Daily World Briefing, Jan. 17

S. Korea's ex-president Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison on arrest obstruction charges

South Korea's former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to five years in prison on arrest obstruction charges, live footage showed Friday.

The criminal division of the Seoul Central District Court in charge of Yoon's obstruction of justice case handed down the prison sentence to Yoon for abusing the presidential security service to hinder the anti-corruption agency from executing its arrest warrant in January 2025.

Trump warns of tariffs on nations not backing his Greenland plan

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he may impose tariffs on countries that do not support his plan for the United States to "obtain" Greenland, according to media reports.

"I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security," Trump said at a White House health-related event.

Ukrainian, U.S. teams to hold next round of talks on Jan. 17

Ukrainian and U.S. teams will hold another round of negotiations on Jan. 17 in Miami, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Olga Stefanishyna announced on Friday.

The delegations are expected to refine agreements on security guarantees and Ukraine's economic prosperity, which could be signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos next week, according to Stefanishyna's post on X.

12 arrested as demonstrations continue in U.S. Minneapolis

Twelve people were arrested Thursday night during demonstrations over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, authorities said Friday.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Friday on X that "12 anti-ICE agitators were arrested for assaulting law enforcement."

Xi meets Canadian PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing on Friday.

The healthy and stable development of China-Canada relations is in the common interests of the two countries and also conducive to world peace, stability, development and prosperity, Xi told Carney, who is on an official visit to China from Wednesday through Saturday, marking the first by a Canadian prime minister in eight years.■