(2026-01-31). UPDATE 1-Zelenskiy says Ukraine getting ready for new peace talks next week. devdiscourse.com President Volodymyr ‚ÄåZelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine was waiting for more information from the United States about further peace talks and expected ‚Å new meetings to take place next week.
(2026-01-31). 'We Are Back in the Middle Ages': How the EU Literally Starves Dissenting Experts Like Jacques Baud. orinocotribune.com By Eva Karene Bartlett — Jan 28, 2026 | No one is safe from the 'Russian propaganda' sanctions — even those who never touch Russian sources. Baud is one of nearly 60 public figures under sanctions from the EU | January 27, 2026, On December 15, 2025, the European Union slapped sanctions on former Swiss intelligence officer and ex-NATO employee Jacques Baud. No day in court, no charges filed, just abrupt, suffocating, sanctions. | Why did the EU sanction Baud? For "Russian propaganda," of course, although many of the so…
(2026-01-31). 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."
(2026-01-31). How China Courts the Global South to Counter U.S. Alliances. moderndiplomacy.eu China's strategy to counter Western alliances, such as: (Aukus, Quad, comprising: the United States, Japan, Australia, and India", and NATO), relies on a combination of soft power and economic strength through its Belt and Road Initiative, rapid military modernization, including: (cyber warfare and artificial intelligence), the formation of counter-alliances through the (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) "SCO" …
(2026-01-31). Trump at Davos: War threats and racist rants. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette January 28, 2026 While U.S. President Donald Trump's over an hour-long rambling rant at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21 provided ample fodder for late-night talk show hosts' comedic content, Trump's fascistic, fact-free speech was no laughing matter. Trump's retreat from his latest tariff threats on European allies opposing the U.S. takeover of Greenland led to initial relief for some imperialist U.S. allies, until he quickly followed up with threats of a possible U.S. pullback from the 76-year-old North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and directed…