U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will meet with several parties over his ambition to take control of Greenland during the upcoming World Economic Forum. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/politics/trump-meet-greenland-davos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #greenland #davos #denmark
At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, a central question lies among the range of likely topics: What will U.S. President Donald Trump do next? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/politics/global-leaders-davos-messy-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #davos #environment #greenland #middleeast #israel #gaza #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #venezuela #nato #un #iran #china
With access to mental health care stretched thin in Ghana, families often turn instead to forest "prayer camps" and spiritual healers, driven by beliefs mental illness is rooted in curses, witchcraft or possession. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/society/ghana-mentally-ill-prayer-care/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #ghana #mentalhealth #africa
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb is worried the crisis over Greenland will "suck out all the oxygen” at the World Economic Forum in Davos and sideline Russia’s war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/greenland-davos-stubb/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #finland #alexanderstubb #davos #greenland #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #nato
Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast will inherit a crisis as raging wildfires left at least 19 people dead and hundreds homeless over the weekend, setting up a lengthy reconstruction process on his watch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/politics/chile-president-wildfires-kill-19/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #chile #joseantoniokast #wildfires #southamerica
The U.K. appeared to lay the groundwork for approving China’s new embassy in London — a decision that risks driving a deeper wedge both within the ruling Labour party and with the U.S. administration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/politics/uk-groundwork-chinese-embassy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #china #uk #labour #us
Syrian government troops tightened their grip across a swathe of northern and eastern territory after Kurdish forces abandoned it in a dramatic shift that has consolidated President Ahmed al-Sharaa's rule. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/syria-kurdish-is-prisoners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #syria #kurds #middleeast #ahmadalsharaa
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace has got off to a rough start: questioned by Europe, criticized by Israel and celebrated by friends of the Kremlin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/politics/trump-peace-board-davos-macron/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #france #emmanuelmacron #us #donaldtrump #middleeast #israel #gaza
U.S. President Donald Trump linked his claims on Greenland to not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in a letter he sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/trump-greenland-nobel-prize/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #greenland #us #norway #denmark #eu #europe
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England’s contested 1,100-year anniversary passed with little public interest, reflecting a broadly unbothered national identity, even as a small but vocal far-right English nationalism gains visibility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/19/world/being-properly-english/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #uk #england #tommyrobinson #donaldtrump #nigelfarage #mikenesbitt #georgeorwell #johnmajor #rishisunak #labour #tories #reformuk #conservativeparty #ulsterunionistparty #maga #englishdefenceleague
A proposed ban on institutional investors buying single-family homes may sound populist but would do little to improve affordability and would likely reduce home construction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/19/world/make-housing-more-affordable/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #homes #useconomy #donaldtrump
South Korea’s current turmoil shows how lingering authoritarian institutions continue to tempt presidents into abusing executive power, leaving civil society and the courts as the primary checks on overreach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/19/world/yoon-suk-yeol-and-power-abuse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #yoonsukyeol #nationalassembly #moonjaein #leejaemyung #rohtaewoo #leemyungbak #parkgeunhye #rohmoohyun #martiallaw
A high-speed train has derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain, killing at least 21 people, police say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/spain-trains-collide-21-killed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #spain #railaccidents
Syria and the main Kurdish fighting force in the country have struck a wide-ranging deal to bring Kurdish civilian and military authorities under central government control, ending days of fighting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/syria-kurdish-forces-integration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #kurds #middleeast #ahmadalsharaa #basharassad #syriandemocraticforces
As immigration puts a strain on things such as housing and health care, Switzerland is asking itself: Is 10 million people too many? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/society/switzerland-10-million-people/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #switzerland #demographics #eu #europe #davos
Uncontrolled wildfires tore through communities in southern Chile, leaving charred ruins in their wake and at least 18 dead, authorities said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/chile-emergency-wildfires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #chile #wildfires #southamerica #climatechange
Exit polls and first partial results in Portugal are showing moderate socialist Antonio Jose Seguro and far-right leader Andre Ventura are heading into a runoff next month — the first since 1986. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/socialist-far-right-portugal-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #portugal #europe
White House officials had held discussions with Venezuela's hard-line interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, months before the U.S. operation to seize President Nicolas Maduro, and have been speaking to him since. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/us-venezuelan-minister-cabello/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #venezuela #donaldtrump #nicholasmaduro
Ursula von der Leyen's preference for trade concessions over confrontation with U.S. President Donald Trump has done nothing to impede Washington and little to benefit the European Union, numerous officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/trump-greenland-tariffs-eu-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #eu #europe #us #globaleconomy #tariffs #trade #greenland #donaldtrump #ursulavonderleyen