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US allies push back on Greenland at Davos ahead of Trump address
People walk through fresh snow in the city center on January 18, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney added his voice to the condemnation ...
Jan 21, 2026
19-year-old woman found dead on Australian beach surrounded by dingoes: Police
A dingo walks on the beach, Fraser Island, also known as K'gari, in Queensland, Australia (STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images)(K'GARI, Australia) -- A 19-year-old Canadian woman was found dead on an Australian ...
Jan 20, 2026
EU leaders talk coordination over Greenland as Trump readies for Davos meetings
32 flags represent member states at the NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Haren, Brussels, Belgium, on December 17, 2025. Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The...
Jan 20, 2026
EU leaders talk coordination over Greenland as Trump readies for Davos meetings
NATO headquarters in Haren, Brussels, Belgium. (Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- The escalating showdown between the U.S. and its NATO allies over the fate of Greenland looks set t...
Jan 20, 2026
Europe mobilizes as Trump again demands 'complete and total control' of Greenland
The Greenlandic flag flies over houses, Jan. 17, 2026, in Nuuk, Greenland. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- The leaders of all 27 European Union nations will meet for an "extraordinary meeting" l...
Jan 19, 2026
Death toll climbs to 40 after high-speed train collision in Spain
Emergency services work at the site of a train collision on January 19, 2026 after yesterday's train collision in Adamuz, Spain. Authorities say at least 39 were killed and more than 150 were injured ...
Jan 19, 2026
Europe 'united' in face of Trump's Greenland threats, tariffs, EU chief says
People bear Greenlandic flags as they gather in front of the U.S. consulate protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Green...
Jan 18, 2026
Bloody crackdown appears to have quelled Iran protests for now
Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Anonymous/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- An extraordinarily violent crackdown by Iranian security forces appears to have succeeded fo...
Jan 18, 2026
South Korean prosecutors seek death penalty for former President Yoon on insurrection charge
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his criminal trial on insurrection charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court on April 21, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. The second tr...
Jan 16, 2026
Relative speaks out on plight of arrested Iranian protester Erfan Soltani, who had faced execution
Protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Anonymous/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Erfan Soltani is one of thousands of Iranian protesters who have been arrested amid deadly anti-government protes...
Jan 15, 2026