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China to take 'necessary action' after Panama port ruling Panama's top court annulled key port contracts held by Hong Kong's CK Hutschison to operate at either side of the Panama Canal. Cyprus to Greenland: Could UK military bases guide US moves? Following recent reports that President Trump may be interested in establishing US military bases in Greenland along the lines of British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, DW looks at the history and status of these bases. Ukraine at war: Battered by Russia and winter but unbending Russian attacks, biting cold, and heat and power outages are grinding Ukrainians down. But polls show a society sticking together under fire and one unwilling to compromise with Russia. Syria: Kurdish-led SDF and government agree integration deal According to the agreement with the Syrian government, the SDF will withdraw from the front lines. Then, government forces will enter the cities of Hassakeh and Qamishli, and the process of integratiion would begin. Trump sues IRS tax agency, Treasury over leaked records Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the United States' tax collection agency and finance department over a leak of his tax records that dragged him into a controversy in 2020. Trump threatens tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba The move, aimed at cutting off oil supplies to Cuba, could further aggravate an already deep energy crisis in the Caribbean island. Venezuela opens its oil sector to private investors Washington has put pressure on Caracas for access to its crude reserves since it seized then President Nicolas Maduro less than a month ago. Burkina Faso junta dissolves all political parties Political parties in Burkina Faso have already been banned from holding public events, but could still operate internally. Now, a decree dissolves them entirely. Can the EU take on Musk over AI 'undressing' feature? The EU is probing Elon Musk's Grok AI after its deepfake feature generated millions of sexualized images of women and children. Brussels is putting its toughest tech laws to one of their biggest test yet. Yemen: WFP stops operations definitively amid Houthi threats The UN's World Food Program is dissolving contracts with staff in Houthi-controlled northern Yemen. It first suspended operations, after more than a decade of internal conflict, in August amid a Houthi crackdown. India's 2036 Olympic aspirations face tough scrutiny As India positions itself for a 2036 Olympic bid, questions over governance, infrastructure and sporting performance cast a long shadow. Anti-woke Germans in Russia used as propaganda for Putin Media in Moscow are selling a narrative of mass Western migration to Russia, especially from Germany. Numbers contradict the Kremlin's claims. Confusion, anger in post-coup Guinea-Bissau The country's opposition alleges that the ousted president staged his own coup to avoid admitting defeat in the last election. Meanwhile, political institutions are in limbo.