Vance criticises Denmark and Europe’s handling of ‘critical’ Greenland
European allies of Denmark have rejected Trump’s ideas to annex the semi-autonomous territory.
Day: January 8, 2026
Trump dumps anti-piracy body on eve of major report
Administration is withdrawing from 66 organisations that are ‘contrary to US interests’
Fatal shooting by ICE follows weeks of turmoil in Minnesota
The shooting death of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE officer Wednesday exposed just how a wide a gulf there is between the Trump administration and Minnesota’s Democratic leaders.
Blackbird.AI Raises $28 Million for Narrative Intelligence Platform
The company will use the funds to enhance its AI-based narrative intelligence technology platform and accelerate go-to-market efforts.
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Pomelo Care, which delivers 24/7 virtual care for women by using data to flag pregnancy risks and more, raised $92M led by Stripes at a $1.7B valuation (Amy Feldman/Forbes)
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Pomelo Care, which delivers 24/7 virtual care for women by using data to flag pregnancy risks and more, raised $92M led by Stripes at a $1.7B valuation — Pomelo Care founder and CEO Marta Bralic Kerns &md…
Largest projection show on Tokyo Government Building mesmerizes crowds
Every evening, crowds in Shinjuku watch Tokyo Night & Light, a large-scale projection on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, using 40 solar-powered projectors.
DRC remembers fatal plane crash in Kinshasa city centre, 30 years on
On 8 January 1996, a Russian-built Antonov aircraft crashed into a market in Kinshasha city centre, killing at least 237 people in one of the worst tragedies in African aviation history. Thirty years on, the market is bustling once more, but the city …
Civilians flee northern Aleppo as SDF, military escalate fighting
Civilians were seen fleeing northern Aleppo neighbourhoods as the SDF and Syrian military escalate their fighting.
‘Go back home’: Farage schoolmate accounts bring total alleging racist behaviour to 34
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries say Reform leader often used antisemitic language and racial epithetsThirty-four school contemporaries of Nigel Farage have now come forward to claim they saw him behave in a racist or antisemitic manner, raisi…
Spanish soccer league battles Cloudflare over piracy, says U.S. company ignores illegal content
Once the ball starts rolling in the Spanish league, the game is on for some 50 analysts who start looking for signs of online piracy.