China economy booming as Trump trade war backfires – 5% growth
The global powerhouse saw growth around four times greater than the UK last year, despite tariffs from Donald Trump.
Day: January 19, 2026
WW3 fears erupt as Russia vows ‘UK’s actions won’t go unpunished’
Britain has long ceased to be the ‘ruler of the seas,’ Russia’s UK ambassador said after Yvette Cooper made a vow.
Rachel Reeves pulls out of London Stock Exchange event after new Trump tariff threat
Markets down on Monday after threat to impose up to 25% tariffs on eight European countries over GreenlandBusiness live – latest updatesGold and silver hit record highs as markets reelRachel Reeves has pulled out of a planned appearance at the London S…
Shocking details of Iran’s massacres filter through the blackout
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, January 19: Portugal on track for a rare second round of presidential elections. In other news, new details emerge of the massacres in Iran, while the new normal is one of mass fear and major police presence. Finally, the Dull M…
New storm to hit Gaza, piling on suffering for thousands of displaced
Nearly all of the flimsy tents in displacement camps have been rendered unusable due to the harsh winter conditions.
Trump tells Norway’s PM he has no obligation to ‘think purely of peace’ after Nobel snub
Trump has boasted about ending eight wars, styling himself as “the president of peace” and therefore deserving of the Nobel honour but those claims have been exaggerated.
Japan’s PM Takaichi will dissolve parliament, call snap election
The vote will decide all 465 seats in parliament’s lower house and mark her first electoral test since becoming leader.
Q&A: What we know about the cause of Spain’s deadly train collision
The high speed train crash in southern Spain that left at least 39 people dead on Sunday evening has been described as “very strange”. Transport authorities are under pressure to explain how it happened.
Three shark attacks in HOURS rock Sydney as boy, 12, in coma after legs mauled, swimmer bitten & surfer’s board chomped
THREE shark attacks have rocked Sydney in just over 24 hours – with two boys, 11 and 12, identified as the youngest victims. A third young man is believed to be the latest casualty after a suspected shark attack at Manly Beach, North Sydney at around 6…
What is the EU’s anti-coercion ‘bazooka’ it could use against US?
Calls are growing louder for the European Union to deploy its powerful “anti-coercion instrument” in response to US President Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs in the standoff over Greenland.