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Trump rules out force, tariffs, says Greenland deal framework reached
Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | Updated Jan. 21 - 1:50 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, and said a deal was in sight to end the dispute.
Prince Harry visibly emotional as he says Daily Mail made wife Meghan's life a misery
Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent, CNN | Posted Jan. 21 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
Prince Harry struggled to hold back his emotions as he wrapped up his evidence at a London court on Wednesday, as part of his lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail.
Pope Leo invited to join Trump's 'Board of Peace', cardinal says
Reuters | Posted Jan. 21 - 9:14 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo is among world leaders invited to join President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's top diplomatic official, said on Wednesday.
Where are Islamic State detainees in Syria?
Reuters | Posted Jan. 21 - 9:06 a.m. | Save Story
The rapid collapse of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northeast of the country this week triggered uncertainty over the security of around a dozen prisons and detention camps that they had been guarding.
Hopeful yet wary, Venezuelans across Latin America mull going home
Reuters | Updated Jan. 21 - 9:00 a.m. | Save Story
Some Venezuelans scattered throughout Latin America say they are weighing whether to plot a future back home after the U.S. ouster of long-time leader Nicolas Maduro.
Japan court sentences ex-PM Abe's assassin to life in prison, NHK reports
Kiyoshi Takenaka and Fred Mery, Reuters | Posted Jan. 21 - 8:22 a.m. | Save Story
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Stocks hit with across board selloff as Trump's threats over Greenland unnerves investors
Chibuike Oguh and Elizabeth Howcroft, Reuters | Posted Jan. 20 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
Global stocks plunged on Tuesday, with a selloff in equities on Wall Street, Europe and Asia, after President Donald Trump threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe over Greenland.
Australia passes tougher laws on guns, hate crimes after Bondi shooting
Christine Chen, Reuters | Updated Jan. 20 - 11:10 a.m. | Save Story
Australia has enacted new laws for a national gun buyback, tighter background checks for gun licences and a crackdown on hate crimes in response to the country's worst mass shooting in decades.
Syria gives Kurds 4 days to accept integration as US signals end of support
Reuters | Posted Jan. 20 - 10:25 a.m. | Save Story
Syria's government set a four-day deadline on Tuesday for Kurdish-led forces to agree on integrating their last enclave into the central state as their former main ally, the United States, urged them to do so.
Trump, sharing leaked texts and AI mock-ups, vows 'no going back' on Greenland
Michel Rose and Stine Jacobsen, Reuters | Updated Jan. 20 - 10:10 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday there was "no going back" on his goal to control Greenland, refusing to rule out taking the Arctic island by force and rounding on allies as European leaders struggled to respond.
Israel invited to join Trump's 'Board of Peace,' sources say
Reuters | Updated Jan. 20 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
Israel has received an invitation from the United States to join President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Spain begins 3 days of mourning for deadly train wreck while death toll ticks up to 41
Iain Sullivan and Joseph Wilson, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 20 - 7:13 a.m. | Save Story
Spain woke to flags at half staff on Tuesday as the nation began three days of mourning for the victims of the deadly train accident in the country's south, while emergency crews continued to pull bodies from the wreckage.
Charged with killing a Utah woman, he fled to the Philippines. Now this fugitive breaks his silence.
Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Jan. 20 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
A man charged with killing a Utah woman in 2024 claims he had nothing to do with her death and is being set up by the victim's husband.
Sun releases the largest solar radiation storm 'in over 20 years,' forecasters say
Ashley Strickland, CNN | Posted Jan. 19 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
Powerful solar activity released by the sun is heading for Earth, and it's likely to create dazzling auroral displays in unexpected areas Monday evening and early Tuesday morning. It could also disrupt satellite-based communications and GPS accuracy.
Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate
John Irish and Nora Buli, Reuters | Posted Jan. 19 - 5:34 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe.
China's population drops for fourth year as fewer babies born
Reuters | Posted Jan. 19 - 1:37 p.m. | Save Story
China's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to a record low, official data showed on Monday, with experts warning of further decline.
Sri Lanka unveils a rare purple star sapphire claimed to be the biggest of its kind
Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 19 - 12:17 p.m. | Save Story
A Purple Star Sapphire weighing 3,563 carats was unveiled on Saturday in the Sri Lankan capital by the owners, who are ready to sell the precious stone estimated to be worth over $300 million.
Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, dies in Rome
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 19 - 11:50 a.m. | Save Story
Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, has died at home in Rome, his foundation announced Monday. He was 93.
CBS News to air previously pulled '60 Minutes' report on El Salvador prison
Reuters | Updated Jan. 18 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
CBS News will airs Sunday night the previously shelved "60 Minutes" report on a Salvadoran mega-prison housing migrants deported from the United States, according to new programming details released by the network.
