Trump suspends European tariffs after preliminary deal on Greenland
US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will not impose tariffs on eight European countries, which are expected to take effect on February 1, due to progress in talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about Greenland in Davos.
Trump said the two leaders reached preliminary agreements regarding Greenland during what he described as productive discussions and stated that it would benefit the US and all NATO members.
Trump also ruled out the possibility of the US using force to take control of the Arctic island.
Iranian government releases first death toll from protests
On Wednesday, Iranian state television broadcast statements from the Interior Ministry and the Martyrs and Veterans Foundation, an official body that provides services to the families of those killed in wars, saying 3,117 people were killed.
He added that about 2,400 of those killed in the demonstrations were civilians and security forces, but gave no details about the rest.
Meanwhile, human rights activists dispute this figure, reporting at least 4,902 victims and warning that the real number could be higher.
Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
According to reports from hospitals in Gaza, Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians on Wednesday, including two 13-year-old boys and three journalists.
The journalists were hit during an airstrike while traveling to document a new displaced persons camp.
The Israeli military said it had ordered the strike after its soldiers "identified several suspects flying a drone linked to Hamas" in central Gaza.
New Zealand storms: People missing after landslide hits campsite as minister likens east coast to a 'war zone'
New Zealand emergency services are searching for several people, including a child, who are believed to be missing after a landslide hit the Mount Maunganui campsite during heavy storms in the North Island.
Emergency Minister Mark Mitchell also spoke about the situation, saying parts of the east coast looked like "a war zone", with helicopters deployed to rescue families sheltering on rooftops from flooding, while a local state of emergency was declared in five regions.
Footage from Mount Maunganui showed overturned camper vans and fallen trees, while witnesses told local media they heard a loud bang before seeing a large chunk of the hill hit the campsite.
