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The Sagitta is a Liberian-flagged tanker and its registration says it is owned and managed by a company in Hong Kong. The ship last transmitted its location more than two months ago when exiting the Baltic Sea in northern Europe.
India has consistently maintained that ceasefire was brokered directly between New Delhi and Pakistan following India’s launch of Operation Sindoor, which targeted terror bases in Pakistan in response to the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed.
Washington began clamping down on those sales in December by seizing tankers carrying sanctioned Venezuelan crude.
Trump has said that the United States needs Greenland, which would dramatically increase the US land mass, because of a threat of Russia or China seizing the island as climate change opens up Arctic water routes.
Trump was asked at a White House briefing about a "private message" from the French leader -- suggesting an emergency G7 gathering in Paris -- that the US leader posted on his Truth Social network earlier on Tuesday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has inspected all 13 declared nuclear facilities in Iran that were not bombed, but has been unable to inspect any of the three key sites that were bombed in June - Natanz, Fordow or Isfahan - Grossi told Reuters in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
More than 3,000 people in the country illegally had been arrested during what it dubbed Operation Metro Surge, the government said in a Monday court filing.
Tight communications controls have slowed verification of events during protests that began in late December before surging in size and intensity.
At various points, Trump described himself as a "financial genius" and faulted his own staff for failing to adequately communicate what he portrayed as major successes in bringing down inflation.
Trump’s comments marked a tone change for the president, who previously questioned Machado's popularity and ability to lead in Venezuela after the United States captured President Nicolas Maduro in a raid earlier this month.
Trump and his administration have maintained that the Constitution gives the federal government broad authority to enforce national immigration laws as the government deems fit.
Since the U.S. attack on Caracas on January 3, when it captured President Nicolas Maduro, the Trump administration has said it plans to "run" Venezuela and that it is cooperating with Maduro's vice-president and interim successor, Delcy Rodriguez.
Pakistan closed its airspace to India's airlines in April last year after the Pahalgam terror attack. India too has imposed a similar ban on Pakistan.
The EU executive will also give member states until 2035 to move off copper telecommunications networks, according to the draft document.
Von der Leyen said the EU was also readying other sanctions on those responsible for the "continued and brutal repression" of protests that rocked the Islamic Republic.
Harsh V Pant says Donald Trump’s second term has heightened uncertainty for US allies, creating more anxiety among partners than adversaries, injecting volatility into global politics and testing long-standing international relationships.
Emmanuel Macron described "competition from the United States of America through trade agreements that undermine our export interests, demand maximum concessions, and openly aim to weaken and subordinate Europe".
The reason for Islamabad’s near panic is structural. Pakistan is overwhelmingly dependent on the Indus river system. Between 80 and 90 percent of its agriculture relies on these waters.
Greenland’s government will form a task force consisting of representatives of all relevant local authorities to help people prepare for any disruptions to daily life, Nielsen said.
Bessent's comments come at a time when tensions have risen between the United States and European allies over Greenland, with the issue triggering wider debate on transatlantic security and the future direction of NATO.
India is among the countries hit hardest. Its exports face a combined tariff burden of 50%, made up of the across-the-board “Liberation Day” duties plus an extra 25% linked to New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil.
During a debate in the European Parliament, Danish MEP Anders Vistisen rejected Trump’s assertion that the United States should take control of Greenland for national security reasons.
Harsh V Pant says Donald Trump’s second term has made India–US relations more volatile and transactional, with presidential unpredictability outweighing structural convergence despite shared Indo-Pacific interests.
The timing is critical. With India-US trade talks facing repeated friction over tariffs, agriculture and market access, the EU deal offers India both economic scale and strategic balance.
“These MoUs were signed during the recently concluded Pakistan-China Agri Investment Conference,” Hussain was quoted as saying by the state-run Radio Pakistan.
On Monday, the Kremlin confirmed that Russia has been invited to be a part of the Board of Peace
Despite the noise, Pakistan has zero confirmed fighter jet orders, mounting scepticism from analysts, and a defence minister openly conceding that the talks may fail.
Poland has maintained trading ties with China even as Beijing sided with Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Warsaw has repeatedly blamed Moscow for a series of hybrid attacks on its territory.
Day 2 LIVE from Davos 2026 brings insights from top global leaders. PwC Global Chair Mohamed Kande and PwC India Chair Sanjeev Krishan discuss CEO uncertainty amid geopolitical turmoil and AI-driven productivity. Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman says AI is spreading across the economy and “not a bubble,” while HCLTech CEO C Vijayakumar warns IT must reinvent itself to remain a major job engine. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis highlights MoUs worth ₹16 lakh crore, alongside key perspectives from global and Indian leaders shaping the future of growth, technology, and partnerships.
The scrutiny followed a recent throwback post shared by Meghan Markle on January 17, as part of a popular 10 year nostalgia trend recalling moments from 2016.
US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson says he hopes to “calm the waters” as Trump roils the trans-Atlantic relationship with his desire to take over Greenland.
Roughly 30–50 percent by volume—come from Denmark. That makes the U.S. effectively dependent on Danish production for a continuous, non‑substitutable supply.
In a speech to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort, von der Leyen warned that Trump risked plunging US ties with the European Union into a "downward spiral" over the autonomous Danish territory.
Davos 2026: Donald Trump is expected to speak in the morning local time in Switzerland. This would place the speech in the late afternoon or early evening in India.
EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument is its most powerful trade weapon. It allows Brussels to retaliate against countries that use tariffs or economic pressure to force political or strategic concessions.
In a veiled reference to Trump's mercurial trade policies, He slammed the "unilateral" actions and trade agreements of "some countries" which he said violates the rules of the World Trade Organization.
Until now, Trump had repeatedly said he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize and even campaigned for it last year, claiming credit for helping resolve “eight wars.”
A sharp hike in H-1B visa fees under President Donald Trump threatens to remove one of the few remaining lifelines rural hospitals have to survive.
The chat group, known as "Washington Group" and described by officials as informal but highly active, has become a key tool for coordination as trust in Washington has eroded.
The decision was announced before an expected visit to China by Prime Minister Keir Starmer this month, the first by a British leader since 2018
Chinese investments in mining, oil and infrastructure provide quick cash and come without human rights conditions, a combination that strengthens Akhundzada’s grip on power.
Saksham’s family is expected to be notified, and arrangements for the release of the body will be made after the autopsy.
Lavrov argued that European leaders are convincing NATO to shift its focus toward conflict with Russia by expanding military postures and encouraging confrontation.
The map appears to have been created by artificial intelligence and comes amid heated tensions with European allies over Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland.
A growing Arctic security gap has given Washington legitimate concerns, but President Donald Trump is choosing confrontation over cooperation, risking a rupture inside North Atlantic Treaty Organization for a goal he could largely achieve without owning an inch of territory.
What began as online trolling has hardened into a governing style, with federal power now wrapped in AI images, ironic jokes and deliberately provocative posts.
As US President Donald Trump pushes ahead with a grand new ballroom above ground, a far more secretive project is unfolding below it, involving the dismantling and rebuilding of one of the most sensitive security facilities in the United States.
A powerful burst of solar energy from the sun is racing toward Earth, and while it’s setting off alerts among scientists and satellite operators, for most people the biggest impact may simply be a rare chance to see the northern lights far from home.
As Washington doubles down on fossil fuels, Beijing is quietly locking up the technologies that will decide who builds the machines, vehicles and industries of the electric age.
