Here are the stories that made headlines on the front pages of newspapers worldwide on Wednesday, 21 January 2026.
The Jerusalem Post’s front page reported that Iran’s 80 million people are being held hostage.
The Daily Mail’s front page reported an MI5 warning to kow-tow to Keir.
The New York Times’ front page reported that after one year, the lone certainty is uncertainty.
The Guardian’s front page reported that Europe condemned Trump’s threats over Greenland as ‘new colonialism’.
The China Daily’s front page reports that a good start has been made for the new five-year plan, stressing its early success.
The Washington Post’s front page reported on one day in the turbulence of the Twin Cities.
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