North Korea is producing enough nuclear material a year for up to 20 weapons, the South's President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday, warning that Pyongyang's ambitions could pose a global danger. The North carried out its first atomic test in 2006 in violation of UN resolutions and is now believed »»»

The eastern based branch of the state Libyan News Agency (LANA) reported last Monday (19 January) that work began on the same day on the Zawia Airport development and construction project, under the supervision of the National Development Agency (NDA). Zawia is located about 48 kms west of Tripoli »»»

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delayed his departure for the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday pending developments with the winter storms forecast to lash Greece, state ERT television reported. The impact of the storms is expected to be felt more strongly later in the day, and Mitsotakis»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia became South Korea's top aluminum supplier in 2025, for the first time in 13 years, according to South Korean customs data analyzed by Sputnik. Last year, Russian companies supplied 478,800 tonnes (metric tons) of aluminum to South Korea, worth $1.3 billion. In 2024, shipm»»»

Dubai: Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the start of production from a new development well at the North Safa field in the Gulf of Suez, operated by Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO). Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.In a statement issu»»»

Over 400 million soms will be spent on road construction in Bishkek’s Pervomaysky district. A road infrastructure development plan for the annexed territories for 2026-2030 has been submitted for public discussion. It includes paving streets and building sidewalks. It is noted that after the settle»»»

Melbourne: Emma Raducanu said she will sit down to "re-evaluate" her game following a flat second-round exit at the Australian Open on Wednesday. The Briton won a stunning US Open crown as a teenage qualifier in 2021 but has not clinched a tour title since and has struggled for consistency and fitn»»»

As of January 1, 2026, individuals in Romania purchasing goods online from non-European Union (EU) countries with a value below 150 euros must pay a handling fee of 25 lei per parcel, equivalent to approximately 5 euros. Until now, parcels below this threshold were exempt from such charges. Opinion»»»

A former flight attendant for a Canadian airline posed as a commercial pilot and as a current flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from US airlines, authorities said. Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was arrested in Panama after being indicted on wire fraud charges in federal court i»»»

Celebratory music blasting from loudspeakers mixed with the sounds of construction, almost drowning out calls to prayer from a mosque in the Palestinian town across this West Bank valley. Orthodox Jewish women wearing colorful head coverings and with babies on their hips, shared platters of fresh v»»»

France wants the G7 to build closer cooperation with BRICS to counter growing global “fragmentation,” President Emmanuel Macron said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. In January, France assumed the rotating presidency of the G7. Speaking about the agenda for the group, Macron said Pa»»»

US President Donald Trump was forced to turn back to the Washington, DC area after a technical issue was identified on Air Force One shortly after the plane had set off for Davos in Switzerland on Tuesday. “After takeoff, the AF1 crew identified a minor electrical issue. Out of an abundance of caut»»»

Dubai: Turkish actress Hande Ercel took to Instagram to deny reports that she called Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan “uncle” in her Instagram story. The viral post, which spread rapidly online, is fake, she claims. The SRK-uncle saga began quite innocently. The narrative goes thus: She was filmi»»»

NUUK (Sputnik) - It was a mistake to send European military personnel to Greenland, since there was no credible reason to do so, Greenland Member of Parliament Kuno Fencker told Sputnik. "My initial reaction before they came was, don't do it. There's no reasoning for doing it right now. Now you wil»»»

DOHA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani chaired the regular meeting of the Cabinet held at its headquarters in the Amiri Diwan.Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HEIbr»»»

Washington, Jan. 21 (SANA) Gold prices hit a new record high , on Wednesday breaking above the $4,800-per-ounce level. This was supported by strong safe-haven demand and a weaker U.S. dollar. According to CNBC, spot gold rose 2.2 per cent to $4,868.10 per ounce. U.S. gold futures for February deliv»»»

In the first 12 months of 2025, 18 minor suicides were recorded in Jalal-Abad region of Kyrgyzstan. Member of Parliament Venera Salyamova said at a meeting of the Zhogorku Kenesh. She noted that the number of suicides increased by two cases compared to the previous year. «On January 10, 2026, a res»»»

Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, seen arriving at Seoul Central District Court, was sentenced to 23 years in prison on insurrection charges Wednesday for his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's imposition of martial law. Photo by Yonhap Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was sentenced to 23»»»

Manila: The Philippines said Wednesday it will end its ban on Elon Musk's Grok, less than a week after blocking the AI chatbot over its ability to generate deepfakes. The decision follows developer xAI agreeing to modify the tool for the local market and eliminate its ability to create "pornographi»»»

Nara, Japan: The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty Wednesday and jailed for life, as the judge declared the broad-daylight assassination "despicable and extremely malicious". The shooting more than three years ago forced a reckoning in a country w»»»

Commuter rail service in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region was suspended Wednesday after a Barcelona commuter train crashed the night before, Spanish authorities said. At least one person died in the Barcelona-area crash, and 37 others were injured as crews worked at night to complete the rescu»»»

The EU needs to speed up its push for ​independence to defend itself in a fast-changing world, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. "We are at a crossroads. Europe ‌prefers dialogue ‌and solutions – ‌but ⁠we are ​fully ‌prepared to act, if necessary, with unity, urgency a»»»

