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Venezuelan Regime Appears To Have Given Colombian Guerrilla ELN Green Light To Control The Border Between The Countries, Expert Says

The Venezuelan regime appears to have given the Colombian guerrilla Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional (ELN) a green light to control the border between the two countries, according to an expert in the r...

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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Labor Leaders Warn Trump Admin's Rhetoric Signals Shift Toward Extremism: 'Disturbing and Harkens Back to a Whites-Only Era'

Union leaders and labor historians have accused the Trump administration of adopting rhetoric aligned with extremist and exclusionary ideologies after recent social media posts by the U.S. Department ...

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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Secret DOJ Memo Concluded Trump Had Constitutional Authority To Send Troops Into Venezuela Without Approval From Congress

A secret memo from the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel determined that President Donald Trump had the constitutional authority to send troops into Venezuela without approval from Congr...

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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Venezuela Restores Access to X After Yearlong Ban, Country's Interim Leader Rodriguez Marks Online Comeback

Venezuela restored access to the social media platform X, ending more than a year of restrictions imposed under captured leader Nicolás Maduro.

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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Michigan Factory Worker Who Appeared To Call Trump a 'Pedophile Protector' During Visit Is Suspended by Ford

Despite announcing the suspension, Ford declined to discuss Sabula's employment status. A spokesperson said the company held a successful event with Trump and added that Ford is proud of how employees...

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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Trump Reportedly Feels Obligated To Follow Through On Threat To Take Action In Iran

President Donald Trump feels obligated to follow through on his threat to take action in Iran as the regime has continued cracking down on protesters, according to a new report.

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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Two Political Prisoners in Venezuela Describe Their Ordeal In Captivity: 'Treated As Less Than Dogs'

As reported by El País, Alberto Trentini and Mario Burlò were the Italian nationals who returned to Rome on Jan. 13 after spending more than a year imprisoned in Venezuela.

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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Sure, Turkmen Can Get Visas to Visit the US Again. It May Cost $15,000.

The visa bond pilot program mandates that otherwise eligible applicants for business or tourism visas from select countries, now including Turkmenistan, will have to post a bond of up to $15,000 in or...

Jan 06, 2026 • 5 min read

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AI changing the face, surging the profits of crypto scams

In 2025, cryptocurrency scams received at least US$14 billion on-chain, a significant increase from the $9.9 billion we first reported in 2024, which reached $12 billion at our recalculation as of thi...

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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A Chinese path to peace on the Korean Peninsula

South Korea and China have designated each other as their first summit counterparts of 2026. Media outlets in both countries have interpreted the meeting as a foregone conclusion that the decade-long ...

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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China’s J-20 upgrades to anchor networked air war over Taiwan

China’s decision to upgrade the J-20 with advanced radar, engines and AI signals a shift from platform competition to system-level air warfare as it prepares for a Taiwan contingency. This month...

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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Iran protest sparks, China vs India and Russia’s real economy

It’s a new year, so I’ve decided to change how I name these roundup posts. I’m retiring the name “At least five interesting things”, which is cumbersome and felt a little repetitive. Instead I’ll just...

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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A massive Arctic military buildup will center on Greenland

Donald Trump is clearly in a hurry to dominate the political narrative in his second term of office. He began 2026 with strikes in Syria against Islamic State groups, the kidnapping of Venezuelan pres...

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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Better know the players as Iran unrest extends to minority groups

When Iran’s ongoing protests began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on December 28, 2025, the government initially treated them as manageable and temporary. Bazaar merchants have historically been among the m...

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read

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PM Mark Carney’s trip a chance to stabilize Canadian-Chinese ties

It has been more than three years since China’s Xi Jinping told Canada’s Justin Trudeau to “create the conditions first” before the two countries could work together constructively during their awkwar...

Jan 14, 2026 • 5 min read