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Greenland says more surveillance and security needed in region

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen take part in a conference at Sciences Po university in Paris, France, on Jan 28.
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen take part in a conference at Sciences Po university in Paris, France, on Jan 28.

Russian volcano puts on display in latest eruption

An ash plume from the Shiveluch volcano as seen from the settlement of Klyuchi in the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula in Russia.
An ash plume from the Shiveluch volcano as seen from the settlement of Klyuchi in the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula in Russia.

Nearly 2 million military casualties from Ukraine war: Study

Fire and smoke rise in the aftermath of a Russian drone strike in Kyiv.
Fire and smoke rise in the aftermath of a Russian drone strike in Kyiv.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 28, 2026

Snow covers a street near the US Capitol building in Washington on Jan 27, two days after a winter storm swept across a large swathe of the US.
Snow covers a street near the US Capitol building in Washington on Jan 27, two days after a winter storm swept across a large swathe of the US.

Russian strikes in Ukraine kill 11, target passenger train

A war crimes prosecutor and a police officer working at the scene of a Russian drone attack on a passenger train in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on Jan 27.
A war crimes prosecutor and a police officer working at the scene of a Russian drone attack on a passenger train in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on Jan 27.

Atomic scientists set ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever

Jon Wolfsthal, director of global risk at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), Asha George, executive director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, and Steve Fetter, professor of public policy and former dean at the University of Maryland, reveal the location of the minute hand on its Doomsday Clock, indicating what world developments mean for the perceived likelihood of nuclear catastrophe, during a town-hall in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Fogarty
Jon Wolfsthal, director of global risk at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), Asha George, executive director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, and Steve Fetter, professor of public policy and former dean at the University of Maryland, reveal the location of the minute hand on its Doomsday Clock, indicating what world developments mean for the perceived likelihood of nuclear catastrophe, during a town-hall in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Fogarty

Power restored to Russia's main naval base home town after four days, governor says

Russia kills three in ‘brutal’ strike on Odesa, Ukraine says

Ukrainian rescuers carrying the body of a person who was found under the debris of a residential building in Odesa on Jan 27, following overnight Russian strikes on the city.
Ukrainian rescuers carrying the body of a person who was found under the debris of a residential building in Odesa on Jan 27, following overnight Russian strikes on the city.

As Russia bombs, Ukraine's artists squeeze frozen paint from the tube

Ukrainian artist Yuriy Denysenkov, 40-years-old, works at his studio during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko
Ukrainian artist Yuriy Denysenkov, 40-years-old, works at his studio during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko

Russia withdrawing troops from airport in northeast Syria, sources say

Pro-Kurdish protesters tear down a border fence as they attempt to cross to the Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli during a demonstration in support of Syrian Kurds and against recent military clashes between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces, in Nusaybin, southeastern Turkey, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Ensar Ozdemir
Pro-Kurdish protesters tear down a border fence as they attempt to cross to the Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli during a demonstration in support of Syrian Kurds and against recent military clashes between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces, in Nusaybin, southeastern Turkey, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Ensar Ozdemir

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.