‘He is completely wrong to be dismissive,’ says UK ex-ambassador in Kabul

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Devant une foule de journalistes venus des quatre coins du globe, le Premier ministre groenlandais s'est exprimé jeudi 22 janvier à Nuuk, la capitale. Cette conférence de presse se déroulait après l'annonce par Donald Trump, la veille depuis Davos, d'un « cadre de futur accord » trouvé avec les autres membres de l'Otan concernant le Groenland ainsi que « toute la région arctique ». La souveraineté et l'intégrité territoriale de l'île « sont notre ligne rouge », estime Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

Zelenskyy slams Europe as "geography, not power" in Davos, Switzerland, warning world leaders rely on symbolism while authoritarian regimes grow stronger globally.

La Marine française a arraisonné jeudi 22 janvier matin, en mer Méditerranée, un pétrolier en provenance de Russie, selon l’annonce du président Emmanuel Macron. Le tanker est soupçonné d'appartenir à la flotte fantôme russe, une enquête judiciaire a été ouverte par le parquet de Marseille.

Kaja Kallas’s comments came at emergency EU meeting called after weeks of escalating threats from Donald Trump over Greenland

Transatlantic relations have “taken a big blow over the last week” the EU’s foreign policy chief said, as leaders from the bloc gathered for an emergency summit after weeks of escalating threats from Donald Trump over Greenland that were suddenly rescinded with a vague deal on Arctic security.

Summing up the mood, the EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said the EU was living through a lot of unpredictability: “One day, one way; the other day, again, everything could change.”

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Friedrich Merz says global order changing at ‘breathtaking pace’ and urges leaders in Davos not to accept new reality

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The German chancellor has warned that the rise of “great powers” is shaking the foundations of the old world order, unravelling it at “breathtaking pace”.

Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Friedrich Merz said a time of “great power politics” had begun, citing Russia’s war with Ukraine, China’s move into the “ranks of the great powers” and the radical reshaping of US foreign and security policy under Donald Trump.

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Faire barrage à l’influence russe par tous les moyens... C’est bien comme cela qu’il faut comprendre l’initiative de la Lettonie, petit pays balte, ex-membre de l’Union soviétique. Alors qu’une forte minorité russophone vit dans le pays, l’audiovisuel public a décidé de ne plus émettre en langue russe. Une décision qui suscite pas mal de controverses notamment parce qu’elle pourrait être contreproductive. Reportage à Riga de notre correspondante dans la région, Marielle Vitureau.  

Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a affirmé jeudi 22 janvier être parvenu à un accord avec son homologue américain Donald Trump sur les garanties de sécurité pour l'après-guerre avec la Russie. Mais malgré cela, l'Ukrainien a affirmé que la question des territoires de l'est de l'Ukraine revendiqués par Moscou n'était « pas encore résolue » dans le cadre des négociations en vue d'une fin de la guerre. Le président ukrainien a également évoqué des discussions « trilatérales » avec Moscou et Washington, cette semaine aux Émirats.

Union is demanding better safety standards for workers and passengers after two collisions this week killed 46

Spain’s largest train drivers’ union has called a three-day nationwide strike to demand measures to guarantee the safety of railworkers and passengers after two deadly crashes this week killed at least 46 people, including two drivers.

The death toll from Sunday’s collision between two trains near the Andalucían town of Adamuz rose from 43 to 45 on Thursday afternoon after two more bodies were recovered from the crash site. On Tuesday, a driver was killed and 37 people injured when a train was derailed by the collapse of a retaining wall near Gelida in Catalonia.

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Ukraine president accuses EU leaders of waiting for direction from Donald Trump in blistering speech at Davos

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has taken aim at Europe in a speech at Davos, accusing leaders of being in “Greenland mode” as they waited for leadership from Donald Trump on Ukraine and other geopolitical crises rather than taking action themselves.

“Just last year, here in Davos, I ended my speech with the words Europe needs to know how to defend itself,” Zelenskyy said in a speech at the World Economic Forum. “A year has passed, and nothing has changed.”

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Judge has brought indictment after nearby residents launched legal action in 2024 saying the concerts made their lives a misery

Real Madrid could face trial for alleged environmental offences after a Spanish judge ruled there was sufficient evidence that loud concerts held at the club’s Bernabéu stadium, which has been dubbed “the torture-drome” by local residents, could have broken the law.

The Residents’ Association for those Affected by the Bernabéu (AVPB) began legal action against the football club and the city council in 2024, saying a series of punishingly loud concerts held that spring and summer had made their lives a misery. Performers included Taylor Swift, Luis Miguel and the Colombian star Karol G.

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