Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) allows eligible residents to exchange valid foreign driving licenses for a Dubai driving license, streamlining the process and eliminating the need for mandatory lessons or tests for recognized countries. In 2025, the RTA reported that 58,082 foreign licenses were successfully exchanged, covering more than 50 officially approved countries.

The Federal Aviation Administration has introduced a new drone no-fly zone specifically around Department of Homeland Security facilities and operations. Under this regulation, drones are prohibited within 3,000 feet horizontally and up to 1,000 feet vertically, an area now designated as “national defense airspace.”

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he had secured what he described as total and permanent U.S. access to Greenland through a framework agreement with NATO. NATO’s leadership emphasized that member states would need to enhance their commitment to Arctic security to address potential threats from Russia and China.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to step back from threatening tariffs against European countries that opposed his earlier remarks about taking control of Greenland, describing the move as pragmatic and rooted in common sense.

US President Donald Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he has no intention of using force to take control of Greenland. He emphasized that while the United States remains a very strong nation, military action is not something he wants to pursue in this matter.

Oman has imposed a ban on poultry imports from India’s Kerala state following veterinary health concerns, according to the Times of Oman. The ban is expected to impact India’s poultry industry significantly, as Oman is a major market for Indian chicken exports. In the 2023–24 fiscal year, India’s poultry exports reached a record $184.58 million, with Oman and Sri Lanka being key destinations.

U.S. officials have warned that Canada will regret its decision to allow a limited number of Chinese electric vehicles into its market, insisting that those vehicles will not be permitted to enter the United States.

Greenland has confirmed its decision to remain aligned with Denmark rather than the United States, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen announced. Speaking at a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen, Nielsen emphasized that Greenland does not want to be governed, owned, or incorporated by the United States, highlighting the island’s preference to

The Iranian government has announced three days of national mourning for security personnel and others killed during two weeks of widespread protests, state television reported. Officials referred to the unrest as part of an “Iranian national resistance battle against America and the Zionist regime,” with the latter term used by Tehran to describe Israel, which it does not formally recognize.

US President Donald Trump stirred renewed controversy by posting on his Truth Social account a digitally altered image portraying himself as the “Acting President of Venezuela” after a major US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in early January 2026. Trump’s social media post showed his official portrait with the caption “Acting President of