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https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/norwegian-leader-says-he-received-trump-message-that-reportedly-ties-greenland-to-nobel-peace-prize

the home of Shia Islam doesn't need Western values—it needs sovereignty from the Empire that so desperately wants to destroy it.

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from +972’s Sunday Recap +972 Magazine [published in #Israel] Jan.18, 2026

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Ryan Grim Jan 17, 2026

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Who would have thought that playing nice with other countries would be beneficial.

Ramzy Baroud Jan 16, 2026

“No, imperialists, we have absolutely no fear of you... and we don’t like to be threatened,” said Cuba’s president.

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/20320

*Multiple Israeli strikes across Gaza kill up to 15 Palestinians. Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan says the killing of commander Mahmoud al-Holi is an attempt to derail the ceasefire amid other violations. Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill two. Contentious Palestinian Authority security figure Sami Nasman tapped for Gaza’s transitional technocratic committee, as Israel delays the committee’s chair at Allenby Crossing. Iranian state TV claims extensive property damage during protests. U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions over protest crackdown and evasion. U.S. and Iran trade accusations at UN Security Council meeting. A House bill boosts aid to Israel and blocks funding for UNRWA. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado meets President Donald Trump, offers him her Nobel Peace Prize. U.S. military seizes sixth oil tanker headed to Venezuela. Rodríguez insists Venezuela can maintain broad international ties. The U.S. retains over one-third of Venezuelan oil sale proceeds, as Venezuela proposes domestic hydrocarbons reform. ICE deploys tear gas and flash-bang munitions that send Minneapolis children to the hospital. Medical examiner says the death of ICE detainee may be ruled homicide. ICE agents ate at a Mexican restaurant, then later arrested its workers. ACLU sues Trump administration over Minnesota ICE raids. A federal appeals court clears a path to re-detain Mahmoud Khalil. Honduras begins power transition after disputed election. Carney signals reset with China amid U.S. trade pressure. Rapid Support Forces drone strike kills civilians in South Kordofan. UN rights chief visits Sudan amid deepening humanitarian crisis. M23 again announces withdrawal from Uvira. Yemen appoints new prime minister. Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of arming Amhara rebels. Haitian forces bomb homes linked to gang leader “Barbecue.” *

Enero 10, 2026

The UN says Israeli airstrikes, shelling, and other attacks in Gaza surged last week, with more than 300 incidents causing mass casualties. Amid ongoing Israeli attacks, U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff announces advance to “phase two” in the framework for Gaza’s governance. The Palestinian Authority backs Gaza’s technocratic committee implemented by U.S. planners. Israeli raid on Shuafat camp destroys food and abducts residents. Iran’s foreign minister discusses diplomacy and tweets on Fox News. India–Iran rice trade stalls. President Donald Trump casts doubt on Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi’s prospects. U.S. to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 countries. Federal agent shoots a man in Minneapolis amid ongoing ICE protests. Trump and acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez tout positive diplomatic call, as U.S. sells first Venezuelan oil cargo. A newly released Justice Department memo cites calls from Venezuela’s opposition to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Judge orders Ohio State University to reinstate student punished over pro-Palestinian speech. ICE expands sniper and tactical training with private contractors after budget spikes. Fighting in Sudan’s Blue Nile risks regional spillover, as the Sudanese Army says it repelled a Rapid Support Forces attack near Kadugli. Sudan peace talks resume in Cairo amid deepening war. First humanitarian aid reaches El Fasher after 18 months. Starlink cuts the internet in Uganda as polls open. Syrian army opens evacuation corridor east of Aleppo ahead of possible offensive. Separatist attack kills 14, including seven children, in Cameroon’s northwest. Clashes with MPRD rebels kill at least six in southern Chad. Cambodia warns Thai troop presence threatens fragile border truce. Azerbaijan releases four Armenian prisoners in sign of easing tensions. Three Palestine Action prisoners end hunger strike after the UK government declined to award a £2 billion military training contract to Elbit Systems.

Published date: 15 January 2026 07:05 GMT

14 January 2026 22:54 GMT Last update: 15 January 2026 05:45 EST

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Jan 13, 2026

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Gaza officials say there have been at least 32 recent deaths from the cold, diseases, and collapsing shelters. U.S. plans for a Gaza governance framework to be released by Wednesday, with Gaza’s postwar planners reportedly tied to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Israeli forces raid a refugee camp and homes in East Jerusalem. President Donald Trump urges Iranian protestors to seize institutions, says talks are canceled with Iranian officials. Iran’s security chief names Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as “killers.” Thousands of mourners attend a mass state funeral in Tehran, as Iranian state television acknowledged reports of a high death toll. Dark-money networks back the push for regime change in Iran. The U.S. designates Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations. A New York state legal settlement forces Betar U.S. to dissolve nonprofit operations. Dozens of refugees are arrested in Minnesota amid Trump administration crackdown. Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez to send envoy to the U.S., as Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado visits Washington. South Korean prosecutors seek the death penalty for ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law in 2024. Russia launches strike on Ukraine’s power grid amid freezing cold, as UN says 2025 was deadliest year for Ukrainian civilians since 2022. Seven Pakistani police killed in TTP bomb attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy after cross-border fighting wounds civilians. Uganda orders nationwide internet shutdown ahead of elections.

