What Changed the World
on January 28, 2026?

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Summary: US consumer confidence fell to 84.5, its lowest since 2014, the EU and India signed a landmark trade agreement, and Spain moved to grant legal status to about 500K undocumented immigrants

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    EU & India sign landmark trade zone agreement covering ~2B people; Deal cuts tariffs on 96.6% of EU exports & opens Indian goods/services access, deepening ties between major global economies

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    International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) arrests 3.7K+ suspects across 119 countries in global operation safeguarding 4.4K potential trafficking victims & detecting 13K "irregular migrants"

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    US consumer confidence falls to 84.5 in Jan (lowest since 2014, surpassing 85.7 pandemic depths in 2020) as inflation, prices, politics, tariffs, labor worries weigh on outlook

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    Oman signs Artemis Accords, becoming 61st nation to "commit to responsible space exploration & peaceful lunar cooperation"; Established in 2020, Artemis Accords set principles for civil space activities on Moon, Mars & beyond

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    Spain will grant legal status to ~500K undocumented immigrants; Eligibility requires no criminal record & proof of 5mo stay before Dec 31, 2025

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    Meta signs $6B multi-year agreement with 175yo tech manufacturer Corning "to supply fiber optic cables for US data centers & support US manufacturing"

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