The Daily Populous

Wednesday January 28th, 2026 evening edition

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While none of the diplomats who spoke to POLITICO were present, individual leaders briefed them separately on the content of the conversation shortly after it.

All the diplomats were granted anonymity by POLITICO to allow them to discuss the confidential exchanges between leaders.

All of them said they didn’t know the details of what Trump had said to Fico that had triggered his reaction.

A year ago, Fico spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference and told Americans “your president is doing Europe a great service.”.

I honestly expected that after my sharp statement on Venezuela, my visit to the US would be cancelled.

This did not happen, which makes me appreciate the meeting with the U.S. president all the more.”.

Anna Kelly, a White House spokesperson, said: “This is absolutely total fake news from anonymous European diplomats who are trying to be relevant. »

Tourist mauled by snow leopard while trying to take photo, Chinese media reports

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Footage widely shared on Chinese social media shows the leopard in a snowfield, then cuts to the animal approaching a person lying on the ground.

The snow leopard is seen leaning over the woman's body before it reportedly stalked away.

According to various snow leopard conservation organisations, there have been no verified instances of a snow leopard attacking a human. »

CSIS: Russia has lost 1.2 million soldiers, twice as many as Ukraine

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington-based think tank, has reported that Russian forces have likely suffered twice as many casualties as Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war.

Quote: "At current rates, combined Russian and Ukrainian casualties could reach 2 million by the spring of 2026.

Combined Russian and Ukrainian casualties may be as high as 1.8 million and could reach 2 million total casualties by the spring of 2026," CSIS said. »

Trump accuses Ilhan Omar of ‘having herself sprayed’ after congresswoman attacked with unknown substance

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US President Donald Trump has accused Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of organising an attack against herself, following an assault in which she was doused in an unknown liquid while giving an anti-ICE speech in Minneapolis.

open image in gallery Immediately after dousing Ilhan Omar with an unknown liquid, the man was wrestled to the ground and then detained ( AFP via Getty Images ).

“During her town hall, an agitator tried to attack the Congresswoman by spraying an unknown substance with a syringe,” the statement said. »

CBS News chief Bari Weiss tells staff ‘we’re toast’ if they continue on current path

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Weiss announced the hiring of 18 new contributors and said CBS News needs to do stories that will “surprise and provoke — including inside our own newsroom.”.

No CBS News figure is revered quite as much as Cronkite, the “CBS Evening News” anchor dubbed “the most trusted man in America” during the 1960s and 1970s. »