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A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the Greenland flag are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. Dado Ruvic | ReutersGreenland’s icy landscape may not match its name, but its potential value certainly does.President Donald Trump is, once again, openly pining for the U.S. to take over Greenland. His administration says it’s weighing a range of options to acquire the Danish island territory, including using the U.S. military or buying it outright.Denmark and its European allies in NATO – the military alliance co-founded by the U.S. – have repeatedly stated that Greenland is not for sale.…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Consumer Electronics Show, better known as CES, is the world’s largest consumer technology event, and it’s underway in Las Vegas. It takes over the city every January for four days and draws global attention from tech companies, startups, researchers, investors and journalists, of course.CES is where many of the products that shape the next few years of consumer tech first appear. Think of it as a preview of what may soon land in our homes, hospitals, gyms and workplaces.At CES 2026, flashy gadgets and robots are everywhere, but health technology is…

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EPAThe deal is expected to expand the number of victims who can seek compensationSpain’s Roman Catholic Church has reached an agreement with the government to compensate victims of sexual abuse by members of the clergy.The accord follows complaints that religious leaders had failed to tackle the issue adequately.It means the government will manage possible compensation in co-ordination with the Church, handling cases where other legal avenues are no longer available because the alleged crime took place too long ago or the individual accused has passed away.Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards are estimated by the government to have suffered sexual abuse…

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Russia is freeing French researcher Laurent Vinatier in a prisoner swap deal after he spent more than a year in prison for failing to register as a “foreign agent”. Vinatier’s release is in exchange for Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, who has been imprisoned in France since last June at the request of the US over a hacking charge. The release of Vinatier, 49, and Kasatkin, 26, follows recent prisoner swaps between Russia and the West. August 2024 saw the largest exchange since the Cold War era, with 24 people freed. Russia’s state-owned news agency RIA reports that Vinatier had…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cybercriminals have found a clever new way to get phishing emails straight into inboxes.Instead of spoofing brands, they are abusing real cloud tools that people already trust. Security researchers say attackers recently hijacked a legitimate email feature inside Google Cloud. The result was thousands of phishing messages that looked and felt like normal Google notifications. Many slipped past spam filters with ease.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival…

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Dog food in the UK counts for around 1% of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions, according to the findings of an environmental survey.The analysis also reveals striking differences in the climate impact of commercial dog foods, with the highest-impact foods responsible for up to 65 times more emissions than the lowest-rated options. Wet, raw and meat-rich products are associated with substantially higher greenhouse gas emissions than dry dog food, the study found.Scientists from the Universities of Edinburgh and Exeter used ingredient and nutrient labelling information to calculate the carbon footprint of almost 1,000 commercially available dog foods, based on…

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NASA is considering bringing back a crew from the ISS early because of medical issues.Hours before, the space agency cancelled a spacewalk that was scheduled for Thursday. A NASA spokeswoman said the astronaut, who wasn’t named for medical privacy reasons, was ‌in a stable condition on the ISS.”Safely conducting ​our missions is our highest priority, and we are actively evaluating ‍all options, including the possibility of an earlier end to Crew-11’s mission,” the spokeswoman said in a statement to Sky News. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share What does space do to your…

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Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America online editorEPA/ShutterstockUS President Donald Trump has said that his country’s involvement in Venezuela could last for years.He told the New York Times that “only time will tell” how long his administration would “oversee” the running of the South American nation following the seizure by US forces of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a raid on Saturday. Trump also did not say if or when elections would be held in Venezuela to replace the interim government headed by Maduro loyalist Delcy Rodríguez.Meanwhile, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said the ouster of Maduro had set off an “irreversible…

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US Vice-President JD Vance says Greenland is “critical” for the defence of the US and the world against possible Russian or Chinese missile attacks – and that Europe and Denmark have “not done a good job” in securing the area.Vance told Fox News that they had not only under-invested in Greenland’s defences, but also failed to engage with President Donald Trump’s argument over the issue.US officials are “actively” discussing a potential offer to buy Greenland – a semi-autonomous Danish territory – the White House said on Wednesday, a day after suggesting military action to annex it to the US was…

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The Flag of Greenland, known nationally as “Erfalasorput”, flies above homes on March 28, 2025 in Nuuk, Greenland. Leon Neal | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration is preparing for a high-stakes meeting with Danish officials next week, seeking to discuss how the U.S. can acquire the world’s largest island.The White House has spoken frequently about taking control of Greenland in the wake of a weekend military operation to depose Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, raising alarm in Europe about Washington’s territorial ambitions.President Donald Trump, who has long coveted making Greenland a part of the United States, has said the mineral-rich and sparsely…

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The US Coast Guard boarded two “ghost fleet” tanker ships in a “meticulously coordinated” operation, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.Noem said one ship was in the North Atlantic Sea while the other was in international waters near the Caribbean. The operations took place within hours of each other, she adds.The tankers, the Marinera and the Sophia—were “either last docked in Venezuela or en route to it”, Noem said. Source link

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‘This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here.The big storyLast month, Indian airports descended into chaos as hundreds of flights were cancelled by the country’s largest airline, Indigo, upending travel plans for thousands of passengers. Its closest competitor, Air India, has been dealing with troubles of its own. In 2025, one of its London-bound planes crashed in a tragic accident, killing all but one of its 242 passengers on board. And more recently, Canadian authorities ordered the airline to investigate a pilot who failed…

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Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesA oil pumpjack on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Zulia state, VenezuelaThe US will control sales of sanctioned Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” as it prepares to roll back restrictions on the country’s crude in global markets, the White House said.Officials said sales were expected to start with 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil and the revenue would be controlled by the US government in order to maintain clout over the Venezuelan government.”We need to have that leverage and control of those oil sales to drive the changes that simply must happen in Venezuela,” Energy Secretary…

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Jaroslav LukivandAna Faguy,on Capitol Hill in Washington DCWatch: Video shows moment US seize oil tanker in Caribbean seaThe United States says it has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil exports in “back-to-back” operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean.US forces boarded the Russian-flagged Marinera after a pursuit lasting almost two weeks as it travelled through the waters between Iceland and Scotland. The UK Royal Navy gave logistical support by air and sea.A second tanker – the M/T Sophia – was accused by the US of “conducting illicit activities” and boarded in the Caribbean.The moves come as the US…

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