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Two High-Speed Trains Collide in Spain, 21 Killed

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UK PM Starmer Tells Trump Tariffs on Allies Over Greenland Are 'wrong'

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Finance

US Needs Greenland Because of European 'weakness,' Bessent Says

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Syrian President Cancels Germany Visit, Merz Meeting

Image for EU considers $108 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump's Greenland threat, FT reports

EU Considers $108 Billion in Retaliatory Tariffs on US Over Trump's Greenland Threat, Ft Reports

Date: January 18, 2026

Jan 18 (Reuters) - European capitals may hit the U.S. with 93 billion euros ($107.71 billion) worth of tariffs or restrict American companies from the bloc's market in response to U.S. President...

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Markets on Edge as Trump Threatens More Tariffs on Europe Over Greenland

Date: January 18, 2026

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to implement further tariffs on imports of goods from some European countries until the U.S. is allowed to acquire Greenland, a move...

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Syria Government, Kurdish Forces Agree Sweeping Integration to End Clashes

Date: January 18, 2026

By Mahmoud Hasano and Khalil Ashawi and Jaidaa Taha TABQA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Syrian government and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed on an immediate and comprehensive...

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World Leaders Show Caution on Trump's Broader 'Board of Peace' Amid Fears for UN

Date: January 18, 2026

By John Irish and Andreas Rinke Jan 18 (Reuters) - Governments reacted cautiously on Sunday to U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to join his "Board of Peace" initiative aimed at resolving...

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Kurdish Commander Calls on US to 'intervene Forcefully' in Syria Clashes

Date: January 18, 2026

By Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. should intervene more forcefully to end a Syrian offensive that has gained key territory from Kurdish fighters in recent days, the head of the...

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'Be in No Doubt' EU Will Retaliate to Any New US Tariffs, Ireland Says

Date: January 18, 2026

DUBLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The European Union will retaliate if U.S. tariff threats against European allies over Greenland materialise, but it is premature to consider using the bloc's "Anti-Coercion...