* Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo has declared a nationwide state of siege for 30 days following a wave of coordinated attacks against the country's National Civil Police, which left at least seven officers dead, authorities said Sunday.
* Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Sunday that European countries are coordinating their response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats over Greenland, and that he has no doubt about support from Europe.
* European Council President Antonio Costa said Sunday on X that the European Union (EU) is "ready to defend itself against any form of coercion" in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats over Greenland.
* The European Union is considering hitting Washington with 93 billion euros (107.68 billion USD) worth of tariffs or restricting American companies from the bloc's market, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats over Greenland, according to Financial Times.
* German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil on Sunday said Germany must not allow itself to be intimidated by the United States' Greenland policy, according to German public broadcaster ZDF.
* Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday that the U.S. imposition of tariffs on European countries over Greenland is "a mistake." According to Italy's Rai News, Meloni made the remarks during a visit to the Republic of Korea. She said that she had discussed the issue with U.S. President Donald Trump and the NATO secretary general.
* Russian forces have struck 149 Ukrainian targets over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
* Some 1,500 active-duty U.S. Army paratroopers have been placed on alert for a potential deployment to the state of Minnesota, U.S. media reported on Sunday, citing defense officials.
* Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Sunday that any attack on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would be considered a declaration of "all-out war" against the Iranian nation, following a sharp exchange of rhetoric with U.S. President Donald Trump.
* Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday commended Qatar's efforts to mediate an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza, stressing the need to ensure the implementation of all its stages.
* Iraq announced on Sunday the full withdrawal of international coalition advisors from all military bases and command centers in Iraq's federal government-controlled areas.
* The Syrian interim authority and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) signed a new ceasefire and integration agreement on Sunday aimed at ending hostilities and resolving long-standing security and administrative disputes in northern Syria, state news agency SANA reported.
* The Somali National Army (SNA) repelled an attack by al-Shabab militants on a military base in the south-central region on Sunday, the government confirmed.
* Riots broke out Saturday at three prisons in Guatemala, where inmates took at least 46 people hostage, Interior Minister Marco Antonio Villeda said.
* The Peruvian government on Sunday declared a 60-day state of emergency in 134 districts across eight regions due to the imminent risks posed by heavy rainfall.
* The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday slightly upgraded its global growth forecast in 2026 to 3.3 percent, 0.2 percentage points higher from its projection in October 2025, according to an update to its World Economic Outlook.
* China's value-added industrial output expanded 5.9 percent year on year in 2025, official data showed on Monday. In December alone, China's industrial output increased by 5.2 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
* Myanmar exported over 320,000 tons of fishery products from April to December of the 2025-26 fiscal year, earning over 484 million USD, according to the Department of Fisheries on Monday.
* 39 people were confirmed dead and more than 50 others injured after two high-speed trains collided near the city of Cordoba in southern Spain on Sunday, authorities said. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on social media that he and his government are closely following the accident.
* Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Sunday that the death toll from wildfires ravaging the country's south-central region has reached 18 and is expected to rise further.
* The death toll from a fire at a shopping mall in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi rose to 14 on Monday morning after rescue teams recovered more bodies during a search operation, officials said.