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The Sofia Regional Prosecution Office brought charges against a woman with Italian citizenship for stealing items from a shop at Sofia Vasil Levski Airport, the prosecution service said on Wednesday. The evidence collected so far indicates that between November 24, 2025, and January 19, 2026, in th»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Anything Europe does against the United States will ricochet back, US President Donald Trump said. On January 17, Trump announced that he would impose additional 10% tariffs on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland starting Febr»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has entered the top five countries possessing the full competence chain for carbon fiber composites, with zero dependence on imports, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Wednesday. "First and foremost, regarding composites. Over the past »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The planned announcement in Davos of a plan for the reconstruction of Ukraine worth $800 billion has been postponed amid disagreements between the United States and Europe over Greenland and the United States-proposed Board of Peace for Gaza, media reported, citing officials. Eur»»»

The possible emergence of a political project linked to Rumen Radev is not expected to alter Bulgaria’s geopolitical direction, according to analysts speaking on bTV. Sociologist Yuri Aslanov said there is no serious basis for fears that the country would move away from its established European cou»»»

France has asked for a ​NATO exercise in Greenland and is ready to contribute to it, French President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Wednesday. News of the request comes ‌as US ‌President Donald ‌Trump barrels ⁠into ​Davos, ‌Switzerland, on Wednesday, where he is likely to use the World Economic »»»

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Wednesday he had agreed to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, after his office earlier criticized makeup of the board’s executive committee. The board, chaired by Trump, was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overse»»»

Dubai: Elon Musk has publicly floated the idea of buying Ryanair, turning a heated online exchange with the airline’s outspoken chief executive into a moment that briefly jolted Europe’s aviation sector. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The suggestion followed a row bet»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday, December 29, 2025. On Wednesday, Netanyahu's office said the prime minister has accepted Trump's invitation to join the U.S.-led Board of Peace. File Photo via»»»

The Hague: European police said Wednesday they had busted a major synthetic drug ring working across several countries in the "largest-ever operation" of its kind, striking a "massive blow" to organised crime. Authorities dismantled 24 industrial-scale labs and seized around 1,000 tonnes of chemica»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, recently organised a workshop on research and innovation projects in food safety, with the participation of approximately 70 coordinators and supervisors from scientific research teams in»»»

The European Union will defend itself ​against any form of coercion and will protect the international rules-based order and international law, EU Council President ‌Antonio Costa ‌said ‌on ⁠Wednesday. "We ​stand ‌ready to defend ourselves, our member states, our citizens, our companies, against an»»»

A Danish member of the European Parliament launched a profanity-laced attack on US President Donald Trump during a debate on Greenland on Tuesday, accusing the EU of failing to stand up to Washington’s renewed claims over the self-governing Arctic island. Anders Vistisen, a member of the Danish Peo»»»

Higher tobacco prices and airfares have pushed the UK inflation rate to 3.4% in the year to December, according to official figures. The increase in average prices across the UK economy - the first in five months - was just above expectations, with many economists predicting only a slight uptick to»»»

The seventh and largest to date edition of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) and the Simulation and Training Exhibition (SimTEX) 2026, held in Abu Dhabi, is witnessing record-breaking participation by leading innovators, decision-makers, and leaders from the civil, commercial, and defense sect»»»

Sudan's army has received and is considering a new proposal from the United States and Saudi Arabia for a truce with its rival paramilitary, a government source told AFP on Wednesday. The Security and Defense Council -- a high-level body that includes officials from the army and the allied governme»»»

Canadian uranium exploration company Laramide Resources has pulled out of a project in Kazakhstan, accusing the country of very likely having scored a “spectacular own goal” with industry changes that amount to “de facto nationalisation”. »»»

Doha, Qatar: The activities of the Souq Waqif Equestrian Festival 2026 in its 7th edition, organized by the Celebrations Committee of the Private Engineering Office, kicked off Tuesday and will continue until January 27, amidst wide participation and a selection of the most beautiful purebred Arabi»»»

Looking ahead to 2026, what major shifts do you expect in the behavior of Romanian travelers, and how will global trends reshape their choices? While the fundamental human desire for travel remains constant, we see global trends accelerating the choices Romanian travelers make, driven by the rapid »»»

The gunman charged with killing Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty Wednesday and jailed for life, as the judge declared the broad-daylight assassination "despicable and extremely malicious". The shooting more than three years ago forced a reckoning in a country with little ex»»»

CEO of BlackRock Larry Fink kicked off the World Economic Forum on Tuesday with a stark message, acknowledging a significant erosion of trust in global institutions and elites. Speaking at the 56th Annual Meeting of the WEF in Davos, which gathered around 65 heads of state and government and nearly»»»

The UAE’s Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) issued a warning on social media on Wednesday, urging people to beware of fake messages that claim to originate from platforms such as Facebook and X. In the note, TDRA explained that there has been an increase in phish»»»

Donald Trump's presidential plane has been forced to turn back shortly after departing for Switzerland, where he is due to address world leaders later on Wednesday. Air Force One was grounded due to a "minor electrical issue", according to the White House. Journalists travelling with the president »»»

Daniyar Kaskeev has been appointed Director of the Kyrgyz Research Institute of Balneology and Rehabilitation under the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic. The corresponding order was signed by Adylbek Kasymaliev, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic. Daniyar Kaskeev i»»»

The health of detained veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has "reached a critical and deteriorating state," his party says, after he was taken overnight to a medical facility in the capital, Kampala. The 69-year-old politician was driven to a private medical facility under "heavy secur»»»