January 2026 – Page 97

Commission issues Guidance Document on submission of price undertaking offers for battery electric vehicles from China

January 12, 2026admin

The Guidance Document provides Chinese exporters of BEVs to the EU with general guidance on the submission of price undertaking offers. It covers various aspects to be addressed in a possible undertaking offer, including the minimum import price, sales channels, cross-compensation, and future investments in the EU. Each price undertaking offer is subject to the […]

2024 EU greenhouse gas emissions: -20% since 2013 – News articles

January 12, 2026admin

In 2024, the EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions by economic activities and households totalled 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents. This represents a 1% decrease compared with 2023 and a 20% reduction compared with 2013. Between 2013 and 2024, the energy sector (supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning) achieved the sharpest rate of […]

Trump mulls ‘very strong’ military options as hundreds killed in Iran protests

January 12, 2026admin

Ghoncheh Habibiazad, Sarah Namjoo,BBC Persianand Harry Sekulich Watch: Trump says US military are looking at ‘very strong options’ in Iran President Donald Trump says the US military is considering “very strong options” in Iran, as anti-government protests which have reportedly killed hundreds enter a third week. The US-based Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) says […]

Project Nightfall: UK says it will develop new ballistic missile for Ukraine’s defence against Russia

January 12, 2026admin

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The UK says it will develop new tactical ballistic missiles for Kyiv and put “leading-edge weapons into the hands of Ukrainians” for their fight against […]

Airports and EU clash over new border control rules – POLITICO

January 12, 2026admin

Under the new system, travelers from third countries like the U.K. and the U.S. must register fingerprints and a facial image the first time they cross the frontier before reaching a border officer. But those extra steps are causing delays. In October, 10 percent of passengers had to use the new system; as of Friday, […]

Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under new law

January 12, 2026admin

About 550,000 accounts were blocked by Meta during the first days of Australia’s landmark social media ban for kids. In December, a new law began requiring that the world’s most popular social media sites – including Instagram and Facebook – stop Australians aged under 16 from having accounts on their platforms. The ban, which is […]

UK Prime Minister Starmer seeks support for international X ban

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026admin

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in talks with Canada and Australia in an effort to muster support for a potential international ban on social media X. It comes after the platform’s integrated AI assistant, Grok, was used to generate sexualised deepfakes of women and children. Starmer is in talks with Australia and Canada, who […]

Denmark warns of ‘decisive moment’ as Trump renews threat of force over Greenland

January 12, 2026admin

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Sunday her country faced a “decisive moment” in its diplomatic dispute with the United States over Greenland, after Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the Arctic territory. Speaking ahead of meetings in Washington on raw materials, Frederiksen said “there is a conflict over Greenland.”

Thousands of tourists stranded in Lapland as cold grounds flights

January 11, 2026admin

Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Finland’s Lapland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of one of its airports. Departures from Lapland’s Kittila airport that would have ferried winter travellers back to places like London, Bristol, Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam were all cancelled on Sunday as temperatures did not go above […]

Fires in Argentine Patagonia destroy over 15,000 hectares

January 11, 2026admin

Jan 11, 2026, 9:11 p.mJan 11, 2026, 9:11 p.m Firefighters in El Hoyo, Argentina, Patagonia.Image: keystone Forest fires in Patagonia have destroyed almost 15,000 hectares of land since Monday. Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers continued to work on Sunday to contain the flames. The fires broke out on Monday in the seaside resort of Puerto […]