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World markets face fresh jolt as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland
By Karin Strohecker and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Global markets face a fresh bout of volatility this week after President Donald Trump vowed to slap tariffs on eight European nation...
Jan 18, 2026
Pakistan receives US invitation to join Board of Peace on Gaza
Jan 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza, a spokesperson for Pakistan's ministry of foreign...
Jan 18, 2026
Trump's Greenland tariffs prompt calls for unprecedented EU counter-measures
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The European Union faced calls on Sunday to implement a never-before-used range of economic counter-measures known as the "Anti-Coercion Instrument" a...
Jan 18, 2026
Greenland welcomes European response to Trump's tariffs
COPENHAGEN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Greenland thanked European nations on Sunday for maintaining their support for the Arctic island despite being targeted by punitive tariffs from U.S. President Donald Tr...
Jan 18, 2026
Australian government says firearms hit a record high in 2025
SYDNEY, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The number of firearms in Australia reached an all-time high of more than 4 million in 2025, the centre-left government reported on Sunday, a day after saying it would intro...
Jan 18, 2026
Trump's Gaza peace board charter seeks $1 billion for extended membership, document shows
PARIS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A draft charter sent to about 60 countries by the U.S. administration calls for members to contribute $1 billion in cash if they want their membership to last more than three...
Jan 18, 2026
Scottish first minister says a May majority means new independence push
LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Scotland's first minister, John Swinney, said on Sunday he would call for another independence referendum if his SNP won a majority in May's Scottish parliament elections, a...
Jan 18, 2026
Portugal votes in tight presidential race with far right poised to reach runoff
By Andrei Khalip LISBON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Portuguese voters queued at polling stations on Sunday to elect a new president, with opinion surveys showing three candidates, including the leader of the ...
Jan 18, 2026
Syrian forces seize major oil, gas fields in eastern Syria, security sources say
Jan 18 (Reuters) - Syrian troops fighting U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces seized the Omar oil field, the country's largest, and the Conoco gas field in the eastern Deir Zor province as allied Arab trib...
Jan 18, 2026
Dutch minister calls Trump's Greenland tariff threat 'blackmail'
AMSTERDAM, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Netherlands' foreign minister on Sunday said that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on European allies until they agree to sell Greenland to ...
Jan 18, 2026
