Trump envoy outlines demands on Iran
The US prefers a diplomatic solution to ongoing tensions with Iran rather than military action, President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has said, urging Tehran to scale down its missile and nuclear programs. A wave of protests kicked off in Iran in late December. Initially prompted by »»»
Why this famous iceberg turned blue and what it tells us about melting ice - UPI.com
Iceberg A-23A is seen from the International Space Station. Photo courtesy of NASA NASA's Earth Observatory captured striking new satellite imagery showing iceberg A-23A, once one of the largest icebergs ever tracked, which is now taking on an intense blue hue as it drifts in the South Atlantic Oce»»»
China, Canada move to ease trade tensions as tariffs are slashed
China and Canada have agreed to scale back tariffs following a closely watched meeting in Beijing between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Mark Carney, signalling a tentative reset in relations after several years of strain. »»»
China, Canada move to ease trade tensions as tariffs are slashed
China and Canada have agreed to scale back tariffs following a closely watched meeting in Beijing between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Mark Carney, signalling a tentative reset in relations after several years of strain. »»»
DOJ reports 500+ are reviewing millions of Epstein files - UPI.com
More than 500 people are assigned to reviewing and redacting millions of pages of the Jeffrey Epstein case files before making them publicly available, Department of Justice officials said on Thursday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice has more»»»
Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new approach to Canada's foreign policy can perhaps be distilled in one line: "We take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be." That was his response when asked about the deal struck with China on Friday, despite concerns over its human rights record and nearly a y»»»
Today in Kuwait's history
KUWAIT, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- 1982 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a law to establish the Zakat (alms) House to be supervised by Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. 2004 -- State of Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the UN Nabila Al-Mulla presented her credentials to UN Secret»»»
Briefing of KUNA main news for Thursday until 00:00 GMT
3270678 KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya discusses regional issues with his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. 3270681 ALGIERS -- Algeria launches the new satellite "AlSat-3A" from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. »»»
EU foreign policy chief: Only dialogue can help achieve security in Middle East
BRUSSELS, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said she held talks with the foreign ministers of a number of Arab partners, together with Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, on regional issues.Kallas said in a post on X on Thursday ev»»»
Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass No. 38: Dethroning the green god – Venezuela and Petrodollar conspiracies
At the core of propaganda lies an intriguing paradox: Sometimes the safest way to bury the truth is to place it in plain sight. Propaganda 101: Manipulation through manifestationWhen an inconvenient fact is openly stated, being printed, televised, or officially acknowledged, it often loses its powe»»»
Trump’s Iceland envoy pick apologizes for ‘52nd state’ joke
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Iceland, former Representative Billy Long, apologized on Thursday for joking that the island nation could become the 52nd US state with himself as governor. The remark comes as Trump’s statements regarding Greenland have escalated in recent week»»»
Trump announces ‘phase two’ of Gaza plan
US President Donald Trump has announced the launch of the second phase of his plan to settle the conflict in Gaza, despite both sides repeatedly accusing each other of breaching an earlier-agreed ceasefire. The next step is demilitarization and the establishment of a new technocratic government in »»»
'An occupying force': Minneapolis caught up in Trump’s anti-immigration surge
Masked agents from multiple agencies have turned Minneapolis into a testing ground for the Trump administration’s most aggressive anti-immigration strategy yet. A multi-billion surge in federal funding has turbo-charged an operation built on escalation, confusion and spectacle, with ICE-led interve»»»
Hungarian Dietetic Associaton responds to faulty American dietary guidelines
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Athens taxi drivers call new two-day strike over electric transition
Taxi drivers in the greater Athens area have called a new two-day strike for January 20 and 21, to protest legislation mandating that all new cabs must be electric-powered. The Attica Taxi Drivers Union, or SATA, announced the strike and taxi drivers in other parts of Greece are expected to partici»»»
Chief of Defence: Certification of Naval, Aviation Units Success for Joint Special Operations Command in 2025
Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov said that the certification of the naval group and the aviation special operations unit in 2025 is a success for the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the Defence Ministry reported on Friday. Eftimov was speaking during the presentation of the 2025 Analy»»»
Analysis: Syria-Lebanon ties tested by alleged Assad loyalists' plots - UPI.com
