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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.

21.01.2026 14:10 The UK government on Tuesday approved the plan for China's new embassy in London, multiple media outlets reported. Chinese experts welcomed the progress, saying the move signals a shift of the UK's China policy from one of over-politicization to a more pragmatic stance, adding that it could also help create a necessary atmosphere for British prime minister's potential visit to China.

21.01.2026 14:10 France is seeking to convene a meeting of G7 finance chiefs on Wednesday to discuss US President Donald Trump's threat to hit European allies with additional tariffs for opposing his bid for Greenland.

21.01.2026 14:10 "He's been invited," the US president told reporters, as quoted by Reuters.

21.01.2026 14:10 The United Nations continues to monitor developments in northeast Syria following clashes between government troops and the Kurdish-led SDF militia during which scores of detained ISIL militants reportedly escaped from prison.

21.01.2026 14:10 Two U.S. naval vessels transited the Taiwan Strait last Friday and Saturday, marking the first such passage by American naval ships this year, according to a USNI News report.

21.01.2026 14:10 Defence talks in Copenhagen today will bring the UK and Denmark together to discuss High North security, industrial cooperation, and vital support to Ukraine, with Defence Secretary John Healey MP meeting Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

21.01.2026 14:10 The so-called "trade deal" reached between the US and Taiwan region is, in essence, a collusion between external forces and "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. It is a "sell-out contract" that plunders the hard-earned money of the Taiwan residents and hollows out the foundations of Taiwan's industries, harming the future of Taiwan residents and the region's industrial development, Peng Qing'en, a spokesperson for the State

21.01.2026 14:10 Taiwan's defense authorities have recently been mired in sustained public controversy over multiple arms procurements. A spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council stated that, in order to seek "independence" through military means, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities are wantonly squandering the hard-earned money of Taiwan residents to purchase foreign weapons, while taking the opportunity to amass wealth and engage

21.01.2026 14:10 China firmly opposes any form of official exchanges between countries that have diplomatic relations with China and the Taiwan region. The one-China principle is a basic norm governing international relations and a widely recognized consensus of the international community, Peng Qing'en, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday at a regular press conference.