Economy Criminal probe raises key question: Will Powell leave the Fed in May? Trump said on Tuesday that he hopes to name a new Fed chair in the next few weeks. But that could get held up by the criminal investigation of Powell. 16/01/2026
Economy Taiwan touts 'best tariff deal' with US amid Beijing's objections Taiwan had secured 15% tariffs with no additional fees for the automotive and wood furniture industries, and no tariffs for some components used in the aerospace industry. 16/01/2026
USA Washington warns Tehran 'all options are on the table' at UNSC session Trump remains open to military intervention if Tehran continues to exact lethal force on protesters in the ongoing nationwide demonstrations, US representatives told the UN Security Council on Thursday. 16/01/2026
Europe News Slovakia's Fico to meet Trump in Florida with nuclear deal in focus Slovakia's Prime Minister will meet with US President Trump in Mar-a-Lago on Saturday with plans for a nuclear energy deal in focus. Fico is politically aligned with the MAGA agenda from Ukraine to migration. 16/01/2026
USA Venezuela’s Machado presents Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize Trump confirmed on social media that Machado had left the medal for him to keep, saying it was an honour to meet her. 16/01/2026
Greenland EU troops in Greenland will not impact Trump's plans, White House says Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, speaking after leaving the White House, said a US takeover of Greenland was "absolutely not necessary." 15/01/2026
Iran Gulf on edge: Iran warns it will target US military bases if attacked US personnel movements from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar underscores rising fears of direct US–Iran confrontation, according to Middle East expert Professor Mehran Kamrava, who says Tehran has explicitly warned Doha and Riyadh it would retaliate against American targets. 15/01/2026
USA UN chief attacks world leaders putting cooperation on 'deathwatch' Guterres also used his wide-ranging remarks to urge action against the abuse of artificial intelligence and to call for efforts to fight inequality. 15/01/2026
USA US announces sanctions on Iranian officials over protest crackdown The Treasury announcement comes a day after Trump that he’d been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped. 15/01/2026
Green News NASA sparks concern after report on rising temperatures omits climate An expert says NASA’s statement is “consistent” with all of the other “anti-climate actions” the Trump administration has taken in the last year. 15/01/2026
USA Second ICE shooting in Minneapolis sparks clashes with protesters A federal immigration agent shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis on Wednesday night after reportedly being attacked with a shovel and a broom handle, as tensions between ICE agents and protesters continued to rise. 15/01/2026
Greenland European troops arrive in Greenland to 'ensure Arctic security' The deployment was announced the same day the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland met with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. 15/01/2026
Europe Today 'EU-US trade deal separate from Greenland dispute,' top MEP says David McAllister, the influential chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, argues the parliament should not derail the ratification the EU-US trade deal to punish Trump over US threats to acquire Greenland in an interview with Euronews. 15/01/2026
Venezuela Venezuela's acting president vows to release more political prisoners Delcy Rodríguez served as Maduro's vice president since 2018, running Venezuela's feared intelligence service and managing its crucial oil industry. 14/01/2026
12 minutes with US military action could have ‘decisive effect’ on Iran, Bolton says John Bolton, a former national security advisor to President Trump, says he believes the US will opt for "targeted strikes" on Iran as the region braces for a militarily intervention. Trump teased American 'help is on its way.' 14/01/2026
USA US suspends migrant visa processing for 75 countries, White House says The Department of Homeland Security last month said that the Trump administration has deported more than 605,000 people and that 2.5 million others left on their own. 14/01/2026
Germany Transatlantic ties 'disintegrating,' Germany’s vice chancellor warns Klingbeil listed a string of reasons for his belief that ties between the United States and Europe, traditionally close allies, were radically changing. 14/01/2026
Europe News Bolton: Trump's Greenland grab would be 'disaster' for the US In an interview with Euronews, Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton lashed out at his ex-boss over his threats to seize Greenland "one way or another". 14/01/2026
Europe News Pressure mounts to add Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on EU terror list Several member states, including Germany, are pushing for the designation, which would place the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the EU’s terror list alongside groups such as Daesh and al-Qaeda. But legal and political constraints remain. Human rights group fears more than 2,000 killed. 14/01/2026
Greenland Greenland 'can count on us,' EU's von der Leyen says ahead of US talks Von der Leyen's comments come as US officials will host the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers at the White House for crunch talks later on Wednesday. 14/01/2026