The European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US tariffs deal agreed in July, according to sources close to its international trade committee. The suspension is set to be announced in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday. The move would mark another escalation in tensions between the US and Europe, as Donald Trump ratchets up […]
Continue ReadingEnglish ministers have approved a new Chinese embassy in London despite British intelligence agencies saying they cannot eliminate the risks to national security. Britain’s Local Government Secretary Steve Reed approved plans for the building at Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London, on Tuesday. Security minister Dan Jarvis told MPs he was “assured that […]
Continue ReadingThe shelter was without power for several hours due to a power outage caused by Russian attacks.Image: keystone January 20, 2026, 6:20 p.mJanuary 20, 2026, 6:20 p.m In Ukraine, the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant and other nuclear facilities in the radioactively contaminated exclusion zone around the nuclear power plant are back on the power […]
Continue ReadingThe UK goverenment on Tuesday approved a 20,000-square-metre plot of land, known as Royal Mint Court, for China’s new embassy in London. The decision has stoked heated controversy, mostly over national security concerns and the signal it could send, that Britain bows to economic pressure from Beijing.
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Continue ReadingReuters Zelensky said repelling Monday night’s attack had cost Ukraine about €80m (£69m) just in terms of air defence missiles A large Russian aerial strike on Ukraine has left the Ukrainian parliament and half of Kyiv’s residential buildings without heating or power as temperatures across the country continue to hover around -10C. Drones, ballistic and […]
Continue ReadingThe Syrian military has announced a new four-day ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after a previous agreement fell through. There was no immediate response from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The two sides have been clashing for two weeks, amid a breakdown in negotiations over implementation of a deal to merge their forces together. The announcement […]
Continue ReadingTrump PUSHES BACK on Denmark over Greenland: ‘We have to have it!’ Source link
Continue ReadingBelgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has fiercely denounced Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland, warning that the US president was becoming a “monster” by pressuring Denmark to relinquish control of the mineral-rich Arctic territory. In blistering remarks delivered at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, De Wever said that he would personally […]
Continue ReadingSign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Elon Musk has suggested he could buy budget airline Ryanair after demanding CEO Michael O’Leary is fired in his latest online war of words. The world’s richest man claimed the Ryanair […]
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