Issue 2026-01-17
Stories
- Trump Moves to Activate Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ and Install Technocratic Government
- Iranian Mass Protest Wave Quelled After 180-Hour Blackout and Deadly Crackdown
- Trump Names Blair, Rubio to Gaza Reconstruction 'Board of Peace'
- EU–Mercosur Mega-Trade Zone Finally Signed in Asunción
- U.S. Adopts “Separate Deals” Approach After Taiwan Chip Tariff Accord
- Canada-China Tariff Swap: 49,000-Vehicle EV Quota for Canola Relief
- NASA Sets Feb 6 Launch Target and Rolls Out Artemis II Crewed Lunar Flyby
- AWS Switches On Independent European Sovereign Cloud, Sets Next Stops in Belgium, Netherlands and Portugal
- White House–Governor Bloc Presses PJM for Emergency Auction; Grid Operator Counters With “Bring Your Own Generation” Rules
At a Glance
- In mid-January 2026 the White House will trigger phase two of the Gaza cease-fire by naming an international “Board o...
- By 17 Jan 2026, the nationwide demonstrations that erupted on 8 Jan had largely vanished as security forces killed th...
- On 17 Jan 2026 the White House publicly released the first seven members of President Trump’s new U.S.–chaired “Board...
- On 17 Jan 2026, the EU and Mercosur formally inked a pact in Paraguay that scraps tariffs on over 90 % of their trade...
- Within 48 hours of unveiling a tariff-exemption formula for Taiwanese chipmakers, the Trump administration said every...
- On 16 Jan 2026, Ottawa cut its punitive 100 % duty to 6.1 % on up to 49,000 Chinese electric cars per year, and Beiji...