Israel pushes back on Trump’s picks for executives on Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

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Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has convened a meeting with his top advisers to discuss Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza, after it revealed the US did not include Israel in talks to do with its creation. Netanyahu’s office said it was “not coordinated with Israel and runs contrary to its policy”, following … Ler mais

‘Europe won’t be blackmailed,’ Danish PM says in wake of Trump Greenland threats

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Reuters Mette Frederiksen and other European allies are standing in solidarity with Greenland, despite Trump’s threat of tariffs Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says “Europe won’t be blackmailed”, as she and other European leaders continue to weigh their response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland. Trump says he will impose new taxes … Ler mais

Syria, SDF agree ceasefire and integration deal

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The Syrian government has announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of the country, according to Syrian state media. The ceasefire ends nearly two weeks of fighting and forms part of a broader 14-point agreement that will see the SDF integrated into Syria’s military and state … Ler mais

Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis, reports say

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Soldiers are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis, a US defence official has told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. The official said the 1,500 soldiers, currently in Alaska, are an option for US president Donald Trump if he decided to use active duty military personnel, as anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demonstrations continued … Ler mais

Syrian army seizes country’s largest oil field from Kurdish forces

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Syrian troops fighting Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria have seized the country’s largest oilfield. The Omar facility and nearby gas fields are under army control after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pulled back, officials and monitors say. Earlier the army captured the strategic Tabqa dam on the Euphrates river. The push came after the … Ler mais

Fears Iran’s internet shutdown could lead to ‘extreme digital isolation’

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Joe Tidy,BBC cybersecurity correspondentand Farshad Bayan,BBC Persian NurPhoto via Getty Images Iran is 10 days into one of the most extreme internet shutdowns in history, with 92 million citizens cut off from all internet services and even disruption to phone and text messaging. The Iranian government cut off services on 8 January, apparently to stifle … Ler mais

Trump tariff threat over Greenland ‘unacceptable’, European leaders say

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Henri Astierand Bernd Debusmann Jr,White House reporter Reuters Protesters in Greenland rallied on Saturday against any US move acquire the territory A threat by President Donald Trump to impose fresh tariffs on eight allies opposed to his proposed takeover of Greenland has drawn condemnation from European leaders. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the move … Ler mais

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