Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing by his speech at the World Economic Forum last week, despite claims from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration that he “aggressively” walked back some of his comments during a phone call. 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/i-meant-what-i-said-carney-stands-by-davos-speech-despite-us-claims/

Carney stands by speech despite U.S. claims

Tariffs cut to zero for many industrial products, including iron and steel, plastics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/27/eu-and-india-sign-free-trade-agreement?CMP%3Dshare_btn_url

‘Mother of all deals’: EU and India sign free trade agreement

US did not pay $278 million in 2024–2025 dues and millions more in promised funds.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/01/us-stiffs-who-hundreds-of-millions-as-it-officially-withdrawals/

US officially out of WHO, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars unpaid

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/united-states-canada-f35-deal-pete-hoekstra

U.S. will have to send its own fighter jets into Canadian airspace if Ottawa doesn't buy 88 F-35s, Hoekstra says

The car giant’s CEO told Handelsblatt that US levies cost VW $2.5 billion in the first nine months of 2025, and that reductions were necessary. 

https://www.semafor.com/article/01/26/2026/volkswagen-considers-pulling-out-of-us-factory-plans-over-tariffs

Volkswagen considers pulling out of US factory plans over tariffs

The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/26/sepp-blatter-suggests-fans-should-not-travel-to-us-for-world-cup

Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup

The formal investigation into X comes after outcry at the platform's failure to prevent the creation of sexually explicit images of real people – including children.

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/01/26/european-commission-to-open-investigation-into-elon-musks-x

European Commission to open investigation into Elon Musk’s X

Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez said Sunday she has had “enough” of Washington’s orders, as she works to unite the country after the US capture of its former leader Nicolás Maduro.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/26/americas/venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-enough-us-orders-trump-oil-hnk-intl

Venezuela’s acting president says she has had “enough” of US orders | CNN

President Donald Trump says the U.S. used a secret weapon he called “The Discombobulator” to disable Venezuelan equipment when the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-weapon-maduro-drug-strikes-c052fd24a350a04a458f501b4b536e62

Trump says US used secret weapon to disable Venezuelan equipment in Maduro raid

India’s largest refiner, Indian Oil Corp, has bought about 2 million barrels of crude for March delivery as it accelerates a shift away from Russian oil and deepens sourcing from Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. | Business Insider Africa

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/india-buys-7-million-barrels-of-crude-from-angola-as-it-cuts-russian-oil-to-appease/9xz1tzs

India buys 7 million barrels of crude from Angola as it cuts Russian oil to appease the EU and US

Iranian security forces deployed unknown chemical substances amid deadly crackdowns on protestors in several cities earlier this month, eyewitnesses told Iran International, causing severe breathing problems and burning pain.

‘People collapsed': mystery chemicals lobbed at Iran protestors - eyewitnesses

https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-leo-says-civilians-ukraine-are-suffering-calls-war-end-2026-01-25/

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