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EU seeks to ease Greenland pressure as T...
EU seeks to ease Greenland pressure as Trump signals persistence
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump posted an image of himself placing the U.S. flag on the territory of Greenland on his social media platform, Truth Social.In the image, Trump is accompanied by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with a sign nearby reading
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Xi extends condolences to Spanish King o...
Xi extends condolences to Spanish King over high-speed train collision
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a message of condolences to Spanish King Felipe VI over a high-speed train collision.
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Japan's remaining twin pandas to depart ...
Japan's remaining twin pandas to depart for China on Jan. 27
Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported.The twin pandas will be transported from the Ueno Zoological Gardens to Narita
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Russia-China relations unprecedented in ...
Russia-China relations unprecedented in level and depth: Lavrov
Russia-China relations are unprecedented in their level and depth, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told an annual press conference here on Tuesday.
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China mourns victims in Kabul blast...
China mourns victims in Kabul blast
China expresses deep condolences over the lives lost and extends sincere sympathies to the injured in a blast in the Afghan capital of Kabul, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday.At least 20 people, including women and children, were transported to EMERGENCY's Surgical
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Death toll rises to 26 in shopping mall ...
Death toll rises to 26 in shopping mall fire in Pakistan's Karachi
The death toll from a massive fire at a multi-storey commercial building in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has risen to 26, while 74 people are still missing, officials said on Tuesday.A total of 20 bodies have so far been formally identified and medico-legal examinations completed,
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German study finds 96% of US tariff burd...
German study finds 96% of US tariff burden borne by itself; levies also weaken industrial competitiveness: expert
A new study released on Monday (local time) by a German economic research institute shows that the vast majority of tariffs imposed by the US government are ultimately borne within the US economy itself, rather than by foreign exporters, contradicting repeated claims by US officials that tariffs
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Japanese data shows Chinese tourists to ...
Japanese data shows Chinese tourists to Japan drop 45% in Dec 2025; Uncertainty looms due to sluggish growth in Chinese visitors amid tensions: Nikkei
Japanese official data released Tuesday showed that Chinese visitors to Japan in December 2025 totaled around 330,000, marking a roughly 45 percent drop from the same period a year earlier, according to Japanese media reports.
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Kyrgyzstan's GDP grows by 11.1 pct in 20...
Kyrgyzstan's GDP grows by 11.1 pct in 2025
Kyrgyzstan's gross domestic product (GDP) surged 11.1 percent last year to reach 22.6 billion U.S. dollars, according to official data released on Monday.
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'Trump 2.0' one year on: Disruption at h...
'Trump 2.0' one year on: Disruption at home, turmoil abroad
Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the White House. His second presidency, often labeled as "Trump 2.0," has left a deep imprint on the United States and the world.
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Communist Party of Vietnam opens 14th Na...
Communist Party of Vietnam opens 14th National Congress
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) opened its 14th National Congress at the National Convention Center in the capital city of Hanoi on Tuesday morning.A total of 1,586 delegates, representing over 5.6 million members of the CPV, are gathering at the congress.
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'Sovereignty is not for trade': EU ramps...
'Sovereignty is not for trade': EU ramps up to US Greenland threat
U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified his push to wrest sovereignty over Greenland from fellow NATO member Denmark, prompting the European Union to weigh hitting back with its own measures.
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UN concerned over holding of Gaza ceasef...
UN concerned over holding of Gaza ceasefire, aid challenges
UN humanitarians on Monday expressed concern over the holding of the October 10 Gaza ceasefire and the obstacles to aid distribution.
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Helicopter carrying 3 missing near Mt. A...
Helicopter carrying 3 missing near Mt. Aso summit in southwest Japan
A sightseeing helicopter carrying three people went missing near the summit of Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported.
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