Artists perform during the gala show of the 16th Budapest International Circus Festival in Budapest, Hungary, on Jan. 12, 2026.

The European Union (EU) could help provide security for Greenland if Denmark requests it, European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said on Monday, warning that any U.S. military takeover of the Arctic territory would cause the end of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Britain will enforce a new law this week making it illegal to create non-consensual intimate images, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced on Monday, following widespread controversy over Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot generating sexualized deepfakes without consent.Speaking in the House of

Trump administration's opening of a criminal probe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell drew fire from the Fed chief, who called the move a "pretext" to win influence over interest rates, and condemnation from former Fed chiefs and key members of Trump's Republican Party.The Justice Department's

The death toll from a landfill landslide in the central Philippine city of Cebu has climbed to 11, as rescuers continued searching on Tuesday for 25 missing workers, authorities said.Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival told a news conference on Monday that all 18 survivors were injured and have been

Japan's current account surplus in November 2025 expanded 10 percent from a year earlier to 3.67 trillion yen (23.2 billion U.S. dollars), driven by a larger surplus in the goods trade balance, the finance ministry said Tuesday.Japan's goods trade recorded a surplus of 625.3 billion yen, as exports

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum held a phone conversation on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, during which she ruled out any U.S. military intervention in Mexican territory.During her usual morning press conference, Sheinbaum said that the call was necessary amid recent international

Venezuelan primary, secondary schools enter second semester

U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, on Monday filed a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to block the secretary's efforts to cut his rank and pay as a veteran.In November 2025, when Kelly, a retired Navy Captain, and five other Members of Congress released a video urging

Georgia's former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has been sentenced to five years in prison and fined 1 million Georgian lari (about 370,000 U.S. dollars) over money laundering charges, local media reported on Monday.The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia said that Garibashvili pleaded guilty to the

Trade fair for food, beverage and service industry held in Amsterdam

The U.S. State Department announced Monday that it has revoked over 100,000 visas since U.S. President Donald Trump took office nearly a year ago.The revoked visas include "some 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialized visas for individuals who had encounters with U.S. law enforcement for criminal

Hungary's stock market delivered a record-breaking performance in 2025, reflecting strengthening economic stability, Mihaly Varga, governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), said on Monday.Speaking at a year-opening press conference at the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE), Varga emphasized that

Kubilius said he shared Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's view that a forced takeover would deal a fatal blow to NATO and severely damage transatlantic ties.The European Union (EU) could help provide security for Greenland if Denmark requests it, European Commissioner for Defence and Space

Sunset view by Ohrid Lake in Ohrid, North Macedonia

View of La Guaira, Venezuela