2 high-speed trains derail in Spain, police sources say 21 people killed
Reuters | Updated Jan. 18 - 6:05 p.m. | Save Story
A high-speed train derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain on Sunday, pushing the second train off the tracks in a collision that police sources confirmed to Reuters had killed at least 21 people.
EU scrambles to avert Trump Greenland tariffs, prepares retaliation
Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters | Updated Jan. 18 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
European Union ambassadors reached broad agreement on Sunday to intensify efforts to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs on European allies, while also preparing retaliatory measures should the duties go ahead, EU diplomats said.
More than 65 missing, 6 dead after huge blaze in Karachi, Pakistan
Reuters | Updated Jan. 18 - 3:10 p.m. | Save Story
Firefighters in Karachi searched on Sunday for more than 65 missing people after a massive fire tore through a shopping mall in the historic downtown district, killing six and reducing parts of the building to rubble.
US carries out lethal strike against al Qaeda affiliate leader in Syria
Aleena Fayaz, CNN | Posted Jan. 18 - 10:33 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. on Saturday announced it conducted a lethal strike in Syria on an al Qaeda affiliate leader it says had direct ties to an ISIS attacker who killed three Americans in early December.
Pentagon readies 1,500 troops to possibly deploy to Minnesota
Chandni Shah, Reuters | Posted Jan. 18 - 9:34 a.m. | Save Story
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government's deportation drive, U.S. media reported on Sunday.
Venezuela's new leader, facing internal division, moves to tighten her grip on power
Reuters | Posted Jan. 18 - 8:04 a.m. | Save Story
In the 12 days since the U.S. seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, interim President Delcy Rodriguez has been working to consolidate her own power, installing loyalists in key positions to protect herself from internal threats while meeting U.S. demands to boost oil production.
Iran's leader Khamenei accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests
Parisa Hafezi, Reuters | Posted Jan. 17 - 5:21 p.m. | Save Story
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday blamed President Donald Trump for weeks of demonstrations that rights groups said have led to more than 3,000 deaths.
The new BTS album title and what to know about the K-pop band's comeback
Maria Sherman, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 16 - 5:43 p.m. | Save Story
After a nearly four-year musical hiatus, the K-pop giants BTS are back. Well, almost.
New map reveals hidden landscape under Antarctica's ice sheet
Will Dunham, Reuters | Updated Jan. 16 - 1:31 p.m. | Save Story
Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, uncovering an exuberant landscape of mountains, canyons, valleys and plains while discerning for the first time tens of thousands of hills and other smaller features.
US lawmakers seek to reassure Copenhagen after Trump Greenland threats
Stine Jacobsen, Reuters | Posted Jan. 16 - 11:22 a.m. | Save Story
A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers met the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Friday to reassure them of congressional support, despite President Donald Trump's threats to seize the Arctic island.
Mummified cheetahs found in Saudi caves shed light on lost populations
Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 16 - 6:31 a.m. | Save Story
Scientists have uncovered the mummified remains of cheetahs from caves in northern Saudi Arabia.
Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
Steve Holland, Bo Erickson and Gram Slattery, Reuters | Updated Jan. 15 - 7:25 p.m. | Save Story
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting as she tries to gain influence in shaping her country's future.
Europeans send troops to Greenland as Trump presses claim
Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen, Reuters | Updated Jan. 15 - 1:30 p.m. | Save Story
European countries sent small numbers of military personnel to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark said it was pressing on with plans for a "larger and more permanent" NATO presence to secure the island.
Will Utah stay cold enough to host more Winter Games beyond 2034?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 15 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
A look at the impact of climate change on Winter Games sites shows Utah is still among some number of locations worldwide that could be capable of hosting for decades to come.
Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month
Reuters | Updated Jan. 15 - 11:20 a.m. | Save Story
Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect.
4 astronauts return to Earth after medical issue forces early ISS exit
Jackie Wattles, CNN | Updated Jan. 15 - 8:40 a.m. | Save Story
Four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down early Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, ending a weeklong effort to get an unnamed crew member home to evaluate a medical issue.
Senate narrowly blocks effort to rein in Trump's Venezuela war powers
Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Updated Jan. 15 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would have barred President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without Congress's authorization.
Trump reiterates desire for Greenland following high-stakes meeting
Nandita Bose, Simon Lewis and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Reuters | Updated Jan. 14 - 5:07 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump reiterated on Wednesday that the U.S. needs Greenland and Denmark cannot be relied upon to protect the island, following a high-stakes meeting at the White House.
US launches Gaza plan's second phase, forms Palestinian committee
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Simon Lewis, Reuters | Updated Jan. 14 - 4:02 p.m. | Save Story
The United States said on Wednesday it is launching the second phase of its plan to end the Gaza war, even as key elements of the first phase remain unfulfilled.
Venezuela's acting president vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under Maduro
Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 14 - 1:43 p.m. | Save Story
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under former President Nicolás Maduro.
