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Trump rules out force in Greenland
News Agencies, Published on 21/01/2026
» DAVOS, Switzerland - President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that he would not use force to take control of Greenland, but insisted that the United States must still have “ownership” of the island.
Shah’s widow says ‘no turning back’ after Iran protests
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» PARIS - The widow of Iran’s last shah says there is “no turning back” after a wave of protests against the country’s clerical authorities, saying she is convinced the Iranian people will emerge victorious.
Syrian army enters camp holding jihadists’ relatives
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» AL-HOL CAMP, Syria - The Syrian army on Wednesday entered the vast Al-Hol camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists after Kurdish forces withdrew from the site, said an AFP journalist at the scene.
Canadian PM sees ‘rupture’ in world order
The New York Times, Published on 21/01/2026
» DAVOS, Switzerland - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney did not mention the United States or Donald Trump by name in a speech at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, but it was clear where he placed the blame for what he called a “rupture” in the world order.
Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant Wednesday
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» KARIWA — The world's biggest nuclear power plant is set to restart on Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said, despite persistent safety concerns among residents.
Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path?
Japan ex-PM Abe's alleged killer faces verdict
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» NARA — The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe faces a verdict Wednesday, more than three years after the broad-daylight assassination shocked the world.
Trump heads for Davos maelstrom over Greenland
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) - US President Donald Trump descends on Davos for a showdown with European leaders on Wednesday as his bid to seize Greenland threatens to tear the transatlantic alliance apart.
UN report declares global state of 'water bankruptcy'
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy" with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said on Tuesday.
What is Trump's 'Board of Peace'?
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» BRUSSELS — United States President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay up to US$1 billion for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter seen by Agence France-Presse (AFP).