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"We have to have it,” U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters late Monday night, referring to Greenland. The U.S. leader earlier linked his claims on the Danish territory to not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, in a letter he sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2026
Trump plans Greenland talks in Davos, dominating agenda at global summit
“We have to have it,” U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters late Monday night, referring to the Danish territory.
Flags flutter during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2026
Global leaders gather in Switzerland to ponder the future of a messy world
Among the range of likely topics at the World Economic Forum lies one central question: What will U.S. President Donald Trump do next?
People take part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the population of Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, to protest Saturday against the U.S. president’s plans to take the territory
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 19, 2026
Markets jolted, euro softens as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland
The U.S. president said he would impose an additional 10% import tariff from Feb. 1 on goods from several countries.
U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that would have barred U.S. President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without congressional authorization.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2026
U.S. Senate narrowly blocks effort to rein in Trump’s Venezuela war powers
The Republican president put pressure on party members who had supported it, causing two senators to change course, dooming the resolution.
Federal officers stand guard as protestors gather while ICE operates in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2026
More migrants are dying in ICE detention under Trump
Press releases from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement revealed that four people died in custody in the first few days of 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2026
U.S. Senate advances measure curbing Trump’s Venezuela war powers
The resolution must also pass the Republican-led House of Representatives and garner two-thirds majorities in both the House and Senate to survive an expected Trump veto.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during an interview with The New York Times in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2026
Trump lays out a vision of power restrained only by ‘my own morality’
The U.S. leader brushed aside international law and other checks on his ability to use military might to strike, invade or coerce nations around the world.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses House of Representatives Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2026
Trump to House Republicans: If we don’t win midterms, I’ll get impeached
Republicans currently control the U.S. House of Representatives by five votes, a narrow margin that has frustrated the president.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who campaigned for last year's Nobel peace prize and has scorned interventionism, says he is now enforcing Washington's right to do what it pleases in his backyard.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 6, 2026
Where’s next? Trump eyes new targets after Venezuela
In the space of a single half-hour exchange with reporters on Sunday aboard Air Force One, the U.S. president took aim at Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico and Iran.
A person wears a MAGA style cap that reads "Make Venezuela great again" as they react to the news after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. had struck the Latin American country and captured President Nicolas Maduro, in Miami on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2026
Trump’s bet on regime change in Venezuela is a sharp departure from MAGA agenda
Since his second inauguration, Trump has bombed targets in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia, blown up alleged drug boats and threatened to invade Greenland and Panama.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, following his public inauguration ceremony in New York on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 2, 2026
New York Mayor Mamdani pledges left-wing success after taking office
Thousands of people gathered in freezing conditions in the United States’ largest city to celebrate the 34-year-old Democrat’s inauguration.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at an event at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 22.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 28, 2025
Trump promised radical change in his second term. Here’s what he’s done so far.
As Trump nears the end of the first year of his second term, how much of what he has done can be considered irreversible, and will Washington ever be the same?
A Paraguayan woman whose relative was detained by federal agents scuffles with officers in the halls of immigration court in New York in July.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2025
Trump and the end of American hegemony
His unlawful policies following his return to the White House have already upended the postwar era of globalization.
Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump are shown together in this image released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 25, 2025
Epstein files appease almost no one as delays worsen
The U.S. Department of Justice had released thousands of pages of heavily redacted records and photos from investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders take part in the "Fighting Oligarchy" tour event in Bakersfield, California, in April.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2025
The risks of Democrats embracing eat-the-rich populism
Bashing the wealthy, especially when Trump surrounds himself with billionaires and trims the White House in Gilded-Age gold, is an easy layup.
The U.S. Supreme Court is seriously considering a ban on counting votes received after election day.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2025
Trump is canceling the rule of law — and U.S. democracy
His administration refuses to be bound by anything so ordinary and mundane as the laws that Congress passes.
Drawers and framed photos shown in Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan home are seen in this image released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 22, 2025
Trump administration denies cover-up over redacted Epstein files
When asked if any material was redacted due to political sensitivities — which would be illegal — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replied “absolutely, positively not.”
Jeffrey Epstein in an image released by the U.S. Justice Department on Friday
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2025
Republican critics fear incomplete disclosure of Epstein files will loom over midterms
A handful of Republican lawmakers and right-wing media figures joined Democrats in blasting Friday’s disclosures as inadequate.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2025
Trump enters election year with big wins — and bigger political headwinds
Like all U.S. presidents who cannot seek another term, Trump faces the inevitable ‍waning of ⁠power in his second year.
A rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany party in Halle in January
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2025
Cozying up to MAGA pays dividends for Germany’s far-right AfD
Though the party is a virtual pariah among the German political elite due to its xenophobic bent, it is gaining traction among ideological allies who hold power in Washington.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan falls in gut-wrenching fashion as Brazil strikes late to win World Cup clash
Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli (right) shoots past Japan defenders Shogo Taniguchi (left) and Takehiro Tomiyasu to score in the second half of a match in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Monday.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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