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21.01.2026 14:10 Amid escalating tensions with European allies over Greenland, US President Donald Trump spoke with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and once again stressed his tough stance on acquiring the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Multiple EU officials and European leaders have expressed strong opposition, vowing to defend European interests while mulling possible retaliation.

21.01.2026 14:10 The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Singapore of Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft P-8A and MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.316 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress.

21.01.2026 14:10 The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem - reportedly "under the watch of lawmakers and a member of the Government" - has prompted swift condemnation from the global body.

21.01.2026 14:10 Islamic State-Khorasan Province , the regional affiliate of the extremist group Islamic State, has claimed responsibility for a blast at a Chinese hotel restaurant in central Kabul that killed at least seven people and wounded more than a dozen others.

21.01.2026 14:10 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Sunday ended a five-day visit to Sudan with a stark warning to the parties to the conflict: the horrific violations and abuses committed during the capture of El Fasher, North Darfur must under no circumstances be repeated in Kadugli and Dilling, in South Kordofan.

21.01.2026 14:10 The Council on Foreign Relations is pleased to announce a $50 million gift from the Sue and Edgar Wachenheim Foundation to establish and endow the Wachenheim Center for Peace and Security. This historic commitment will consolidate CFR's work on conflict prevention and resolution under one umbrella.

21.01.2026 14:10 Through Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR, the Department of War is unwavering in its mission to crush illicit activity in the Western Hemisphere in partnership with U.S. Coast Guard through the Department of Homeland Security and The Justice Department.

21.01.2026 14:10 The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returned to Cape Canaveral on Friday after a 33-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea supporting operations Pacific Viper and Southern Spear.

21.01.2026 14:10 Iranians are living through one of the longest Internet shutdowns in history, with the authorities imposing a digital blackout since launching a bloody crackdown on antiestablishment protesters on January 8.

21.01.2026 14:10 European NATO allies are withholding intelligence from Washington due to US President Donald Trump's claims to Greenland and a decline in trust within NATO, The i Paper newspaper reported on Monday, citing sources in the Western intelligence community.

21.01.2026 14:10 US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that the plan of the United Kingdom to give away the Diego Garcia island, where a US military base is located, to Mauritius is not smart, and serves as one of the reasons why Greenland has to be acquired by the United States.

21.01.2026 14:10 The Philippines and China have reached a "preliminary consensus" for the creation of a roadmap that would help manage tensions in the South China Sea, Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan disclosed Tuesday night.

21.01.2026 14:10 Europe faces daily cyber and hybrid attacks on essential services and democratic institutions, carried out by sophisticated state and criminal groups. The European Commission has today proposed a new cybersecurity package to further strengthen the EU's cybersecurity resilience and capabilities in the face of these growing threats.

21.01.2026 14:10 Taiwan's government has unveiled a detailed list of the weapons systems it intends to buy with a proposed NT$1.25 trillion special defense budget in response to opposition lawmakers, who have blocked the plan because of its lack of transparency.

21.01.2026 14:10 A Type 055 large destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy has boosted key new capabilities through new practices in a recent free-form confrontational exercise against a submarine in the South China Sea, official Chinese media reported on Tuesday.