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German president warns world order becoming 'den of robbers' - Frank-Walter Steinmeier's coordinated Franco-German intervention signals strategic recalibration of transatlantic relationship amid Trump-era fractures
German president warns world order becoming 'den of robbers'
Frank-Walter Steinmeier's coordinated Franco-German intervention signals strategic recalibration of transatlantic relationship amid Trump-era fractures
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January 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
German president warns world order becoming 'den of robbers' - Frank-Walter Steinmeier's coordinated Franco-German intervention signals strategic recalibration of transatlantic relationship amid Trump-era fractures
Russia-bound tanker diverts to Turkey after Black Sea drone strike - The Palau-flagged oil tanker Elbus diverted to a Turkish port after sustaining damage from a drone attack in the southwestern Black Sea
Russia-Bound Tanker Hit by Drone Strike in Black Sea
The Palau-flagged oil tanker *Elbus* diverted to a Turkish port on Wednesday after sustaining damage from a drone attack in the southwestern Black Sea, according to Lloyd's List Intelligence and ...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Russia-bound tanker diverts to Turkey after Black Sea drone strike - The Palau-flagged oil tanker Elbus diverted to a Turkish port after sustaining damage from a drone attack in the southwestern Black Sea
Senate set to vote on limiting Trump's Venezuela military authority - Bipartisan resolution tests congressional oversight as lawmakers debate whether Maduro capture constitutes law enforcement or act of war
Senate votes on limiting Trump Venezuela military authority
Bipartisan resolution tests congressional oversight as lawmakers debate whether Maduro capture constitutes law enforcement or act of war
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January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Senate set to vote on limiting Trump's Venezuela military authority - Bipartisan resolution tests congressional oversight as lawmakers debate whether Maduro capture constitutes law enforcement or act of war
U.S. formalizes indefinite control over Venezuelan oil revenue - The mechanics of financial control
U.S. formalizes indefinite control over Venezuelan oil
The mechanics of financial control
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January 8, 2026 at 1:47 PM
U.S. formalizes indefinite control over Venezuelan oil revenue - The mechanics of financial control
Rubio to meet Denmark and Greenland leaders next week amid Greenland acquisition push - Washington signals diplomatic track while White House rhetoric keeps military option open, exposing strategic ambiguity in U.S. approach
Rubio to meet Denmark on Greenland amid acquisition push
Washington signals diplomatic track while White House rhetoric keeps military option open, exposing strategic ambiguity in U.S. approach
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January 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Rubio to meet Denmark and Greenland leaders next week amid Greenland acquisition push - Washington signals diplomatic track while White House rhetoric keeps military option open, exposing strategic ambiguity in U.S. approach
Trump co-opts Venezuela's sanctioned strongmen to secure oil access - Washington threatens Maduro's security chief while betting regime insiders can deliver stability and resources better than democrats
Trump co-opts Venezuela's sanctioned strongmen for oil
Washington threatens Maduro's security chief while betting regime insiders can deliver stability and resources better than democrats
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January 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Trump co-opts Venezuela's sanctioned strongmen to secure oil access - Washington threatens Maduro's security chief while betting regime insiders can deliver stability and resources better than democrats
Thailand warns Cambodia after disputed border incident threatens ceasefire - Bangkok and Phnom Penh offer conflicting accounts of explosion that injured soldiers, testing 10-day-old truce
Thailand warns Cambodia after border incident threatens ceasefire
Bangkok and Phnom Penh offer conflicting accounts of explosion that injured soldiers, testing 10-day-old truce
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January 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Thailand warns Cambodia after disputed border incident threatens ceasefire - Bangkok and Phnom Penh offer conflicting accounts of explosion that injured soldiers, testing 10-day-old truce
Venezuela oil deal follows military capture of Maduro - Trump announces $2 billion crude agreement days after U.S. forces seize president, revealing intervention's economic objectives
Venezuela oil deal follows Maduro capture by U.S. forces
Trump announces $2 billion crude agreement days after U.S. forces seize president, revealing intervention's economic objectives
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January 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Venezuela oil deal follows military capture of Maduro - Trump announces $2 billion crude agreement days after U.S. forces seize president, revealing intervention's economic objectives
Russia deploys submarine to shield Venezuelan tanker from U.S. seizure
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January 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Russia deploys submarine to shield Venezuelan tanker from U.S. seizure
Southern separatist leader vanishes as Saudi-UAE alliance fractures in Yemen
Yemen separatist leader flees as Saudi-UAE alliance fractures
Aidarous al-Zubaidi, leader of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council, fled to an undisclosed location on January 7, 2026, hours after refusing to board a flight to Riyadh for emergency talks brokered ...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Southern separatist leader vanishes as Saudi-UAE alliance fractures in Yemen
Paris pact offers Ukraine guarantees calibrated to avoid binding Europe to war
Paris pact offers Ukraine guarantees without automatic defense
Britain and France pledge forward military presence, but monitoring mechanisms stop short of automatic defense commitments
crisis.zone
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Paris pact offers Ukraine guarantees calibrated to avoid binding Europe to war
Lockheed Martin to triple Patriot missile production under new Pentagon contract model
Lockheed triples Patriot missile output under new Pentagon deal
Seven-year agreement marks shift toward commercial-style procurement as interceptor demand outpaces Cold War-era production levels
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January 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Lockheed Martin to triple Patriot missile production under new Pentagon contract model
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January 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Colombia readies military as Trump invasion threat shatters historic alliance
Colombia military prepares as Trump threats shatter alliance
Washington's attack on Venezuelan leader and warnings to Petro force decades-long security partner to publicly prepare for U.S. military action
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January 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Colombia readies military as Trump invasion threat shatters historic alliance
Aleppo clashes reveal deepening crisis over Kurdish integration into Syria's new state - At least three killed as violence exposes breakdown in merger agreement
Aleppo clashes expose Syria's failing Kurdish integration
At least three killed as violence exposes breakdown in March 2025 SDF merger agreement
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January 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Aleppo clashes reveal deepening crisis over Kurdish integration into Syria's new state - At least three killed as violence exposes breakdown in merger agreement
Trump's Venezuela embassy plans expose strategic incoherence, not statecraft. Military intervention & diplomatic normalization collide as Washington pursues oil access through contradictory policy signals
Trump's Venezuela embassy plans expose strategic chaos
Military intervention and diplomatic normalization collide as Washington pursues oil access through contradictory policy signals
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January 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Trump's Venezuela embassy plans expose strategic incoherence, not statecraft. Military intervention & diplomatic normalization collide as Washington pursues oil access through contradictory policy signals
Maduro's arrest answered nothing. How does a nation with more oil than Saudi Arabia become synonymous with starvation and mass exodus?
