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Trump also dismissed comments by Gulf officials on Thursday that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman led efforts to talk him out of an attack, and said that it was Iran's actions that swayed him.

Trump says 'I greatly respect' that Iran leaders halted hangings, days after he warned action over protest crackdown

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X goes down again as users across the world report widespread outage

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to promote investment in rural health care in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington.

Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back US controlling Greenland

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi unveiled a Working Group on Critical Minerals and agreed to put in place a formal mechanism focused on economic security

India, Japan unveil economic security plan to de-risk economies

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US Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives before President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington.

'A great deal of fear': Inside a year of firings that have shaken Trump's US Justice Department

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Emergency tents are set up in a residential neighborhood where people can warm up following Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy objects that leave residents without power, water and heating in the dead of winter, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.

Ukraine's battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge, energy minister says

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Iranian senior cleric Ahmad Khatami delivers his sermon during Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.

Prayer leader in Iran and the faithful call for executions over protests, a red line for Trump

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A poster showing the Trump Gold Card is seen as US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington.

From buildings to battleships, Trump isn’t waiting for history to name things after him. It’s happening now

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A picture of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is placed on a board as supporters gather outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

South Korea's ex-President Yoon gets five years in prison on charges related to martial law decree

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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

China's Xi Jinping and Canada's Mark Carney seek new chapter in relations

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US strikes deal with Taiwan to cut tariffs, boost chip investment

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, and Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells speak to the media during a visit to St John Paul II College in Canberra, Australia, on Dec. 11, 2025.

Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children

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