US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says
Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters | Posted Jan. 14 - 1:40 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's administration is suspending processing for immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, a State Department spokesperson said, as part of Washington's intensifying immigration crackdown.
At least 32 killed after crane falls on train in Thailand
Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters | Updated Jan. 14 - 12:45 p.m. | Save Story
A train derailed in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on two of its carriages, killing at least 32 people and injuring 66, the regional governor said.
BTS announce first world tour since returning from mandatory military service: See the dates
Maria Sherman, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 13 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
The K-pop sensation BTS announced their comeback with a new world tour on Tuesday, which kicks off in South Korea in April and runs through March 2027 with over 70 dates.
US designates Muslim Brotherhood chapters as global terrorists
Reuters | Posted Jan. 13 - 2:34 p.m. | Save Story
The United States on Tuesday designated the Egyptian, Lebanese and Jordanian branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as global terrorists, citing in part what it called their support for Palestinian militant group Hamas.
US to end temporary protected status for Somalis in US, Fox News reports
Reuters | Posted Jan. 13 - 9:50 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's administration is ending temporary protected status for thousands of Somalis in the United States, Fox News reported on Tuesday, requiring them to leave by March 17.
Iran official says 2,000 people have been killed in unrest
Elwely Elwelly, Reuters | Updated Jan. 13 - 9:00 a.m. | Save Story
About 2,000 people, including security personnel, have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest.
Denmark, Greenland to meet Vance, Rubio on Wednesday amid Trump's takeover threat
Reuters | Posted Jan. 13 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland will meet Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Danish foreign minister said, amid President Donald Trump's push to take control of the Arctic island.
4 migrants die in ICE custody over first 10 days of 2026
Ted Hesson, Reuters | Updated Jan. 12 - 6:00 p.m. | Save Story
Four migrants died while in custody of U.S. immigration authorities over the first 10 days of 2026, according to government press releases, a loss of life that followed record detention deaths last year under President Donald Trump.
Mexico's Sheinbaum says US military intervention ruled out after talks with Trump
Natalia Siniawski and Raul Cortes, Reuters | Updated Jan. 12 - 12:59 p.m. | Save Story
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she ruled out a U.S. military intervention to combat drug cartels, following a "good conversation" on Monday with President Donald Trump on security and drug trafficking.
Greenland says it should be defended by NATO
Anna Ringstrom, Reuters | Posted Jan. 12 - 9:33 a.m. | Save Story
Greenland's government said on Monday it will increase its efforts to ensure that the defense of the Arctic territory takes place under the auspices of NATO, and again rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's ambition to take over the island.
UK investigates Musk's X over Grok deepfake concerns
Sam Tabahriti and Paul Sandle, Reuters | Posted Jan. 12 - 9:06 a.m. | Save Story
Britain's media regulator launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X on Monday to determine whether sexually intimate deepfakes produced by its Grok AI chatbot violated its duty to protect people in the UK from content that could be illegal.
Landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case to open at UN's top court
Reuters | Posted Jan. 11 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya will open at the United Nations' top court on Monday.
Cuba defiant after Trump says island to receive no more Venezuelan oil or money
Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga, Reuters | Updated Jan. 11 - 4:02 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the long-time U.S. nemesis and provoking defiant words from the island's leadership.
Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 11 - 1:01 p.m. | Save Story
Activists say the death toll in the crackdown on two weeks of nationwide protests in Iran has spiked to at least 538 people.
Military says it carried out strikes across Syria targeting Islamic State
Kanishka Singh, Reuters | Posted Jan. 10 - 4:41 p.m. | Save Story
The military said on Saturday it carried out multiple strikes in Syria targeting the Islamic State militant group as part of an operation that Washington launched in December after an attack on American personnel.
Trump moves to block courts from seizing Venezuelan oil revenue in US accounts
Ernest Scheyder, Reuters | Posted Jan. 10 - 4:37 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at blocking courts or creditors from impounding revenue tied to the sale of Venezuelan oil held in Treasury accounts, the White House said on Saturday.
Russia fires hypersonic missile at target in Ukraine near NATO border
Olena Harmash, Reuters | Posted Jan. 9 - 7:55 p.m. | Save Story
Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile overnight at a target in Ukraine near the border with NATO-member Poland, in what Kyiv's European allies on Friday described as an intimidation attempt.
Swiss prosecutors order detention of owner of bar in deadly blaze
Emma Farge and Cecile Mantovani, Reuters | Posted Jan. 9 - 11:50 a.m. | Save Story
Swiss prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered one of the two owners of a ski resort bar where a fire on New Year's Day killed 40 people to be detained due to flight risk, with local media saying the order had been carried out.
US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
Konstantin Toropin and Aamer Madhani, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 9 - 11:30 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military says U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela.
