World20 Jan 2026 | 11:17 PMMoscow, Jan 20 (UNI) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, summarising the developments of 2025 in a press conference in Moscow, slammed the West and especially Europe, whom he accused of prolonging the war with Ukraine for their own vested interests, arguing that the Kremlin remains committed to diplomacy but only at a reciprocal level, which currently does not look likely.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 11:13 PMCanberra, Jan. 20 (UNI) Australian Parliament on Tuesday passed tougher gun control and hate crime laws in response to last month's Bondi Beach shooting during a Jewish festival.
The gun control laws, which establish a national firearm buyback scheme and tighten import controls, passed both houses with support from the Greens party.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 11:12 PMOslo, Jan. 20 (UNI) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday that her country will not negotiate over its sovereignty, responding to U.S. threats of tariffs in a dispute over Greenland.
Frederiksen noted that Denmark has never sought any conflicts. However, Denmark is now being threatened by its closest ally, both in terms of Danish territory and Greenlandic self-determination, she told the parliament.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 11:11 PMTehran, Jan. 20 (UNI) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that what took place in Iran over the past days was in continuation of the "failed bids" by the United States and Israel, according to a statement published on the website of the Iranian president's office. .
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 9:33 PMTehran, Jan. 20 (UNI) Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday strongly condemned Argentina's decision to designate the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, calling it "unjustified" and harmful to bilateral relations.
In a statement, the ministry accused Buenos Aires of making "false accusations" against a key branch of the IRGC and said the move threatened Iran's security and national interests.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 9:32 PMOslo, Jan. 20 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump's post of an image suggesting U.S. control over Greenland is disrespectful, said Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Tuesday.
"We, of course, follow what is happening on social media, and it is not respectful," Nielsen said at a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland's capital. "We want dialogue through the proper channels, so that it does not take place in the press and on social media," he added.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 9:29 PMWashington, Jan 20 (UNI) Iran's latest crackdown on protesters – its largest and deadliest since the 1979 revolution – is pointing to an increasing desperation to cling to power, as the Islamic Republic is in the endgame, according to retired US Army and ex-CIA director General David Petraeus, who claimed that the theocratic regime is on its deathbed.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 9:24 PMDavos, Switzerland, Jan. 20 (UNI) French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the European union (EU) "should not hesitate" to deploy its anti-coercion mechanism in response to the U.S. tariff threats linked to Greenland.
Macron made the remarks at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, arguing that Europe must become "more realistic" in defending its interests as global competition intensifies and rules-based governance weakens.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 9:17 PMDhaka, Jan 20 (UNI) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the coming polls will mark a defining moment for the country's political history, remarking that the outcome would determine if Bangladesh will continue to exist as a secular, pluralist, and liberal democracy, or descend into radical religious extremism.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 8:36 PMLos Angeles, Jan 20 (UNI) British Soccer icon David Beckham has spoken publicly in the wake of his son Brooklyn Beckham's controversial Instagram post, which accused his parents of meddling in his personal life and damaging his marriage.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 6:33 PMDhaka, Jan 20 (UNI) Ramping up security ahead of the 13th polls, almost 900,000 personnel of Bangladesh's security forces, including military and paramilitary services, will be deployed nationwide to maintain law and order during the 13th National Parliament elections, according to Lt Gen (Retd) Home Affairs Advisor Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 6:20 PMIslamabad, Jan 20 (UNI) Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Dr Farooq Sattar on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Sindh government, over its two decades of alleged "inaction, apathy and corruption" which he said, was responsible for the deadly Gul Plaza fire in Karachi.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 5:33 PMMoscow, Jan 20 (UNI) The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, plans to hold discussions with representatives of the US delegation on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 5:24 PMMoscow, Jan 20 (UNI) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has detained 132 people accused of organising unrest in the western province of Lorestan, the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, IRGC said.
see more.. 20 Jan 2026 | 5:19 PMWashington/Paris, Jan 20 (UNI) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose sweeping 200 pc tariffs on French wines and champagne, a move widely seen as an attempt to pressure French President Emmanuel Macron into supporting his proposed “Board of Peace” initiative aimed at resolving Gaza and other global conflicts.
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