
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy gives scorching critique of Europe in Davos speech
At Davos, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy warned Europe is divided and unprepared for a more dangerous world, urging unity and less reliance on the U.S.
THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY 2026, 00:42

At Davos, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy warned Europe is divided and unprepared for a more dangerous world, urging unity and less reliance on the U.S.

NPR’s A Martinez asks William Taylor, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, about his thoughts following President Zelenskyy’s speech at Davos.

The first sales of Venezuelan oil by the U.S. seem to have stabilized prices for now, but there are many questions about the long-term viability of U.S. control of the Venezuelan economy.
Ukrainian, US and Russian officials will hold security talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the Kremlin said, following a meeting of top US negotiators with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on a US-drafted plan to end the Ukraine war.

TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC’s Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean.

Venezuela’s legislature advanced a bill on Thursday to loosen state control over the country’s vast oil sector, the first major overhaul since parts of the industry were nationalized in 2007.

Some 160 people are believed to be missing after attackers raided three churches in a Nigerian village on Sunday.

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Political spats brewing since the tragedy last month have overshadowed a national day of mourning.

A UN spokesman said conditions inside the camp remained “tense and volatile” after Kurdish-led forces withdrew.

“We’re going to be very successful in Gaza,” President Trump says, as his administration laid out its vision for post-war reconstruction.

The US president held a charter-signing ceremony for his “new international oversight body”, though several key allies were not present.

Is there a deal between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland? Mary Louise Kelly and the team on NPR’s national security podcast break it down.

The signing ceremony marked the most concrete step yet in Trump’s effort to establish the board, whose final composition has yet to be confirmed.

Security at the biggest ISIS detention camp in Syria has collapsed as Syrian Kurds withdraw to face advancing government forces.

Prosecutors are reviewing dozens more suspected deaths linked to a former palliative care nurse.

Opposition parties are slamming the brakes on billions in defense funding as the China escalates military pressure.
At least 11 Palestinians, including two children and three journalists, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, with six others injured, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health.

The retreat of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the north-east marks the biggest change of control in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

European leaders hold an emergency summit on a possible U.S.-Greenland deal. And, the Supreme Court weighs whether the president can fire Fed governors.

European leaders will gather in Brussels Thursday night for an emergency meeting on tensions with the U.S. over Greenland and President Trump’s tariff threats.