(2026-01-30). Russian attacks kill 6 in Ukraine. tribune.com.pk 
Russian attacks killed six people in central and southern Ukraine on Thursday, regional authorities and emergency services said. | The attacks come as Ukraine grapples with its toughest winter since the start of the war, with Russian strikes cutting heating and power to millions as temperatures linger well below freezing point. | In Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region, "Russian shelling killed a 62-year-old man and women aged 26 and 50," Ukraine's state emergency service said. | In the neighbouring Kherson region, Russian bombardment killed a 46-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman, according to regional…
(2026-01-30). Statement on meetings on protected persons in the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict. icrc.org
(2026-01-30). Putin meets UAE president ahead of Ukraine talks. newarab.com 
Russian President The UAE has emerged as a A follow-up meeting is planned for Su…
(2026-01-30). Serie Nacional de Béisbol: Las Tunas saca su estirpe y accede a semifinal. cubadebate.cu Las Tunas sacó su estirpe y doblegó 9-7 a Villa Clara este jueves para acceder a las semifinales del campeonato cubano de béisbol. A partir del domingo, los tuneros se enfrentarán a los Cazadores de Artemisa y los Cocodrilos de Matanzas a los Industriales de La Habana en busca de los dos equipos finalistas.
(2026-01-30). Marco Rubio Testifies to US Senate About Attack on Venezuela: His Claims Do Not Add Up. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, the US Secretary of State denied that the US was waging war against Venezuela. In the same appearance, he warned that he would oversee Venezuela's "transition" and threatened to use force if "other methods fail." | Marco Rubio appeared before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. "There is no war against Venezuela, and we did not occupy a country," Republican Senator Rand Paul, who describes…
(2026-01-30). As salmon and Delta fish crash, Trump regime approves Sites Reservoir project ROD. indybay.org "Tribal Nations were not meaningfully consulted on a project that directly impacts our waters, sacred places, and our salmon," said Josa Talley, a Karuk Tribal member and Communications and Outreach Coordinator at Save California Salmon. "That alone should have stopped this project. It is reckless to ignore Tribal knowledge and push projects that further destabilize rivers, devastate our already ailing salmon runs and the industries and cultures they sustain, and call it 'progress."
(2026-01-30). NicaNotes: Special Education in Nicaragua: Then and Now. afgj.org 
NicaNotes January 29, 2026 Special Education in Nicaragua: Then and Now By Katherine Hoyt [Katherine Hoyt is retired Co-Coordinator of the Nicaragua Network/Alliance for Global Justice. She lived 16 years in Nicaragua, eleven under the Somoza dictatorship and five under the Sandinista Revolution. Material for this article comes from an article she wrote for the…
(2026-01-30). Iran And The Strategy Of Tension. popularresistance.org The strategy of tension refers to the NATO strategy in post-World War II Europe to defeat the ascendant communist parties. In Italy, this was referred to as Operation Gladio, and involved money laundering, ballot stuffing, murder, and kidnapping. Outside of Italy, this strategy of tension took many forms: funding fascist stay-behind armies in Germany, setting up fake press agencies full of hitmen as in Aginter Press, and coordinating assassinations and decapitation operations. When viewed historically over the longue duree, the imperialist class that implemented the strategy of tension in postwar Europe is still…
(2026-01-30). Insights | Unfinished wishes: Filipino 'comfort women' demand Japan's long-awaited apology. ecns.cn Filipino "comfort women" have spent decades seeking justice for the atrocities they endured during Japan's occupation of the Philippines, with many protesting until their final days, according to Sharon Cabusao-Silva, a coordinator of Lila Pilipina.
(2026-01-30). Why was America's top spy present at FBI raid on Georgia election facility? scmp.com Top Democrats on the Senate and House intelligence committees called on Thursday for US President Donald Trump's chief spy to brief their panels on why she was ‚present at an FBI raid on an election facility in Georgia. | Senator Mark Warner and Congressman Jim Himes told Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in a letter that they were deeply concerned with her presence at Wednesday's FBI operation, saying that the US intelligence community "should be focused on foreign threats".
(2026-01-30). Insights | Surviving Filipino 'comfort women' condemn Japan's wartime crimes, seek justice. ecns.cn Sharon Cabusao-Silva, a coordinator of Lila Pilipina (Filipino Grandmothers Alliance), said in a recent interview with China News Network that a Filipino "comfort woman" survivor, Lola Estelita Dy, once shared two wishes with her.
(2026-01-29). Kiev regime doubles down on war propaganda to hide heavy losses. infobrics.org "As of today, we have destroyed nearly 250 targets using the 'Patriot' system, more than 140 of which were ballistic," Viacheslav Aheiev, "Hero of Ukraine" and Commander of a "Patriot" division, shared in an interview.
(2026-01-29). Ukrainian MP sees hope in Trump's Board of Peace. eng.belta.by U.S. President Donald Trump's initiative to establish the Board of Peace sends a positive signal to those wishing to achieve a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, Ukrainian MP Artem Dmitruk said in the latest episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel.
(2026-01-29). Trump says Putin agreed to pause attacks on Kyiv during cold snap. tribune.com.pk 
United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for a week during an extreme cold snap, after strikes damaged power infrastructure and left civilians without heating. | "They've never experienced cold like that. And I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and the various towns for a week, and he agreed to do that," Trump told a cabinet meeting at the White House. | Trump said Russian missile and drone attacks had worsened humanitarian conditions as freezing temperatures spread across Ukrai…