January 2026 – Page 79

Ukraine-Russia war: UK announces £20m emergency fund to repair Ukraine’s battered power grid

January 16, 2026admin

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Britain has announced an urgent £20 million in emergency energy support for Ukraine. It comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared a state of emergency following sustained Russian attacks […]

Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota

January 16, 2026admin

US President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act to quell unrest over federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. He threatened to send in troops following a night of protests and vandalism in the Minnesota city after an agent shot a man in the leg. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]

How realistic are India’s its ambitions?

January 16, 2026admin

Bloomberg via Getty Images India hopes to make its own rare earth magnets for domestic use In November 2025, India approved a 73bn-rupee ($800m; £600m) plan that could help it to cut its dependence on China in one of the most strategic corners of the global supply chain: rare earth magnets. These small but powerful […]

Actor Timothy Busfield charged with sexually abusing boys on TV series set

January 16, 2026admin

Actor Timothy Busfield has made his first court appearance after turning himself in on criminal charges that he allegedly sexually abused two boys on the set of a TV series filmed in New Mexico, prosecutors say. The Emmy-winning actor, who starred in Thirtysomething and The West Wing, was taken into custody in Albuquerque on two […]

Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show

January 16, 2026admin

Benedict Garman, Emma Pengellyand Matt Murphy,BBC Verify BBC Israel has moved the blocks which are supposed to mark its post-ceasefire line of control deeper into Gaza in several places, sowing confusion among Palestinians. Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show that in at least three areas Israel placed blocks, before returning later and moving the […]

New map reveals landscape beneath Antarctica in unprecedented detail

January 16, 2026admin

Mark Poynting,Climate researcherand Erwan Rivault,Senior data designer Getty Images Until now, a lot of what lay beneath Antarctica’s icy surface had remained a mystery A new map has unmasked the landscape beneath Antarctica’s ice in unprecedented detail, something scientists say could greatly enhance our understanding of the frozen white continent. Researchers used satellite data and […]

Thousands descend on village after Chinese woman’s social media plea

January 16, 2026admin

When Daidai realised her father was too old to slaughter two pigs for a traditional community feast in the run-up to Chinese New Year, she turned to social media. She didn’t want him to feel bad. “Can anyone help me?” she asked on Douyin, China’s version of Tiktok, at the end of last week. “My […]

Pensioner attacks Babis with a walking stick and is convicted

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026admin

January 15, 2026, 2:45 p.mJanuary 15, 2026, 2:45 p.m A pensioner in the Czech Republic has been sentenced to a suspended sentence for attacking the current Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis with a walking stick. This was reported by the CTK agency. The incident occurred in September at a campaign event shortly before the parliamentary […]

'Negotiating down barrel of a gun': Greenland seeks US cooperation on trade, investment, mining

January 16, 2026admin

The recent White House meeting between officials from Greenland, Denmark and the US highlights the island’s delicate balancing act. Historical ties, modern aspirations, and the projection of global power are playing out in the Arctic, where climate, commerce, and sovereignty are tightly interwoven. Greenland stands firm in the face of an encroaching superpower. It is […]

'Negotiating down barrel of a gun': Greenland seeks US cooperation on trade, investment, mining

January 16, 2026admin

The recent White House meeting between Greenlandic, Danish, and American officials highlights the island’s delicate balancing act: asserting its autonomy while remaining embedded in international strategic networks. Historical ties, modern aspirations, and the projection of global power are playing out in the Arctic, where climate, commerce, and sovereignty are tightly interwoven. Greenland stands firm in […]