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Trump Posts Macron Message Questioning Greenland Push, Offering G7 Talks
The EU is planning for an emergency summit as Trump tied Greenland demands to new tariff threats against European allies.
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UK Approves Chinese Mega-Embassy in London
The site sits near key financial and communications infrastructure in central London.
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Trump Is Heading to Davos: What to Know
As in prior years, he is expected to deliver a speech promoting his economic agenda and encouraging business leaders to invest in the United States.
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Bessent Says US–Europe Relationship Has ‘Never Been Closer,’ Amid Trump’s Greenland Push
‘Europe is an ally, the U.S.’s NATO membership is unquestioned,’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
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EU Dumping US Treasuries Over Trump’s Greenland Threats ‘Completely False Narrative’: Bessent
While the U.S. Treasury market is deep and liquid, it is vulnerable to foreign outflows, analysts have said.
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Bulgarian President Rumen Radev Announces Resignation
Radev’s resignation comes as Bulgaria struggles to overcome a political crisis that has gripped it for some years.
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Trump Threatens 200 Percent Tariffs on French Wines If France Refuses to Join Board of Peace
The Board of Peace will oversee the Palestinian technocratic committee.
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Sydney Man Charged With $3.5 Million NDIS Fraud
The director of an NDIS provider is accused of laundering cash defrauded from the NDIS by withdrawing large amounts of cash between 2022 and 2025.
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Trump Says UK Handing Over Chagos Islands Sovereignty Is ‘Act of Total Weakness’
Under the terms of the deal, the UK–U.S. naval and bomber base on Diego Garcia would remain under UK control for at least 99 years.
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Irish teacher jailed again in transgender=identifying row
The Christian teacher’s refusal to refer to a trans student as ’they‘ led to his dismissal. Yet he returned to the school, saying, ’I have a right to be here.’
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April-October US Trade Deficit Shrinks 25 Percent—How Did This Happen?
While tariffs are restructuring global commerce, they are also impacting the trade deficit.
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New Zealand Minister Blames ‘Ethnic Vacuum Cleaner’ for Stripping Beaches of Sea Life
Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has blamed immigration and assimilation problems after local authorities complained of beaches being stripped bare of sea life.
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Police Probe Death of Canadian Woman Found Surrounded by Dingoes
‘We simply can’t confirm whether she drowned or died as a result of being attacked by dingo,’ said Queensland Police Service Inspector Paul Algie.
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Car Driven at Jewish Teenagers in Melbourne in Alleged Anti-Semitic Incident
The incident occurred on Jan. 19 when a white ute passed a group of Jewish boys and its occupants reportedly yelled ‘Heil Hitler’ at them.
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Trump Posts Macron Message Questioning Greenland Push, Offering G7 Talks
The EU is planning for an emergency summit as Trump tied Greenland demands to new tariff threats against European allies.
|
UK Approves Chinese Mega-Embassy in London
The site sits near key financial and communications infrastructure in central London.
|
Trump Is Heading to Davos: What to Know
As in prior years, he is expected to deliver a speech promoting his economic agenda and encouraging business leaders to invest in the United States.
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Bessent Says US–Europe Relationship Has ‘Never Been Closer,’ Amid Trump’s Greenland Push
‘Europe is an ally, the U.S.’s NATO membership is unquestioned,’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
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EU Dumping US Treasuries Over Trump’s Greenland Threats ‘Completely False Narrative’: Bessent
While the U.S. Treasury market is deep and liquid, it is vulnerable to foreign outflows, analysts have said.
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Bulgarian President Rumen Radev Announces Resignation
Radev’s resignation comes as Bulgaria struggles to overcome a political crisis that has gripped it for some years.
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Trump Threatens 200 Percent Tariffs on French Wines If France Refuses to Join Board of Peace
The Board of Peace will oversee the Palestinian technocratic committee.
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Sydney Man Charged With $3.5 Million NDIS Fraud
The director of an NDIS provider is accused of laundering cash defrauded from the NDIS by withdrawing large amounts of cash between 2022 and 2025.
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Trump Says UK Handing Over Chagos Islands Sovereignty Is ‘Act of Total Weakness’
Under the terms of the deal, the UK–U.S. naval and bomber base on Diego Garcia would remain under UK control for at least 99 years.
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Irish teacher jailed again in transgender=identifying row
The Christian teacher’s refusal to refer to a trans student as ’they‘ led to his dismissal. Yet he returned to the school, saying, ’I have a right to be here.’
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April-October US Trade Deficit Shrinks 25 Percent—How Did This Happen?
While tariffs are restructuring global commerce, they are also impacting the trade deficit.
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New Zealand Minister Blames ‘Ethnic Vacuum Cleaner’ for Stripping Beaches of Sea Life
Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has blamed immigration and assimilation problems after local authorities complained of beaches being stripped bare of sea life.
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Police Probe Death of Canadian Woman Found Surrounded by Dingoes
‘We simply can’t confirm whether she drowned or died as a result of being attacked by dingo,’ said Queensland Police Service Inspector Paul Algie.
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Car Driven at Jewish Teenagers in Melbourne in Alleged Anti-Semitic Incident
The incident occurred on Jan. 19 when a white ute passed a group of Jewish boys and its occupants reportedly yelled ‘Heil Hitler’ at them.
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