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PM Modi lauds India-Jordan cooperation as five key pacts signed during visit

Amman, Dec 16 (UNI) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the outcomes of his state visit to Jordan, describing them as a “meaningful expansion” of the India-Jordan partnership.
During the visit, India and Jordan signed multiple key agreements to strengthen cooperation in strategic sectors.
These five agreements include a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in new and renewable energy, another MoU on collaboration in water resources management and development; a Twinning Agreement between Petra and Ellora to promote heritage conservation and tourism; Fourth agrement involves the renewal of the Cultural Exchange Programme for 2025-2029 to deepen people-to-people ties, while the fifth agreement involves a Letter of Intent on sharing India’s successful digital solutions at population scale for digital transformation
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Peter Navarro raises concerns over AI, farmland, and food inflation

18 Jan 2026 | 4:34 PM

Washington, Jan 18 (UNI) Former Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro has expressed concerns about American resources being used to support artificial intelligence operations abroad, farmland acquisitions, and water management, warning that these issues could have economic consequences for the United States.

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Transatlantic tensions rise as EU diplomats to hold emergency meeting on Sunday

18 Jan 2026 | 3:51 PM

Brussels, Jan 18 (UNI) The European union is set to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday in Brussels after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on eight European countries over their opposition to a potential American acquisition of Greenland.

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Arctic a "collective NATO" concern: Starmer to raise Greenland issue with Trump

18 Jan 2026 | 11:52 AM

London, Jan 18 (UNI) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday firmly rejected any suggestion of changing Greenland’s status, stressing that the Arctic island is an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark and that its future can only be decided by the people of Greenland and Denmark.

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EU puts US trade deal talks on hold after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

18 Jan 2026 | 9:50 AM

Brussels, Jan 18 (UNI) Tensions between the European union and the United States have escalated to such an extent that the EU has put negotiations on hold for the proposed EU–US trade deal after US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Denmark and several other European countries, linking the move to his push to acquire Greenland.

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