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Europeans reeling as Trump imposes tariffs on 8 countries over Greenland dispute
January 17, 2026 - 9:51 PM

BERLIN (AP) — Europeans were reeling Sunday from U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that eight countries will face 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland.
In their words: European governments criticize Trump's tariff threats over Greenland
January 17, 2026 - 9:48 PM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — European governments blasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that eight countries will face 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland beginning next month.
At 45, Venus Williams sets record at Australian Open but falls in the 1st round
January 17, 2026 - 9:47 PM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Venus Williams set a record just by starting her first-round match at the Australian Open, a testament to her endurance and longevity at the highest level of tennis.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
January 17, 2026 - 9:05 PM

Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
Death toll rises to 6 in a fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s city of Karachi
January 17, 2026 - 8:57 PM

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Firefighters in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi battled a blaze Sunday at a multistory shopping plaza that erupted overnight, killing six people, including a firefighter, officials said.
Syrian government seizes strategic town in Raqqa from Kurdish forces in an ongoing push eastward
January 17, 2026 - 8:47 PM

TABQA, Syria (AP) — Government forces seized a strategic town Sunday in eastern Syria, part of an ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River.
Indonesian rescuers find a body and wreckage of plane in mountainous region
January 17, 2026 - 8:27 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers on Sunday recovered a body in the ongoing search for 11 people aboard a plane that is believed to have crashed the previous day while approaching a mountainous region on Sulawesi island during cloudy weather.
Zeynep Sönmez rushes to aid ballkid during Australian Open upset win
January 17, 2026 - 7:27 PM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Zeynep Sönmez rushed to the aid of an ailing ballkid in an interruption to play during her first-round upset win over No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova on Sunday at the Australian Open.
Massive fire engulfs dozens of shops at a shopping mall in southern Pakistan, killing 3 people
January 17, 2026 - 6:17 PM

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A massive fire swept through a multistory shopping mall in Pakistan’s largest southern city of Karachi late Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring about a dozen others, police and rescue officials said.
Moutet's underarm serve seals Australian Open first-round win
January 17, 2026 - 5:30 PM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Corentin Moutet sliced in an underarm serve on match point and sealed his first-round victory at the Australian Open on Sunday when Tristan Schoolkate floated his forehand return too long.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Europeans reeling as Trump imposes tariffs on 8 countries over Greenland dispute

In their words: European governments criticize Trump's tariff threats over Greenland

At 45, Venus Williams sets record at Australian Open but falls in the 1st round

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

Death toll rises to 6 in a fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s city of Karachi

Syrian government seizes strategic town in Raqqa from Kurdish forces in an ongoing push eastward

Indonesian rescuers find a body and wreckage of plane in mountainous region

Zeynep Sönmez rushes to aid ballkid during Australian Open upset win

Massive fire engulfs dozens of shops at a shopping mall in southern Pakistan, killing 3 people

Moutet's underarm serve seals Australian Open first-round win

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