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Ahead of a meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, the Polish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister says his country is pleased with Indian reduction in Russian oil purchases, and hopes for an EU-India FTA next week

Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of up to 25% on all goods sent to the United States from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland over their objections to his moves

Zelenskyy said the Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi and Odesa regions were targeted in an attack that included more than 200 drones. The military said 30 strikes had been recorded across 15 locations

As of January 18 morning, the security presence in Kampala appeared to have significantly decreased, with people out on the streets and shops open.

The Kurds' de facto autonomous administration, which controls large parts of the northeast, has said the announcement fell short, while the implementation of a deal to integrate Kurdish forces into the state has been stalled for months

The army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in the northern State escalates, the Washington Post reported adding that it is not clear whether any of them will be sent

AFP was able to connect to the internet from its Tehran office, though the vast majority of internet providers and mobile internet remain cut on Sunday (January 18, 2026) morning

Mr. Trump has threatened to impose a 10% tariff from February 1 on all goods sent to the United States from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland

Some of the heaviest clashes, highest number of deaths were in the Iranian Kurdish areas in northwest Iran

Any military action by the U.S. against Denmark's vast Arctic island would damage NATO and legitimize the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, says Spanish Prime Minister

It has not been confirmed whether the incident that occurred in the Kaliganj area of Gazipur district is related to the recent spate of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh

The SDF [Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces] organisation detonated the new Alrashid bridge in Raqqa city, says SANA news agency

As of Tuesday (January 13, 2026), the military had acknowledged killing 57 people around the yellow line, saying most were militants

More than 5,000 armed forces personnel, snipers at vantage points, AI-powered drones and special tools to counter spywares and espionage security is like never before

Prosecutors accuse Lin Chen-you of paying amounts ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands of Taiwan dollars to current military officers in exchange for their providing information to Chinese individuals

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Police said an investigation would be launched once the blaze was extinguished

The government appeared to be extending its grip on Kurdish-run areas after President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree declaring Kurdish a ational language and granting the minority group official recognition

There were eight crew members and three passengers on board the plane, which was chartered by Indonesias Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry to conduct air surveillance on fisheries. The passengers were Ministry staff members.

There was no job offer, Mr. Dimon said in a statement. In an email to Reuters, bank spokesperson Trish Wexler said she should have been more vigilant in correcting The Wall Street Journal story before it was published

There have been protests every day since the Department of Homeland Security ramped up immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul by bringing in more than 2,000 federal officers

Interior Minister Marco Antonio Villeda said he was willing to talk with the inmates, but would not accede to their demands in seeking the release of the 46 guards.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who heads the EUs executive branch, portrayed the deal as a bulwark against the disruptive policies of the Trump administration

An avalanche swept away three of a group of seven Czech ski tourers in the Murtal district in Styria province, burying them completely, police said in a statement

Alejandro Rosales Castillo had a red notice and an arrest warrant for extradition and is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, vehicle theft and kidnapping, Mexico's Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said on social media.

The rare criticism from Israel of its close ally in Washington says the Gaza executive committee was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy, without details

U.S. Central Command announced that the strike in northwest Syria killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, who they claim was an experienced terrorist leader who plotted attacks and was directly connected to the December 13 attack

What began as a shopkeepers strike transformed into one of the largest anti-government protests the Islamic Republic has seen, triggering a violent state crackdown in which thousands are feared killed; Tehran says Western intelligence agencies hijacked the protest and unleashed domestic terror

Former Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud acknowledges Indias support to Awami League, which remains banned in Bangladesh

A spokesperson for Chinas Southern Theatre Command said that drones had conducted normal flight training in the airspace, in a statement on its official WeChat account

The U.S. President said in a social media post that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, U.K., the Netherlands, and Finland would face the tariff, which would be raised to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place

The plane was last tracked at 01:17 p.m. the Leang-Leang area of Maros, a mountainous district of South Sulawesi province

Thousands of people had said on social media they would to take part in marches and rallies organised by Greenlandic associations in Copenhagen, and in Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense and the Greenlandic capital Nuuk.

If American officials approve the proposals, the U.S. and Ukraine could sign the documents next week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Zelenskyy said

The meetings come after clashes between Kurdish forces and the Syrian army in and around Aleppo in recent days

The latest anti-Iran sedition was different in that the U.S. President personally became involved, Ali Khamenei said

Punjab polices Counter Terrorism Department alleged that one of the terrorists arrested is a suspect working for an Indian spy agency, without providing any evidence.

The incident, which took place in Rajbari district, marks the latest in a spate of violence targeting Hindus in Bangladesh.

Aidarous al-Zubaidi's UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council forces in December captured two Yemeni provinces in an offensive that was rolled back by Saudi strikes and Riyadh's allied forces on the ground

Mozambiques Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction said 103 people had died in an unusually severe rainy season since late last year

American producers face a significant competitive disadvantage due to what they described as unfair tariffs imposed by New Delhi, says U.S. lawmakers

The rumours of his so-called arrest are baseless and unfounded, says Army spokesperson Chris Magezi.

The United States, in the near future, may also impose broader tariffs on imports of semiconductors and their derivative products to incentivise domestic manufacturing, according to the fact sheet.

The two-week exercise held between January 8-16 comes amid broader signs of re-engagement between the two defence establishments, the report said

U.S. President Donald Trump has revived his controversial push for Greenland, calling it critical to Americas national security and appointing a special envoy to pursue the idea.

The U.S.-based HRANA group said it had verified 3,090 deaths, including 2,885 protesters, after residents said the crackdown appeared to have broadly quelled protests for now and state media reported more arrests

According to court documents, beginning in early September 2023, Kaushik conspired with others to unlawfully obtain aerospace goods and technology from the U.S. for entities in Russia.

The White House released a list of appointed members to the founding Executive Board of the Board of Peace

The notices come after nearly four months of U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific that the U.S. alleged were trafficking drugs

In less than a year, we made eight peace deals and ended the war in Gaza. We have peace in the Middle East. Nobody thought that was going to be possible, Donald Trump said