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Kazakhstan became one of the first member countries on US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace which was unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who reportedly received an invitation to join earlier this week, signed the charter on behalf of his country. Tokayev agreed to join “this new association,” according to the president’s Assistant Press Secretary Ruslan Zheldibay. “President Tokayev reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to making a meaningful contribution to achieving lasting peace in the Middle East, strengthening interstate trust, and global stability,” Zheldibay said in a press statement. The board, which was endorsed…
The 98th Academy Award nominations have been unveiled and Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror Sinners has made Oscar history by being nominated for a record-breaking 16 categories, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. This is not only notable because horror films are frequently shunned by the Academy but chiefly because no movie before Sinners has ever landed more than 14 nominations – something achieved only by All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997) and La La Land (2016). In our review of Sinners, which made our Best Movies of 2025 list, we said: “Sinners is first and…
Calling the sanctions “an unacceptable personalisation of EU policy, a dangerous precedent for the independence of the European Institutions and an attack on the EU’s regulatory sovereignty,” the parliament’s top officials added: “The European Parliament and all other EU institutions should jointly ensure that similar attacks against current or former members of the EU institutions are met with a systematic and coordinated response.” The right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists group, the political home of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and the far-right Europe of Sovereign Nations group did not support the statement. Breton and four other European nationals were targeted…
Published on 22/01/2026 – 16:17 GMT+1 NATO military planners said on Thursday afternoon that they have not yet received any direction regarding the framework deal agreed between the US and Denmark for Greenland, but stand ready to start planning as soon as they do so. “We’re still at the very early stage,” Admiral Guiseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of NATO’s Military Committee, told reporters after a Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session at NATO headquarters in Brussels. “We are still waiting for direction and then from then on we will start doing our business, which is military planning,” he…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a scathing critique of European inaction at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, declaring that the continent “looks lost” and remains trapped in endless repetition of failing to defend itself or decisively support Ukraine. “Everyone remembers the great American film Groundhog Day, but no one would want to live like that,” Zelenskyy said. “Repeating the same thing for weeks, months, and of course, years. And yet that is exactly how we live now.” The Ukrainian leader expressed frustration with Europe’s response to the crisis around Greenland, questioning the deployment of small troop contingents to the…
By Euronews Published on 22/01/2026 – 14:53 GMT+1 Some 800 artists have signed an open letter accusing technology companies of “theft” of copyrighted work to train their artificial intelligence (AI) models. Writers, musicians, and actors—including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, the band R.E.M., and Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan—are among the signatories of the open letter from the Human Artistry Campaign’s Stealing Isn’t Innovation movement. The letter demands that companies engage in “ethical” partnerships rather than “stealing.” AI companies are facing multiple copyright lawsuits brought by artists and their representatives over the unauthorised use of copyrighted works to train AI models—with mixed…
From the EU, only Hungary and Bulgaria signed up. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz — despite speaking in the same room just minutes before the signing — left before it started. Apart from the EU countries, Ukraine was notably absent from the signing Thursday, as well as Russia and Belarus, which were rumored to be considering joining. The room in Davos was far from full, leaving the U.S. administration making excuses for the small number of countries officially signed up during the event. Trump claimed that most countries want to be a part of the board, saying: “Just about every country…
German police arrested three climate activists on Thursday on suspicion of breaking into an airfield to splash pink paint on the private plane of Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Police and a protest group calling itself the Resistance Collective confirmed the early-morning incident at the airfield where Merz, a hobby pilot, parks his plane. “The plan was to paint the aircraft pink to effectively take it out of service,” the protest group said in a statement sent to the AFP news agency. The activists carried a banner that read “Mobility for all, not just the super-rich!” and had also planned to leave…
By Dianne Apen-Sadler Published on 22/01/2026 – 14:17 GMT+1 •Updated 14:18 Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism has emphasised the importance of the travel industry in creating bridges between nations in an exclusive interview with Euronews. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, which is taking place under the theme ‘A Spirit of Dialogue’, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb said that “tourism is a symbol of connecting nations”. “Tourism is a main driver of dialogue. It creates bridges between nations,” His Excellency said. “Therefore, during Davos, we are meeting with different officials and the private sector to continue…
The Litmus Test: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni All eyes are on Meloni, who has simultaneously carved out a special relationship with Trump while also playing a key role in the development of the EU’s foreign affairs policy as part of an elite group of big economies. When she joins forces with those who want to be more assertive, it’s a significant sign that Trump has probably gone too far. Meloni spoke to the president over the weekend by telephone. “Our goal is not to fight with the Americans,” her foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, told POLITICO after the call, arguing…