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Iran: Trump warns ‘time is running out’ for nuclear deal as US military builds up in Gulf
US and European officials, quoted by the New York Times, have said Iran must permanently end all enrichment of uranium, limit the range and number of its ballistic missiles and stop supporting proxy groups in the Middle East, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, as part of a new nuclear deal.
Kim Keon Hee: South Korea’s former first lady gets 20 months’ jail for bribery
A special counsel team appointed to the case said Kim received 80m ($56,000; £40,600) won of gifts, which include a Graff diamond necklace and several Chanel handbags, from the Unification Chruch between April and July 2022, in exchange for business and political favours.
Trade deal: India and EU to announce FTA amid Trump tariff tensions
The European Union and India are set to announce a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US. India’s Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal said on Monday that negotiations had been wrapped up and the deal finalised. European Commission President Ursula von…
Israel says it has retrieved remains of final Gaza hostage Ran Gvili
The Israeli military says it has retrieved the body of the last hostage in Gaza, paving the way for the next phase of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan to get under way. It had been searching for Master Sgt Ran Gvili since the ceasefire with Hamas began in October. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
China no longer Pentagon’s top security priority
China is no longer the top security priority for the US, according to the Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy. The document, published once every four years, instead says that the security of the US homeland and Western Hemisphere is the department’s chief concern, adding that Washington has long neglected the “concrete interests” of Americans. The…
Julio Iglesias sex assault allegations dropped by Spanish prosecutors
Getty Images Iglesias said the allegations were “absolutely false” Spanish prosecutors have dropped an investigation into complaints of sexual abuse against the singer Julio Iglesias. They ruled that Spanish courts had no jurisdiction and were therefore not competent to investigate crimes committed abroad involving complainants who were not Spanish citizens or residents and who had…
Somaliland president meets Eric Trump and Israel’s Isaac Herzog at Davos
The president of Somaliland has held separate talks with his Israeli counterpart and the second son of the US leader, as the breakaway region continues to seek international recognition and foreign investment. Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi met Isaac Herzog and businessman Eric Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. ”Our discussions focused…
Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disaster, report finds
A fracture in a straight section of track “occurred prior to the passage” of a high-speed train that derailed, causing last Sunday’s rail disaster in which 45 people died, an initial report has found. A train run by private company Iryo derailed last Sunday and its rear carriages crossed on to the opposite track into…
What we know about Trump’s ‘framework of a future deal’ over Greenland
EPA US President Donald Trump has announced there is a “framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland”. The statement came as a surprise after days of mounting tensions, culminating with a threat to impose economic sanctions on eight close US allies which have opposed his plans to seize the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark….
Trump says ‘framework of a future deal’ discussed on Greenland as he drops tariffs threat
Bernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter Watch: The BBC’s Faisal Islam on how Trump’s Davos speech was received President Donald Trump says the US is exploring a potential deal on Greenland after talks with Nato as he backed off threats to tariff European allies that had opposed his plans for America to acquire the island. On…
