What did UK and China get out of Starmer’s reset visit?
Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to China brought agreements on visas, services, healthcare, green tech and finance.
Day: January 30, 2026
Qatar: Driving without a licence could lead to jail, heavy fines, Interior Ministry warns
Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has issued a stern warning regarding driving without a valid license, emphasizing it’s a criminal offense with severe penalties. Motorists face potential imprisonment from one month to three years and fines ranging from QR…
CNBC Daily Open: We’ll soon find out who the new Fed chair is
Former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is by far the favorite, according to prediction market Kalshi.
Iran’s President ‘has fled to Russia’ as observers spot mystery plane land in Moscow
The plane, officially listed as belonging to the Iranian government and frequently used for transporting senior officials on sensitive missions, quickly became the world’s most-tracked aircraft on FlightRadar24.
UK PM Starmer Seeks To Bolster China Ties Despite Trump Warning
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday that the UK has a “huge amount to offer” China, after his attempts to forge closer ties prompted warnings from US President Donald Trump.
IRGC terrorist designation: Islamic regime created ‘hell on earth’ for 85 million people inside Iran
François Picard is pleased to welcome Shahin Modarres, Iran Team lead at ITSS Verona and Lecturer at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Mr. Modarres argues that the EU’s designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization is long ov…
Zelenskyy seeks 50,000 Russian ‘losses’ a month to win the Ukraine war
Ukraine’s leader tells army that Russian losses should exceed the reinforcements it sends as he touts drone production.
Trump brands Minneapolis shooting victim ‘agitator and perhaps insurrectionist’
President Donald Trump on Friday branded the man shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis an “agitator and perhaps insurrectionist”, inflaming tensions over the conduct of federal officers operating under Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign.
Montenegro President’s Married Top Adviser Resigns Amid Sex Tape Scandal
The scandal concerns Mirjana Pajkovic, Director General for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, and Dejan Vuksic, former Director of the National Security Agency.
Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
Marco Rubio cites Spanish transition to democracy as example for Venezuela, over 100 people rescued due to flooding in Jerez and more news on Friday January 30th.