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Wake up, spend more on defence, Macron tells Europe as Trump takes office

Macron referred to expected changes in Washington's foreign policy, especially regarding the war in Ukraine, saying it was an opportunity for a European strategic wake-up call

Trump has 'America First' as his top most priority, says White House

White House said he would take bold action to secure the border and protect American communities

Trump vows to change name of N America's tallest peak to Mount McKinley

Trump, who took office for a second time Monday, said he planned to restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley

Trump signs first round of orders, ends federal work from home rule

The move followed the new president's pledge to end the work from home culture that became common during the Covid-19 pandemic

Palestinian govt tells UNSC it's ready to run Gaza Strip, West Bank

Palestinian minister of state for foreign affairs, Varsen Aghabekian, told a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council on Gaza that government welcomes any assistance to train Palestinian police

Wave of Trump-demanded departures hits leadership at State Department

Personnel changes in the senior ranks of the department, like those at all federal agencies, are not uncommon after a presidential election

US dollar tumbles as Trump suggests tariff delay, vows slew of exec orders

Sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Trump, in his half-hour speech, listed a series of executive actions he intends to take immediately

Minutes before leaving presidency, Biden pardons siblings, their spouses

Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end, he said as his presidential term was ending

Will topple govt if war doesn't resume after ceasefire: Israel minister

Bezalel Smotrich made the threat on Monday, a day after the ceasefire went into effect. "If, God forbid, the war is not resumed, I will bring the government down," Smotrich told reporters.

Magnitude 6 earthquake in Taiwan leaves 15 people with minor injuries

The quake hit at 12:17 am local time (1600 GMT Monday), with its epicentre 12 kilometres north of Yujing at a preliminary depth of 10 kilometres, USGS said

After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza

The militant group has not only survived 15 months of war with Israel among the deadliest and most destructive in recent memory

Biden pardons Jan 6 attack investigators to guard against Trump's revenge

Decision by Biden comes after Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss

Donald John Trump sworn-in as 47th President of US at Capitol Rotunda

JD Vance took oath as the 50th Vice President of the United States

Bitcoin rises to fresh record, over $109K ahead of Trump inauguration in US

Token's rise came after Trump and his wife Melania unveiled memecoins over the weekend, with Trump's rapidly reaching a market capitalization of more than $15 billion before declining sharply

Richest 10% got over half of what UK took from India during its rule: Study

Report, titled 'Takers, not Makers', cited several studies and research papers to claim that the modern multinational corporation is a creation of colonialism only

Trump 2.0: First Quad foreign ministers' meeting likely on Tuesday

Discussion on the upcoming Quad Leaders' Summit in India on S Jaishankar's agenda

Trump ends Biden-era border app that gave legal entry to 1 mn migrants

A notice on the website of Customs and Border Protection Monday just after Trump was sworn in let users know that the app is no longer available

Tariffs could drive prices higher: Top Ikea retailer warns in Davos

Inflation and high interest rates have had a "damaging" impact on consumers over the past few years, Brodin said, adding that he saw demand improving

Prez Trump to sign orders on border emergency, energy crisis, sex policies

He is expected to sign 10 executive orders related to immigration, among which the most prominent is ending the automatic recognition of birthright citizenship

Billionaire wealth soars three times faster by $2 trillion in 2024: Oxfam

Wealth of billionaires in Asia increased by $ 299 billion in 2024, Oxfam said while predicting that there will be at least five trillionaires within a decade from now