Issue 2026-01-06
Stories
- Pre-dawn Strikes Rock Caracas as Maduro Declares Emergency, Blaming U.S.
- U.S. Commandos Nab Maduro; Power Vacuums and Oil Bargaining Follow
- U.S. Special Forces Capture Nicolás Maduro, Trump Declares America Will "Run" Venezuela
- OPEC+ Affirms Q1-2026 Output Freeze Amid Saudi-UAE Rift and Venezuela Shock
- Trump Dangles New Tariff Hike to Force India Off Russian Crude
- Gold Surges to One-Week High After U.S. Capture of Maduro and Fresh Fed-Cut Signals
- SpaceX to Shift 4,400 Starlink Satellites from 550 km to 480 km in 2026
- Starlink’s Early-2026 Licensing Whiplash: Free Venezuela Coverage While Uganda & PNG Go Dark and South Africa Eases Entry
- Industry Anoints 2026 the ‘Year of Agentic AI’ Despite Warnings True Autonomy Is Still 5+ Years Off
At a Glance
- Around 02:00 a.m. on 3 Jan 2026, at least seven blasts hit two key military sites in Caracas, prompting President Nic...
- Before dawn on 3 Jan 2026 U.S. special-operations forces extracted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas t...
- In a 3 Jan 2026 pre-dawn raid dubbed “Operation Absolute Resolve,” U.S. air-strikes hit Caracas and troops extracted...
- In a sub-ten-minute video meeting on 4 Jan 2026, the eight-member OPEC+ core reconfirmed its November pledge to keep...
- On 5 Jan 2026 President Trump publicly warned he could push U.S. tariffs on Indian goods beyond the already-doubled 5...
- On 6 Jan 2026 spot gold regained 0.4–0.5 % to roughly $4,470 /oz, its strongest since year-end, as markets digested d...