The diplomatic fight over the Arctic took a serious turn on Wednesday as President Trump threatened Denmark and its European allies with severe measures if they do not agree to full American control over Greenland.
India has been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to be part of the Board of Peace for Gaza, sources in New Delhi said on Sunday (January 18, 2026). The information was also disseminated by the U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor who shared a letter on social media from Mr. Trump to Prime Minister Narendra Modi inviting India’s participation in the Board of Peace for Gaza.
Amid escalating unrest in Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi spoke with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to discuss the evolving security situation. Jaishankar confirmed the conversation in a post on X, saying the two leaders reviewed developments in and around Iran.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Tuesday said his people “choose Denmark” and “choose NATO” instead of the United States, amid President Trump’s calls for the island territory to be annexed into the union.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (January 6, 2026) said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “not that happy with me” because of the tariffs imposed by Washington on Delhi for its purchases of Russian oil
The capture of Venezuelan President NicolásMaduro by the United States has disrupted Venezuela’s socialist leadership and raised questions about whether Vice President Delcy Rodríguez can assume control without calling new elections. There is also an added confusion over who is in control of the state after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested that the US will not govern Venezuela, but will simply maintain the existing oil embargo.
The rupee breached 90-levels against the greenback for the first time on Wednesday, falling 6 paise to 90.02 in early trade, as banks kept buying US dollars at higher levels and FII outflows continued. However, a weaker dollar index and a fall in global crude oil prices cushioned against a steeper decline, according to forex traders.
Winning the mayoral election of New York, Zohran Mamdani has charted a remarkable course. As the first Muslim and South Asian mayor, he will be the first immigrant to ascend the City Hall in nearly 50 years.
“Dhoom Machale…” The exuberant, celebratory track from the 2004 blockbuster “Dhoom” rounded off Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech, more evidence that New York’s newly elected mayor embraces his many identities with a light-as-souffle touch.
In a holiday-season flavored but hard-sounding telephone conversation, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was called by former US President Donald Trump earlier this week, wishing him Diwali greetings and discussing some serious matters like how the two nations trade and why India imports oil from Russia.
