articles 04 jan.

    
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Trump Reiterates ‘Need’ for Greenland After Venezuela Op.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/01/04/trump-reiterates-need-for-greenland-after-venezuela-op/

Back to the future: Trump revives an old US habit of intervention 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/back-to-the-future-trump-revives-an-old-us-habit-of-intervention/

Russia's Medvedev calls Trump’s actions in Venezuela ‘illegal,’ but say they have 'a certain consistency’
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/russias-medvedev-calls-trump-s-actions-in-venezuela-illegal-but-say-they-have-a-certain-consistency-/3789669

China's top diplomat decries US raid on Venezuela, pushes back against any country acting as 'world policeman'
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/chinas-top-diplomat-decries-us-raid-on-venezuela-pushes-back-against-any-country-acting-as-world-policeman/3789720

Is the Maduro Kidnapping a Prelude to  Attacking IRAN?
https://sonar21.com/is-the-maduro-kidnapping-a-prelude-to-attacking-iran/

Trump says new military operation focused on Colombia sounds good to him
https://ground.news/article/trump-warns-colombias-president-after-us-operation-captures-venezuelas-leader

Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives warning to Cuba, They could be NEXT
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/01/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-gives-warning-to-cuba-they-could-be-next/

After Venezuela Assault, Trump and Rubio Warn Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia Could Be Next 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/01/04/after-venezuela-assault-trump-and-rubio-warn-cuba-mexico-and-colombia-could-be-next/

Cuban Dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel Threatens America — Vows Cubans Will “Give Our Blood” and Make the U.S. “Pay a Very Heavy Price”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/cuban-dictator-miguel-diaz-canel-threatens-america-vows/

Cold War 2.0: How Washington Is Escalating an Imperial Strategy to Dominate Latin America 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/01/04/cold-war-2-0-how-washington-is-escalating-an-imperial-strategy-to-dominate-latin-america/

‘Zionist Undertones’ – Venezuela’s Rodríguez Hints at Israeli Connection in Maduro’s Kidnapping
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/venezuelas-rodriguez-accuses-us-operation-against-maduro-of-zionist-undertones/

Candace Owens, influencers claim 'Zionist' plot behind Maduro capture
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-882293

Iran’s friends vanishing: Why Maduro’s arrest matters for Israel - analysis
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-882304



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

AIPAC Owned Congress Refuses to Condemn Mass Slaughter and Genocide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlIG334ajsA

British Typhoon FGR4 Fighter Jets Strike Daesh Tunnel in Syria Using Paveway IV Bombs.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/british-typhoon-fgr4-fighter-jets-strike-daesh-tunnel-in-syria-using-paveway-iv-bombs

Over 12,000 Palestinian children ‘remain forcibly displaced’ in West Bank: UN agency
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/over-12-000-palestinian-children-remain-forcibly-displaced-in-west-bank-un-agency/3789634

This Is How Israeli Settlers, Backed by the Military, Erased a Palestinian Village From Existence Last Week 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/01/04/this-is-how-israeli-settlers-backed-by-the-military-erased-a-palestinian-village-from-existence-last-week/

Iran government triples subsidies to meet people's needs
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/240466/Iran-government-triples-subsidies-to-meet-people-s-needs

VIDEO: Israel blows up a residential block in al-Tuffah
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/240463/VIDEO-Israel-blows-up-a-residential-block-in-al-Tuffah

Poverty, unemployment skyrocket in the Gaza Strip after Israel’s war
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/4/poverty-unemployment-skyrocket-in-the-gaza-strip-after-israels-war

Settlers fence swaths of Palestinian land in Bethlehem
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/01/04/355116/

Israeli army bolsters W. Bank deployment to guard expanding settlements
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/01/04/355098/

Three Palestinians, Including Child, Killed by Israeli Fire in Gaza
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/three-palestinians-including-child-killed-by-israeli-fire-in-gaza/



