TRUMP PUSHING FOR GREENLAND BECAUSE NORWAY DENIED HIM NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

 KNews 19 January 2026

In a letter to Norway’s prime minister, the U.S. president ties his Arctic ambitions to the Nobel snub and questions Denmark's claim to the island

In a surprising twist, U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested his aggressive push for Greenland is tied, at least in part, to not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. The revelation came in a letter Trump sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gaard Storeh on Sunday, first reported by PBS journalist Nick Shifrin and confirmed by Storeh.

TRUMP PUSHES FOR GREENLAND AS DANES REVIVE BID TO BUY CALIFORNIA

 KNews 19 January 2026

Security warnings, tariff threats, and a revived petition offering universal healthcare and pastries

The saga over Greenland just got louder and a lot stranger.

US President Donald Trump is once again pushing hard for the United States to take control of Greenland, this time accusing Denmark of sitting on its hands for decades while Russia’s presence in the Arctic grows.

In a fiery post on Sunday, Trump claimed NATO has been warning Denmark for the past 20 years to deal with what he called the “Russian threat” in Greenland and said Denmark has failed to act. “Now is the time, and it will happen,” he wrote, making it clear he’s not backing down.

CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 19 January 2026

As part of the investigation of the murder of a 41-year-old man in Pegeia, the Police proceeded to arrest three more persons, aged 34, 31 and 25. The nephew of the victim who has already admitted to stabbing the knife in his uncle has been detained since yesterday by order of the Paphos court.

Update - Filenews - While today the autopsy on the body of 41-year-old Georgi Ivanov who was fatally injured at midnight on Saturday by a knife perpetrated by a 29-year-old close relative is being carried out at the Nicosia General Hospital, the Police continue at an intensive pace the examinations surrounding the tragic events in Pegeia.

WHAT'S ON - 20 - 31 JANUARY

 

WHAT'S ON - 20-31 JANUARY

CYPRUS HERALDS ONE MILLION KILOGRAMS OF BATTERIES RECYCLED

Cyprus Mail 19 January 2026 - by James Morphakis

More than one million kilograms of batteries have been recycled in Cyprus since 2009, according to figures released by the Cyprus waste management association on Monday.

The organisation said total collections have reached 1,021,719 kilograms since it began operating, marking a milestone in efforts to divert hazardous waste from landfills.

In 2025 alone, 91,111 kilograms of batteries were collected nationwide.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF TURMP'S NEW TARIFFS - HOW WILL EUROPE RESPOND?

 Filenews 19 January 2026 - by Eleftheria Kourtali

The impact on GDP is expected to be small for the eight countries that Trump is targeting with new tariffs – if of course they can finally be implemented – with the largest being accepted by Germany and the United Kingdom. In any case, the negative effect will be less if countries redirect trade through EU countries. The political consequences will however be much greater than the economic ones. We should prepare for more noise, international agencies warn.

Trump announced that the US will impose a 10% tariff on imports from eight European countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland) from February 1. It plans to increase this tariff to 25% on June 1 and maintain the tariff until the U.S. reaches an agreement on the Greenland market.

4.5 million TOURISTS IN 2025 - 500,000 MORE THAN IN 2024

 Filenews 19 January 2026

Tourism showed significant momentum in 2025, with total tourist arrivals amounting to 4,534,073, recording an increase of 12.2%, compared to 4,040,200 arrivals in 2024, according to data from the Statistical Service.

On an annual basis, the trips of Cypriot residents abroad also recorded a positive trend, which increased significantly.