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PM Takaichi calls snap election in JapanPublished on: January 19, 2026 11:00 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 19 -- Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced she will dissolve parliament on Friday and call a national election next month. The snap vote will cover all 465 seats in the lower... Read More


Canada won't pay $1 billion for Trump's Board of Peace, France plans to decline invite

New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- A Canadian government source close has revealed that Canada has decided to not pay $1 billion for a permanent seat at Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace', initially conceived to over... Read More


Modi and MBZ fast-track defence and energy cooperation during 3-hr Delhi visit

India, Jan. 19 -- India and the United Arab Emirates on Monday unveiled plans for finalising a strategic defence partnership and a 10-year agreement for the supply of 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per yea... Read More


Nicki Minaj blasts Don Lemon over Minnesota church protest; uses homophobic slur

India, Jan. 19 -- Nicki Minaj publicly criticized independent journalist Don Lemon over the weekend, responding angrily to his reporting on a protest during a church service in Minnesota. Rapper blast... Read More


PM Modi and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed fast-track defence and energy cooperation during 3-hr Delhi visit

India, Jan. 19 -- India and the United Arab Emirates on Monday unveiled plans for finalising a strategic defence partnership and a 10-year agreement for the supply of 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per yea... Read More


Norway PM Jonas Gahr Store says Donald Trump linked Greenland takeover threats to Nobel Peace Prize snub

New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- Norway's Prime Minister said on Monday (January 19) that he received a message from US President Donald Trump warning of rising tensions over Greenland, in which the American lea... Read More


Blast rocks Kabul's Shahr-e-Naw area, several deadPublished on: January 19, 2026 10:04 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 19 -- A deadly blast struck the Shahr-e-Naw area of Kabul on Monday, killing and injuring several people, the Taliban interior ministry confirmed, while authorities work to assess the f... Read More


A timeline of how the US and Europe have been at odds

New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- The dispute between the United States and Europe over the future of Greenland isn't the first time the allies have been at loggerheads. Deep disagreements have flared up from ti... Read More


China's economy grows 5% in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite Trump's tariffs

New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last q... Read More


EU Plans Retaliation: Why Trump's Push to Buy Greenland Has Led to a Fresh EU-US Trade Dispute

India, Jan. 19 -- NEW DELHI, January 19 - U.S. President Donald Trump has connected his aggressive pursuit of Greenland to his omission from the Nobel Peace Prize, a linkage that has pushed transatlan... Read More