Africa: Loc Inaugurated for 15th Africa Armwrestling Championship

[Ghanaian Times] A seven-member Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the hosting of the 2026 Africa Armwrestling Championship has been inaugurated in Accra.

Trump launches 'Board of Peace' at Davos signing ceremony

The board originated in the US president's 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan endorsed by the UN Security Council, but has expanded far beyond its initial mandate.

Indian woman arrested after suicide of man she accused of sexual misconduct

Deepak U's family alleged that he faced online harassment after the woman posted a video that went viral.

Trump’s new order and Germany’s comeback opportunity

Donald Trump is changing the world. Foreign policy is no longer hiding behind legal masquerade, it is becoming real. It is no longer based on “values”, be they left-liberal-woke or neo-con, and it no longer acts universalistically in multilateral structures, but through

Shoppers in Denmark turn to apps to boycott US products amid Greenland tensions

Mobile apps designed to help consumers identify and avoid American-made products have climbed to the top of Denmark's app store charts following President Donald Trump's recent comments about acquiring Greenland

Restart of world's biggest nuclear plant paused after alert, Japan's TEPCO says

The restart, initially scheduled for Tuesday, had been pushed back after another technical issue related to the control rods' removal was detected last weekend.

Pact with Trump calls for allies to step up fast on Arctic security, says NATO's Rutte

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 - The framework deal on Greenland agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump would require NATO allies to step up on Arctic security and the first results of this will be seen this year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Reuters on Thursday.

Oscar Nominations 2026 (Updating Live)

The countdown to the 98th Academy Awards has begun, and Lewis Pullman and Danielle Brooks are announcing the 2026 Oscar nominations Thursday morning. Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is expected to be the major frontrunner after it won four Golden Globes

Europe mulls over an uneasy truce with the US over Greenland

Europe is taking stock after several days of US sabre-rattling which risked the end of transatlantic relations, and potentially the end of NATO. While the threat of a takeover of Greenland seems to be over, trust among the US's allies has been badly eroded – perhaps permanently.

Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Among 700 Industry Backers of New Anti-AI Campaign: ‘Stealing Our Work Is Not Innovation’

More than 700 artists, writers and creators, including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, have united behind a new anti-AI campaign calling out the tech companies exploiting copyrighted work without permission. While lawmakers on both sides of the

2 immigration officers in Malaysia nabbed for masterminding online passport renewal syndicate

The syndicate allegedly offered passport renewal service online to Malaysians residing overseas.

Rutte says Greenland framework deal means NATO allies must step up on Arctic security

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 - The framework deal on Greenland agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump would require NATO allies to step up on Arctic security and the first results of this will be seen this year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Reuters on Thursday.

Zelensky and Trump to meet as US envoy says ending war with Russia down to one issue

US envoy Steve Witkoff said he was optimistic about a deal ahead of talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Trump to meet Zelensky as US envoy says ending war with Russia down to one issue

US envoy Steve Witkoff said he was optimistic about a deal ahead of talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

South Korean law to regulate AI takes effect

The law requires companies to give users advance notice when services or products use generative AI and requires them to clearly label content, including deepfakes, that cannot readily be differentiated from reality.

Trump's Board of Peace is Israel's new in Gaza

As Trump divides the world to those with him and those against him, it is enough to look at his disagreements with European countries to get the impression that Gaza and Palestine are marginal issues for the U.S. president, and that Israel's influence is limited

China defends wind power strategy, says Trump is wrong

China’s installed capacity of wind power has ranked first in the world for 15 consecutive years.

Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks

Described by one researcher as looking ‘already dead’, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planet It looks more like a worn sock than a fearsome predator. It moves slower than an escalator. By most accounts, it is a clumsy and near-sightless

U.S. seeks to be ‘friends’ with Bangladesh’s once-banned Islamist party

In obtained audio recordings, a U.S. diplomat in Dhaka described how Washington wants to engage with Jamaat-e-Islami, potentially straining U.S-India ties.

Luis Buñuel & Salvador Dalí’s Un Chien Andalou: The Short Surrealist Film That Revolutionized Cinema (1929)

Un Chien Andalou means “an Andalusian dog,” though the much-studied 1929 short film of that title contains no dogs at all, from Andalusia or anywhere else. In fact, it alludes to a Spanish expression about how the howling of an Andalusian signals that someone has died. And

The hidden microbial communities that shape health in space

Microorganisms live in biofilms—the equivalent of microbial "cities"—everywhere on Earth. These city-like structures protect and house microbial communities and play essential roles in enabling human and plant health on our planet. Now, a new Perspective article published in

Trump Press Sec. Goes Full Cult as Reviews of Davos Fiasco Turn Brutal

By now you’ve seen President Trump’s big speech at Davos. The slurring, the confusing of Greenland and Iceland, the nonsense about wind power, and the racist smearing of Somalis before the whole world — it was an unmitigated disaster. But things got worse when Trump’s

Germany's Merz: Europe must not rush to write off transatlantic ties

BERLIN, Jan 22 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump's shift in rhetoric on Greenland and urged Europeans not to be too quick to write off the transatlantic partnership.

