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Minister of Foreign Affairs Petr Macinka held talks with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar on January 20, 2026. The main topics of the meeting were the situation in the Middle East, including the implementation of the peace plan in  Gaza, economic and security cooperation, innovation, modern technology and the overall deepening of ties between the two countries. “Gideon Saar was the first foreign minister I spoke with on the phone at the end of last year. This is evidence of the strong friendship between the Czech Republic and Israel, which…

NEW DELHI/DUBAI: India signed a $3 billion deal on Monday to buy liquefied natural gas from the United Arab Emirates, making it the UAE’s top customer, as the leaders of both countries held talks to strengthen trade and defence ties. The agreement was signed during a very brief two-hour visit to India by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They pledged to double bilateral trade to $200 billion in six years and form a strategic defence partnership. Abu Dhabi state…

A letter sent by US President Donald Trump to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre claiming the United States must have “complete and total control of Greenland” has drawn strong criticism from The Atlantic, which said the remarks show a president “living in a different reality” and risk serious damage to American alliances. In the letter, Trump said that because Norway had “decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS,” he no longer felt obliged to think “purely of Peace” and would instead act…

Iran may lift its internet blackout in a few days, a senior parliament member said on Monday, after authorities shut communications while using massive force to crush protests in the worst domestic unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. In the latest sign of weakness in the authorities’ control, state television appeared to be hacked late on Sunday, briefly showing speeches by United States President Donald Trump and the exiled son of Iran’s last shah calling on the public to revolt. Iran’s streets have largely been quiet for a week, authorities…

NUUK: Donald Trump no longer needs to think “purely of peace” after being snubbed for a Nobel, the US president said in comments published on Monday, adding the world will not be safe until Washington controls Greenland. Trump has put the transatlantic alliance to the test with threats to take over Greenland “one way or the other”, as European countries close ranks against Washington’s designs on the vast Danish autonomous territory. German and French leaders denounced as “blackmail” weekend threats by Trump to wield new tariffs against countries which oppose…

India signed a $3 billion deal on Monday to buy liquefied natural gas from the United Arab Emirates, making it the UAE’s top customer, as the leaders of both countries held talks to strengthen trade and defence ties. The agreement was signed during a very brief two-hour visit to India by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They pledged to double bilateral trade to $200b in six years and form a strategic defence partnership. The presence of members of the…