U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on French wines and champagne after French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly declined to join his proposed Board of Peace for Gaza. Speaking to reporters, Trump signaled he would use trade penalties as leverage, escalating tensions between Washington and Paris.
20 January,2026 07:21 PM IST
The United States has deployed military aircraft to Greenland as tensions rise over control of the strategically vital Arctic territory. NORAD confirms the aircraft will operate from Pituffik Space Base. This followed soon after Denmark sent additional troops and military equipment to the island.
20 January,2026 06:10 PM IST
Russia launched a massive overnight air assault on Ukraine, firing ballistic and cruise missiles alongside more than 300 attack drones, targeting Kyiv and multiple regions across the country. Power and water supplies were disrupted in parts of the capital as explosions rocked the city during freezing winter temperatures. Initial reports confirm damage in Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Dnipro, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, and Sumy, with emergency crews and repair teams deployed nationwide. Ukrainian air defense forces intercepted a significant number of incoming targets, aided by recently delivered missile supplies.
20 January,2026 06:09 PM IST
Russia is watching closely and with visible satisfaction as Donald Trump’s renewed pressure over Greenland sends shockwaves through NATO and the European Union. Across Kremlin-aligned television networks and political commentary shows, Trump’s Greenland posture is being framed not as a diplomatic dispute, but as a strategic stress test exposing NATO’s internal fractures. Russian state media has seized on the growing EU-U.S. standoff, portraying Washington’s demands and tariff threats as evidence of a weakening transatlantic alliance. Analysts in Moscow argue that Trump’s insistence on U.S. control or dominance over Greenland has placed European capitals, particularly Copenhagen and Brussels, in an impossible position. WATCH
20 January,2026 01:51 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
