World

Moldova proceeds with withdrawal from Russia-led CIS group

CHISINAU, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Moldova ‌is proceeding with the necessary formalities to complete its withdrawal from the Russia-led ‌Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) that emerged from the collapse of the Soviet ‌Union, Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi said on Monday.

World

Sydney beaches close after three shark attacks in two days

SYDNEY, Jan ‌20 (Reuters) - Beaches in the north of Sydney remained ‌closed on Tuesday after a shark bit a ‌man in his 20s, the city's third shark attack in two days. 

World

Canada's CPI rises 2.4 pct in December

OTTAWA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.4 percent year on year in December, following a 2.2 percent increase in November, Statistics Canada said on Monday.

Football

Soccer-Morocco's Igamane suffers ACL injury, World Cup hopes in doubt

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Lille ‌striker Hamza Igamane suffered an anterior ‌cruciate ligament injury in Morocco's Africa Cup ‌of Nations final against Senegal, the Ligue 1 side announced on Monday, casting doubt over his participation in ‍this year's World Cup.

World

4.2 million children, women in Sudan face acute malnutrition in 2026

KHARTOUM, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Global Nutrition Cluster warned on Monday that around 4.2 million children and pregnant or breastfeeding women in Sudan are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2026 amid ongoing conflict and the deterioration of basic services.

World

Feature: Thousands protest in Greenland against U.S. takeover bid

OSLO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Greenlanders marched through the streets of Nuuk on Saturday to protest recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting the Arctic island could be purchased and taken over by the United States, calling the idea unacceptable.

World

Serbia reaches preliminary deal to sell majority stake in NIS to Hungary's MOL

BELGRADE, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Serbia has reached a preliminary agreement with Hungary's MOL Group and Russia's Gazprom Neft on the sale of a majority stake in Serbian oil company NIS, a move aimed at safeguarding the Balkan country's energy security amid international sanctions on Russian entities.

Football

Soccer-Morocco achieve record FIFA ranking, Senegal rise to 12th

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Morocco ‌have achieved their highest FIFA men's world ranking, rising to eighth, despite ‌losing the Africa Cup of Nations final to Senegal, who climbed to ‌12th on Monday.

World

Hungary, Austria pledge joint action against illegal migration

BUDAPEST, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hungary and Austria are jointly protecting the external borders of the Schengen area and cooperating to curb illegal migration, Hungarian Minister of Interior Sandor Pinter said on Monday after talks with his Austrian counterpart Gerhard Karner in Budapest.

Football

Soccer-Arteta's Arsenal out to prove a point against Inter in Champions League

MILAN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Arsenal's only loss in ‌last season's Champions League first phase came at Inter Milan and Mikel Arteta wants his side to show ‌how much they have improved since then when they put their unbeaten record on the line against ‌the same opposition.

Football

Soccer-Arsenal top Deloitte's Women's Money League for 2025, Chelsea close second

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Arsenal became the ‌highest-earning women's football club in 2025, generating more revenue than any other ‌team according to figures from Deloitte released on Monday.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Mercedes to be F1's sole safety car supplier after Aston deal ends

LONDON, Jan ‌19 (Reuters) - Mercedes will be Formula ‌One's sole safety and ‌medical car supplier this season after Aston Martin decided not to extend an ‍expired five-year deal ‍to share the ‌role with the German manufacturer.

World

U.S. dollar ticks down

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Monday.

Football

Soccer-Guardiola shrugs off derby defeat as Man City focus on Champions League progress

BODO, Norway, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Manchester City have ‌put the weekend defeat by Manchester United behind them, manager Pep Guardiola said on Monday, with the focus ‌on a top-eight finish in the Champions League where his side are in a much better ‌position than last season.

World

Valentino, Italian haute couture 'emperor' who painted fashion red, dies at 93

ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A mix of carmine and ‌scarlet, with a hint of orange - a new hue, inspired by an elderly woman at Barcelona's opera house, whose elegance struck a young Valentino Garavani.

World

Mercedes-Benz starts production of all-electric version of GLB in Hungary

BUDAPEST, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- German premium automaker Mercedes-Benz on Monday started series production of the all-electric version of its GLB model at its manufacturing plant in Kecskemet, central Hungary, according to Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto.

World

U.S. tariff costs largely passed to American buyers: German study

BERLIN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The costs generated by U.S. tariffs are borne almost entirely by American importers and consumers rather than foreign exporters, a German study found on Monday, challenging claims by the U.S. administration that the burden falls overseas.

World

Spain to hold three-day mourning following deadly train crash

ADAMUZ, Spain, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced three days of official mourning following a train crash in southern Spain that has killed at least 40 people.

World

Italian iconic fashion designer Valentino passes away at 93

ROME, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Renowned Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, founder of the Valentino brand, passed away at the age of 93 in Rome on Monday, the Foundation of Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti announced.

World

9 children injured as school transport crashes into tree in S. Africa's KwaZulu-Natal

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Nine children were injured on Monday afternoon after a vehicle lost control and crashed into a tree in Pinetown, South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province, local media reported.