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ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan's capital that killed at least seven people. The group said in a statement posted on its Aamaq news agency late on Monday that a suicide bomber entered a restaurant in Kabul frequented by Chinese nationals and detonated an explosive vest. list of 3 itemsend of list

Last year, Kainerugaba issued online threats to behead Wine, who has now gone into hiding since the vote, accusing the security forces of raiding his home and attempting to capture him. Uganda's army has denied these accusations. Wine's whereabouts have been unknown since Saturday. I'm giving him exactly 48 hours to surrender himself to the Police, Kainerugaba wrote. If he doesn't we will treat him as an outlaw/rebel and handle him accordingly.

He said Trump's actions upended the Western concept of the "rule-based global order" that Russia has long criticized, even after Moscow sent troops into neighboring Ukraine nearly four years ago. "Now it's not the Collective West writing the rules but just one its representative," Lavrov said sardonically. "It's a major upheaval for Europe, and we are watching it. The Euro-Atlantic concept of ensuring security and cooperation has discredited itself."

A Chinese Muslim...and six Afghans were killed. Several others were wounded,

The weather is sunny and (relatively) warm in Davos, but there's a definite chill in the air. Maybe it's the heightened security. Maybe it's the long lines already forming. Maybe it's that there are reportedly a lot more people here than there have been in a long time. Whatever the case, everyone seems to be on edge. Multiple attendees told me they were already feeling exhausted, as if we were halfway through the week, even though we're just getting started.

Case in point: French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly rejected Trump's offer to join the board, with his office citing the extent of the body's charter in a statement to Politico. Asked about Macron's denial, Trump told reporters Monday that he'll put a "200% tariff" on French wines and champagne, "and he'll join." He said "nobody wants" Macron because "he's going to be out of office very soon."

[The Trump administration] may have entered the office thinking that they could use their economic leverage to push China in certain policy directions," said Amanda Hsiao, a China studies director at the Eurasia Group consultancy.

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Well, you know, Michel, it casts a huge shadow over Davos. The standoff between the EU and the U.S. over Greenland escalated even more over the weekend. Eight nations showing their solidarity with Greenland and Denmark held a military exercise on the mineral-rich Arctic island. Trump responded by threatening those particular nations - and it was France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Denmark - those are big players - with an extra 10% tariff to go into effect February 1,

"M&A is high on the agenda," said Sharon Marcil, North America chair at BCG. "We're hearing it from so many CEOs."

Analysts are, understandably, uneasy. Their concern stems from President Trump's claim that a bevy of European nations would face new tariffs within a matter of weeks if they did not support America's bid to purchase Greenland, currently a territory of NATO member country Denmark, which is not putting the island up for sale. At the time of writing, the VIX volatility index is up 27% over the past five days, its highest since April last year when the Oval Office announced sweeping tariffs on every nation on the planet.

Tuesday morning, Bitcoin was trading at around $91,000, which was down around 4.5% over the past five days. It had been trading around $95,000, but took a tumble late Sunday evening, suddenly falling to less than $93,000, and trended downward early Tuesday. Ethereum, or ETH, followed a similar trajectory: ETH values are down almost 8% over the past five days, and are currently trading just north of $3,000. XRP did the same and, as of Tuesday morning, is down roughly 7%.

Israeli occupation forces demolish the home of Ibrahim Ziada in the village of Wadi Rahhal, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on July 31, 2025. Rubble, personal belongings, and furniture are seen scattered at the site as family members look on in grief and frustration. Human rights organizations and Palestinian residents denounce the demolitions as part of a broader strategy of displacement and land control.