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Greenland: Three scenarios for Europe facing a predatory ally

11:24 18.01.2026

Greenland: Three scenarios for Europe facing a predatory ally

President Trump announced in a social media post on Saturday morning his latest strategy to get control of Greenland: He is slapping new tariffs on a bloc of European nations until they come to the negotiating table to sell Greenland, ‘The New York Times’ reports. Greenland is a territory of …

A coup in world politics – Trump is pushing back against the UN and intends to take powers away from the UN Security Council

11:23 18.01.2026

A coup in world politics – Trump is pushing back against the UN and intends to take powers away from the UN Security Council

US officials have floated the idea of broadening a Gaza “Board of Peace” headed by Donald Trump to include other hotspots such as Ukraine and Venezuela, according to people familiar with discussions. Western and Arab diplomats have expressed concerns about the notion of giving the nascent body an expanded mandate …

FT: China hacked email systems of US congressional committee staff

11:22 18.01.2026

FT: China hacked email systems of US congressional committee staff

Beijing’s intelligence used Salt Typhoon to access communications used by top panels in US Congress, ‘Financial Times’ reports. China has hacked the emails used by congressional staff on powerful committees in the US House of Representatives, as part of a massive cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon. Chinese intelligence …

‘The Guardian’: Iran protests appear to slow

11:20 18.01.2026

‘The Guardian’: Iran protests appear to slow

Relative calm in Tehran and authorities say they have no plan to execute protesters but internet shutdown continues, ‘The Guardian’ writes. Iran’s nationwide protest movement appeared to have slowed on Thursday under the weight of a brutal crackdown by authorities that has left thousands dead and put tens of thousands …

View from Moscow: Russia will nuke Germany and the UK if the war in Ukraine continues

11:18 18.01.2026

View from Moscow: Russia will nuke Germany and the UK if the war in Ukraine continues

Tucker Carlson (left) and Sergei Karaganov On relations between Russia and Europe, the prospects for ending the Ukrainian conflict, and the threat of a sobering nuclear strike, Sergei Karaganov, Top Putin advisor, Council on Foreign and Defense Policy Honorary Chairman, spoke with the well-known American journalist Tucker Carlson. “One of …

View from Washington: “The Russians are much stronger than they were four years ago”

10:02 17.01.2026

View from Washington: “The Russians are much stronger than they were four years ago”

On January 3rd Jonathan McCormick published an interview with Stephen Bryen that appeared in ‘The Marker’. ‘Marker.sk’ is an independent Slovak online news and analysis platform focusing on politics, society, and culture, known for its independent stance, commitment to truth, and reader-funded model. It was founded by former journalists from …

NATO website deleted a 1999 briefing justifying strikes that deprived Serbians of water

9:57 17.01.2026

NATO website deleted a 1999 briefing justifying strikes that deprived Serbians of water

The NATO website deleted an archived transcript of a 1999 press briefing justifying strikes on civilian infrastructure in Serbia, according to the Wayback Machine, life.ru reports. During a briefing on May 25, 1999, NATO spokesman Jamie Shea stated that strikes on energy supply facilities that deprived the Serbian population of …

Global Central Banks show full solidarity for Fed’s Powell and against Trump!

9:54 17.01.2026

Global Central Banks show full solidarity for Fed’s Powell and against Trump!

Global central bankers threw their support behind Chairman Jerome Powell after the Trump administration ratcheted up its already unprecedented pressure campaign against the Federal Reserve, Bloomberg writes. Reacting to the threat of criminal charges being leveled at the US monetary authority, central bank chiefs including those at the European Central …

The tallest statue in the World is in India

9:52 17.01.2026

The tallest statue in the World is in India

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on 31 October 2018 the world’s largest statue, the Statue of Unity in Gujarat. At 182m tall (240m including the base), it is twice the height of the U.S. Statue of Liberty, and depicts India’s first deputy Prime Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The statue …

View from USA: Russia’s second-ever use of the Oreshniks was a response to three recent provocations

9:50 17.01.2026

View from USA: Russia’s second-ever use of the Oreshniks was a response to three recent provocations

Trump seems to genuine believe no one, including Russia, can constrain him, Putin appears to be digesting that Trump’s extreme need to dominate and his casualness about risk and violence requires even firmer shows of force. As we’ll soon discuss, the Oreshink attack in Lvov, which destroyed not just Ukraine’s …

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