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Protests in Greenland and Denmark as Trump repeats tariffs threat – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-17T11:12:50+00:00

‘Hands off Greenland’ rallies have been organised in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense and NuukDonald Trump’s renewed interest in taking control of Greenland has become a subject of pointed dissent among congressional Republicans, with several allies speaking out in recent days against the idea after the president reintensified his interest following the US raid that captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.Congressional Republicans are typically loath to disagree openly with the president, who has repeatedly called for his party’s dissenters to be voted out of office. But amid polling t

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Think. Over the week

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-17T11:08:30+00:00

The most important topic for comment in our Editorial section last week was the misuse of Grok in generating sexualised images of women without consent. The Editorial was severely critical of X and its owner’s delayed response to this serious lapse. An apology rendered by X is not enough, argues the Editorial. The incident has also exposed the tech industry’s contradictory stance on regulation. The Trump administration’s recent allegations against India on the negotiations over the trade deal. The Editorial welcomed the Ministry of External Affair’s summary rejection of these allegations, eman

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‘Make no mistake, this is an occupation’: ICE’s deadly presence casts long shadow over Minneapolis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-17T11:00:25+00:00

Classrooms have emptied, shops have shut, and the mood is tense – but as the federal operation has ramped up, so has residents’ responseAt 6.15am, Jac Kovarik revs up their SUV and snakes through the iced-over streets of south Minneapolis, eyes scanning for federal immigration agents.The neighborhood where Renee Good was killed by a federal officer has been eerily quiet. The bus stops are depleted of early shift workers. Continue reading...

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Mr. Carney Goes to Beijing

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-17T11:00:06+00:00

The trip, a whirlwind of meetings with Chinese industry and top government officials, conveyed how the prime minister is viewing the wider world.

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UCO Bank net profit up nearly 16% to ₹739 crore in Oct-Dec

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-17T10:58:15+00:00

The Kolkata-headquartered bank’s operating profit rose by 5.96% to ₹1,680.24 crore in October-December, compared to ₹1,585.69 crore in the year-ago period

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SBI terminates GMU Kolkata lease; civil society urges RBI to step in

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-17T10:37:35+00:00

An SBI notice dated January 14, 2026, issued to a vendor, stated that the bank is terminating the lease for the 11th to 16th floors of the Jeevan Sudha Building on Jawaharlal Nehru Road in central Kolkata, which housed the foreign exchange and global markets unit

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Ceasefire in Palestine? What ceasefire?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-17T10:37:26+00:00

While Israeli mass violence continues to kill Palestinians, the UK government continues to choose complicity.

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Damien Martyn declares ‘I’m back!’ after leaving hospital following meningitis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-17T10:14:33+00:00

In a social media post, the former Australia batter revealed he had been given a ‘50/50 chance of surviving’ and thanked medical staff and well-wishers Damien Martyn has declared he is back after overcoming a meningitis scare, which he said took his life out of his hands.In a heartfelt post on his social media accounts, the former Australia batter said he was given a 50% chance to live after battling the disease, which causes an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord. The 54-year-old was put into an induced coma on 27 December and was fighting for his li

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‘I’m back’: Damien Martyn out of hospital after surviving meningitis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-17T10:14:33+00:00

Former Australia batter given a ‘50/50 chance of surviving’Spent eight days in induced comaDamien Martyn has said he is back after overcoming a meningitis scare, which he said took his life out of his hands.In a heartfelt post on his social media accounts, the former Australia batter said he was given a 50% chance to live after battling the disease, which causes an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord. The 54-year-old was put into an induced coma on 27 December and was fighting for his life in a Gold Coast intensive care unit until he woke eight days l

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YES Bank Q3 profit jumps 55% to ₹952 cr on lower provisions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-17T10:11:29+00:00

Its core net interest income grew 10.9% to ₹2,466 crore on the back of 0.10% expansion in the net interest margin and a loan growth of 5.2%

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U.S. lawmakers visit Denmark as Trump demands control of Greenland

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-01-17T10:06:13+00:00

A bipartisan delegation from the House and Senate sought to ease tension amid President Donald Trump’s demands to buy or annex the Danish autonomous territory.

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In Denmark, U.S. lawmakers contradict Trump on need to own Greenland

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-01-17T10:06:13+00:00

Leaders of the bipartisan delegation said most Americans don’t want to acquire Greenland, and that Russia and China don’t pose imminent security risks to the territory.

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Can Cuba Survive Without Venezuela’s Oil?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-17T10:02:18+00:00

President Trump stopped Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba, and experts say disaster looms. Oil fuels its electric grid and without alternative supplies the country will plunge into extended darkness.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Unbending Over Time

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-17T10:02:00+00:00

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has built his 37-year rule on uncompromising repression. His answer to the current protests is no different.

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Sci, la diretta della discesa di Tarvisio: Sofia Goggia contro Lindsey Vonn

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-01-17T10:00:53+00:00

A Tarvisio la discesa di Coppa del mondo: Sofia Goggia cerca la seconda vittoria di stagione sulla pista tornata nel circuito per la prima volta dal 2011. Rivale numero 1 l’americana che ha vinto a Zauchensee a 41 anni

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How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-17T10:00:40+00:00

Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed.

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Zahawi defection pushes Reform’s vaccine scepticism into spotlight

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-17T10:00:24+00:00

The views of the former Tory vaccines minister clash with those of high-profile members and the party faithfulThere was no shortage of ammunition for reporters seeking to pepper Nadhim Zahawi with questions when the former Conservative chancellor was unveiled as Reform’s newest recruit on Monday.But one persistent line of questioning seemed to draw a flash of real anger from the defector: did he reject the views of a doctor who was permitted by Reform to use the main stage at its annual conference to claim that the Covid vaccines, which Zahawi had himself rolled out as vaccines minister during

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