Friday

January 16, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Insurgency in Balochistan

Business and economy

Canada–China relations

Canada and China reach a trade agreement that reduces Canadian tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola seeds, following a high-level summit in Beijing. (CNN)

Taiwan–United States relations, Tariffs in the second Trump administration

Taiwan and the United States reach a trade agreement that would reduce U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15% in return for promised Taiwanese investment in U.S. businesses. (AFP via France 24)