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January 20, 2026 3:39 PM

Japan inbound tourist numbers hit record high in December despite 45% drop from China

Tourists to Japan from China dropped 45% in December from the year earlier but the total number of inbound visitors hit a record high for the month, the Japanese minister for tourism said on Tuesday. Beijing had in November urged its citizens not to...

January 20, 2026 3:36 PM

Israel demolishes buildings in UN Palestinian agency’s East Jerusalem compound

Israel demolished structures inside the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency's East Jerusalem compound on Tuesday after seizing the site last year, in an act condemned by the agency as a violation of international law. Surrounded by Israeli forces, bulld...

January 20, 2026 3:09 PM

UN development programme to move 400 New York-based staff to Europe

The United Nations Development Programme will move close to 400 staff from its New York headquarters to Germany and Spain, it said late on Monday, following funding cuts by the United States. "The move is part of an ongoing effort to adapt to an evo...

January 20, 2026 2:53 PM

Trump threatens 200% tariffs on French wines to get Macron on Board of Peace

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit French wines and champagnes with 200% tariffs in an apparent effort to cajole French President Emmanuel Macron into joining his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts. Trump's init...

January 20, 2026 1:33 PM

Trump calls UK’s Chagos deal with Mauritius an ‘act of total weakness’

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Britain's plan to cede sovereignty of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was an "act of total weakness," adding that it was "another in a very long line of national security ...

January 20, 2026 1:29 PM

Trump shares messages from France’s Macron offering G7 meeting after Davos

French President Emmanuel Macron told U.S. President Donald Trump that he could set up a G7 meeting in Paris on Thursday afternoon and that he did not understand what Trump was "doing on Greenland," in a screenshot of the messages that Trump posted o...

January 20, 2026 12:25 PM

ADNOC gas signs 10-year LNG supply deal with HPCL worth up to $3 billion

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Gas (ADNOC Gas) and its subsidiaries have signed a 10-year liquefied natural gas sales and purchase agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, valued between $2.5 billion and $3 billion, the companies said ...

January 20, 2026 11:24 AM

India launches Responsible Nations Index to promote ethical governance and global responsibility

India on Monday launched the Responsible Nations Index (RNI), a global framework aimed at assessing countries on ethical governance, social well-being, environmental stewardship and global responsibility, moving beyond traditional measures of power a...

January 20, 2026 11:20 AM

Pralhad Joshi makes strong pitch for investments in India’s clean energy sector at Davos

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi has made a strong pitch to global investors for tapping opportunities in India’s clean and green energy sector at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Highlighting India’s proven abil...

January 20, 2026 11:39 AM

Australia set to pass tougher gun control laws in response to Bondi mass shooting

Australia is poised to pass new laws to enable a national gun buyback and tighten background checks for gun licences in response to the country’s worst mass shooting in decades at a Jewish festival last month. The bill passed the House of Represen...

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