Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to open next week: Palestine technocratic committee head
The Rafah crossing with Egypt, Gaza’s main gateway, which has been largely shut during the Israel-Hamas war, will reopen next week, Palestinian technocratic committee leader Ali Shaath said on Thursday.
Trump signs charter of ‘Board or Peace’ at Davos
US President Donald Trump signed the charter of his so-called “Board of Peace,” which he has billed as a body for resolving international conflicts, with other founding members in Davos…
Denmark not invited to Trump ‘peace board’
– Denmark was not among the nations to be offered a seat on US President Donald Trump’s proposed ‘Board of Peace’. – Washington announced that the official launch of the…
Europe mulls over an uneasy truce with the US over Greenland
EU leaders will meet tonight for an emergency summit in Brussels to discuss the uneasy truce which has broken out among Europe and the US after President Trump backed down…
Philippines hosts Myanmar political, ethnic groups for ‘stakeholder meeting’
ASEAN chair the Philippines has welcomed various political and ethnic groups from army-ruled Myanmar to a “stakeholders’ meeting”, Manila’s foreign minister said on Thursday, in a bid to advance the…
The Phantom of the Periodic Table: Flerovium’s Elusive Traits and Frontier Secrets
Flerovium (Fl, atomic number 114), a synthetic superheavy element in group 14 (the carbon family), embodies the extreme edge of known matter. Named after the Flerov Laboratory in Dubna, Russia,…
Day of Unity of Ukraine (День Соборності України) – Celebrating National Cohesion on January 22
On January 22, 2026 (Thursday), Ukraine observes Day of Unity of Ukraine (День Соборності України, Den Sobornosti Ukrayiny), a state holiday commemorating the historic unification of Ukrainian lands into a…
Mauritius defends its sovereignty over Chagos islands after Trump criticises UK deal
Mauritius Attorney General Gavin Glover said he still expects the agreement to go ahead despite Trump calling the UK’s deal with Mauritius an act of “great stupidity” and “total weakness”.…
US will not not use force to acquire Greenland
Washington will not use force to acquire Greenland, US President Donald Trump said. – “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we…
The GIUK Gap and the Limits of Strategic Control
In the cold reaches of the North Atlantic, the Greenland–Iceland–United Kingdom Gap has never been merely a stretch of water. It is the narrow maritime throat through which Russia’s Northern…