Europe is ‘run by German war troika’ – Orban - 22分前  RT

The Hungarian prime minister has warned against the belligerent course taken by the top three EU officials The “German war troika” at the top of the EU is shaping the bloc’s bellicose policy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has alleged. Speaking at a political rally in Budapest on Monday, he identified the three “pro-war Germans” as European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the leader of the EU Parliament’s largest party, EPP, Manfred Weber. “The...more fact is that Europe is controlled by a German war troika… These three people are the ones who shape Europe’s war policy today,” Orban said. He cited the latest EU €90 billion ($106 billion) loan package to Kiev, arguing that the bloc was effectively financing the Ukraine conflict for another two years with money Brussels did not have. As Kiev will never be able to pay the money back, “our children and grandchildren will pay,” he added. Western leaders are already openly discussing eventual troop deployments to Ukraine as so-called peacekeeping contingents, he said. “Prior experience shows that European peacekeepers always tend to become warkeepers. That is why I do not recommend that Hungary send troops outside its own borders within any European peacekeeping framework.” NATO troops in Ukraine under any pretext have long been an absolute red line for Russia, and initiatives to deploy them have been viewed in Moscow as undermining the US-brokered diplomatic efforts. Read more NATO preparing for war against Russia – Lavrov Russia has also pointed to an increase in warlike rhetoric from von der Leyen, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and the leaders of the UK, France and Germany. “They are seriously preparing for war against the Russian Federation, and, in fact, are not even hiding it,” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference on Tuesday. Moscow has long been focused on eliminating the core causes of the Ukraine conflict, which the West has been fueling for years in an effort to turn Kiev into a “threat to Russia’s security,” the top diplomat said....

Recovery of 5 more bodies from Karachi shopping plaza fire - 44分前  Channel NewsAsia

The death toll from the Karachi fire reaches 28, with dozens of people still missing.

Top US Catholic leaders condemn Washington’s foreign policy - 56分前  RT

The building of sustainable peace has been reduced to “destructive policies,” archbishops of Chicago, Washington and Newark have said Three of the most senior Catholic clerics in the US have criticized in a joint statement what they described as Washington’s polarizing and partisan foreign policy. America has reduced the building of just peace to a set of “destructive policies,” Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington and Cardinal Joseph Tobin, archbishop of Newark, said ...moreon Monday. The recent capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Washington’s push to acquire Greenland, and the ongoing Ukraine conflict “have raised basic questions about the use of military force and the meaning of peace,” the archbishops said, adding that the moral foundations of US foreign policy are facing the toughest questions since the end of the Cold War. “The building of just and sustainable peace… is being reduced to partisan categories that encourage polarization and destructive policies,” the statement said, pointing to a speech by Pope Leo XIV delivered to the foreign ambassadors to the Vatican earlier this month. Read more US ‘banditry’ in Venezuela is harbinger of chaos – Moscow The pontiff called “the weakness of multilateralism” a particular source of concern and stated that a diplomacy that promotes dialogue had been replaced with “a diplomacy based on force, by either individuals or groups of allies.” He warned that “a zeal for war is spreading.” The three archbishops urged Washington to embrace a foreign policy “that respects and advances the right to human life, religious liberty, and the enhancement of human dignity.” The clerics also renounced “war as an instrument for narrow national interests” and called on the US to pursue a “just and lasting peace” instead. The cardinals didn’t mention US President Donald Trump specifically, but their statement came as his administration doubled down on its intention to acquire Greenland by threatening NATO nations that opposed the idea with sanctions and tariffs. The capture of the Venezuelan president in a US military operation earlier this month also drew widespread condemnation around the world, with some nations, including Russia, warning that it undermined the world order or could even lead to its collapse....

French far-right leader Le Pen takes the stand, denies party had ‘system’ to embezzle EU funds - 1時間前  France 24

Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen at an appeals trial on Tuesday rejected allegations that her party had any "system" to embezzle European Parliament funds.  A French court last year barred Le Pen from running for office for five years over a fake jobs scam at the European institution.

Netflix will now pay all cash for Warner Bros to keep Paramount at bay - 1時間前  Channel NewsAsia

LOS ANGELES, Jan 20 : Netflix has switched to an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery's studio and streaming assets without increasing the $82.7 billion price in a bid to shut the door on Paramount's rival efforts to snag the Hollywood giant.The new all-cash bid - at $27.75 a share - has unanimous support

China tells Davos forum it never pursued trade surplus, vows to import more - 1時間前  Channel NewsAsia

At the World Economic Forum, China's Vice Premier said they are willing to "be the world's market".

'Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift' to open at Universal Studios Orlando - 1時間前  UPI.com

A new roller coaster called "Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift" is set to open at Universal Studios Orlando in 2027.

UK approves new Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London despite security concerns - 2時間前  France 24

The UK goverenment on Tuesday approved a 20,000-square-metre plot of land, known as Royal Mint Court, for China's new embassy in London. The decision has stoked heated controversy, mostly over national security concerns and the signal it could send, that Britain bows to economic pressure from Beijing. 

One year of Trump's war on American culture - 2時間前  France 24

One year after Donald Trump's return to power, FRANCE 24's Eve Jackson revisits the paradoxical and conflictual relationship between the US president and culture and the arts. From controversial appointments in Hollywood, to attacks on diversity policies, to the symbolic takeover of the Kennedy Center, the US president intends to regain control of the American cultural narrative. Faced with this pressure, artists and institutions are getting organised, taking a stand and mobilising for freedom of speech.

Watch: 12 tech workers keep 25 balloons in the air for one minute - 2時間前  UPI.com

David Rush teamed up with 11 tech industry workers to take on the world record for most balloons kept in the air for one minute while standing.

