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Britain
Former UK finance minister Nadhim Zahawi defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
Zahawi, briefly finance minister in Boris Johnson’s Conservative government, said the UK is ‘sick’ and needs Farage as PM to fix it.
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Greenland
Greenland says it should be defended by Nato, rejects any US takeover
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Britain
UK launches probe into Musk’s X over Grok’s ‘disgusting’ sexualised AI imagery
12 Jan 2026 - 8:09PM
Extreme weather
Avalanches in French Alps kill 6 skiers over the weekend
A British man and five others perish in separate incidents as avalanche dangers remain high.
12 Jan 2026 - 9:23AM
La Plagne ski resort in southeastern France. On Sunday, three skiers were killed in avalanches at the resorts of La Plagne, Courcheval and Vallorcine. File photo: AFP
Peter Mandelson
Former UK ambassador apologises to Epstein victims - but not for ties
Peter Mandelson speaks about losing his job over his relationship with the disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
12 Jan 2026 - 4:51PM
Greenland
Britain in talks with Nato allies over Arctic security as US eyes Greenland
UK minister says talks on the Arctic ‘business as usual’, while Trump posits having Greenland ‘one way or the other’.
12 Jan 2026 - 3:06PM
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Britain
Musk blasts ‘prison island’ UK in showdown over Grok AI sexual images
The billionaire accused the government of being ‘fascist’ after it threatened to ban X over the deepfake photos.
11 Jan 2026 - 10:25AM
Billionaire Elon Musk’s xAI operates Grok. Photo: AFP
Nobel Prize
Nobel panel rejects Machado’s idea to give her Peace Prize to Trump
The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the award cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others.
11 Jan 2026 - 9:02AM
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European Union
‘Sell out’: Irish farmers out in force against EU-Mercosur trade deal
Farmers fear the deal will result in an influx of an extra 99,000 tonnes of cheap beef from South America, disrupting Irish agriculture.
10 Jan 2026 - 10:40PM
Britain
1 dead in UK, 100,000 French homes without power as storms batter Europe
The man died on Friday after a tree fell onto a caravan in Cornwall, while some rail services in Germany remain affected by the storms.
10 Jan 2026 - 7:16PM
Donald Trump
Greenland parliament tells US: ‘We do not want to be Americans’
In a joint statement, the island’s political parties condemned the US’ ‘disdain’ – as Trump says he’s prepared to do things ‘the hard way’.
10 Jan 2026 - 5:21PM
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The town of Aasiaat, Greenland. Photo: Xinhua
Britain
Will X be banned in the UK? Elon Musk hits back at shutdown warnings
Despite an outcry over AI abuse images, Musk called the warnings ‘censorship’ and reposted threats to sanction Britain if X is blocked.
10 Jan 2026 - 9:41AM
Switzerland
Swiss bar owner put in pre-trial detention over deadly New Year’s Eve fire
Switzerland held a national day of mourning for the 40 people who were killed in the blaze at an Alpine resort.
10 Jan 2026 - 3:33AM
Crime
Online predator ‘White Tiger’ on trial in Germany over crimes against children
Shahriar J is accused of driving a trans teen in the US to suicide, and of encouraging kids to make porn that he then used to exploit them.
10 Jan 2026 - 3:14AM
Donald Trump
Trump says will get Greenland ‘easy way’ or ‘hard way’
The Trump administration has reportedly discussed paying the island’s residents up to US$100,000 each to lure them to join the US.
10 Jan 2026 - 8:11AM
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Children play in freshly fallen snow in Nuuk, Greenland, in March. Photo: AP
European Union
EU agrees to ‘world’s largest’ free-trade zone with Mercosur pact after 25 years
The EU sealed the historic deal with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay to form a 700 million strong bloc, defying fierce farmer opposition.
9 Jan 2026 - 9:59PM
Ukraine war
Russia says fired new Oreshnik hypersonic missile in strike against Ukraine
Russia’s Defence Ministry said the attack was retaliation for an alleged attempted drone strike on President Vladimir Putin’s residence.
9 Jan 2026 - 6:53PM
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France
France’s Macron slams US over Venezuela, Greenland actions
The French President condemned Washington’s isolationism after the capture of Venezuela’s leader and designs to take over the Danish territory.
9 Jan 2026 - 1:14AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to French ambassadors on Thursday in Paris. Photo: AP
Ukraine war
Russia slams West’s ‘axis of war’ as Kyiv says US guarantees ‘essentially ready’
Moscow warns ‘axis of war’ peacekeepers potentially being deployed to Ukraine are targets, overshadowing Zelensky’s claim a US pact is almost ready.
8 Jan 2026 - 9:47PM
Artificial intelligence
DeepSeek to customise namesake chatbot for Italian users following probe
The firm agrees to a package of commitments, including tackling AI model ‘hallucination’ issues, with the Italian Competition Authority.
8 Jan 2026 - 9:00AM
Donald Trump
Trump plots to buy Greenland, as Nato ally Denmark seethes
The US president has repeatedly refused to rule out using force to seize the Arctic island, but his team says the first option is diplomacy.
8 Jan 2026 - 5:20AM
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China-EU relations
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Trump says Greenland is ‘surrounded’ by Chinese ships. What’s the real story?
China has engaged with Greenland in areas ranging from oil and minerals to tourism. But its footprint is far smaller than Trump claims.
7 Jan 2026 - 11:12PM
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Icebergs float in the water off Nuuk, Greenland. The United States aims to acquire Greenland, which is a self-governing Danish territory. Photo: AFP
US-Venezuela conflict
US to take control of Venezuela oil sales indefinitely after tanker seizures
Trump says Venezuela ‘stole’ US oil and vowed that proceeds from crude would be sold and controlled by him to benefit both countries.
8 Jan 2026 - 3:43PM
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France
Europe paralysed by snow as brutal cold snap disrupts flights, rail services
Thousands stranded as chaos grounds flights, with black ice sparking fatal accidents, while death toll rises to six in season’s worst freeze.
7 Jan 2026 - 8:16PM
Ukraine war
Ukraine’s allies agree to ‘robust’ security guarantees in push to end war
UK and France could deploy troops on Ukrainian territory after a ceasefire, but a big question mark hangs over Russia’s response.
7 Jan 2026 - 7:20PM
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