January 7, 2026: US President Trump has been discussing ''a range of options'' to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said. The White House said that acquiring Greenland - a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark was a ''national security priority.'' European leaders have reiterated the autonomy of Greenland and Denmark following the United States' latest comments about its desire to take over the vast Arctic island. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: March 30, 2025, Nuuk, Greenland: The flag of Greenland in the colony harbor in Nuuk, Greenland at the end of March 2025.

January 7, 2026: US President Donald Trump has been discussing ''a range of options'' to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said. The White House said that acquiring Greenland - a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark � was a ''national security priority.'' European leaders have reiterated the autonomy of Greenland and Denmark following the United States' latest comments about its desire to take over the vast Arctic island. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: April 1, 2025, Nuuk, Greenland: The American consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

January 7, 2026, Nicosia, Limassol, Cyprus: NIKOS CHRISTODOULIDES welcomes VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, who is visiting Cyprus to attend the Opening ceremony of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026. Zelenskyy wishes to advance EU membership discussions and secure stricter sanctions on Russia during a meeting on Wednesday as Cyprus took over the European Union's rotating presidency. “We are working to make as much progress as possible during this period on opening negotiation clusters and on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union,� Zelenskyy said in a statement posted on X following the meeting. Ukraine applied to join the EU just days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, aiming to align itself politically and economically with the West. Despite the ongoing war and opposition from EU member Hungary to a fast-track process for Kyiv, Ukraine continues to push for progress on its bid.

January 7, 2026, Saint-Tropez: The vehicle carrying Brigitte Bardot's coffin passes in front of the Senequier restaurant in Saint-Tropez, France.

January 7, 2026, Tokyo, Japan: Japanese actress SUZU HIROSE attends a promotional event of Fujifilm's hybrid instant camera ''instax mini Evo Cinema'' which will go on sale from January 30 in Tokyo. The new ''instax mini Evo Cinema'' can take instant pictures and also take maximum 15-second short movies with a retro 8mm movie camera-style body. Users can play captured movies with a QR code printed on the instant picture.

January 7, 2026, Madrid, Spain: The musician VICTOR COYOTE poses for Europa Press in Madrid, Spain. VÃIctor Aparicio Abundancia, known as VI­ctor Coyote, is a Galician musician and artist known for leading the group Los Coyotes since the late seventies. In addition to his musical career, he has developed an intense activity as a graphic designer, painter, illustrator, comic author, writer and director of video clips and documentaries.

January 7, 2026, Tokyo, Japan: HAYATO WAKUGAWA (Hamamatsu Phoenix) in action against Japanese Sports University during the Emperor's Cup Basketball 2025-26 final round at 1st Yoyogi Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan. Hamamatsu won 93:38.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 7, 2026, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: GUNJI RIKO (JPN) competes during the women's singles round of 32 match against G. Fangjie of China at the Malaysia Open 2026 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fangjie won 2:1.

January 7, 2026, Wolverhampton, UK: Gogo Yubari ridden by CIEREN FALLON winning the Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap at Lingfield Park racecourse, Surrey.

December 23, 2025, New York, New York, USA: The masked ICE agents and federal officers making detainments of migrants after court hearings at the Jacob Javits Federal building during President Trump's controversial immigration reform policies amid a mass deportation effort in New York, NY from June-December, 2025. (PHOTOS ARE NOT POSED). In balaclavas and sunglasses, they spend most of their days waiting against walls with papers bearing photos of their 'target.' A few in supervisory roles are unmasked but most agents say the masks save them from doxing and protect their families from the animosity towards them in society. Critics believe masks are intimidating and further traumatize children witnessing detainments of their parents, and that they should be required to show their identity and be held accountable the same as police officers. Legal efforts to unmask them are ongoing. There is a vast political divide in America. Some protest, decrying a lack of due process with echoes of Nazi Germany and a slippery slide into fascism. Others applaud. And daily, detentions continue.

December 21, 2025, New York, New York, USA: MONICA and RUBEN from Ecuador with their children CHRISTOPHER and ROSA lease after attending service at St. Peters Church in New York. He credits the diligence of his lawyers and his wife's relentless efforts for his release from ICE detention. Their journey to this new land included five weeks traversing Mexico by foot and then they were detained at the border. For now, they are reveling in family time, but a constant cloud hangs over their modest apartment in Queens as the future is uncertain. They fear vehicles with tinted windows that park outside their building. Both Reuben and Monica have new hearings looming in the new year.

December 21, 2025, New York, New York, USA: Monica and Ruben's children CHRISTOPHER and ROSA from Ecuador drive from their apartment in Brooklyn to a worship service at St. Peters Church in New York. He credits the diligence of his lawyers and his wife's relentless efforts for his release from ICE detention. Their journey to this new land included five weeks traversing Mexico by foot and then they were detained at the border. For now, they are reveling in family time, but a constant cloud hangs over their modest apartment in Queens as the future is uncertain.