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Vizcarrondo named Venezuela's new head coach - 51分前  Channel NewsAsia

Jan 20 : The Venezuelan Football Federation appointed former defender Oswaldo Vizcarrondo as the national team's head coach on Tuesday, ending his interim role following the dismissal of Argentine Fernando Batista.Vizcarrondo, who earned 80 caps for Venezuela and represented the country at four Copa America t

Mubadala targets opportunities in AI and robotics, CEO says - 1時間前  Channel NewsAsia

Jan 20 : Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala is targeting opportunities in artificial intelligence and robotics, viewing the sectors as a major source of industrial growth and a guide for future investments, its group CEO said on Tuesday.The $330 billion fund has been expanding its technology portfolio i

EU state’s leader reveals desire to share sauna with Trump - 1時間前  RT

Finland’s Alexander Stubb has floated “sauna diplomacy” with the aim of defusing the Greenland crisis with the US Finnish President Alexander Stubb has said he could invite US leader Donald Trump to a sauna to try to ease political tension over Greenland. Stubb made the remark in an interview with the Washington Post on Monday during the World Economic Forum in Davos. He suggested employing a traditional Finnish approach to problem-solving, arguing that forging a relationship in an informal setting can be “quite useful diplomatically.&rdq...moreuo; “Sometimes it’s good to slow down, go to sauna, take a nice bath, and then find a solution,” he said. When asked if he could convince Trump to join him, Stubb quipped, “From golf diplomacy to sauna diplomacy, why not?” The mention of golf was a reference to his unofficial visit to Florida in March 2025, where he played a round with Trump. Read more NATO chief likened to ‘McDonald’s employee of the month’ Sauna diplomacy is an established tradition in Finnish statecraft, used to create a neutral and relaxing setting for frank discussions. Stubb previously suggested in 2025 that Trump and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky should “steam in the sauna” together days after a public spat between them, though it is unknown if they did. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, who is also in Davos, cast doubt on the notion. “Stubb’s primitive approaches (golf, sauna…) do not work. Strategic thinking, partnerships and focus on peace do,” he wrote on X on Tuesday. Dmitriev arrived at the forum to meet the American delegation for talks on Ukraine and economic cooperation. READ MORE: Trump mocks Macron after Gaza ‘peace board’ snub The suggestion comes amid a heightened transatlantic crisis. Trump has publicly pushed for the US to acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark, citing national security. After European leaders uniformly rejected the idea, Trump threatened to impose major tariffs, starting February 1, on several EU nations, prompting preparations for countermeasures....

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Israel demolishes UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem - 1時間前  UPI.com

The Israeli government began demolishing the East Jerusalem building that houses the UNRWA.

Macron answers Trump's tariff threats at Davos World Economic Forum - 1時間前  France 24

French President Emmanuel Macron warned against "useless aggressivity" and said France preferred "respect to bullies" following US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs over Greenland and the Board of Peace. He spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos.  #davos #macron #trump

Deadly wildfires hit Chile, destroy hundreds of homes, leave 20 dead - 2時間前  UPI.com

Wildfires in southern Chile since mid-December killed at least 20 people, destroying nearly 600 homes and impacting more than 7,000 residents,

NATO chief likened to ‘McDonald’s employee of the month’ - 2時間前  RT

French MEP Nathalie Loiseau has ridiculed Mark Rutte for his flattery of US President Donald Trump NATO chief Mark Rutte has been branded a groveling “McDonald’s employee of the month” by a senior EU politician, in a brutal critique of his fawning message to US President Donald Trump. The jab, posted on X by French MEP and former chair of the European Parliament’s defense subcommittee Nathalie Loiseau, followed the public release of a private text. In it, Rutte addressed Trump as “dear Donald,” praised his &l...moredquo;incredible” accomplishments, and assured him of his commitment to finding a “way forward” on the US president’s ambition to acquire Greenland. ”Mark Rutte does not run NATO; he is the equivalent of McDonald’s employee of the month,” Loiseau wrote on X on Tuesday. Her scorn targets a well-established pattern. Rutte’s tenure has been marked by a consistent strategy of lavish public flattery toward Trump, which critics deride as subservience but which the secretary-general defends as pragmatic diplomacy. Read more Trump leaks private message from NATO chief The approach was on stark display at last year’s NATO summit. In pre-summit texts, Rutte told Trump he was “flying into another big success” as European members agreed to increase military spending. During a joint press conference, when Trump likened tensions in the Middle East to a schoolyard fight, Rutte interjected that “then daddy has to sometimes use strong language to get them to stop.” The “daddy” remark and gushing texts were widely condemned in European media as “cringe-worthy” and an “orchestrated grovel.” Loiseau’s ‘Employee of the Month’ metaphor, a common corporate award for dutiful service, frames Rutte not as an independent leader, but as a subordinate performing for the approval of a superior. The spat unfolds amid a transatlantic crisis over Trump’s push to acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark. After European leaders uniformly rejected the idea, Trump threatened tariffs on several European nations, prompting preparations for countermeasures. READ MORE: EU preparing ‘carrot-and-stick’ response to Trump over Greenland – FT The tension is fueled by Trump’s longstanding grievances with NATO's European members, whom he has accused of historically failing to meet defense spending targets, and doubted the military bloc would defend the US, arguing it is weak without American power....

No more charges for British nurse Lucy Letby in deaths of infants - 2時間前  UPI.com

Lucy Letby, a British nurse convicted in the deaths of seven infants, will not be charged with any other deaths, the Crown Prosecuting Service said.