Africa: Africa Handball Nations Cup - Nigeria's Golden Arrows Beat Algeria

[Premium Times] The Group A opener, played at the Petit Stade, marked Nigeria's second defeat of Algeria in just two weeks, following the Super Eagles' resounding 2-0 win over the North Africans

Study sheds light on the function of a key antibiotic-producing enzyme

Macrolides are an important class of antibiotics that includes drugs such as azithromycin and erythromycin, which are widely used to treat a range of infections, including pneumonia and skin infections.

Intel Earnings Preview: Strong Quarter Needed to Keep Path Open Toward Past Highs

Philippines to insist that South China Sea code be based on international law

The Philippines, as ASEAN chair, will propose a set of strategies, including stepping up negotiations.

Israeli strikes kill at least 11 people including three journalists and two children

Israel's military said it had spotted suspects who were operating a drone that posed a threat to its troops.

Record breaker Taylor Swift smashes another milestone with Songwriters Hall of Fame induction

Taylor Swift has become the youngest female artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the latest in a long line of accolades for the pop superstar.

Jack Smith, who quietly worked to convict Trump, is ready for his close-up

Republicans and Democrats are hoping for a blockbuster hearing from the former special counsel, who is testifying publicly for the first time about his efforts to charge the president.

Congress’ health deal still has hurdles

The package, which would put guardrails on to drug intermediaries, faces a tough test this week.

Plastics everywhere, and the myth that made it possible

If there's one material that defines modern life more than any other, it's plastic: present from the moment we're born in newborn stool, in product packaging, in the soil beneath our feet and the air we breathe.

Trump says “framework” deal with NATO on Greenland is taking shape and drops tariff threat

US President Donald Trump said his administration has agreed with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on a “framework” for a potential understanding covering Greenland and the wider Arctic region, and announced he would pull back a tariff threat aimed at several European allies.

Trump to launch Board of Peace that some fear rivals UN

By Steve Holland DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will on Thursday launch his Board of Peace, originally intended to help end the devastating Gaza war but which he now sees having a wider role that Europe and some others fear will rival or

Markets rally and safe havens fall as Trump touts Greenland deal

Global markets rebounded after the US president shifted his stance on the Arctic island, claiming that a deal is in the works.

UK holds off joining Trump's Board of Peace over Putin concerns

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Russian president has shown no commitment to peace in Ukraine.

In Davos, Israel's Herzog discusses Netanyahu pardon and Gaza, meets Somaliland president

The Israeli president also backed regime change in Iran, saying the Islamic Republic is in 'quite a fragile situation,' and wondering, 'where is Susan Sarandon, where is Cynthia Nixon? Why aren't they protesting outside Iranian embassies?'

Japan braced for disruption amid warnings of heavy snowfall

Tokyo is expected to see an overnight low of -2 deg C on Jan 23, thought snowfall is not forecast.

Space station crew credits ultrasound machine for handling in-orbit health crisis

The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in "super handy" during the medical crisis.

Germany's military prepares test information leaflet drop using helium balloons

According to the Saxony State Command, the 5th Operations Company with around 100 soldiers will be deployed to the state for the operation.

Two dead and several missing in New Zealand landslides

Heavy rains have ravaged the country's North Island, with a minister comparing it to a "war zone".

Ukraine's Zelenskiy arrives for Davos talks with Trump

KYIV, Jan 22 - U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday said \"a lot of progress\" had been made in Ukraine peace talks and that negotiations were down to one last issue, as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Switzerland for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

China seeks deeper maritime ties with Malta in Central Mediterranean

BEIJING, Jan 22 - China is keen to deepen cooperation with Malta in shipping and port logistics, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, eager to leverage the island's strategic location in the Central Mediterranean.

How are Greenlanders reacting to Trump's 'framework deal' for the Arctic island?

Donald Trump's announcement of a draft agreement on Greenland was met with scepticism on the streets of Nuuk, the autonomous Danish island's capital. After weeks of increasingly bellicose rhetoric about seizing Greenland, Trump said at Davos that he had reached a draft

Czech police detain person suspected of working with Chinese intelligence

PRAGUE, Jan 22 - Czech police on Thursday said they have detained a person suspected of working with Chinese intelligence services, though they did not provide additional details.

Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant hours after restart

The operator says reactor remains "stable" and has no "radioactive impact outside".

‘Wrong side of history’: Report ties top polluters to countries blocking fossil fuel phaseout

Many state-owned fossil fuel firms that emitted the highest levels of pollution in 2024 went on to block a phaseout roadmap at COP30.

Brazilian Musician Seu Jorge Performs 15 Iconic Bowie Songs in Portuguese to Mark the 10th Anniversary of Bowie’s Passing

In 2004, the Brazilian musician Seu Jorge recorded a series of Portuguese covers of David Bowie songs for Wes Anderson’s film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. The next year, he released a full album of 13 Bowie classics, and in 2016–2017, he even took the songs on tour. Now,