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Powell says Federal Reserve subpoenaed by US Justice Department
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Sunday that the central bank had been subpoenaed by the US Justice Department, blasting the move as part of President Donald Trump's extraordinary pressure campaign on US monetary policy decisions.
Myanmar votes in second phase of junta-run election
The armed forces have ruled Myanmar for most of its post-independence history, before a decade-long democratic thaw saw civilians take the reins in a burst of reform.
N. Korea demands detailed ‘explanation’ from Seoul over drone incursion
The North alleged on Saturday that the craft crossed from the South Korean border county of Ganghwa into the North Korean city of Kaesong in early January, and released photos of wreckage from the drone it claimed to have shot down.
Thousands of Irish farmers protest EU-Mercosur trade deal
Tractors streamed into the roads of Athlone, in central Ireland, for the demonstration, displaying signs including "Stop EU-Mercosur" and ones with the European Union flag emblazoned with the words "sell out".
New UK death after storms, 100,000 French homes without power
Some 15 people have died in weather-related accidents this week across Europe as gale-force winds and storms caused travel mayhem, shut schools, and cut power to hundreds of thousands in freezing temperatures.
Nicaragua arrests dozens for reportedly supporting capture of Maduro
Since the arrest of Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, "at least 60 arbitrary arrests" have occurred over alleged support for the operation, the NGO Blue and White Monitoring, which compiles reports of human rights violations in Nicaragua, said in a post on X.
Greenland’s parties say they don’t want to be under US
"We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danish, we want to be Greenlanders," the leaders of five parties in Greenland's parliament said.
Direct Bangladesh-Pakistan flights to resume after 14 years
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is scheduled to fly its first Dhaka–Karachi flight on January 29 and will be operated twice weekly, the first regular flights since 2012.
Farmers enter Paris on tractors in protest at trade deal
Dozens of tractors arrived before dawn and cruised through Paris, with some reaching the Eiffel Tower and others at the Arc de Triomphe, in a protest organised by the Rural Confederation union.
New Venezuela leader says ‘no foreign power’ running country
Trump insists Washington is now "in charge" of the Caribbean country but has said he is prepared to work with Rodriguez -- provided she submits to his demand for access to Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
