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The Straits Times - World

EU warns of downward spiral after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland - EU countries will convene on Jan 18 for an emergency meeting to discuss their response to the tariff threat.

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Trump wants nations to pay US$1 billion to stay on his peace board

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Hundreds in London protest against China 'mega embassy'

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Iran's supreme leader blames Trump for inciting deadly protests

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Venezuela's new leader, facing internal division, moves to tighten grip on power

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American Evolution -- The woman who sued Trump and other tales from America's factory floor

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American Evolution -- How Trump is rewriting the rules of the US presidency from his US$160m Florida mansion

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Drone strike cuts power supply in Russia-held parts of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region

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OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT in bid to boost revenue

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US invasion of Greenland 'would make Putin happiest man on earth': Spain PM Sanchez

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Trump heads into Davos storm, with an eye on audience back home

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Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, US media say

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Guatemalan inmates take over prisons, holding 46 people hostage

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Leaders receive US invite for 'Board of Peace' to go beyond Gaza conflict

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Who has been invited to be on Trump's Gaza boards?

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Austria avalanche kills 3, bringing toll to 8

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