Category: World

Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Czernin Palace. Welcome to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. And thank you for accepting my invitation to this meeting. Let me begin by wishing you all the very best for the new year. May you enjoy good health and much happiness in your personal lives, and may our cooperation be mutually beneficial. Allow me, as the foreign minister of the new government, to use this rare opportunity to briefly present the main accents and priorities of our foreign…

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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…

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The United Arab Emirates has accepted an invitation to join United States President Donald Trump’s newly proposed “Board of Peace”, the UAE foreign ministry said on Tuesday, making Abu Dhabi one of the first governments to publicly endorse the initiative. The ministry said the UAE stood ready to “contribute actively to the mission of the Board of Peace, supporting greater cooperation, stability and prosperity for all”, marking formal alignment with Washington’s new conflict-resolution effort. Read More: Trump invites more global leaders to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ The acceptance comes as…

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed developments in Syria and Gaza in a call with US President Donald Trump, his office said on Wednesday, as Syria’s Turkey-backed government announced a ceasefire with US-allied Kurdish forces after days of clashes. Syria’s government this week seized swathes of territory in the northeast and gave the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces four days to agree on integrating into the central state. The SDF’s main ally, the United States, said in a statement that the partnership with the group had changed in nature after Syria’s new…

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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, “You got to let the UN continue,” when asked about his plans for a so-called “Board of Peace” that has alarmed international experts. Governments around the world have reacted cautiously to Trump’s invitation to join that initiative that the U.S. president says aims to resolve conflicts globally, a plan that diplomats said could harm the work of the United Nations. Read: Russia, India invited to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ “Might,” Trump said when asked by a reporter if he wanted the “Board of Peace to replace the UN.”…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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