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Russian Su-34 Strike Fighter Conducts Guided Glide Bomb Strike on Ukrainian Personnel Concentration 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/russian-su34-guided-glide-bomb-ukrainian

Russian Geran missiles surprised the enemy again by being armed with MANPADS. 
https://en.topwar.ru/275978-rossijskie-gerani-snova-udivili-vraga-poluchiv-na-vooruzhenie-pzrk.html

Russia has completed preparations for a retaliatory strike against Ukraine. 
https://en.topcor.ru/67467-rossija-zavershila-podgotovku-k-naneseniju-otvetnogo-udara-po-ukraine.html

Battle of Kupyansk: Russian Armed Forces are massively eliminating mercenaries from Latin America.
https://en.topcor.ru/67465-bitva-za-kupjansk-vs-rf-massovo-unichtozhajut-naemnikov-iz-latinskoj-ameriki.html

Finnish security forces have released footage of the seizure of the Fitburg, a vessel belonging to Russia's "shadow fleet." 
https://en.topwar.ru/275966-finskie-siloviki-opublikovali-kadry-zahvata-sudna-fitburg-tenevogo-flota-rf.html

Over the past two years, the proportion of female officers in the Ukrainian Armed Forces has increased fivefold. 
https://en.topwar.ru/275979-za-dva-poslednih-goda-dolja-zhenschin-oficerov-v-vsu-vyrosla-v-pjat-raz.html

Jeffrey Sachs on the U.S. Attack on Venezuela: A Call to Recognize the Dangers of Lawlessness 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/01/04/jeffrey-sachs-on-the-u-s-attack-on-venezuela-a-call-to-recognize-the-dangers-of-lawlessness/

US to earmark $500m for military bases in Poland
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/240460/US-to-earmark-500m-for-military-bases-in-Poland

Col Douglas Macgregor: There'll be NO SETTLEMENT in UKRAINE, NOT NOW 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp9RyDZloxo

The number of downed UAVs near Moscow increased to 42 units
https://www.vesti.ru/article/4858753

MoD: : 253 Ukrainian drones were shot down in just seven hours
https://smotrim.ru/article/4858700?utm_source=vesti_left

Air defense forces shot down 90 UAVs over Russia overnight
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8337332?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



NATIONAL  2

US Senator: Our people fear Trump's actions will lead to endless war 
https://en.topwar.ru/275981-senator-ssha-nash-narod-boitsja-chto-dejstvija-trampa-privedut-k-beskonechnoj-vojne.html

The Trump regime becomes more rogue by the day - Paul Craig Roberts
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2026/01/04/the-trump-regime-becomes-more-rogue-by-the-day/

Is Trump committing political suicide? - Paul Craig Roberts
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2026/01/04/is-trump-committing-political-suicide/

Trump the Robber Baron - The US is not only morally, but also financially bankrupt—the real reason for Maduro’s kidnapping is to refinance the American public finances.
https://sonar21.com/trump-the-robber-baron/

Five Craziest Things About the Epstein Case, Part 2
https://www.racket.news/p/five-craziest-things-about-the-epstein-377

Indian Illegal Alien Truckers (Based in CA) Caught With $7 Million in Cocaine During IN Traffic Stop
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/01/04/illegal-alien-truckers-with-ca-cdls-caught-with-7-million-in-cocaine-during-routine-traffic-stop-n2197745

75-yr-old man fighting for his life in hospital while thug who put him there OUT on bail
https://therightscoop.com/horrible-video-75-yr-old-man-fighting-for-his-life-in-hospital-while-thug-who-put-him-there-out-on-bail/

Costly refugee funding on the table as they rake in over a dozen taxpayer benefits 
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/costly-refugee-funding-table-they-rake-over-dozen-taxpayer-benefits

Transsexual Pedophile Arrested for Murder and Corpse Desecration
https://moonbattery.com/transsexual-pedophile-arrested-for-murder-and-corpse-desecration/

With Tyrant Maduro’s Arrest Expect Cartel Ties and Money Transfers to the US Democrat Party to Finally Be Revealed
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/tyrant-maduros-arrest-expect-cartel-ties-money-transfers/



