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Haiti has reached a ‘critical juncture’ in efforts to restore democratic institutions, the United Nations told the Security Council on Wednesday (21 January), warning that political fragmentation, escalating gang violence and mounting humanitarian needs risk derailing the transition. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative and Head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), urged national…
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US forces have transferred 150 Islamic State (IS) detainees from northeast Syria to Iraq, as Washington and Baghdad consider relocating up to 7,000 prisoners amid shifting security control in Syria. The move follows advances by the new Syrian government under President Ahmed al Sharaa, which has clashed with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The…
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During a World Economic Forum panel questioning “Can Europe defend itself?”, Alexander Stubb, President of Finland, argued that Europe is capable of ensuring its own defence, even as debate intensifies over long-term reliance on the United States. Speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Polish President Karol Nawrocki, European Investment Bank President Nadia Calviño, Sanofi…
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The House of Lords has voted to support a ban on social media for under-16s, intensifying pressure on the government to follow Australia’s lead on online child safety. The amendment, tabled by former schools minister Lord Nash, was added to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill despite ministers urging caution. Key developments • Peers backed…
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US President Donald Trump said he will not be imposing planned tariffs on European allies following talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, citing agreement on a framework for future cooperation on Arctic security. Trump said the discussions covered Greenland and the wider Arctic region, and that tariffs due to take effect on 1 February…
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Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said Moscow’s relationship with Cuba is strengthening despite a “turbulent geopolitical situation,” during an official visit to Havana. According to Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk, Kolokoltsev made the remarks in talks with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and later met his Cuban counterpart Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas. “The Russian minister expressed…
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EU lawmakers have voted to seek a legal opinion from the EU Court of Justice on whether the bloc’s newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur can be applied before full ratification, a move that could delay the pact by up to two years. The agreement, concluded after 25 years of talks, covers Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay…
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California Govenor Gavin Newsom delivered a blunt rebuke of global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, accusing them of enabling US President Donald Trump through what he described as performative diplomacy. “People are rolling over,” Newsom told reporters, calling the behaviour of world leaders “pathetic” and “embarrassing from an American perspective.” He warned…
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US President Donald Trump used his keynote address at the World Economic Forum to argue that only Washington can guarantee the security and development of Greenland, while ruling out the use of force and calling for “immediate negotiations” over its future status. Trump cited historical precedent, including the US military role in Greenland during the…
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that the rules-based international order is facing a “rupture, not a transition” in a keynote address at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Carney argued that economic integration is increasingly being used as coercion, with tariffs, financial infrastructure, and supply chains weaponised amid intensifying great-power rivalry. He urged “middle…
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