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Greenland tensions continue at Davos

Greenland tensions continue at Davos

The World Economic Forum in Switzerland has been dominated by President Trump's ambition to take control of Greenland and his threat to impose tariffs...

2026-01-20 17:12:00 2844
Europe grapples with transatlantic crisis at Davos

Europe grapples with transatlantic crisis at Davos

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Europe's most senior politicians grapple with a transatlantic crisis and a US president speaking to them in a wa...

2026-01-20 10:16:00 2846
European allies rebuff Donald Trump's latest threats over Greenland

European allies rebuff Donald Trump's latest threats over Greenland

European allies rebuff Trump over Greenland -- we'll hear the case FOR a US takeover.
Dozens dead in Spain as in a high-speed train crash. We s...

2026-01-19 17:26:00 2845
European countries harden response to Trump's Greenland threats

European countries harden response to Trump's Greenland threats

European countries harden their response to President Trump's repeated threats to take over Greenland. We hear from a Swedish Member of the European P...

2026-01-19 10:45:00 2827
Danish PM: "Europe won't be blackmailed"

Danish PM: "Europe won't be blackmailed"

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says "Europe won't be blackmailed", as she and other European leaders continue to weigh their response to U...

2026-01-18 17:24:00 2848
EU holds emergency meeting over US tariff threats

EU holds emergency meeting over US tariff threats

European Union ambassadors will hold an emergency meeting later today in Brussels to discuss their response to Mr Trump's threat of tariffs on Europea...

2026-01-18 09:21:00 2638
US to impose tariffs on European countries

US to impose tariffs on European countries

Donald Trump says he'll impose 10% tariffs on eight European allies including Germany, France, Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and the Nethe...

2026-01-17 17:15:00 2846
Yoweri Museveni declared winner of Uganda election

Yoweri Museveni declared winner of Uganda election

Uganda’s opposition leader, Bobi Wine, has urged his supporters to hold non- violent protests following presidential elections on Thursday. In a video...

2026-01-17 09:51:00 2848
'The Islamic Republic will fall', says exiled crown prince

'The Islamic Republic will fall', says exiled crown prince

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah (king), has pledged to return and lead his country into democracy. We speak to one of his supporters...

2026-01-16 17:12:00 2831
China-Canada trade deal announced

China-Canada trade deal announced

President Xi Jinping stressed that both sides should respect each other's sovereignty and integrity. Canadian PM Mark Carney described China as a real...

2026-01-16 10:12:00 2838
Nato soldiers arrive in Greenland

Nato soldiers arrive in Greenland

Nato soldiers are arriving in Greenland as the Trump administration continues to insist that the US must own the island. We hear from a former senior...

2026-01-15 17:20:00 2828
Trump says 'killing has stopped' in Iran after violent protest crackdown

Trump says 'killing has stopped' in Iran after violent protest crackdown

The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said his government has no plans to hang people arrested for taking part in protests. President Trum...

2026-01-15 10:16:00 2847
Disagreement remains at talks over Greenland

Disagreement remains at talks over Greenland

The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland say there's still a fundamental disagreement with the United States over Greenland, after high- level t...

2026-01-14 17:17:00 2603
Iran: Erfan Soltani’s family understand he’s about to be executed

Iran: Erfan Soltani’s family understand he’s about to be executed

Relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was detained last week, told BBC Persian he was due to be executed today. It is unclear whether this has t...

2026-01-14 10:31:00 2639
Trump tells Iran protesters: "Help is on its way"

Trump tells Iran protesters: "Help is on its way"

President Trump told Iranian protesters that help was “on its way” and encouraged them to keep demonstrating. Around 2,000 people, including some of t...

2026-01-13 17:10:00 2823
Thousands reported killed in Iran

Thousands reported killed in Iran

More details emerge of Iranian security suppression of protests, witnesses say thousands were killed, as telephone services are partially restored. Al...

2026-01-13 10:16:00 2843
Iran's foreign minister: protests brought under 'total control'

Iran's foreign minister: protests brought under 'total control'

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has hailed a day of rallies in support of the government, as estimates of the number of anti- regime protesters kil...

2026-01-12 17:14:00 2852
Trump mulls "very strong" military options in Iran

Trump mulls "very strong" military options in Iran

President Donald Trump says the US military is considering "very strong options" in Iran, as anti-government protests enter a third week. We'll hear f...

2026-01-12 10:25:00 2843
Iran warns US against intervention as protesters defy crackdown

Iran warns US against intervention as protesters defy crackdown

The Iranian president has said he's willing to negotiate with genuine protesters over their economic grievances after another night of mass demonstrat...

2026-01-11 17:07:00 2760
Iran’s president offers to negotiate over protesters' grievances

Iran’s president offers to negotiate over protesters' grievances

As mass protests continue in Iran over economic grievances, President Masoud Pezeshkian says he's willing to negotiate, but accuses foreign powers of...

