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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
USA-TRUMP/GREENLAND-EUROPE
EU scrambles to avert Trump Greenland tariffs, prepares retaliation
BRUSSELS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - European Union ambassadors reached broad agreement on Sunday to intensify efforts to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs on European allies, while also preparing retaliatory measures should the duties go ahead, EU diplomats said.
USA-TRUMP/BOARD
World leaders show caution on Trump's broader 'Board of Peace' amid fears for UN
Jan 18 (Reuters) - Governments reacted cautiously on Sunday to U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to join his "Board of Peace" initiative aimed at resolving conflicts globally, a plan that diplomats said could harm the work of the United Nations.
U.S.
USA-TRUMP/MINNESOTA-PENTAGON
Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government's deportation drive, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday.
USA-FED/COOK-COURT
Supreme Court tests limits of Trump's power over the economy in fight over Fed's Lisa Cook
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court signaled four months into Donald Trump's second presidential term last year its interest in shielding the Federal Reserve from political interference.
BUSINESS
TOYOTA INDS-ELLIOTT/STAKE
Elliott says offer for Toyota Industries is 40% undervalued, proposes alternative plan
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott Investment Management on Sunday said the Toyota Group's bid to take Toyota Industries private undervalues the forklift maker by almost 40% and proposed a growth plan that it said would more than double the company's value by 2028.
TAIWAN-POWERCHIP SMC/MICRON TECH
Powerchip shares jump after Micron moves to buy Taiwan fab for $1.8 billion
TAIPEI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Shares of Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp rose nearly 10%, after U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology said it would buy a fabrication plant from the company.
SPORTS
TENNIS-AUSOPEN/
Tennis-Medvedev turns up the heat to beat De Jong at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev was looking forward to plunging into an ice bath after the former world number one overcame the Melbourne heat and serving issues to beat Jesper de Jong 7-5 6-2 7-6(2) in the first round of the Australian Open.
SOCCER-SPAIN-RSO-BAR/
Soccer-Real Sociedad stun Barcelona 2-1 to end leaders' winning streak
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Real Sociedad earned a pulsating 2-1 home victory over LaLiga leaders Barcelona on Sunday, ending the Catalans' 11-match winning streak in all competitions.
UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
JAPAN-POLITICS/ (PIX) $(TV)$
Japan PM Takaichi to announce date and details of lower house national election
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold a news conference to call a snap election and announce the details to decide 465 lower house seats in her first major election test since becoming the country's first female premier in October.
19 Jan 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
USA-TRUMP/ANNIVERSARY (ANALYSIS)
Trump marks one-year anniversary of second term on January 20
President Donald Trump on Tuesday will mark his first year back in the White House after a shock-and-awe policy blitz that has expanded presidential power and reshaped America's relations with the world. As he enters his second year, he appears increasingly unconstrained, pursuing policies that have deepened divisions in the country.
19 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
USA-TRUMP/ONE YEAR (TV)
One year since Trump took office
January 20th marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump took office for the second time.
20 Jan
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
BRITAIN-ROYALS/HARRY-MAIL (PIX) (TV)
Prince Harry and others' phone-hacking lawsuit against Daily Mail
The nine-week trial of Prince Harry and other high-profile British figures' privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail newspaper's publisher will begin at London's High Court. Harry, the younger son of King Charles, is one of seven claimants – including singer Elton John and actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost – suing Associated Newspapers over allegations of voicemail interception and other serious privacy breaches dating back 30 years, which are strongly denied.
19 Jan 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
USA-FED/COOK (PIX)
Cook case could lead to 'cause' protections for Fed, or a roadmap for dismissals
The most consequential test of the Federal Reserve's independence in more than a century of existence comes before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, with the focus on whether the justices will shield the world's most important central bank from political influence, as Congress intended, or allow President Donald Trump to clean house as he sees fit.
19 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
BRAZIL-BEEF/OUTLOOK
Brazil's beef lobby ABIEC hosts presser to dicuss sector's outlook
Brazil's powerful beef lobby ABIEC holds a press conference on Monday to discuss the industry's outlook amid concerns regarding the introduction of import quotas by China, which last year bought 1.6 million tons of Brazilian beef, an-all time record.
19 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
BRAZIL-COFFEE/EXPORTS
Brazil's Cecafe to release 2026 export figures
Brazil's coffee exporters group Cecafe will release 2026 export data and discuss various impacts affecting the sector during an online press conference on Monday.
19 Jan 14:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
BRITAIN-CHINA/EMBASSY (TV)
Britain makes a decision on plans for Chinese super-embassy in London
The British government has said it will make decision by January 20 on whether to approve China's plans to build the largest embassy in Europe in London after delaying it three times.
20 Jan
AFGHANISTAN-HUNGER/ (PIX) (TV)
'Content with death': Winter intensifies Afghanistan's battle with hunger
Beneath the dull glow of a solitary light hanging from the roof of their tent on the outskirts of Kabul, Samiullah, his wife Bibi Rehana and their five children sit down for their their only meal of the day, dry bread and tea.
20 Jan
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