Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to ‘put end’ to protests in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump on Thursday (January 15, 2026) threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, allowing him to deploy troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement persist in Minneapolis. Mr.…
Canada, China set for historic gains from new partnership, says Mark Carney
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a bilateral meeting, during the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China since 2017, at the Great…
U.S. seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump’s effort to control its oil
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, on January 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned…
U.S., Taiwan sign $250 billion trade deal, cutting tariffs on Taiwanese goods
The United States and Taiwan reached a trade deal on Thursday (January 15, 2026) that cuts tariffs on Taiwanese goods in exchange for $250 billion in new investments in the…
United Nations chief lashes out at countries violating international law
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of the dangers of a concentration of power and wealth in the world’s richest 1%, who hold 43% of global financial assets. File |…
Senior Hamas figure killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza
A senior figure in the armed wing of Hamas was among seven people killed on Thursday in a pair of Israeli airstrikes in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip,…











