Day: January 13, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says countries doing business with Iran will face 25% tariffs. U.S. Senator Mark Kelly sues Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth over demotion threats, while Minnesota and Illinois sue the administration to block ICE surges. France’s Marine Le Pen begins her corruption conviction appeal. And the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a case over transgender athletes in school sports.
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A.M. Edition for Jan. 13. President Trump is set to receive a briefing today on options for responding to anti-regime protests in Iran, but he’s not waiting for that meeting to act. Journal reporter Gavin Bade explains the likely effect of fresh 25% U.S. tariffs on Tehran’s trading partners. Plus, Minnesota sues the Trump administration over its immigration tactics. And Moody’s Ratings’ John Medina discusses the challenges and opportunities accompanying an expected $3 trillion in data-center spending over the next five years. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this week’s newsletter, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak looks at visa liberalization suspension for Georgian diplomats and EU-Kosovo relations after Brussels easing sanctions on Pristina.
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Plus: Japan’s Nikkei 225 surges to a record close on hopes for a general election. And a federal judge rules that work on a major wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Istanbul Civil Court has ruled that former Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, currently in detention, must pay compensation to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for moral damages.
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As part of its winter online lecture series, the Confucius Institute at Azerbaijan University of Languages have recently organized a lecture titled “The Art of Chinese Ice Sculpture”, Azernews reports.
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