The European Union is reportedly demanding guarantees the UK will compensate the bloc if a future government reneges on the Brexit “reset” agreement British prime minister Keir Starmer is currently negotiating. The termination clause is a stark reminder of the painful and costly divorce in which the EU set up a colossal €5.4 billion fund […]
Continue ReadingJan 11, 2026, 7:23 p.mJan 11, 2026, 7:23 p.m A French rescue helicopter in the Alpine region. (symbol image)Image: AP Two skiers died in two separate avalanches in the Savoie ski resorts of Courchevel and La Plagne on Sunday. Three skiers had already died in the French Alps on Saturday. However, skiers were only injured […]
Continue ReadingSudan’s military-led government has returned to the country’s capital after nearly three years of operating from its wartime base in the eastern city of Port Sudan. Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris told reporters on Sunday that the “government of hope” was officially back in Khartoum and would begin efforts to improve services for the city’s […]
Continue ReadingThe death toll in the crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran has spiked to at least 538 people, activists said. More than 10,600 people have been detained, said the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Of those killed, 490 are protesters and 48 are members of the security forces, it said, warning the toll is […]
Continue ReadingThousands of tourists are stranded in northern Finland after flights at Kittila airport were cancelled due to severe cold. The temperature at the airport dropped to minus 37C on Sunday morning, after several days of similar frigid weather, making de-icing of aircraft and other operations difficult, Finland’s national public broadcaster Yle reported. The deep freeze […]
Continue ReadingJan 11, 2026, 4:11 p.mJan 11, 2026, 4:11 p.m After the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald Trump issued a warning against his ally Cuba. “I strongly recommend that they make a deal BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, referring to the government of the socialist Caribbean […]
Continue ReadingTrump has claimed that Greenland is “covered with Russian and Chinese ships” and argued that the U.S. must take control of the island for national security reasons — rhetoric that has intensified in recent weeks. Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide also told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that there was “very little” Russian or Chinese activity […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to “make a deal” or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to Havana would now stop. “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!” Trump said on his Truth Social channel. “I strongly suggest they make […]
Continue ReadingJan 11, 2026, 3:34 p.mJan 11, 2026, 3:34 p.m What’s new? The mass protests in Iran continue despite growing death tolls, excessive threats from the security apparatus and an almost complete internet shutdown. Activists say demonstrations have spread to 185 cities. External communication is severely restricted due to internet blocks and blocked telephone lines. Demonstrations […]
Continue ReadingJan 11, 2026, 3:33 p.mJan 11, 2026, 4:08 p.m Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has confirmed that her Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will meet with his US counterpart Marco Rubio next week. Frederiksen did not give a place or an exact time for the meeting in the conflict over Greenland during a party conference […]
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