Issue 2026-01-20
Stories
- Syria’s Decree No. 13 Grants Kurds Citizenship & National-Language Status amid SDF Pull-back
- Iran Quells January 2026 Uprising, Freezes 800 Planned Executions After Trump Threat
- Russian 20 Jan 2026 Strike Cuts Heat to 5,635 Kyiv High-Rises, Left Bank Waterless
- Mercosur-EU Mega-Deal Signed Without Brazil’s Lula Present
- Modi-Al Nahyan 3-Hour Summit Seals LNG Deal, Defence Pact Roadmap & $200 B Trade Goal
- Canada Cuts Chinese EV Tariff to 6.1%, Caps Imports at 49k
- Largest Solar Radiation Storm Since 2003 Sparks Continent-Wide Aurora Displays
- NASA Rolls Artemis II Stack to Pad, Locks Manifest Before Feb 6 Moon Fly-by
- Microsoft Issues Emergency Fix After January 2026 Windows 11 Patch Breaks Shutdown and Remote Access
At a Glance
- On 16 Jan 2026 President Ahmed al-Sharaa signed Decree 13 legally reversing the 1962 Hasaka census by restoring citiz...
- Between 15–17 Jan 2026, Tehran’s security forces—shielded by an eight-day internet blackout—used lethal force and mas...
- In the early hours of 20 January 2026, a mixed missile-and-drone barrage from Russia disabled Kyiv’s district-heating...
- On 17 Jan 2026, Mercosur and the EU finally inked their 25-year free-trade pact in Asunción, but Brazil’s President L...
- On 19 Jan 2026, during a lightning three-hour visit to Delhi, India and the UAE committed to doubling trade to USD 20...
- On 17 Jan 2026 Ottawa and Beijing struck a deal restoring the pre-2024 6.1 % tariff on up to 49,000 Chinese electric...