from Belly of the Beast

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More children die from exposure to cold in Gaza amid winter storms. Destroyed buildings collapse and crush tents and makeshift homes west of Gaza City, killing at least four Palestinians. Gaza’s doctors are without proper medical instruments leading to “total diagnostic collapse.” UN warns rain and cold are reversing humanitarian gains in Gaza. UN finds acute malnutrition in 6.4% of screened children in Gaza. Israeli police probe uncovers abuse by Haredi Border Police unit. An unnamed Iranian official says around 2,000 killed in Iran’s protests with the country’s internet and telecommunications partially restored. President Donald Trump announces secondary tariffs for Iran’s trading partners and weighs strikes on Iran as diplomacy remains in play. Iran’s national security secretary dismisses Trump’s threats to Tehran rallies. Iran’s parliamentary speaker threatens regional retaliation in address to Trump. Iran summons European ambassadors, screens protest violence footage. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado set to meet Trump at White House. The Trump administration more than doubles annual visa revocations. Minnesota, Minneapolis, Saint Paul sue Homeland Security to stop “federal invasion” by ICE. Right-wing groups fundraise for Minneapolis ICE agent. Billionaire Steve Cohen pushes renewed bid to privatize veterans’ mental health care. Israeli attacks hit multiple southern Lebanon villages near the border. Sudan’s army prepares a major offensive to retake Kordofan and Darfur. A Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone strike hits an army base in Sinja, killing 27, while another strike kills at least 10 in southeastern Sudan. Somalia cancels UAE security and defense deals over alleged transit of Yemeni secessionist leader. Regional backlash disrupts UAE arms flights to Sudan’s RSF. Darfur governor accuses Ethiopia of backing Sudan’s RSF. Boulos says that the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and UAE aligned on defeating Houthis. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks with Trump amid security tensions.

Israel launches weekend attacks in Khan Younis, the Al-Bureij refugee camp, and Gaza City, killing at least two Palestinians on Saturday and seven more on Sunday. Two more children freeze to death in Gaza. Grave and headstone built for renowned Palestinian poet and professor Refaat Alareer ten months after he is laid to rest. Israel released twelve detainees into Gaza on Sunday. Israel is filling Gaza with junk food, while blocking food with nutritious value and medicine. The shooting of the director of police investigations in Khan Younis is under investigation. A Palestinian summit on Gaza’s governance is expected in Cairo this week. The last Bedouin community in the southern Jordan valley is being forcibly displaced, B’Tselem says. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes to “taper” Israel’s reliance on U.S. military aid. The death toll in Iran amid nationwide protests may be as high as 544. Iran’s army pledges to defend the country’s “national interests.” President Donald Trump says Iran’s leaders have reached out to discuss a nuclear deal. U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent says more sanctions on Venezuela might be lifted this week, as Trump signs an E.O. declaring Venezuela’s oil funds “sovereign property.” The Venezuelan government releases at least 18 prisoners, human rights groups say. ICE buys a surveillance system with the capacity to monitor entire neighborhoods. Federal Reserve Chair Powell addresses the threat of criminal charges. U-Haul truck attacks protestors in Los Angeles. Rapid Support Forces seize Jarjira in Darfur, as Sudanese government returns to Khartoum. Pakistan nears an arms deal with the Sudanese Army. An anti-Houthi “Supreme Military Committee” is announced in Yemen. Fighting ceases in Aleppo’s Kurdish neighborhoods. Bolivia’s government will restore fuel subsidies after protests. Somalia’s defense minister says Israel wants to move Palestinians to Somaliland.

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video just released by Belly of the Beast

President Donald Trump on Monday said any country doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff “on any and all business being done with the United States of America.”

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has directly addressed the EU’s consideration of further sanctions against Iran.

11 January 2026 09:42 GMT Last update: 10:13 ET by Penny Green

As Agence France-Presse reports, Venezuelan officials say the US air strikes that killed at least 56 soldiers also destroyed numerous non-military targets, including the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC).

Since the October 7 attacks, over 150,000 Israeli citizens have left the country, many of them with a one-way ticket and no plans of returning. Hila Amit interviewed several Israeli Jewish emigrants, whose testimonies point to a profound loss of faith in the Zionist project itself — one that may signal a broader systemic unraveling.

By Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga January 11, 2026 11:31 AM EST updated 11:38 ET

Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Milei, a devoted supporter of the occupying regime, took the decision after learning of the Israeli plan for oil drilling near the disputed Malvinas Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, which are also known as the Falklands to the British.

Jan. 10, 2026

[A video podcast about Cuba, hosted on PeerTube.wtf, from the podcast team Cuba Analysis Podcasts]

Palestinian medics reported that Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed 14 Palestinians in separate attacks. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claimed it was striking a rocket launch site and “terror infrastructure” after detecting a rocket launched from the area of Gaza City that fell short and landed by a hospital inside the enclave. Israel branded the launch as a violation of the ceasefire by Hamas.

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/18305

Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu has revealed that Israeli agents are currently active in Iran.

Archived Link: https://archive.is/keXQU

The city of Tehran witnessed a noticeable decline in unrest on Friday night, following the deployment of Basij forces to contain the recent wave of violence. According to Fars News Agency, the capital saw relative calm, with only limited rioting reported, a significant reduction compared to the previous night’s events.

Abdel Qader Sabbah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous Jan 08, 2026

Israel kills at least 14 in a wave of attacks across Gaza on Thursday, with Drop Site’s Abdel Qader Sabbah reporting from on the ground. Border Patrol shoots two people in Portland. Senate advances war powers resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to take further military action against Venezuela. Israeli authorities demolished 50 Palestinian structures in Area C and East Jerusalem over the past two weeks. Spanish PM to seek approval to send a peacekeeping force to Palestine. President Donald Trump expects the U.S. to run Venezuela for years. Venezuela releases detainees to “seek and consolidate” peace under U.S. pressure. Trump threatens land strikes on Mexico. A federal judge rules that the U.S. government is not compelled to rescue Palestinian Americans in emergency operations. U.S. floating cash payments to Greenlanders to promote a secessionist campaign. House subpoenas journalist Seth Harp. Protests continue in Iran, where nationwide internet access is cut. Greek farmers protest the EU-Mercosur deal. A Russian tanker is disabled by a drone attack. India removes restrictions on Chinese firms. Death toll from Demo attack in Nigeria rises to 55. DRC says more than 1,200 child fighters were released. South Africans protest in solidarity with Palestine Action hunger strikers in the UK. 22 migrants killed in transportation disaster in Ethiopia’s Afar region. Drone strikes in Sudan continue. Somalian authorities deny U.S. allegations that led to aid suspension.

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According to flight tracking services and military observers, in recent hours, dozens of U.S. air refuelling tankers and heavy transport aircraft (C-5 and C-17) have departed from bases in the U.S. and from a U.S. airbase in the United Kingdom, heading east — presumably toward Middle Eastern deployment points.

Fierce fighting between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has continued for a third day in the northern city of Aleppo, driving tens of thousands of residents out of their homes.

ICE agent kills Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three in Minneapolis. The Trump administration baselessly accuses the killed woman, who was acting as a legal observer, of “terrorism” and “rioting.” Venezuelan communes mobilize against the U.S. in Caracas, according to reporting from Drop Site’s Andreína Chávez live from the rally. Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello estimates 100 people were killed by last week’s U.S. operation. The U.S. is working “directly in cooperation” to sell seized Venezuela oil, says U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims U.S. intervention in Venezuela “isn’t going to cost us any money.” Israeli bombing in al-Tuffah kills three. Yasser Abu Shabab’s militia claims it killed two Hamas operatives in Gaza. The Palestinian town of Kafr Manda town declares a general strike. President Donald Trump suspends U.S. funding of UN entities and other international organizations. U.S. State Department halts aid to Somalia. The Transportation Department cuts California’s funding because it delayed revoking immigrants’ driver’s licenses. House votes to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein associate Les Wexner. Saudi-led coalition strikes in Yemen kill at least four people. Drone strikes continue in Sudan, with attacks reported across the country. A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, is thwarted. U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro speak over the phone about U.S. escalation in the region.

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/18014

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A Somaliland official has reportedly said that the breakaway region could host an Israeli military base, despite a previous denial that it would make such a move.

Trump had previously accused the Nigerian government of failing to stop the killing of Christians, an important theme for his evangelical base. Two US officials told the New York Times that the airstrikes were a one-off aimed at allowing Trump to claim he was going after a group that had killed Christians.

In a presidential memorandum issued on Wednesday evening, Trump said the US would withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and 65 additional UN and other multilateral groups, mostly linked to the environment, renewable energy, development, education, and the promotion of democracy and human rights.

President Trump on Monday dismissed comparisons between past U.S. involvement in Iraq and the recent military operation in Venezuela, saying the difference is that the Trump administration plans to keep the seized oil from Venezuela.