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"We do need Greenland, absolutely." U.S. President Donald Trump returned to his long-standing fixation on the world's largest island days after an audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela -- one that ended with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife captured and taken to New York.

Trump weighs options to acquire Greenland including use of U.S. military: White House2026-01-07
U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are weighing "a range of options" to acquire Denmark's Greenland, including "utilizing the U.S. military," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement on Tuesday.

Ukraine, France, UK sign declaration of intent on multinational forces deployment2026-01-07
Ukraine, France and the United Kingdom on Tuesday signed a Declaration of Intent on the deployment of multinational forces to support Ukraine's defense, reconstruction, and strategic resilience after a peace agreement is achieved, the Ukrinform news agency reported.

Qualcomm unveils comprehensive robotics technologies at CES2026-01-07
U.S. tech giant Qualcomm on Tuesday unveiled a suite of robotics technologies at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), highlighting its latest advances in physical artificial intelligence (AI), from household robots to full-size humanoids.

U.S. military action against Venezuela lacks respect for int'l law: UN chief2026-01-06
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday voiced deep concern over the lack of respect for international law in the U.S. military action against Venezuela on Saturday.

Trump says U.S. needs Greenland "for defense" following strikes on Venezuela2026-01-05
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stressed that the United States needs Greenland "for defense," claiming that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to U.S. intervention, according to The Atlantic.

Trump threatens Venezuela's acting president over refusal to cooperate with U.S.2026-01-05
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened that Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez could "pay a very big price, probably bigger than" that of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, if she continued to refuse cooperation with the United States.

Trump says U.S. will "run" Venezuela following capture of Maduro2026-01-04
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States will "run" Venezuela after the U.S. military raided the country and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who are being transported to New York.

Gold fireworks, gray realities -- Middle East's uneven march into 20262026-01-04
Fireworks flared above the Middle East as 2026 arrived, bursting into gold and white over new skylines and ancient quarters alike. From Egypt's desert capital to the Gulf's glass towers and the streets in Damascus, crowds welcomed the Year 2026 with music, phones held aloft, and countdowns shouted in unison.

Captured Maduro, wife arrive in New York by plane2026-01-04
A plane carrying Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were captured in a large-scale U.S. military strike on Venezuela early Saturday morning, has arrived at a New York military base, according to local media.

Over 20 killed, dozens injured in Saudi airstrikes in Yemen's Hadramout -- medical source2026-01-03
More than 20 people were killed and dozens of others injured as Saudi warplanes intensified airstrikes on multiple locations in Yemen's southeastern oil-rich province of Hadramout on Friday, according to a local medical source.

5 countries assume responsibilities as UN Security Council non-permanent members2026-01-03
Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia on Friday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.

Death toll rises to 2 from 6.5-magnitude quake in southern Mexico2026-01-03
Two people died and 12 others were injured after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Friday, local authorities said.

World leaders usher in New Year with calls for unity, resilience, peace2026-01-02
With the world beset by conflicts, economic turbulence and climate crisis, world leaders rang in the new year with renewed appeals for unity, resilience, peace -- and hope that better days lie ahead.

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