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After Trump threat, Canada holds firm on trade pivot as minister heads to India

“We need to protect and empower the Canadian economy… That is why we went to China, that’s why we will be going to India,” Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said.

Vitol and Trafigura: Traders at the heart of Trump’s Venezuela oil grab

They are two of the largest commodity trading houses: a secretive group of companies responsible for buying, selling and transporting resources to where they are needed.

Prominent Pakistan lawyer sentenced to 17 yrs for calling Pakistan ‘terrorist state’, criticising army

Imaan Mazari, daughter of former minister Shireen Mazari, has represented victims of human rights violations and is an outspoken critic of extrajudicial killings and abductions.

China removes top General & confidant in Xi Jinping’s most shocking military purge yet

Zhang Youxia’s removal marks a watershed moment. All six commanders appointed by Xi to the Central Military Commission in 2022 have now been removed.

‘Greenland doesn’t have penguins’: White House trolled over AI photo of Trump walking hand in hand with penguin

Those working in the White House appear to not know that there are no penguins in Greenland in the first place.

Europe at Davos 2026—need to address dependencies, ‘mother of all deals’ with India

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered up a tagline at the Annual Meeting in Davos: “Europe will always choose the world, and the world is ready to choose Europe.”

History taker, not a history maker, Europe is entering the age of humiliation

The US (or China) acts. Europe reacts. The US (or China) moves decisively. The EU debates and dithers. It’s a broader pattern.

Trump has big plans for Venezuela’s oil. Are they realistic?

Trump is urging Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and others to invest $100 billion to rebuild the sector. The companies themselves are cautious if not circumspect.

Broken rail may have caused Spanish high-speed train crash that killed 45

The last two carriages of a high-speed train traveling to Madrid from Málaga derailed and collided with another train coming in the opposite direction.

Why Gen Z rejects ‘radioactive’ diet sodas for zero-sugar cold drinks

Zero sugar drinks’ branding resonates more with younger, wellness-minded consumers, who shun sugar but don’t vibe with calorie counting or diet culture.

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Beneath the ice — what a lost US base from the Cold War reveals about Greenland

A failed US plan to hide missiles under the ice now provides vital clues for understanding Greenland’s future and climate risks.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.