January 20, 2026
Denmark ramps up defenses in Greenland as Trump zeros in on control of territory
Denmark on Monday ramped up its military presence in Greenland, deploying extra troops to the strategic Arctic territory amid escalating tensions with President Donald Trump. Local Danish broadcaster TV 2 said the Danish Armed Forces confirmed a new contingent of troops, described as ‘a substantial contribution,’ were arriving at Greenland’s main international airport Monday night. […]
January 19, 2026
Iran locks nation into ‘darker’ digital blackout, viewing internet as an ‘existential threat’
Iran’s internet blackout has hardened into a permanent system of digital repression, with the regime treating citizens’ access to the outside world as an ‘existential threat,’ according to digital rights monitors. Internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported Monday that Iran’s connectivity landscape had shifted dramatically as the country entered its 22nd day of unrest, following several […]
January 19, 2026
From Caracas to Chicago: Trump’s Article II powers face their biggest tests yet
President Donald Trump has spent the bulk of his second White House term testing the limits of his Article II authorities, both at home and abroad – a defining constitutional fight that legal experts expect to continue to play out in the federal courts for the foreseeable future. These actions have included the U.S. capture […]
January 19, 2026
Trump warns US can no longer think ‘purely of peace’ as he pushes for Greenland control
President Donald Trump warned that he no longer feels obligated to think ‘purely of peace’ as he argued the United States must have ‘complete and total control’ of Greenland. In a text exchange with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Trump wrote: ‘Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace […]
January 19, 2026
Kaine vows new war powers fights after Senate blocks Trump Venezuela check
The latest bipartisan campaign to rein in President Donald Trump’s war authority in Venezuela may have failed, but the lawmaker behind the push has no intention of stopping his pursuit. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., plans to continue his goal of corralling Trump’s policing power across the globe, and believes that he can find support among […]
January 19, 2026
Warren launches probe into major banks over Trump Venezuela oil sales
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, and other Democratic senators have spearheaded an investigation into the role major U.S. banks will play in assisting the Trump administration sell Venezuelan oil. The inquiry comes after President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela’s interim government would hand over up to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S. and that […]
January 19, 2026
Trump invites Putin, Lukashenko to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Russia and Belarus say
The Trump administration extended invitations to Russia and Belarus to join a proposed Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ officials in both countries said Monday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow that Russian President Vladimir Putin is reviewing the invitation. ‘President Putin has indeed received an offer through diplomatic channels to join this Board of […]
January 19, 2026
Top GOP senator says Syria ceasefire welcome but actions must match words
The Syrian army’s rapid-fire conquest of important areas and towns previously controlled by the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), culminated on Sunday in a fragile ceasefire agreement with a stern warning from a powerful U.S. Senator and experts about the reported crimes of forces controlled by President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Jim Risch, R-Idaho., chairman of the […]
January 19, 2026
Netflix to report a solid quarter – but is it just because of Stranger Things?
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is broadly expected to report a strong quarter on Jan. 20, driven largely by the final season of “Stranger Things” that pulled back lapsed subscribers and kept engagement high throughout the holiday period. Consensus is for the streaming giant to earn 55 cents on a per-share basis in its Q4 – up […]
January 19, 2026
China hits 5% growth target in 2025 even as domestic demand weakens further
China’s economy lost momentum toward the end of 2025 even as it met the government’s annual growth target, underscoring an increasingly uneven expansion driven by exports and industrial output while domestic demand continued to lag. Gross domestic product grew 4.5% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, the slowest pace since the reopening from […]
January 19, 2026
Canaan faces Nasdaq delisting risk after shares fall below $1 threshold
Crypto mining hardware maker Canaan Inc. has received a warning from Nasdaq after its share price fell below the exchange’s minimum requirement, putting the company at risk of delisting unless it can regain its stock price within the next six months. The Nasdaq contacted Canaan on Wednesday to notify the company that it was no […]
January 19, 2026
Anthropic IPO news: AI giant to raise $25 billion as valuation soars
Anthropic, one of the top players in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, is considering going public through an IPO later this year. It is also lining up a big capital raise before going public. Anthropic to raise funds ahead of its IPO This year will be a big one for the initial public offerings, with […]
