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A $40,000 Polymarket bet on a U.S. strike on Iran by Jan 14 falters as crypto markets price a later timeline amid rising geopolitical tension.
Carefully educated, rigorously trained and increasingly visible, Princess Leonor represents a generational shift for Spain’s monarchy.
As the world warms, the ice Greenland is losing is reshaping sea levels, geopolitics, and global climate systems.
The Grand Bazaar, once a pillar of Islamist power, has re-emerged as a symbol of economic anger and political strain.
The woman was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, and one count of third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
The galaxy appears to have stopped forming new stars around 400 million years ago. Instead of glowing with newborn stars, it looks dormant and subdued for its era.
Any American move against Tehran could reshape the regional balance in Israel’s favour, even as Washington risks wider fallout.
Donald Trump dismisses criticism on the economy, Fed probe and foreign policy, signals uncertainty on Iran and warns of midterm risks.
NASA has opened a global competition inviting chefs, scientists and innovators to help solve one of the biggest challenges of human space exploration: how astronauts will eat on Mars. The US space agency is offering a prize purse of up to $750,000 to the teams that can design a complete, self-sustaining meal plan suitable for long-duration life on the Red Planet.
Nasser bin Radan Al Rashid Al Wadaei, who was widely believed to be the oldest man in the country, passed away in Riyadh on January 11, 2026. He was said to be 142 years old. If the age is accurate, he was born in the late 1800s, at a time when Saudi Arabia as we know it today did not yet exist. That meant he witnessed the country grow from scattered desert settlements into a modern state.
Greenland is not for sale, and both Denmark and Greenland’s leaders have said so. Still, Trump’s renewed talk has revived a practical question people keep asking: even if it were possible, how much money are we talking about?
Saudi Arabia has announced one of its biggest mineral finds in years with huge new gold discoveries across four locations. The news has attracted attention from industry watchers and investors, highlighting a shift in the Kingdom’s economy as it moves beyond oil dependence.
China’s expanding infrastructure in Shaksgam Valley is opening a northern approach to Siachen, shifting India’s security calculus from a Pakistan-focused threat to a dual-front challenge involving China.
A French woman who now lives in India has set off a lot of conversation online after posting about five everyday things she thinks India gets right compared to her home country. What she wrote spread quickly, and people from India and outside started sharing it, saying it was nice to see someone point out things they usually stop noticing in everyday life.
The number of international students across the country dropped by close to 5,000, even as the overall number of students grew by 1%
The optimism around Asian private credit runs counter to a broader global pullback
A study published last month in the journal Nature found that human-AI interactions advocating for political candidates could significantly shift voter preferences in the United States, Canada, and Poland.
US President Donald Trump said Iran’s leadership may fall amid mass protests but questioned whether exiled opposition figure Reza Pahlavi has enough backing inside the country to take power.
The US is withdrawing some forces from key Middle East bases as Iran warns it will target American sites, while Trump signals a cautious stance on military intervention amid the ongoing deadly protests.
China, working with Russia, is also pursuing plans for a nuclear-powered lunar base, raising the strategic stakes around who sets the rules and infrastructure for long-term activity on the Moon.
The extradition request comes as Canadian authorities continue to make progress in Project 24K, the long-running investigation into the high-value theft that shook the country’s aviation and cargo security systems.
The US could face up to $700 billion to acquire Greenland as Trump explores purchase and military options, despite strong Danish and Greenlandic opposition.
The visa pause suggests that no amount of praise or symbolic engagement can override Trump’s domestic priorities on immigration and enforcement.
US companies employing Indian professionals, including FedEx and Walmart, are facing coordinated online harassment and boycott calls as anti-Indian sentiment surges following President Trump’s tightening of H-1B visa rules.
A viral video of an Iranian child issuing a defiant message to the US has triggered polarised reactions online amid reports that over 12,000 people have been killed in ongoing nationwide protests in Iran.
India and the US continue to advance stalled trade negotiations, with Jaishankar and Rubio coordinating next steps and Ambassador Gor announcing upcoming discussions.
The president is floating price floors on imports — not just traditional percentage-based tariffs — to develop the supply chains for those materials that run through US-aligned nations
Dennis Cinelli, who has previous experience at Uber Technologies Inc. and at Scale AI, replaces interim CFO Andrew Warren, Paramount said
The Trump administration argues that Maduro's capture was a judicial operation to bring him to trial in the US on drug charges, not a military operation
Trump justified his repeated outbursts against the central bank and its chief, saying 'a president should have something to say' about Fed policy
US President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez discussed oil, trade, and national security in a “long and productive” call following Maduro’s US custody.
The changes apply to all users on X, including premium subscribers, the company said
Iran temporarily closed airspace over Tehran as protests intensified and tensions with the US grew, forcing airlines including IndiGo and Air India to reroute flights and issue travel advisories.
Pakistan has signed an MoU with a Trump family-linked crypto firm to explore the use of its USD1 stablecoin for cross-border digital payments, marking one of World Liberty Financial’s first sovereign partnerships.
Citing national security risks, the Trump administration has imposed targeted tariffs on advanced AI chips while permitting restricted Nvidia exports to China and signalling broader semiconductor duties ahead.
Frenzied buying in China across multiple metals has stoked the recent moves while investors have been seeking safe havens amid geopolitical flashpoints
India rejects China’s claims on Shaksgam Valley, citing the 1947 Instrument of Accession, UN resolutions, and the 1963 Pakistan-China agreement; diplomatic and legal channels are being leveraged to counter Chinese expansion.
The decision cuts short their mission by over a month
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on Tuesday night canceled some 2,000 grants representing nearly USD 2 billion in funding
Trump described US ties with Denmark as “very good,” noting the country’s centuries-long governance of Greenland, and expressed confidence that “something will work out”
But the two sides agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as Trump continues to call for a US takeover of Denmark's Arctic territory of Greenland
The airing is seen as one of Tehran’s most explicit threats yet, coming amid reports that Trump is weighing military strikes against Iran
The U.S. president’s claims, which were made with few details, come as he’s told protesting Iranians in recent days that “help is on the way” and that his administration would “act accordingly” to respond to the Iranian government
President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff said in a post on X that the deal that the Republican president helped broker was entering its second phase following two years of war between Israel and Hamas, including the establishment of a technocratic government in Gaza
The report, accessed by Vancouver-based Global News, claimed the gang had links to the Indian government
Bangladesh High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah wished Hindus in India and Bangladesh a happy Makar Sankranti, sharing festive photos on X, amid growing concerns over attacks on minorities in Bangladesh.
Russia will continue cooperating with Iran despite US threats of military action and sanctions, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, accusing Washington of undermining international stability and eroding its own credibility.
The development comes amid a broader tightening of immigration policies under Donald Trump, who returned to office last January and has since pursued a sweeping crackdown on migration
Shehbaz's remarks came a day after minister for defence production Raza Hayat Haraj told BBC Urdu in an interview that several countries were interested in buying JF-17 Thunder
Ford suspended a Michigan factory worker after he heckled President Donald Trump during a plant visit, sparking debate over workplace speech, corporate discipline, and political expression during high-profile events.