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

13 Nov 25 - Joe Rogan Experience #2411 – Gavin de Becker -- Detailed History of Vaccine Science 
https://www.jrepodcast.com/episode/joe-rogan-experience-2411-gavin-de-becker/

Diabetes Drug Used to Treat Millions Shockingly Found to Worsen the Condition! - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/diabetes-drug-used-to-treat-millions-shockingly-found-to-worsen-the-condition

Flu Positivity Rates Surge to 41 Percent Across Croatia - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/flu-positivity-rates-surge-to-41-percent-across-croatia

The Heart of the Matter: Cardiac Risks of Covid-19 Vaccines
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-heart-of-the-matter-cardiac-risks-of-covid-19-vaccines/



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

China’s method delivers 3 times more olefin production from coal by slashing CO2 emissions
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/china-method-triples-olefin-output-from-coal

First AI-Designed Drug Nears Final Trials Before Approval
https://ground.news/article/first-ai-designed-drug-nears-final-trials-before-approval_68821f



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

13-billion-year old star cluster slowly gets torn apart by the Milky Way
https://interestingengineering.com/space/milky-way-tear-apart-star-cluster

3I/ATLAS Caught by Amateur Snapper As It Blasts Its Way out of Orbit
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mystery-alien-visitor-3i-atlas-caught-amateur-snapper-it-blasts-its-way-out-orbit-1768123



MILITARY - AVIATION

EasyJet  (Airbus) A320-200 Suffers Severe Internal Engine Failure During Approach In Italy
https://simpleflying.com/easyjet-a320-severe-internal-engine-failure-italy/

 U.S. Deactivates Key Apache Attack Helicopter Unit Forward Deployed Next to North Korea: Drone Warfare Advances Leave Viability in Question 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-deactivates-apache-attack-helicopter-nkorea

U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Drone Crashes After Violating Afghan Airspace: Did the Taliban Shoot it Down? 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/mq9-crashes-violating-afghan-airspace-taliban

Republic of China Army Reequipping Reserve Ground Units with Combat Vehicles, Drones and Artillery 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/republic-china-army-reequipping-reserve-armour

Meet Suryastra: The New 300-km Range Rocket Beast for the Indian Army
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Meet-Suryastra-The-New-300-km-Range-Rocket-Beast-for-the-Indian-Army/

The Chinese are practicing aerial combat between PLA J-16s and French Rafale jets. 
https://en.topcor.ru/67484-kitajcy-otrabatyvajut-vozdushnye-boi-j-16-noak-s-francuzskimi-rafale.html

KCNA reported on the DPRK's (Democratic People's Republic of Korea's) test of hypersonic missiles
https://www.vesti.ru/article/4858714



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Sochi (Russia's resort capital)
https://avia-pro.net/news/v-sochi-proizoshlo-zemletryasenie-magnitudoy-41

5.2 earthquake Affected countries: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar (Burma), Bhutan, and China
5.7 earthquake 944 miles from East London, South Africa
5.7 - Prince Edward Islands region 
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000rmfe/executive

Ice town opened at the Northern River Station in the capital
The ice town opened at the Northern River Station in Moscow... more than 30 tons of natural ice... from the Murmansk region, were used to create it. 
https://www.m24.ru/news/gorod/03012026/861417



ECONOMY

High Electricity Prices Are a Choice Blue States Make Every Day
https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/12/29/high_electricity_prices_are_a_choice_blue_states_make_every_day_1155858.html

Team America is back! And keeping with history, has no real plan
Trump's attack on Venezuela leaves a power vacuum and a potentially huge price tag for the US, but lots of opportunities for Wall Street 
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-take-over-venezuela/

Bankruptcies Are Soaring, Especially Small Businesses and Households
https://mishtalk.com/economics/bankruptcies-are-soaring-especially-small-businesses-and-households/



