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The Grok probe follows on the heels of a separate "120 million ($142 million) EU penalty levied under the DSA, which the Trump administration sees as a flagrant attack on freedom of speech.

The US is the world's largest market for pharmaceutical products.

Is Europe moving toward China because Trump unsettled relations, or is China drawing Europe in because the United States left space? Both factors apply. The broader issue is leverage over time.

Bullion climbed around 2% to above $5,085 as dollar weakness reinforced demand. A gauge of the US currency has fallen almost 2% in six sessions, with speculation that the US may assist Japan in efforts to boost the yen adding to worries over Federal Reserve independence and Trumps erratic policymaking.

The dollar weakened against major currencies after the New York Fed's rate check fueled speculation of US support for Japan's efforts to strengthen the yen.

Zelenskyy also emphasised Ukraine's push for European Union membership by 2027, calling it an "economic security guarantee".

A 250-member search team on Sunday collected victims' remains, including body parts, in 14 body bags, bringing the total recovered to 25.

Airlines scrapped more than 10,300 US flights on Sunday alone, according to FlightAware.

IndiGo also cautioned that services operating on Jan. 26, 2026, to and from Tbilisi, Almaty, Baku and Tashkent may face brief halts at Doha for refuelling.

The US government will receive a 10% stake in the mining company, the report said.

Democratic opposition to the funding package potentially affects not just Homeland Security but also the departments of Defense, Labor, and Education

A total of 14,537 flights across the US were grounded through Monday, reaching levels not seen since the government shutdown last year

This is a direct response to US President Donald Trump, who levelled a threat on its neighbour this past weekend, announcing steep tariffs of up to 100% if Canada goes ahead and pursues economic deals with China.

The NDS states that the US will erect a "strong denial defense" along the First Island Chain (FIC) that runs from Japan through Taiwan to the Philippines.

Theres a stark tension lurking between the lines spoken by the two American billionaires: Foreign investors have had an insatiable appetite for US stocks over recent years, playing a huge role in driving benchmark indexes to the records Trump likes to boast about. Europeans, in particular, have been voracious buyers. And while Trump lowered the temperature toward Euro...

A core element of the Democratic strategy will be highlighting Republican opposition to extending expired Obamacare health-care subsides, which are sending out-of-pocket premiums soaring for more than 20 million people, and Medicaid cuts that are set to take effect after the election.

"China will eat Canada alive," Trump said, upset over Carney's rapprochement with Beijing and moving out of US orbit.

Earlier in the week, Zelenskiy discussed strengthening Ukraines air defenses with US President Donald Trump during their meeting at the Davos forum, and made a blistering attack on European allies for not standing up to Putin.

Air India has cancelled all flights to and from New York and Newark for Jan. 25 and 26 due to a severe winter storm forecast in the US.

At Davos, the challenge was framed as a permanent tension: act decisively, but accept ambiguity; move fast, but protect what matters; adopt AI, but preserve human judgment.