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Venezuela's collapse: Oil, authoritarianism, and exodus
Maduro's arrest answered nothing. How does a nation with more oil than Saudi Arabia become synonymous with starvation and mass exodus? Venezuela's paradox isn't one man's fall—it's two decades of coll...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Maduro's arrest answered nothing. How does a nation with more oil than Saudi Arabia become synonymous with starvation and mass exodus?
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2026 flashpoints alert: Ukraine, Taiwan, Venezuela, Sudan & more—where great power rivalries test a fracturing world order. (Share if you care)
Ten conflicts to watch in 2026: A realpolitik analysis
As great power competition intensifies and transactional diplomacy replaces principle, a decade of strategic rivalries reaches its breaking point
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January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
2026 flashpoints alert: Ukraine, Taiwan, Venezuela, Sudan & more—where great power rivalries test a fracturing world order. (Share if you care)
European leaders affirm: "The Kingdom of Denmark – including Greenland – is part of NATO." Joint statement emphasizes Arctic security, sovereignty principles, and that "Greenland belongs to its people." Clear pushback against territorial claims.
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
European leaders affirm: "The Kingdom of Denmark – including Greenland – is part of NATO." Joint statement emphasizes Arctic security, sovereignty principles, and that "Greenland belongs to its people." Clear pushback against territorial claims.
Denmark warns U.S. attack on Greenland would end NATO - Danish Prime Minister says collective defense "stops" if America threatens member sovereignty
Denmark warns U.S. attack on Greenland would end NATO
Danish Prime Minister says collective defense "stops" if America threatens member sovereignty
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January 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Denmark warns U.S. attack on Greenland would end NATO - Danish Prime Minister says collective defense "stops" if America threatens member sovereignty
Machado: "Actually, I spoke with President Trump on October 10, the same day the (Noble Peace) Prize was announced, (but) not since then"
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Trump sidelines Machado for regime continuity in Venezuela
"Actually, I spoke with President Trump on October 10, the same day the (Noble Peace) Prize was announced, (but) not since then," Machado said on Fox
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January 6, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Machado: "Actually, I spoke with President Trump on October 10, the same day the (Noble Peace) Prize was announced, (but) not since then"
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Flash floods kill at least 14 in North Sulawesi despite seasonal warnings - Indonesia's disaster response system faces scrutiny as preventable casualties mount during predicted wet season peak
North Sulawesi floods kill 14 despite seasonal warnings
Indonesia's disaster response system faces scrutiny as preventable casualties mount during predicted wet season peak
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January 6, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Flash floods kill at least 14 in North Sulawesi despite seasonal warnings - Indonesia's disaster response system faces scrutiny as preventable casualties mount during predicted wet season peak
Opinion: Paris summit exposes the fragile architecture of Ukraine's post-war security - Western powers convene to promise Kyiv protection, but the absence of binding mechanisms reveals the limits of coalition diplomacy in an age of great power rivalry
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Paris summit reveals fragile foundation of Ukraine security
Western powers convene to promise Kyiv protection, but the absence of binding mechanisms reveals the limits of coalition diplomacy in an age of great power rivalry
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January 6, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Opinion: Paris summit exposes the fragile architecture of Ukraine's post-war security - Western powers convene to promise Kyiv protection, but the absence of binding mechanisms reveals the limits of coalition diplomacy in an age of great power rivalry
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Trump sets two-month deadline for Greenland acquisition, cites defense needs - Danish officials reject 'disrespectful' demands as president frames Arctic territory as urgent national security priority
Trump sets two-month Greenland deadline, cites defense needs
Danish officials reject 'disrespectful' demands as president frames Arctic territory as urgent national security priority
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January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Trump sets two-month deadline for Greenland acquisition, cites defense needs - Danish officials reject 'disrespectful' demands as president frames Arctic territory as urgent national security priority
Maduro arraignment follows military capture in test of international law - Former Venezuelan president pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism charges, claims POW status after U.S forces detained him in Caracas
Maduro arraignment follows military capture in SDNY court
Former Venezuelan president pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism charges, claims POW status after U.S. forces detained him in Caracas
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January 5, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Maduro arraignment follows military capture in test of international law - Former Venezuelan president pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism charges, claims POW status after U.S forces detained him in Caracas