2026-01-11 09:06:00 2635
Iran protests grow despite regime crackdown

Iran protests grow despite regime crackdown

Anti- government protesters have flooded the streets of the Iranian capital for a third night as Donald Trump repeats his support for the movement. Re...

2026-01-10 17:07:00 2847
Iran: Pahlavi calls for more protests

Iran: Pahlavi calls for more protests

After another night of nationwide protests, the exiled son of Iran's ousted shah has urged Iranians to go further and seize and hold city centres. We...

2026-01-10 09:27:00 2543
Reports suggest growing protests in Iran

Reports suggest growing protests in Iran

Mass protests across Iran: but how will the authorities respond? We hear from the BBC Persian Service, where journalists are trying to monitor events...

2026-01-09 17:08:00 2849
Iranian Supreme Leader denounces protests

Iranian Supreme Leader denounces protests

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has described demonstrators as vandals aiming to please a foreign power - as he faces the biggest wave of a...

2026-01-09 11:08:00 2607
Trump officials defend officer who shot woman in Minneapolis while protests continue

Trump officials defend officer who shot woman in Minneapolis while protests continue

Vice-President J.D.Vance insists Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer in self defence. We hear the latest from the city amid conflicting accounts of...

2026-01-08 17:15:00 2850
Hundreds attend Minneapolis vigil after ICE shooting

Hundreds attend Minneapolis vigil after ICE shooting

Hundreds of people have attended a vigil in the US city of Minneapolis to protest against the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration agent...

2026-01-08 10:12:00 2840
US seizes Russian-flagged tanker in Atlantic

US seizes Russian-flagged tanker in Atlantic

The United States says it has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil - one in the Caribbean and a Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic. W...

2026-01-07 17:29:00 2846
US says it could use its military to seize Greenland

US says it could use its military to seize Greenland

US President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said. The Whit...

2026-01-07 10:17:00 2850
European leaders commit to post-ceasefire security guarantees for Ukraine

European leaders commit to post-ceasefire security guarantees for Ukraine

After a meeting in Paris of the European allies who call themselves the "coalition of the willing", with the Ukrainian president and two senior US env...

2026-01-06 17:16:00 2845
From the sidelines, Venezuela's opposition praises US intervention

From the sidelines, Venezuela's opposition praises US intervention

The Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, has said the removal from power of President Nicolas Maduro by US special forces is a huge ste...

2026-01-06 10:28:00 2841
Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges

Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges

The Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty in New York to drug trafficking and other charges while Delcy Rodríguez has been sworn in as Ve...

2026-01-05 17:39:00 2847
Trump warns new Venezuelan leader as Maduro set to appear in court

Trump warns new Venezuelan leader as Maduro set to appear in court

The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife are being transferred to a court in New York to face drugs charges -- two days after they were se...

2026-01-05 11:14:00 2849
Rubio defends US actions in Venezuela

Rubio defends US actions in Venezuela

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told CBS news that the US will defend its interests in its own western hemisphere and insists Venezuelan President N...

2026-01-04 17:16:00 2845
What happens next in Venezuela?

What happens next in Venezuela?

The US will "run" Venezuela until a "safe, proper and judicious transition" can be ensured, Donald Trump has said, after US strikes led to the capture...

2026-01-04 09:28:00 2850
Trump: US intends to 'run' Venezuela, after the capture of President Nicolas Maduro

Trump: US intends to 'run' Venezuela, after the capture of President Nicolas Maduro

President Trump has announced the United States will run Venezuela until an orderly transition can be achieved, saying he wasn't afraid of putting boo...

2026-01-03 17:34:00 2848
US launches strikes on Venezuela and captures president

US launches strikes on Venezuela and captures president

The United States has captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and launched a “large-scale” strike against the country, according to...

2026-01-03 09:41:00 2814
Swiss officials believe that the fatal fire was started by sparklers

Swiss officials believe that the fatal fire was started by sparklers

Investigators have questioned two French managers from the bar and are looking into the insulation foam used on the ceiling.
Iran has warned Pre...

2026-01-02 17:26:00 2888
Swiss fire families face agonising wait

Swiss fire families face agonising wait

As new images emerge of the fire at "Le Constellation" bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, the families of those still missing face an agoni...

2026-01-02 10:12:00 2848
Around 40 people killed and 115 injured in New Year fire at Swiss bar

Around 40 people killed and 115 injured in New Year fire at Swiss bar

The President of Switzerland says the fire at a ski resort early on New Year's Day which killed around 40 people is one of his country's worst tragedi...

2026-01-01 17:16:00 2551
Dozens of people die after fire at Swiss ski resort

Dozens of people die after fire at Swiss ski resort

Swiss police say dozens of people have died in a fire at the ski resort of Crans-Montana. More than a hundred others were injured, many seriously. The...

2026-01-01 11:08:00 2840
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