(2026-01-20). Russia-Ukraine Armed Conflict: What happens in winter when the power goes out. icrc.org
(2026-01-20). Statement on meetings on protected persons in the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict. icrc.org
(2026-01-20). ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree. indybay.org U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new budget under the current administration, and they are going on a surveillance tech shopping spree. Standing at $28.7 billion dollars for the year 2025 (nearly triple their 2024 budget) and at least another $56.25 billion over the next three years, ICE's budget would be the envy of many national militaries around the world. Indeed, this budget would put ICE as the 14th most well-funded military in the world, right between Ukraine and Israel.
(2026-01-20). Mr. Trump: Greenland is not for sale. onlineopinion.com.au Trump threatens to seize Greenland from a NATO ally, shattering trust, exposing naked resource hunger, and risking the alliance that underpins Western security.
(2026-01-20). As World Economic Forum in Davos opens, a major shift in Swiss security policy underway. wsws.org Switzerland is implementing a far-reaching security-policy shift, marked by massive increases in military spending, the erosion of neutrality and closer integration with NATO, all justified by exaggerated claims of external threats.
(2026-01-20). A programme coordinator of the programme : "global initiative against impunity for international crimes and serious human rights violations: making justice work" full-time fixed contract (18 months). fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an NGO that brings together nearly 200 civil society organisations around the world. Founded in 1922, it is committed to defending fundamental freedoms and the universality of the rights defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Independent of any government and recognised for its expertise, FIDH works to strengthen mechanisms for the protection of human rights and defenders through advocacy campaigns, investigations into (…) | – |
(2026-01-20). Snowstorm leaves dozens injured in US pile-up. geo.tv
This handout photo taken and posted by Michigan State Senator Roger Victory on his X account, shows truck and cars piled up after a crash along the I-196 highway, near Zeeland in West Michigan on January 19, 2026. — AFPWASHINGTON: Law enforcement officials said on Monday they were…
(2026-01-19). Trump heads into Davos storm, with an eye on home. tribune.com.pk
Donald Trump returns to the Davos ski resort next week after unleashing yet another avalanche on the global order. But for the US president, his main audience is back home. | Trump's first appearance in six years at the gathering of the world's political and global elite comes amid a spiraling crisis over his quest to acquire Greenland. | Fellow leaders at the mountain retreat will also be eager to talk about other shocks from his first year back in power, from tariffs to Venezuela, Ukraine, Gaza and Iran. | Yet for the Republican president, his keynote speech among the Swiss peaks will largely be aimed at the…
(2026-01-19). Britain Cannot Protect Ukraine with £200 Million, but Will Strengthen Its Military Industry Instead. globalresearch.ca The £200 million that British authorities plan to allocate, supposedly to prepare their military forces to deploy in Ukraine, is insufficient to actually defend the Eastern European country. In reality, these funds often end up in the Western arms industry …
(2026-01-19). Kiev mayor proposes evacuating the city. infobrics.org The measure could be either a real necessity or a political tool in local disputes.
(2026-01-19). How Neo-Nazis Posing as 'Ordinary Parents' Embedded Themselves in Anti-Immigrant Protests. bylinetimes.com
(2026-01-19). "It Will Be Done" : Trump Doubles Down on Greenland and Tests the Atlantic Alliance. moderndiplomacy.eu U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric over Greenland, declaring that Denmark has failed to address a supposed "Russian threat" to the Arctic territory and vowing decisive action. In a forceful post on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed NATO had warned Denmark for two decades to counter Russian influence in Greenland and asserted, …
(2026-01-19). Trump, EU escalate tariff war as US-European conflict mounts over Greenland. wsws.org US-European relations are teetering on the brink of collapse, amid growing threats of trade and military conflict among the major imperialist powers of the NATO alliance.
(2026-01-19). Trump Taking Greenland Would Be the End of NATO — senior analyst. dissidentvoice.org
The US president's push to acquire the island follows a "long and complex historical tradition of American territorial expansion," Mats Nilsson has told RT Protesters on City Square during a protest in support of Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Copenhagen, Denmark. © Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images US President Donald Trump's acquisition of Greenland without Denmark's …
(2026-01-19). The Nascent "Islamic NATO" Might Soon Set Its Sights on Somaliland. globalresearch.ca Reports have recently circulated about three separate but complementary military pacts in which Saudi Arabia might soon participate, which could form the core of an "
(2026-01-19). Greenland on the Chessboard of U.S. Imperialism. counterpunch.org
On 14 January, a few hours before the historic meeting in Washington between representatives from Greenland and Denmark and their U.S. counterparts, J. D. Vance and Marco Rubio, Denmark and several of its NATO allies reinforced their military presence in Greenland and announced that more reinforcements would follow. Some interpreted this move as pressure on
(2026-01-19). Starmer opposes US tariffs on allies, warns of 'downward spiral' over Greenland threats. tribune.com.pk
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that calm discussion between allies was needed on Greenland and that a trade war was not in anyone's interest, after United States President Donald Trump threatened tariffs to secure the territory. | Starmer told an emergency press conference on Monday that the alliance with the US had provided security and prosperity to Britain for decades, and said he would work to maintain those ties and defuse the tensions around Greenland that have thrown the future of NATO into doubt. | However, he said Trump's threats to impose escalating tariffs on Britain and European…
(2026-01-19). Failure of US-NATO in the Development of Hypersonic Weapons: Macron urges NATO to "Catch up to Russia" globalresearch.ca Hypersonic technologies are the last frontier in kinetic warfare. It's now a given that the ability to develop and build such weapons defines a country's status as a global military power. The Soviet Union had an unprecedented half-century-long lead over …