EU - UK - CANADA

45,000 homes in Berlin without power after politically motivated attack by 'left-wing extremists'
https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/04/45000-homes-in-berlin-without-power-after-politically-motivated-attack-by-left-wing-extrem

 Censorship of New Year’s European Violence 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europes-current-economy/censorship-of-new-years-european-violence/



CHINA - ASIA

Prof John Mearsheimer: Enormous Trouble w/China Awaits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAaliUNhK44



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA - CARIBBEAN

To ‘run’ Venezuela, Trump presses existing regime to kneel
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-01-04/to-run-venezuela-trump-presses-existing-regime-to-kneel

Trump Threatens Rodriguez - his admin would not tolerate "her defiant rejection of the U.S. intervention."
ZERO TOLERANCE: President Trump issued a pointed warning to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, following the U.S.-led operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, saying she would "pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro" if she fails to "do what’s right."
https://www.facebook.com/FoxNews/posts/zero-tolerance-president-trump-issued-a-pointed-warning-to-venezuelas-new-leader/1281893970467129/

Defying Trump, Venezuela VP Says ‘We Will Never Again Be a Colony of Any Empire’
https://scheerpost.com/2026/01/04/defying-trump-venezuela-vp-says-we-will-never-again-be-a-colony-of-any-empire/

“HANDS OFF VENEZUELA”. VP Rodriguez Appointed as acting president. Bolivarian Armed Force ready vs “US Imperialism Aggression”
https://gospanews.net/en/2026/01/03/russian-minister-lavrov-holds-phone-call-with-venezuelan-vice-president/

Trump tells Post that US troops won’t be in Venezuela if Maduro VP ‘does what we want’: ‘We have a second wave’ 
https://nypost.com/2026/01/03/us-news/trump-says-us-troops-wont-be-in-venezuela-if-nicolas-maduro-vp-delcy-rodriguez-does-what-we-want/

U.S. will look to tap Venezuelan oil reserves, Trump says
President Donald Trump said U.S. oil companies will invest billions to upgrade the country's aging oil infrastructure
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/us-will-look-tap-venezuelan-oil-reserves-trump-says-rcna252054

US Removal of Maduro Reshapes Global Energy Security - Strategic Implications
https://discoveryalert.com.au/strategic-implications-global-energy-control-2026/

Washington’s Strategic Lever: How Control of Venezuelan Oil Could Fit a U.S. Plan to Pressure China if Taiwan Falls
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Washingtons-Strategic-Lever-How-Control-of-Venezuelan-Oil-Could-Fit-a-US-Plan-to-Pressure-China-if-Taiwan-Falls/

Large part of Maduro's security team was killed in US military operation, says Venezuela's defense chief https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/large-part-of-maduros-security-team-was-killed-in-us-military-operation-says-venezuelas-defense-chief/3789649

Rubio Says the U.S. Doesn't Need Venezuelan Oil but Seeks to Deny Adversaries Control over It—and Doesn't Rule Out Occupying the Country
https://ground.news/article/rubio-venezuela-oil-china-russia-iran-us-warning
 
Goldman: US Sanctions Policy to Determine Venezuela's Oil Production Outlook 
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/us-sanctions-venezuela-oil-production/2026/01/04/id/1240755/

Venezuela Cuts Oil Output as US Embargo Halts Exports
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/01/04/now-this-happened-venezuela-cuts-oil-output-as-us-embargo-halts-exports-n2197750

"Negative For Oil Prices In Long-Run": What Maduro's Purge Means For Oil According To Goldman's Trading Desk
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/negative-oil-prices-long-run-what-maduros-purge-means-oil-according-goldmans-trading



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Somali special forces kill 15, capture 8 al-Shabaab terrorists in southern Somalia
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/somali-special-forces-kill-15-capture-8-al-shabaab-terrorists-in-southern-somalia/3789590

At least 114 killed in week of fighting in Sudan’s Darfur
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260104-at-least-114-killed-in-week-of-fighting-in-sudan-s-darfur