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French leader says European pressure forced Trump to back down as the EU reconsiders ties
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that European pressure forced U.S. President Donald Trump to back down from his threats to take control of Greenland, as EU leaders gathered to chart a new course in transatlantic relations.
Army’s new tank taps into Detroit know-how, Formula 1 expertise
The U.S. Army showed off an updated M1E3 Abrams battle tank at the Detroit Auto Show this week, turning heads with a sleek new prototype that combines Motor City muscle with Formula 1 performance.
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Canada’s Carney fires back at Trump after Davos speech
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's comment that "Canada lives because of the United States" on Thursday by saying Canada thrives because of Canadian values.
What to know about the devastating floods in southern Africa
Torrential rains and severe flooding across parts of southern Africa have killed more than 100 people in three countries, destroyed thousands of homes and caused tens of millions of dollars' worth of damage in one of Africa's premier wildlife parks.
WATCH: How the Space Force is preparing for the next war in space
National Security Editor Guy Taylor goes inside the Pentagon for a sit-down interview with U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman on how the newest branch of the U.S. military is responding to fast-evolving threats in space at a time when humanity is increasingly dependent on earth-orbiting satellites. (Jan. 22, 2026)
5 questions about Trump’s new Board of Peace
The Board of Peace is a new organization launched by President Trump to oversee implementation of the U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire agreement and settle international conflicts, particularly where the United Nations or other entities fail.
Death toll in Pakistan shopping plaza fire rises to 67, officials say
The death toll from a devastating fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi jumped to 67 on Thursday after police and a hospital official confirmed that the remains of dozens more people had been found.
Zelenskyy slams European response to Russia’s war as Ukraine is caught in its own ‘Groundhog Day’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent's slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia's invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression.
France’s navy intercepts an oil tanker in the Mediterranean sailing from Russia
France's navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, on Thursday intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that traveled from Russia, in a mission targeting the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet, officials said.
Death toll in South Africa school bus crash rises to 14 as the driver is charged with murder
Two teenage girls died Thursday of their injuries in this week's school bus crash in South Africa's Gauteng province, raising the death toll to 14, authorities said, as the bus driver was charged with murder.
Guinea-Bissau suspends Trump-backed hepatitis B vaccine study for ethical review
Guinea-Bissau is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country, pending an ethical review, the health minister said Thursday.
NATO chief Mark Rutte shows he’s a ‘Trump whisperer’ with Greenland diplomacy
For days it seemed there was no way out of the latest standoff between Europe and the United States: U.S. President Donald Trump insisted he must have Greenland - and would settle for nothing short of total ownership.
Colombia imposes tariffs and halts energy sales to Ecuador as trade feud escalates
Colombia announced Thursday that it will apply a 30% tax on a group of products from Ecuador and will suspend the sale of energy to that country, in response to a matching tariff announced the previous day by the government of Ecuadorian Daniel Noboa.
Trump says emerging Greenland deal gives U.S. full access to the island
President Trump said Thursday that the Arctic deal under negotiation will give the U.S. "total access" to Greenland for the foreseeable future.
Venezuelan opposition leader son-in-law released after 380 days in detention
Rafael Tudares Bracho, the son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo Gonzalez, was released on Thursday after being held incommunicado for more than a year, said his wife, Mariana Gonzalez, daughter of the former presidential candidate.
Why Chile’s wildfires are spreading faster and burning hotter
Chile is reeling from one of its most serious wildfire emergencies in years.
Germany expels a Russian diplomat after a suspect is arrested in an espionage case
The German government on Thursday announced the expulsion of a Russian diplomat over a case in which a woman was arrested on suspicion of supplying information related to the war in Ukraine to an intelligence contact at Moscow's embassy in Berlin.
