🚨 TRUMP SAYS INFLATION HAS BEEN DEFEATED President Donald Trump said inflation is “defeated” during a recent economic speech. He pointed to slowing core inflation and stronger growth forecasts as signs that prices are stabilizing. Economists agree inflation has eased but note

🚨 BANK OF KOREA UNVEILS FIRST IN‑HOUSE AI FOR CENTRAL BANKERS The Bank of Korea has launched an in‑house AI system designed specifically for central bank work. Officials say it is the first platform of its kind built and operated entirely inside a central bank. The system,

🚨 TRUMP SAYS THERE IS ‘NO GOING BACK’ ON GREENLAND PUSH President Donald Trump has renewed his push to take control of Greenland, saying there is “no going back” despite strong criticism from European leaders. He shared private messages from world leaders and warned that the

🚨 HOUSE PANEL LAUNCHES PROBE INTO MINNESOTA MEDICAID FRAUD A House committee has opened a sweeping investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud in Minnesota. Lawmakers say the state may have missed or ignored signs of large‑scale abuse in several social service programs. The

🚨 SCHOOL BUS CRASH IN SOUTH AFRICA KILLS 11 CHILDREN A school minibus crashed into a truck south of Johannesburg on Monday morning, killing at least 11 children. The bus overturned while taking pupils to school. Five more children were taken to hospital in critical condition.

🚨 U.S. MOVES CARRIER GROUP TOWARD MIDDLE EAST AS TENSIONS WITH IRAN RISE The U.S. is moving the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group toward the Middle East as tensions with Iran continue to climb. Open‑source tracking shows the carrier and its escorts shifting from the

🚨 FAKE PIZZA HUT INAUGURATION LANDS PAKISTAN’S DEFENCE MINISTER IN TROUBLE Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is facing criticism after he inaugurated what turned out to be a fake Pizza Hut outlet in Sialkot. Photos and videos from the event spread quickly online. Soon

🚨 DRONE STRIKE HITS IRANIAN KURDISH OPPOSITION BASE IN ERBIL A drone strike hit a base used by the Kurdistan Freedom Party of Iran in Erbil province. One fighter died and several others were hurt. Local officials said the attack happened early in the morning near Darashakran.

🚨 IED FOUND IN SHOPIAN ORCHARD AHEAD OF REPUBLIC DAY Security forces found an improvised explosive device in an orchard at Awneea Zainapora in Shopian. A patrol team spotted the device during a search operation. A bomb squad reached the site and defused it safely. The area

🚨 NATO CHIEF BACKS TRUMP ON ARCTIC SECURITY NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance must act to protect the Arctic from growing Russian and Chinese influence. He spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos and agreed with President Donald Trump’s warning about

🚨 IAF TRAINING AIRCRAFT CRASHES INTO PRAYAGRAJ POND An Indian Air Force training aircraft went down in a pond in Prayagraj during a routine flight. Officials said the aircraft developed a technical problem mid‑air. Both pilots ejected safely and were rescued soon after. Rescue

🚨 MARKETS SLIDE AS TRUMP’S GREENLAND TARIFF THREAT SHAKES INVESTORS US and global markets fell sharply after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on several European countries over the Greenland dispute. The Dow dropped 870 points. The Nasdaq also saw heavy losses.

🚨 IRAN DEFENDS PROTEST CRACKDOWN IN WSJ OP‑ED Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has used a Wall Street Journal opinion piece to defend his government’s response to the recent unrest. He said the protests began peacefully and that officials saw them as legitimate.

🚨 MALAYSIA MOVES TO LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL ENTRY AGE, RAISING PARENT CONCERNS Malaysia will let children start Year One at age six from 2027. The move is part of a wider education overhaul that also brings in a new national assessment system. Parents worry the “optional” early

🚨 ENGINEERS SET NEW RECORD FOR ANTIMONY CHALCOGENIDE SOLAR CELLS Engineers at the University of New South Wales have achieved a certified 10.7% efficiency with antimony chalcogenide solar cells. This is the highest independently verified result for this emerging material. The

🚨 GOLD HITS RECORD HIGH AS INVESTORS FLEE TO SAFETY Gold climbed past $4,800 an ounce, setting a new all‑time high. Traders moved into the metal as tensions between the US, Europe, and Greenland rattled global markets. A weaker dollar and worries about political stability also

🚨 MEARSHEIMER CHALLENGES U.S. NARRATIVE ON IRAN IN PIERS MORGAN INTERVIEW Professor John Mearsheimer told Piers Morgan that Iran does not threaten the United States. He said Iran mainly threatens Israel, not America. He also called himself an “America Firster” and argued that

🚨 KAST SPARKS OUTRAGE BY NAMING EX‑PINOCHET LAWYERS TO KEY MINISTRIES Chile’s president‑elect Jose Antonio Kast has chosen two former lawyers of dictator Augusto Pinochet to lead the defence and human rights ministries. The picks — Fernando Barros for defence and Fernando

🚨 CANADA WEIGHS GUERRILLA TACTICS IN HYPOTHETICAL US INVASION SCENARIO Canadian officials have confirmed that the military has modeled how the country might respond if the United States ever launched an invasion. The Globe and Mail reported that internal assessments suggest US

🚨 EU FREEZES US TRADE DEAL AFTER NEW TARIFF THREATS OVER GREENLAND EU lawmakers have paused the ratification of the EU–US trade deal after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on several European countries. The move follows Trump’s plan to impose a 10% tariff on