Issue 2026-01-11
Stories
- Russia Fires Oreshnik Hypersonic IRBM at Lviv, Signaling Near NATO Border
- U.S.-Venezuela Re-Engagement Begins Days After U.S. Ousts Maduro
- Israel Pushes ‘Yellow Line’ to Control Over Half of Gaza, Stalls but Hints at Two-Way Reopening of Rafah Crossing
- EU Council Greenlights EU-Mercosur Trade Pact After Italy Flips
- Trump Orders Immediate U.S. Take-Over of 30–50 Million Venezuelan Barrels After Maduro’s Capture
- Trump Shields Venezuelan Oil Revenues After Majors Call Country ‘Uninvestable’
- FCC Doubles Starlink Gen-2 Constellation to 15,000 Satellites
- Hubble Confirms First Star-Free Dark-Matter Cloud “Cloud-9”
- Indonesia Becomes First Country to Suspend Musk’s Grok AI for Sexual-Deepfake Violations
At a Glance
- In the early hours of 9 Jan 2026, Russia launched its rarely-deployed Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile at a site...
- On 9 Jan 2026, a State Department team landed in Caracas and both governments agreed to begin negotiations to reopen...
- During the first week of Jan 2026, Israeli forces advanced several neighbourhoods east of Gaza City, lifting their fr...
- On 9 January 2026 EU ambassadors approved the long-stalled EU-Mercosur free-trade agreement by qualified majority, ov...
- On 7 Jan 2026, four days after U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro, President Trump announced interim Venezuelan author...
- On 10 Jan 2026 President Trump signed an executive order ring-fencing Venezuelan oil proceeds in U.S. custody one day...