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France has said it will not join President Trump's "Board for Peace." France's agriculture minister described the tariff threat as "blackmail."
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It's unclear how many leaders have been asked to join the board, and the large number of invitations being sent out, including to countries that don't get along, has raised questions about the board's mandate and decision-making processes.
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Neither the Kremlin nor the US president has confirmed whether Putin has accepted the offer.
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European stocks were in negative territory on Tuesday as the specter of fresh trade tariffs lingers, hurting market sentiment.
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;Resize=(620)) Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Tuesday that Ottawa does not plan to pay the $1-billion US price tag for a permanent seat on U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," that will oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza.
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Mercedes chief designer John Owen, a key figure in multiple drivers' and constructors' championship wins, is to leave the team later this year.
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Rep. Mike Johnson will become the first sitting house speaker to address the British parliament, marking 250 years of American independence.
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A surfer had minor injuries from being bitten by a shark in the fourth attack off the coast of Australia's most populous state in three days
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China isn't just building gigantic amounts of power. Its businesses are reshaping technological foundations to electrify the world.
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;Resize=(620)) Experts probing the cause of Sunday's derailment of a high-speed train in Spain, which killed at least 40 people, found a broken joint on the rails, according to a source briefed on initial investigations into the disaster.
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At least 39 people were killed and 152 more were injured after a collision between two high-speed trains in southern Spain on Sunday, according to officials.
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A trial is set to begin on Monday in Harry's case accusing Associated Newspapers of phone hacking and other unlawful activities. Other claimants include Elton John and Liz Hurley.
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;Resize=(620)) Jan. 19, 2026 | Trump links his Greenland threats to being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize in a message to Norway's prime minister. A Canadian tourist is found dead in Australia surrounded by dingoes. And food prices hit another high.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's planned attendance comes as he faces a federal criminal probe about the central bank's costly renovation project.
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