center of the global system. Its influence did not come only from military power, but from a strong economy, a dominant dollar, and control over global energy markets. In simple terms, the dollar became the currency the world used to pay its energy bil»»»

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BBC 9h

India pushes back at Trump aide's claim about US trade deal breakdown

India has pushed back at US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's claims that the trade deal between the countries stalled because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call President Donald Trump. Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Indian goods in August, including a penalty for buying Russian oil, after t»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 10h

President Radev to Hand First Government Forming Mandate to GERB-UDF on Monday

President Rumen Radev on Monday will hand the first mandate to form a government to the largest parliamentary group in the 51st National Assembly GERB-UDF, Radev’s press office said on Friday. On December 11, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov tendered his resignation following nationwide protests aga»»»

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France24 10h

With Maduro gone, the US looks to drive Hezbollah out of Venezuela

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s capture also marks an advance towards the US goal of uprooting Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah from Latin America, where the movement stands accused of criminal activities linked to drug trafficking, arms sales and money laundering. Washington has warned that i»»»

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BBC 12h

Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid X users after deepfakes

Elon Musk's platform X has limited image editing with its AI tool Grok to paying users, after it came under fire for allowing people to make sexualised deepfakes. There has been a significant backlash after the chatbot honoured requests from users to digitally alter images of other people by undres»»»

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Kuna 16h

Today in Kuwait's history

KUWAIT, Jan 9 (KUNA) -- 1963 -- Al-Arabi SC won the Amir 2nd football cup after beating rival Kuwait SC 1-0. 1968 -- State of Kuwait, along with Saudi Arabia and Libya, established the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC). The charter of the organization was signed in Beirut, »»»

Gulf News 16h

Why Southeast Asia’s online scam industry is so hard to shut down

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Cambodia’s arrest and extradition of a powerful tycoon accused of running a vast online scam network marks a rare strike against an industry that has stolen tens of billions of dollars worldwide. US and UK authorities say Chen Zhi led a transnational criminal enterprise that»»»

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Kathimerini 16h

New wildfire prevention bill to allow use of controlled burns

Controlled burns and controlled grazing could be used in combatting wildfire prevention under a new bill that will be posted for public consultation in the coming days and voted on by early March, Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Yannis Kefalogiannis has said. Controlled burns or prescr»»»

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Gulf News 16h

Why Southeast Asia’s online scam industry is so hard to shut down

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Cambodia’s arrest and extradition of a powerful tycoon accused of running a vast online scam network marks a rare strike against an industry that has stolen tens of billions of dollars worldwide. US and UK authorities say Chen Zhi led a transnational criminal enterprise that»»»

gulfnews.com
Sputnik 17h

Trump Supports Bill Imposing New Sanctions Against Russia

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said he supported the bill imposing new sanctions against Russia, but hopes he will not have to use it. "I support you. Support it. I hope we don't have to use it anyway," Trump said in an interview with Fox News on Thursday. On Wednesday, Senator Lindse»»»

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BNE 19h

South Korea’s President Lee announces sudden visit to Japan

President Lee’s sudden announcement of a visit to Japan from January 13 signals a renewed effort by Seoul and Tokyo to stabilise a relationship that has oscillated between pragmatic cooperation and deep mistrust. While officially framed as a routine diplomatic engagement, the timing – on the back o»»»

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BNE 19h

South Korea’s President Lee announces sudden visit to Japan

President Lee’s sudden announcement of a visit to Japan from January 13 signals a renewed effort by Seoul and Tokyo to stabilise a relationship that has oscillated between pragmatic cooperation and deep mistrust. While officially framed as a routine diplomatic engagement, the timing – on the back o»»»

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BNE 19h

South Korea’s President Lee announces sudden visit to Japan

President Lee’s sudden announcement of a visit to Japan from January 13 signals a renewed effort by Seoul and Tokyo to stabilise a relationship that has oscillated between pragmatic cooperation and deep mistrust. While officially framed as a routine diplomatic engagement, the timing – on the back o»»»

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BNE 19h

South Korea’s President Lee announces sudden visit to Japan

President Lee’s sudden announcement of a visit to Japan from January 13 signals a renewed effort by Seoul and Tokyo to stabilise a relationship that has oscillated between pragmatic cooperation and deep mistrust. While officially framed as a routine diplomatic engagement, the timing – on the back o»»»

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BNE 19h

South Korea’s President Lee announces sudden visit to Japan

President Lee’s sudden announcement of a visit to Japan from January 13 signals a renewed effort by Seoul and Tokyo to stabilise a relationship that has oscillated between pragmatic cooperation and deep mistrust. While officially framed as a routine diplomatic engagement, the timing – on the back o»»»

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BNE 19h

Brazil's Lula blocks law that would shorten Bolsonaro prison term

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoed legislation on January 8 that would have substantially shortened the prison term of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of coup plotting last year. The vet»»»

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BNE 19h

Brazil's Lula blocks law that would shorten Bolsonaro prison term

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoed legislation on January 8 that would have substantially shortened the prison term of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of coup plotting last year. The vet»»»

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BNE 19h

EU remains top buyer of Russian Arctic LNG despite 2027 phase-out pledge

Russia’s Yamal LNG project continues to earn billions of euros from the EU, with new data revealing that more than three-quarters of the project’s liquefied natural gas exports in 2025 were delivered to EU terminals, despite the bloc’s commitment to ban the import of Russian LNG by January 1, 2027.»»»

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BNE 19h

EU remains top buyer of Russian Arctic LNG despite 2027 phase-out pledge

Russia’s Yamal LNG project continues to earn billions of euros from the EU, with new data revealing that more than three-quarters of the project’s liquefied natural gas exports in 2025 were delivered to EU terminals, despite the bloc’s commitment to ban the import of Russian LNG by January 1, 2027.»»»

intellinews.com
BNE 19h

EU remains top buyer of Russian Arctic LNG despite 2027 phase-out pledge

Russia’s Yamal LNG project continues to earn billions of euros from the EU, with new data revealing that more than three-quarters of the project’s liquefied natural gas exports in 2025 were delivered to EU terminals, despite the bloc’s commitment to ban the import of Russian LNG by January 1, 2027.»»»

intellinews.com
BNE 19h

EU remains top buyer of Russian Arctic LNG despite 2027 phase-out pledge

Russia’s Yamal LNG project continues to earn billions of euros from the EU, with new data revealing that more than three-quarters of the project’s liquefied natural gas exports in 2025 were delivered to EU terminals, despite the bloc’s commitment to ban the import of Russian LNG by January 1, 2027.»»»

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