Reports that former Syrian regime officers are hiding in Lebanon and plotting against new Syrian President Ahmad Sharaa and his government have raised concerns in the two countries. File Photo by Alexander Zemlianchenko/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Lebanon and Syria have been working to tu»»»
Zelensky says Ukraine's air defence supplies 'insufficient'
President Zelensky has called Ukraine's air defence supplies "insufficient", having revealed several systems were "without missiles" until Friday morning. "I can say this openly because today I have those missiles," the president said, adding that the country had received a "substantial package" ea»»»
Sweden says Trump inflating foreign threat to Greenland
US President Donald Trump’s claims of a heavy Chinese and Russian military presence near Greenland are “an exaggeration,” Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson has said. Trump asserts that only US sovereignty can protect the Danish autonomous island from being taken over by Beijing or Moscow. Trump r»»»
Greater Finland: 'Leaders Barely Hid Their Aggressive Plans Against Soviet Russia' - Professor
Finland repeatedly engaged in military aggression against Soviet Russia in the 20th Century , Vladimir Baryshnikov, history professor at Saint Petersburg State University and expert on 20th Century Finnish history, tells Sputnik. Finland's 1918 and 1921 Attacks on Eastern Karelia "Creating a 'Great»»»
UN stresses urgent need for aid to Sudanese refugees
Khartoum: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, stressed Friday the urgent need for humanitarian assistance and protection for Sudanese refugees fleeing the war. In a statement, the UN official described the situation in Sudan as a "massive humanitarian catastrophe," reiterating the UNHC»»»
Rare weather pattern brings Hungary severe cold from Siberia itself
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Nigerian imam honoured for saving Christian lives dies aged 90
A Nigerian imam who gained international recognition for saving hundreds of lives from a mainly Christian community during an outbreak of violence has died at the age of 90. Abubakar Abdullahi had been suffering from a heart condition and was being treated in hospital, where he died on Thursday nig»»»
Gaza Administration Committee Meets in Cairo Amid Cautious Optimism
The Gaza ceasefire agreement entered a new phase on Friday with the first meeting in Cairo of a technocrat committee tasked with administering the enclave, following its formation by Palestinian consensus, a welcome from Washington, and the absence of an official Israeli objection after earlier res»»»
Aggressive and Expansionist: True Face of WWII-Era Finland
Between 1918 and 1944, Finland made several attempts to invade Russia, only to be humbled, time and again, by Russian defenders. Finland’s efforts to defeat Russia and annex Russian lands was a product of several factors, explains Dmitry Astashkin, senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Scienc»»»
FM receives copy of credentials of Nicaraguas ambassador
Tunis, Jan. 16 (TAP)- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti met Friday with Carlos Eduardo Diaz Moreira who presented him with a copy of his credentials as Ambassador of Nicaragua to Tunisia with residence in...»»»
Trump threatens tariffs against countries opposing Greenland annex - UPI.com
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on rural healthcare in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday. At the meeting, he proposed raising tariffs on countries that oppose his plan to annex Greenland. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo Jan. 16 (UP»»»
US-Greenland tensions rise as Trump hints at tariffs
US President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital. Trump for months has insisted that the US should control»»»
Amb. Al-Khaled hails Kuwait's participation in "Green Week" expo. in Berlin
BERLIN, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Ambassador to Germany Reem Al-Khaled has underlined the significance of partaking in the "Green Week" agricultural exhibition kicked off in Berlin on Friday and will last until January 25.Kuwait's participation in the exhibition for the second year in a row stresse»»»
Chile's labor force could drop 3% if Venezuelan migrants leave - UPI.com
After Nicolas Maduro’s capture became known, about 58.5% of Venezuelans surveyed by the Citizen Panel at Chile’s University of Development said they could return to their country in the short term if conditions in Venezuela show significant improvement, File Photo by Adriana Thomasa/EPA SANTAGO, Ch»»»
Talking Europe - US-Europe standoff on Greenland 'a big win for Putin': Danish parliament defence chair
For US President Donald Trump, mocking a country or a leader is not just a reality TV-style soundbite, it is an early warning sign of military action. Trump scorned Nicolas Maduro for "playing tough" before snatching the Venezuelan leader. Now he contemptuously talks of Denmark "adding two more dog»»»
Why American Big Oil isn’t buying the Venezuela ‘victory’
Everything has gone beautifully in Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation. An alleged narcoterrorist dictator was captured and brought to justice in a New York court, and the planet’s biggest oil wealth is now owned by the US. At least, according to Trump himself. “We’re in the oil business,” he said a»»»
Veliko Tarnovo Authorities Suspend Kronospan Particleboard Line amid Odour, Smoke Complaints; Company to Appeal
The Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) in Veliko Tarnovo Friday ordered the suspension of the particleboard production line at the Kronospan wood-processing plant following an unscheduled January 15 inspection prompted by numerous citizen complaints about strong odours and haze i»»»
Petkovic meets with Sorensen
BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met with the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Peter Sorensen in Belgrade on Friday, conveying a clear message that initiating concrete steps towards establishing a Community of Serb Municipali»»»
Revisited - One year of Trump in the White House: America more divided than ever
In the space of one year, US President Donald Trump has signed hundreds of executive orders. He has ordered mass deportations, cut thousands of federal jobs, launched a trade war and withdrawn the US from major international institutions and agreements. How has his first year back in powe»»»
Down to Earth - Predators under threat: Brazil's jaguars find shelter in nature reserve
In Brazil, where cattle ranching is a major industry, jaguars are seen as a threat and are hunted to prevent attacks on livestock. Along with habitat loss, the illegal killing of jaguars has pushed the species to the brink of extinction. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), there»»»
Trump to unveil home buying plan involving retirement funds
US President Donald Trump is set to announce a plan that would let Americans use their retirement savings for down payments on homes. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, who hinted at the plan on Friday, offered few details about how withdrawals from US workplace retirement accounts -»»»
Tensions rise in Mercosur as Brazil’s Lula skips EU trade deal signing - UPI.com
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will not attend will not attend Saturday’s signing ceremony in Paraguay for the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union. Photo by Andre Borges/EPA Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will not attend Saturd»»»
Exiled crown prince urges world to help protesters topple Iran's government
The exiled son of the last Iranian shah (king) has called on the world to help protesters topple Iran's government, saying he is confident "the Islamic Republic will fall - not if, but when". Reza Pahlavi, an opposition leader based in the US, called for "surgical" strikes on Iran's Revolutionary G»»»
Arab League chief welcomes formation of technocrat committee to manage Gaza
CAIRO, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad Aboul-Gheit welcomed on Friday the formation of the Palestinian technocrat committee to manage the Gaza Strip, headed by Dr. Ali Shatha, expressing his appreciation for the efforts of Egypt, Qatar, and other mediators in this regard.Aboul-»»»
Myanmar begins defence in landmark genocide case at UN court
Myanmar has denied committing genocide against the Ronhingya people, saying The Gambia has failed to provide enough proof, as it begun its defence at the UN's top court. Ko Ko Hlaing, a Myanmar government representative, told judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that the allegation wa»»»
Nat'l committee: forming fund at World Bank for Gaza rebuilding
CAIRO, Jan 16 (KUN A) -- The head of 15-member Palestinian technocratic committee managing Gaza Dr. Ali Shaath affirmed on Friday that a fund would be established at the World Bank to provide financial support to rebuild the Strip and provide relief to its people.In remarks to Cairo News Channel, S»»»
Lavrov Discusses Iran Escalation With Omani Foreign Minister
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi to discuss the escalation around Iran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. "On January 16, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telep»»»
Israeli force briefly enters southern Syria's Quneitra countryside
Damascus: An Israeli military force, consisting of eight vehicles and three tanks, briefly entered the Quneitra countryside in southern Syria on Friday. Local sources reported that the force deployed in the village of Suwaiseh for about an hour before moving toward the village of Al Dawaya, while t»»»
Barrot: France on Serbia's side, we support its aspiration to join EU
BELGRADE - "France is on your side," French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday in Belgrade after a meeting with Serbian FM Marko Djuric, and added that his country supported Serbia's aspirations to become an EU member. Barrot noted that the message of his visit »»»
Freezing Weekend Ahead: Northeasterly Winds and Sub-Zero Days Across Bulgaria
A sharp cold spell will grip Bulgaria through the end of the current week and into the first days of the next one, with low temperatures and persistent northeasterly winds, according to the medium-range forecast issued by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology. The outlook covers the p»»»
Sharks Are Famous for Fearsome Teeth, but Ocean Acidification Could Make them Weaker
Sharks are the most feared predators in the sea, and their survival hinges on fearsome teeth that regrow throughout their lives. But changes in the ocean's chemistry could put those weapons at risk. That is the takeaway from a study performed by a group of German scientists who tested the effects o»»»
UNICEF, IFRC warn of worsening humanitarian situation in Ukraine
GENEVA, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Friday warned of a sharp deterioration in the humanitarian situation in Ukraine as winter intensifies amid widespread power heating and water outag»»»
Hungarian man in Toronto arrested for stealing huge amount of copper cables
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Etihad-Tunisair codeshare boosts Abu Dhabi–North Africa travel
Etihad Airways and Tunisair have signed a codeshare agreement, enhancing air connectivity between North Africa and Abu Dhabi while meeting growing demand for travel, tourism, and business between the two regions. Also Read: Etihad Airways launches four new routes, driving nearly half of UAE’s aviat»»»