- At least 39 people have been killed and dozens injured after a high-speed train crashed in southern Spain, the country’s worst rail disaster in more than a decade.
- Syria announces nationwide ceasefire with SDF after nearly two weeks of fighting.
- A fire at Pakistan’s Gul Plaza killed 14, including a firefighter, as rescuers search for dozens more. The blaze, which spanned 1,200 stores, took over 24 hours to extinguish.
- Denmark’s PM Mette Frederiksen said, “Europe won’t be blackmailed” after Trump threatened a 10% tariff on goods from eight allies over Greenland.
- Over 60 British Labour MPs have urged the British prime minister to ban under-16s from “unregulated, addictive social media platforms.”
- NASA aims to launch its 10-day Artemis II mission on Feb 6, sending four astronauts around the Moon—the first crewed lunar flight since Apollo 17 in 1972.
- China’s population fell for the fourth consecutive year in 2025, as record-low birth rates persisted despite government incentives.
TOP WORLD NEWS AT A GLANCE – 19 January 2026
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen say Europe will not give in to tariff threats from US President Donald Trump
Deadly Spain train crash, Syria ceasefire, Pakistan fire, Greenland tariff row, UK social media ban push, NASA’s Artemis II, and China’s population decline

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