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All of Trump's peace offerings to Minnesota after shooting backlash

11:43 28.01.2026

All of Trump's peace offerings to Minnesota after shooting backlash

The Trump administration spent the past 24 hours attempting to make amends with Minnesota after the shooting death of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti triggered bipartisan political backlash, Axios reports. Why it matters: President Trump appears to be softening his tone on immigration enforcement after weeks of escalation in the state …

‘The Times’: “The Finns had to be told to stop beating the Americans”

11:42 28.01.2026

‘The Times’: “The Finns had to be told to stop beating the Americans”

The US national security strategy published in November does not mention Greenland. The UK government’s strategic defence review in June last year warned of the likelihood of the Arctic and the high north becoming “ice-free” by summer 2040. This would allow “access to more actors and create a new site …

Russian and Chinese defence ministers hold talks by videoconference

20:33 27.01.2026

Russian and Chinese defence ministers hold talks by videoconference

Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov held talks with Defence Minister of the People's Republic of China Admiral Dong Jun via videoconference, Department of Information and Media Affairs of Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation informs. Andrei Belousov stressed that the comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and China is progressively growing …

WEF Chief Declares: “AI will usurp God’s throne and rule Humanity”

11:57 27.01.2026

WEF Chief Declares: “AI will usurp God’s throne and rule Humanity”

Senior WEF advisor Yuval Noah Harari has proclaimed that artificial intelligence is poised to seize control of humanity’s most sacred institutions, including religion itself. Harari, speaking to an elite audience of global leaders and influencers, warned that AI’s mastery over language will fundamentally upend book-based faiths, effectively dethroning traditional religious …

NI: Russia’s new Middle East strategy

11:55 27.01.2026

NI: Russia’s new Middle East strategy

Russia has not abandoned the Middle East, and many countries in the region still have reasons to expand ties with Moscow, ‘The National Interest’ stresses. Don’t count Russia out in the Middle East. Conventional wisdom suggests Russia is rapidly losing influence across the region. (“Russia’s standing in the Middle East …

The British Navy decided against seizing the tanker while it was being escorted by a Russian Navy corvette

11:54 27.01.2026

The British Navy decided against seizing the tanker while it was being escorted by a Russian Navy corvette

Armed response? Russia had warned that its tankers could have escorts to address the threat of seizure. Russia must respect rules as shadow fleet targeted, says IMO chief. The use of naval escorts for Russian tankers is not a solution to upholding the rights to freedom of navigation, according to …

Bloomberg: America’s manufacturing renaissance is missing in action

11:52 27.01.2026

Bloomberg: America’s manufacturing renaissance is missing in action

US manufacturing ended 2025 with a thud, capping a rough year for the sector. To recap, manufacturers shed 63,000 jobs, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It wasn’t just labor that was hurting. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index clocked in at 47.9 for …

Panic is setting in Canada as they anticipate a US attack

11:50 27.01.2026

Panic is setting in Canada as they anticipate a US attack

The Canadian Armed Forces have modelled a hypothetical U.S. military invasion of Canada and the country’s potential response, which includes tactics similar to those employed against Russia and later U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, two senior government officials say, ‘The Globe and Mail’ writes. It is believed to be the first …

View from London: Trump controls the world, and Britain ought to let him have it, because “our nation rots from the inside”

11:37 26.01.2026

View from London: Trump controls the world, and Britain ought to let him have it, because “our nation rots from the inside”

Donald Trump’s crazy Venezuela adventure seems to have persuaded Europe that “everything has changed.” Keir Starmer has gone quietly mad. The PM is negotiating to dispatch troops to Ukraine and Greenland, stretching the army so far that by the time we – inevitably – go into Iran, we’ll be down …

Unpacking the $900 billion annual defense U.S. bill

11:35 26.01.2026

Unpacking the $900 billion annual defense U.S. bill

Congressional leaders released the text of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a compromise defense policy bill that fully repeals sanctions on Syria, seeks to put restrictions on withdrawing service members positioned in Europe and provides some military assistance to Ukraine. The massive legislation, which has a topline of …

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