China warned its citizens on Monday against travelling to Japan during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, citing deteriorating public security, with Tokyo and Beijing locked in a diplomatic spat.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani navigated the early test of his management chops by assisting motorists whose cars were trapped by heavy snowfall on freezing city roads.

China's foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday that the trade deal was not aimed at Washington.

A massive winter storm headed towards the northeast United States after sweeping across much of the country, threatening tens of millions of Americans with blackouts, transportation chaos and bone-chilling cold.

Local officials have disputed administration officials' claims that the shootings by ICE agents were acts of self-defense, citing bystander video that appears to contradict the government's accounts.

Thousands gathered in the rain in the Brazilian capital to support Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to 27 years in prison last year for leading a failed coup d'etat following his narrow re-election loss.

Greg Bovino's public profile rose further in recent days as he defended violent immigration sweeps in Minneapolis, which culminated Saturday with federal agents fatally shooting 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti.

The US National Weather Service (NWS) told Americans to expect more of the same weather conditions into Monday morning.

A new video has emerged on social media showing the moment when federal agents fatally shot US citizen Alex Pretti amid the ongoing mass immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, which appears at odds with Team Trump's claims about the killing.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday said that a "successful India" makes the world more "stable, prosperous and secure", a statement that came ahead of a "historic" trade agreement between New Delhi and the European Union.

The unveiling of the mural in Enghelab Square comes as the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and accompanying warships move toward the region.

Cracks within the Donald Trump administration in the United States came under the spotlight when an audio recording of Senator Ted Cruz surfaced, where he openly criticised Vice President JD Vance and 'sometimes' even President Trump.

Canadian PM Mark Carney said his recent agreement with China merely cuts tariffs on a few sectors that were recently hit with tariffs.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's surprise India trip seemed to have a ripple effect on South Asian geopolitical equations, bringing an indirect setback for Pakistan.

Trump had previously said when describing the raid on Maduro's compound that the US had turned off "almost all of the lights in Caracas," but he didn't detail how they accomplished that.

As India marked its 77th Republic Day on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron shared a 2024 selfie with PM Modi.

A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank Monday morning in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping extended greetings to India on its 77th Republic Day on Monday, calling for strong regional partnerships between "good neighbours, friends and partners".

At Davos, Ursula von der Leyen made India the centrepiece of her declaration of European independence. The president of the European Commission said that she was travelling to New Delhi to energise the relationship.

A spokesperson for Spain's Federation of Jewish Communities (FCJE) said that more than 20 graves had been desecrated.