- Israel says struck Syria-Lebanon border crossings used by Hezbollah
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Culture
Snapchat on Wednesday confirmed it made a deal to avoid a US civil trial accusing it, along with Meta, TikTok, and YouTube, of addicting young people to social media.
January 21, 2026
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- Israel launches wave of fresh strikes on Lebanon
- Huge lines, laughs and gasps as Trump lectures Davos elite
- Trump rules out 'force' against Greenland but demands talks
- Trump rules out force against Greenland but demands 'immediate' talks
Stocks mostly steadied Wednesday as US President Donald Trump said in a much-anticipated speech at Davos that he would not use force to take control of Greenland, though he did demand "immediate negotiations" to take control of the Danish arctic territory.
January 21, 2026
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A red stencil of a hand pressed against the wall of an Indonesian cave is the oldest rock art ever discovered, scientists said Wednesday, and sheds light on how humans first migrated to Australia.
January 21, 2026
Def Jam, the influential US record label, will launch a division in the "capital of Chinese hip-hop" Chengdu, its parent company Universal Music announced late Tuesday, in a vote of confidence for China's music scene.
January 21, 2026
IOC president Kirsty Coventry said the dispersed sites of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics had "added additional complexities" to the organisation of the Games that open on February 6.
January 21, 2026
Sports
Manchester City's players will refund ticket costs for fans who flew all the way to the Arctic Circle only to witness a humiliating 3-1 defeat to Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League.
January 21, 2026
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A US House panel was set to vote Wednesday on whether to launch contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton over their refusal to testify before its politically charged investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
January 21, 2026
Politics
It looked like a rock concert: hundreds of the world's rich and powerful stood in a massive line for a precious seat to hear US President Donald Trump deliver his speech in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
January 21, 2026
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Botswana is sitting on nearly double its permitted diamond stockpile as weak prices and rising competition from lab‑grown stones curb demand, the government said, warning the glut will weigh on economic growth.
January 21, 2026
- Trump at Davos demands 'immediate' Greenland talks but rules out force
- Australia pauses for victims of Bondi Beach shooting
- Prince Harry says tabloid coverage felt like 'full blown stalking'
- Galthie drops experienced trio for France's Six Nations opener
- Over 1,400 Indonesians leave Cambodian scam groups in five days: embassy
- ICC rejects Bangladesh's plea to play T20 World Cup matches outside India
- Prince Harry says UK tabloid court battle in 'public's interest'
- Trump lands in Davos to push Greenland claims