The Daily Populous

Sunday January 18th, 2026 evening edition

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There is a growing sense of embarrassment among mid-level and senior officials within Fifa over the awarding of its peace prize to Donald Trump.

This is what we want to see from a leader and you definitely deserve the first Fifa Peace Prize.”.

There was unease within Fifa at the time of Trump receiving the award with the governing body not disclosing any details of the selection process.

Fifa, however, doubled down on its decision to give Trump the peace prize, and said it did not comment on “hearsay”.

A spokesperson said: “Fifa strongly supports its annual peace prize, an award to recognise exceptional actions for peace and unity.

Fifa notes the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient [the Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado] has given her medal to President Trump.

“Fifa has strong relations with President Trump, along with leaders from fellow co-hosts Canada and Mexico. »

Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s first female governor in historic inauguration

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Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday as Virginia’s first female governor, amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol after centuries of men holding the commonwealth’s top office.

“The history and the gravity of this moment are not lost on me,” Spanberger said in her address.

In a thinly veiled dig at the president, Spanberger said it was time for Virginians to fix what was broken. »

Trump creates his own UN: countries must pay US$1bn to join his "Board of Peace" – Bloomberg

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Details: The draft charter obtained by Bloomberg outlines a structure that effectively grants unlimited power to the chair, a position to be held by Trump himself.

This restriction is lifted for states that contribute more than US$1 billion in cash to the fund within the first year.

Earlier, Trump announced the creation of a Gaza Board of Peace, inviting Argentinian President Javier Milei and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. »

Leaders of France, UK and Sweden respond to Trump's tariff threats

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Quote from Macron: "No intimidation or threats will influence us, whether in Ukraine, Greenland or anywhere else in the world when we are faced with such situations.

Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context.

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK , the Netherlands and Finland will be subject to a 10% tariff on any and all goods exported to the US from 1 February 2026. »

New Yorkers now tip DoorDash just 76 cents per order - $3 less than a few years ago

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DoorDash and Uber Eats couriers in New York City get tipped an average of just 76 cents per order, down about $3 from a couple of years ago.

Uber Eats and DoorDash workers were making an average tip of $3.66 per delivery in November 2023 and are now making just 76 cents.

open image in gallery DoorDash and Uber Eats couriers in New York City get tipped, on average, just 76 cents per order,— down about $3 from a couple of years ago ( Emily Dulla/Getty Images for DoorDash ). »