The Petersburg Post

Monday, Jan 19th, 2026 - European countries are reportedly considering retaliatory tariffs and wider economic counter-measures against the U.S. This comes after President Donald Trump threatened regional economies with fresh export levies if they didn't let him "buy" Greenland. Trump said eight European allies would face increasing tariffs, starting at 10% on Feb. 1 and rising to 25% on June 1, if a deal is not reached allowing the ...

Monday, Jan 19th, 2026 - Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa is set to meet Mazloum Abdi, the head of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), to consolidate a ceasefire after days of battles that saw the army and government-allied tribal forces sweep across the north of the country from Aleppo to Raqqa. The meeting on Monday, postponed from Sunday due to bad weather, follows a dramatic escalation that saw Syrian government forces retake large ...

Monday, Jan 19th, 2026 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join US President Donald Trump's " Board of Peace ," the committee that will oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, his spokesman said on Monday. Speaking to reporters during a regular media briefing, Dmitry Peskov said "President Putin also received through diplomatic channels an invitation to join this Board of Peace." He said the Kremlin is now reviewing the ...

Monday, Jan 19th, 2026 - Guatemala's president has declared a state of emergency following a weekend eruption of violence during which gang members took dozens of hostages across three prisons and killed at least seven police officers in the capital in apparent retribution, after the authorities regained control of facilities where inmates had rioted. President Bernardo Arevalo issued a 30-day order on Sunday, which restricts civil ...

Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 - "There is no safe place for those who conduct, plot, or inspire attacks on American citizens," warned Admiral Brad Cooper. An "experienced terrorist leader" with ties to al Qaeda has been killed in US strikes, after an Islamic State ambush last month left three Americans dead. Bilal Hasan al Jasim had direct links to the ambush , which killed two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Syria, according to ...