Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on 8 February that she hopes will translate her strong public polling into a big majority in the lower house.
It was an “extremely…
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Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize, in letter to Norway’s PM
REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueUS President Donald Trump has said he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace after he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, as he again repeated his demand for control of Greenland.
In a message to Norway’s prime…
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Kremlin says Putin has been invited to join Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’ | Vladimir Putin
The Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin has been invited to join Donald Trump’s “board of peace”, set up last week with the intention that it would oversee a ceasefire in Gaza.
The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists…
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Japan's snap election and tax pledge keep nation's finances in spotlight – Reuters
- Japan’s snap election and tax pledge keep nation’s finances in spotlight Reuters
- Japan’s PM Takaichi will dissolve parliament, call snap election Al Jazeera
- Global stocks take hit from tariff threats; gold gets safety bid TradingView — Track…
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Putin invited to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” the committee that will oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, his spokesman said Monday.
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Global stocks take hit from tariff threats; gold gets safety bid – Reuters
- Global stocks take hit from tariff threats; gold gets safety bid Reuters
- Starmer holds phone call with Trump over Greenland tariff threat BBC
- Trump says 8 European nations face tariffs rising to 25% if Greenland isn’t sold to the U.S. CNBC
- EU…
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European stocks slide as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat rattles investors – Business Recorder
- European stocks slide as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat rattles investors Business Recorder
- Confronted over Greenland, Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump BBC
- Gold and silver hit record highs as Greenland dispute spurs…
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PAF fighter jets arrive in Saudi Arabia for multinational air combat exercise
PAF contingent arrives in Saudi Arabia for multinational air combat exercise. — Screengrab X/@DGPR_PAF - PAF contingent arrives in Saudi Arabia for Air Combat…
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Starving in Silence: Surging Food Insecurity in Yemen | IRC Policy Briefing – January 2026 – ReliefWeb
- Starving in Silence: Surging Food Insecurity in Yemen | IRC Policy Briefing – January 2026 ReliefWeb
- Yemen faces worst food crisis since 2022, aid group warns Al Jazeera
- UN envoy holds talks in Saudi Arabia to create conditions for peace in…
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High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21 – The Washington Post
- High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21 The Washington Post
- Death toll in Spanish train crash rises to 39 Dawn
- High-speed train crash in Spain kills at least 39 BBC
- Death toll in Spain train collision…
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