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new video loaded: Greenland’s Leader Says His Nation Wants to Remain Part of DenmarktranscriptBacktranscriptGreenland’s Leader Says His Nation Wants to Remain Part of DenmarkBefore a meeting on Wednesday with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Greenland’s prime minister said that his nation intended to remain part of Denmark.Reporter: “The premier of Greenland said today, ‘We prefer to stay with Denmark.’” “Who said that?” Reporter: “The premier of Greenland.” “Well, that’s their problem. That’s their problem. I disagree with them. I don’t know who he is, don’t know anything about him. But that’s going to be a…

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The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he has been informed that Elon Musk’s X is “acting to ensure full compliance with UK law” over sexualised deepfakes produced by its AI tool, Grok.There has been a fierce backlash to the images made using Grok and widely shared on X. It prompted the regulator Ofcom to launch an investigation on Monday and the government to announce it will enforce a law criminalising the creation of non-consensual deepfakes.When approached by the BBC, the prime minister’s official spokesman said Sir Keir had not had any contact with X, and was reacting to media…

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Michael B. Jordan can handle a little awards-show chaos, but it was his mom, Donna, who ended up stealing the moment after Nikki Glaser’s raunchy Golden Globes joke left the room shook. Now, the “Sinners” star is spilling what it was really like watching her reaction play out in real time, revealing why she barely batted an eye, and how her phone lit up with memes before the night was even over.Article continues below advertisementMichael B. Jordan’s Mom’s Eye Roll Steals The Show After Nikki Glaser’s Raunchy Globes JokeXavier Collin/Image Press Agency / MEGAMichael B. Jordan may be Hollywood’s certified…

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Egypt is conducting parallel talks aimed at convening a meeting between Hamas and its rival Fatah movement of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, to resolve outstanding issues related to the technocratic committee, he said.Another Hamas official familiar with the negotiations said a consensus among Fatah, Hamas and other factions is required on the committee’s composition.Once an agreement is reached, Abbas is expected to issue a presidential decree formally establishing the body, the second Hamas official said.Two names circulating as potential heads of the committee are Ali Shaath, a former deputy minister of planning in the Palestinian Authority, and Majed Abu Ramadan,…

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Kyiv, Ukraine – A Russian officer in the Moscow-occupied part of the Donetsk region in southeastern Ukraine has reportedly become unusually lenient towards one new soldier.As the tale goes, the officer lets him spend several days in the administrative capital, also named Donetsk, and – knowing that the serviceman is single and childless – gives him the phone number of a “nice woman”. Overwhelmed by the war, the serviceman craves intimacy, and within days, the woman persuades him to get married.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listElated after a short honeymoon, he gets back to his military unit, but…

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The New York Yankees and Cody Bellinger still aren’t on the same page. Bellinger hasn’t drawn as much interest in free agency as he probably anticipated, but that doesn’t mean he’s in any rush to return to the Bronx. The Yankees have reportedly made a couple of offers for his services, but to no avail.According to MLB insider Bob Nightengale, that’s not because of the money. Instead, it’s all about the length of the contract.Cody Bellinger reportedly wants a seven-year deal”The Yankees and free agent Cody Bellinger’s stare-down continues with one month before spring training: The Yankees have offered a 5-year…

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If you had to describe how Donald Trump’s second term is going in just one word, what would it be? If you had to describe how Donald Trump’s second term is going in just one word, what would it be? “Hopeful” Linda, 50, Mich., white “Amazing” Isaiah, 30, Texas, Afro-Latino “OK” Jessica, 33, Conn., white We’re nearly one year into President Trump’s second term. 2026 has begun with a stunning action in Venezuela to remove Nicolás Maduro and Mr. Trump threatening to take over Greenland. The midterm elections are just months away, and polls show that Americans are dissatisfied with…

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Minneapolis is currently inundated with two kinds of ice—both of which make it hard for residents to move about the city. The bone-chilling winter cold has left icy deposits on streets and sidewalks, while the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has run roughshod over them in what the Department of Homeland Security calls “the largest DHS operation ever.” As anyone who’s ever set booted foot in Minnesota in winter can attest, gravity and overconfidence are no match for one of the world’s most slippery surfaces. Given the abundance of cameras that tend to follow ICE agents, it was…

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The Sawa residential building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is made from woodHollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock Cities must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the construction of buildings and infrastructure by more than 90 per cent in the next two to four decades if the world is to avoid warming of more than 2°C. That means radical changes are needed in the design of buildings, or what they are built from, or both. “Canada wants to triple its rate of housing construction. The US has a housing deficit, Australia has a housing deficit, [and so does] basically every country you go to right now,”…

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? BREAKING — In Iran, massive crowds of anti-Islamist-regime, pro-@PahlaviReza protesters are taking to the streets in Tehran’s Haft-Hoz Square, chanting “Death to The Dictator,” directly targeting Khamenei and his terrorist regime. Share these videos so the world can see. pic.twitter.com/w8zcyOUu6t — Shayan X (@ShayanX0) January 4, 2026 An estimated 12,000 people in Iran have been killed in a severe crackdown on nationwide protests, accompanied by a near-total communications blackout designed not only to suppress dissent but to conceal the truth of what is happening on the ground. Economic exhaustion and a collapse of public trust have converged with political…

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