Colombia and Ecuador punished each other with dueling levies Thursday on fuel and other imports, escalating a trade and diplomatic feud over narco activity on their shared border.
Photographs of fresh bruising on US President Donald Trump's hand raised eyebrows on Thursday, but the White House dismissed renewed speculation over his health, saying the 79-year-old had simply hit a table.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her cabinet's high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular ruling party to victory.
Politics
Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday gave their initial backing to plans to throw open the oil sector to private investors, paving the way for the return of US energy majors -- a key demand of President Donald Trump.
January 22, 2026
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European leaders breathed a collective sigh of relief Thursday after President Donald Trump's climbdown over Greenland -- but with few illusions about the perilous state of transatlantic ties as they huddled for summit talks in Brussels.
January 22, 2026
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Residents of Ukraine's capital Kyiv heated themselves in any place they could this week as they endured days of Russian strikes on their energy infrastructure during freezing temperatures.
January 22, 2026
Elon Musk sees his humanoid robots hitting the market next year, one of several "optimistic" forecasts by the US tech mogul at his first-ever Davos appearance on Thursday.
January 22, 2026
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the two-time Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion and the second fastest woman ever in the flat 400m, announced on Thursday that she is expecting a child.
January 22, 2026
Economy
New York City has sued to block a documentary about the police department fronted by celebrity psychologist Dr. Phil that local officials say is "extremely problematic."
January 22, 2026
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Pavel Talankin, a self-exiled Russian videographer behind an anti-propaganda documentary nominated for an Oscar, said Thursday he was ready to go to Hollywood and had "already dusted off the shelf" for a prize.
World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala slammed the global rise of protectionism on Thursday in Davos, while stressing that most international trade continues according to WTO rules.
Sri Lanka's spinners turned the screws to script a hard-fought 19-run victory over England in the opening one-day international at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.
Germany summoned Russia's ambassador Thursday and ordered the expulsion of a Russian diplomat suspected of being the handler of a woman arrested the previous day on espionage charges.
January 22, 2026
Sports
Casemiro will leave Manchester United at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.
January 22, 2026
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Thomas Frank said Thursday that Tottenham are united with a "lot of things going in the right direction" as he tries to resurrect their Premier League campaign.
World champions South Africa will face their greatest rivals New Zealand in the United States for the first time when they lock horns in Baltimore in August, SA Rugby announced on Thursday.
Men's fashion is embracing embroidery and handcrafted textiles that were once viewed as old-fashioned or feminine, with a clutch of modern Indian brands poised to benefit from the catwalk and celeb-driven trend.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday blasted the EU's lack of "political will" in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a fiery address criticising some of Kyiv's top allies at the World Economic Forum.
January 22, 2026
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