Trump greenlit tiny Kei cars but will Americans actually buy them?

Post published:January 21, 2026
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Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterJason GarciaNevi Bergeron and her Suzuki Cappuccino mini sports car America is known as the land of big cars and even bigger SUVs but Donald Trump has an idea that could change that.The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan, in the form of mini hatchbacks and vans half the size of a Ford F-150 pickup truck.So-called Kei cars - short for kei-jidōsha, literally "light…

Air India crash plane had record of safety defects, campaigners claim

Post published:January 21, 2026
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Aviation safety campaigners in the United States say they have evidence a plane that crashed in India last year had previously suffered a series of technical failures, including an in-flight fire.The Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed on 12 June, shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad en route to London, killing 260 people.The Foundation for Aviation Safety, a US campaign group, has sent a presentation to the US Senate outlining its findings, which it says are based on documents that…

Cambodian businessman exposed in BBC Eye online scam investigation arrested

Post published:January 20, 2026
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Cambodian Ministry of InformationKuong Li, 50, was charged with illegal recruitment for exploitation, aggravated fraud, organised crime and money launderingCambodian authorities have arrested a prominent businessman featured in a 2023 BBC Eye investigation into alleged online scam operations as part of a wider effort to tackle organised online fraud.Kuong Li, a 50-year-old Cambodian national, was charged with illegal recruitment for exploitation, aggravated fraud, organised crime and money laundering relating to alleged offences committed in Cambodia and elsewhere since…

Driver killed and several injured after train derails near Barcelona, local media report

Post published:January 20, 2026
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Thomas MackintoshandGuy HedgecoeMossosLocal police shared an image of emergency services at the scene near GélidaA train driver has been killed and at least 14 people injured after a commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona, local media report.According to local officials, the Rodalies train collided with a retaining wall which fell onto the track between Gelida and Sant Sadurní on Tuesday evening.The severity of injuries suffered by passengers is currently being assessed by emergency services.The incident occurred as…

Spat deepens between Elon Musk and Ryanair’s O’Leary

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Elon Musk has suggested he could buy Ryanair and called for its chief executive to be fired amid a deepening spat between the pair. The budget airline on Tuesday branded the Tesla chief executive an "idiot", and used the extraordinary row to promote its January sale. Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary have been trading insults over the past week after O'Leary rejected the idea of using Musk's Starlink technology to provide wi-fi on flights.The two are among…

How Brooklyn could torpedo the family brand

Post published:January 20, 2026
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Ian YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesBrooklyn Peltz Beckham has claimed "performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships" were a fixture of his lifeSir David and Lady Beckham's son Brooklyn has accused them of putting "Brand Beckham" first as they built up their global image and business empire. His bombshell statement threatens to derail both their public reputation and their private life."We've tried to give our children the most normal upbringing as possible," David said in his 2023 Netflix…

Second lady Usha Vance announces she is pregnant with fourth child

Post published:January 20, 2026
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Usha Vance, the wife of Vice-President JD Vance, has announced she is pregnant with her fourth child. In a post on X, the second lady said she is looking forward to welcoming a boy in late July. "Usha and the baby are doing well," a statement posted on Tuesday to the second lady's social media account read. Vance and his wife, Usha, 40, have three young children: Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel.Usha Vance (née Chilukuri) was born and raised…

Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2

Post published:January 20, 2026
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Lyse DoucetChief international correspondentReutersTuesday marks one year to the day Trump was inaugurated as president for his second termOn day one, he put the world on notice. "Nothing will stand in our way," President Donald Trump declared, to thunderous applause, as he ended his inauguration speech in a cold Washington winter on this day last year, at the start of his second term. Did the world fail to take enough notice?Tucked into his speech was a mention of…

Shock and confusion as officials struggle for answers

Post published:January 20, 2026
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Guy Hedgecoein Adamuz, southern SpainReutersSpain's King Felipe (far right) visited the crash site with Queen Letizia on TuesdaySunday's high-speed train crash in southern Spain, the worst in over a decade, has been a devastating tragedy for the country, with the loss of at least 42 lives.And amid the grief, many are asking what could have caused such a failure on one of Europe's most admired rail systems.The CIAF rail investigatory commission has started analysing why a train travelling…

EU to suspend approval of US tariffs deal

Post published:January 20, 2026
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Jonathan Josephs,Business reporterandNick Edser,Business reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesThe European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US tariffs deal agreed in July, according to sources close to its international trade committee.The suspension is set to be announced in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday.The move would mark another escalation in tensions between the US and Europe, as Donald Trump ratchets up his efforts to acquire Greenland, threatening new tariffs over the issue on the weekend. The stand-off has rattled…

Ukraine’s parliament and half of Kyiv with no heating after Russian strikes

Post published:January 20, 2026
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ReutersZelensky said repelling Monday night's attack had cost Ukraine about €80m (£69m) just in terms of air defence missilesA large Russian aerial strike on Ukraine has left the Ukrainian parliament and half of Kyiv's residential buildings without heating or power as temperatures across the country continue to hover around -10C.Drones, ballistic and cruise missiles targeted several locations in Ukraine, including Kyiv, Dnipro in the centre and Odesa in the south.Air raid alerts in Kyiv lasted most of the…

Kurdish-led SDF pulls out of camp for IS families during clashes in Syria

Post published:January 20, 2026
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The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says it has withdrawn from a camp holding thousands of people with alleged links to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), as clashes with the Syrian government continue despite a ceasefire agreement.The SDF said its forces were "compelled to withdraw" from al-Hol camp and redeploy to other cities in northern Syria "due to the international indifference toward the issue of [IS]".Syria's interior ministry condemned the move, saying it took place without co-ordination…