Not a Gift That Can Be Passed On
By Handing the Nobel Prize to Trump, Machado Showed That Principles Can Be Traded for Favor
Donald Trump Says He Is Ready To Send US Troops To Minnesota To Quell Protests
The Statement Was Made A Week After The Death Of A Protest Participant In A Shooting By An ICE Agent
Zelensky Accuses Klitschko of Failing to Prepare Kyiv’s Energy Defences
Yet Recent Corruption Allegations in the Energy Sector Targeted the President’s Own Circle
Trump Told His National Security Team He Was Considering a “Quick and Decisive” US Strike on Iran
His Advisers Could Not Guarantee the Iranian Regime Would Collapse After an Attack
Germany’s Federal Supreme Court Said Ukraine Was Involved in the Nord Stream Blasts
Ukrainian Citizen Serhii Kuznetsov Kept in Custody, Immunity Denied
The US Senate Rejected a Resolution to Limit Trump’s Military Action Against Venezuela Without Congress
The Vote Split 50–50, With Vice President Vance Casting the Deciding Ballot
A Bill to Create a $2.5bn Critical Minerals Reserve to Be Introduced in the US Congress
The Reserve Would Be Run by a Seven-Member Board Appointed by the President and Confirmed by the Senate
TSMC Reports Record Profit for the Fourth Quarter
The Company Plans to Invest $52–56 Billion in Manufacturing Expansion in 2026
Ukraine’s Interception Rate of Russian Missiles Fell to 36% in Early 2026
In the First 14 Days of January, 26 of 73 Missiles Were Shot Down
Trump Is Everywhere in Global Politics
But the US Is Increasingly Seen as an Unreliable Ally
Kyiv Has Been Without Electricity and Heating for Several Days
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At Least 2,500 Civilians Were Killed in Ukraine in 2025 and Around 12,000 Were Injured
This Is Stated in a Published Report by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission
According to a Workday Study, AI Saves Employees One to Seven Hours a Week
About 37% of That Time Is Spent Correcting and Verifying Its Output
Emergency Power Outages Introduced in Kyiv
More Than 500 Apartment Buildings Left Without Heating
Germany and the Netherlands Are Pushing for Ukraine to Buy US Weapons Using a €90 Billion EU Loan
France Insists the Funds Be Spent Only on Purchases From EU Defense Companies
Germany, France, and the UK Enter 2026 With Weak and Unpopular Governments
This Raises the Risk of European Paralysis Amid Pressure From Russia and China, as Well as a More Transactional US Approach
The US Announces the Start of the Second Phase of the Gaza Ceasefire and the Creation of a Temporary Palestinian Governing Committee
The Committee’s Composition and Operating Details Have Not Been Officially Disclosed
A Construction Crane Collapses Onto a Passenger Train in Thailand, Killing at Least 22 People
The Train Was Carrying 195 Passengers, With Around 80 Injured
European Countries Propose Appointing an EU Special Envoy for Talks With Russia
No Agreement Yet on the Scope of the Negotiator’s Mandate
Bill and Hillary Clinton Refuse to Testify Before a US Congressional Committee in the Jeffrey Epstein Case
The House Committee Says It May Move to Hold Them in Contempt of Congress
Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Will Be Connected to Pentagon Computer Networks and Granted Access to Intelligence by the End of January
The Pentagon Plans to Use Grok in Parallel With Google’s Already-Deployed Military Chatbot Gemini
BBC Asked a Florida Court to Dismiss Donald Trump’s $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit
The Corporation Says the Panorama Film Was Not Available in the United States
Germany Investigates Harassment, Far-Right Extremism, and Drugs in the Elite 26th Airborne Regiment
The Scandal Coincides With the Launch of Voluntary Service for 18-Year-Olds, a Key Pillar of Berlin’s Army Expansion Plans
“F*ck Trump”
Protests Erupt Across the US After the Killing of a Woman in Minneapolis. Photo Report
Berlin Is Growing Accustomed to Speaking of War as an Inevitability
Those Who Place Human Life Above the “Right Side of History” Increasingly Feel Like a Minority
Gold Hits a Record High Amid an Investigation Into the Fed Chair and a Weaker Dollar
Markets Are Pricing in the Risk of Political Pressure on the Regulator and a More Accommodative US Monetary Policy
NATO Did Not Issue Public Support for Denmark After Trump’s Statements on Control Over Greenland
European Allies Demand That the Alliance and Rutte Intervene in the Dispute Between the US and Copenhagen
Germany’s New Arrow-3 Missile Defense System Is Not Yet Capable of Intercepting the “Oreshnik.”
With a Range of Up to 5,500 km, the Missile Can Reach Almost Any Point in Europe
The Head of the British Armed Forces Said the UK Army Is Not Ready for a Full-Scale War
According to Him, the Current Budget Lacks the Funds to Sustain Ongoing Programs and Modernization Plans at the Same Time
Trump Said Greenland’s Defense Amounts to “Two Dog Sleds.”
He Added That the US Must “Take” the Island—or Russia or China Will Prevail There
Paramount Is Preparing for a Proxy Battle Over Warner Bros. Discovery’s Board
The Company Is Seeking to Derail a Deal With Netflix and Bring the Studio Back to Its $108 Billion Offer
An App to Check Whether You’re Still Alive Became the Top Paid Service in China’s App Store
Its Success Reflects the Rising Number of People Living Alone
Fifteen “Shadow Fleet” Tankers Switched to the Russian Flag in Two Weeks
Sanctioned Vessels Are Trying to Evade US Enforcement
UK Regulator Launched an Investigation Into X Over Sexualized Deepfakes Created Using Grok
Ofcom Is Examining Whether the Platform Breached Laws Protecting Women and Children From Illegal Content
A Consortium Linked to Trump’s Inner Circle Won a Tender to Develop a Lithium Deposit in Ukraine
The Commission Has Already Selected the Winner, Leaving the Cabinet to Formally Approve the Outcome