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»»»

Ahmed Dogan, the honorary chairman of the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (APS), has become the first political leader to publicly indicate support for the outgoing president, Rumen Radev, in his forthcoming political project. Following Radev’s announcement, Dogan congratulated the president on wh»»»

A Palestinian infant died Tuesday morning due to extreme cold in the Gaza City. The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) quoted medical sources as saying that "the 7-month-old infant, Shatha Abu Jarad, died in Gaza due to severe cold." According to the agency, "the number of children who »»»

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 »»»

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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»»»

The governor of Qatar's central bank said on Tuesday that operational risks emerging from technologies like Artificial Intelligence should ‌be treated as ‌a ‌prudential ⁠risk and ‌as important as capital and liquidity-related regulation. "I do believe that operation resilience should ⁠be also treat»»»

An appeals court on the eastern Aegean island of Samos has reduced the prison sentence of a high-school principal convicted of sexual indecency involving minors, sentencing him to 15 months’ imprisonment, convertible to a fine of €10 per day. The 47-year-old defendant had originally been sentenced »»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education, in cooperation with the educational television series 'Siraj', one of the pre-university education initiatives of the Qatar Foundation, organised a special event for kindergarten (1) children of the three-year-old age group, as part of the proje»»»

Bulgarian Ministers of Transport and Foreign Affairs, Grozdan Karadjov and Georg Georgiev, will attend the opening of the Rudozem-Xanthi border crossing today at the invitation of Greek Transport Minister Christos Dimas and the Regional Governor of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Christodoulos Topsid»»»

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»»»

Negotiations between Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, have collapsed, a Kurdish official told AFP on Tuesday. "The negotiations held yesterday in Damascus between General Mazloum and Mr Al‑Sharaa have collapsed entirely," the »»»

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»»»

Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of Kyrgyzstan Nurdan Oruntaev conducted a raid on construction sites in the capital and uncovered serious violations at the construction site of a five-story educational center at 9 and 11, Okeev Street. According to the ministry»»»

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»»»

Outlawed Kurdish militants in Türkiye will "never abandon" Kurds in Syria following an offensive by Damascus, a leader of the PKK armed group said, quoted by the Firat news agency Tuesday. Syrian forces began an offensive nearly two weeks ago which pushed Kurdish-led SDF forces out of the northern »»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, has shared a glimpse of the traditional Indian cultural performance that welcomed the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Moha»»»

Turkey warned Tuesday it would not tolerate any "provocations" over the events in Syria as its Kurdish community called for protests over a government offensive targeting Kurdish fighters. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote on X that Turkey was "meticulously monitoring the developments in Syria »»»

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»»»

The United States classified documents about its contacts with Iraq’s President Saddam Hussein's administration in the run-up to the invasion of the country, Andrey Artizov, head of the Russian Federal Archival Agency, told Sputnik. "At one time, the Americans declassified documents about their con»»»

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»»»

Kyrgyz Agroholding OJSC, which operates under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, held a presentation of its mobile meat sales point project. The event featured a pilot project aimed at providing the population with high-quality meat products at affordable prices. »»»

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»»»

Tokyo: A record number of tourists flocked to Japan in 2025, officials said Tuesday, despite a steep fall in Chinese visitors in December as a diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo rumbled on. Japan logged 42.7 million arrivals last year, according to the transport ministry, topping 2024's recor»»»

President and CEO of the US-Saudi Business Council Charles Hallab affirmed that cooperation between the Kingdom and the US in critical minerals is gaining significant momentum. This growth is fueled by strategic investment opportunities and long-term industrial partnerships aimed at localizing valu»»»

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»»»

Under the patronage of Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, the Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority is organising the Al Ain Heritage Festival from 31 January to 9 February 2026 at the ADNEC Centre Al Ain, under the theme Talesfrom Our Heritage. Sheikh Hazza said that»»»

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»»»

Romania ended 2025 with the highest inflation rate in the European Union, with annual inflation standing at 8.6% in December, compared to an EU average of just 2.3%, according to data published by Eurostat. The next highest inflation rates, at roughly half Romania’s level, were recorded in Estonia »»»

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...»»»

Australian politicians voted in favor of tougher hate crime and gun laws Tuesday, weeks after gunmen targeting Jewish people on Bondi Beach killed 15 people. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives backed the legislation in response to the December 14 shooting at the famous Sydney beach. Sajid Ak»»»

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»»»

The volume of construction works recorded a significant increase in the January–November 2025 period compared to the same interval in 2024, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Growth reached 8.5% in gross terms and 8.7% in seasonally and working-day adjusted t»»»

The Ministry of Defense of Kyrgyzstan received 81 vehicles purchased with budget funds. The ceremony was attended by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. He noted that the fleet upgrade is aimed at increasing the mobility and combat readiness of the Armed Forces. According to th»»»

Algiers: Minister of Environment and Climate Change HE Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie inaugurated the Qatari National Center for Houbara Breeding in El Bayadh Province in the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, as part of the bilateral cooperation between the two countries and »»»

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»»»

A Russian aerial attack overnight on the Ukrainian capital has left thousands of residential buildings without heating in minus 14C temperatures, mayor Vitali Klitschko said Tuesday. "After this attack, 5,635 residential buildings are without heating," he said on Telegram, adding that a large part »»»