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Jan 30, 2026 - World

Judith Chernaik, an American writer in London, started the Poems on the Underground project 40 years ago

Jan 30, 2026 - World

Cubans are hustling to become more self-sufficient as the U.S. government tightens its economic noose over the communist-run island in a move experts say is meant to force a popular uprising and usher in a new government

Jan 30, 2026 - World

US president warns against closer ties with China during British PM’s trip to secure lower tariffs and better market accessDonald Trump has warned the UK against doing business with China, just hours after Keir Starmer lauded the economic relationship during a landmark visit to Beijing.The US president said it was “very dangerous” for the UK to pursue closer ties with the rival superpower as the prime minister’s three-hour talks with Xi Jinping underlined a thaw in previously strained relations. Continue reading...

Jan 30, 2026 - World

Panama's president moved to assure the public on Friday that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption - a day after the country's Supreme Court ruled that the concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong's CK Hutchison Holdings was unconstitutional.

Jan 30, 2026 - World

Ukraine president says he will wait to see if Putin complies with Trump request to halt strikes on energy infrastructureUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he was waiting to see whether Russia would observe a proposed pause in strikes on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, as Kyiv endures a spell of bitter winter cold.Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for a week after he issued a personal appeal to the Russian leader due to the extreme weather in Ukraine. Continue reading...