EU to hold emergency summit on Thursday on Trump's Greenland threats

People bath in icy water during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in Vladivostok, Russia

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the recent unrest and "bitter events" in his country were part of a joint U.S.-Israeli initiative aimed at exploiting the challenging conditions faced by the Iranian people.In a Sunday meeting with visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in the

Eleven children were killed and five others critically injured after a school vehicle collided with a truck on Monday morning in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, local media reported.Preliminary reports indicate that 11 learners were declared dead at the scene, and the five

The trade volume between China and the five Central Asian countries exceeded 100 billion US dollars in 2025, a record high, which demonstrates robust momentum of bilateral cooperation, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.This also proved the leading and promoting role of the

The Constitutional Council of the Central African Republic on Monday proclaimed the final results of the Dec. 28, 2025, presidential election, declaring incumbent President Faustin-Archange Touadera re-elected.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Monday outlined his National Party-led government's plan to "build the future" through continued economic, education, and planning reforms.In his State of the Nation address in Auckland, Luxon said the country's recovery is taking hold after a

At least 39 people were confirmed dead after two high-speed trains collided near the city of Cordoba in southern Spain on Sunday, reported local media.The accident occurred at around 19:45 local time (1845 GMT) when a train carrying 317 passengers on the Malaga-Madrid route derailed for reasons

Army helicopters rescued people stranded on rooftops and hundreds of tourists and workers were evacuated from one of the world’s biggest game reserves, as torrential rains and flooding in three countries in southern Africa killed more than 100 people, authorities said Friday.The death toll across

A blast of winter weather brought snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast on Saturday as well as near-freezing temperatures in parts of the South, including normally balmy Florida.In northeastern Ohio, sudden bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds created whiteout

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday slightly upgraded its global growth forecast in 2026 to 3.3 percent, 0.2 percentage points higher from its projection in October 2025, according to an update to its World Economic Outlook.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday told a press conference that she will dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan. 23 at the beginning of the ordinary parliamentary session for a snap general election.

The European Union is considering hitting Washington with 93 billion euros (107.68 billion U.S. dollars) worth of tariffs or restricting American companies from the bloc's market, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats over Greenland, according to Financial Times.Photo taken on

China has repeatedly stated its position on the Greenland issue, and urged the United States to stop using the so-called "China threat" as a pretext for pursuing its own interests, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

Singapore's Changi Airport will work with multiple Chinese airlines to operate more than 600 supplementary flights to 15 cities in China from Feb. 1 to March 8, more than double the number added during the same period in 2025, amid an anticipated increase in travel demand over the coming

South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol's legal team filed an appeal Monday against the first-instance verdict on his obstruction of arrest charges, YTN reported.