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theintercept.com (2026-01-28). Ignoring Court Ruling, Trump Sends Troops to Portland to Break Imagined Antifa "Siege" Trump's Portland announcement appeared to surprise Pentagon officials, who offered no information even a day after Trump issued his order on Truth Social.

aljazeera.com (2026-01-28). As Western powers crack down on migrants, Spain embraces 500,000 Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said Spain needs migration to fill workforce gaps and counteract an ageing population that puts a strain on pensions and the welfare state. | | Laetitia Van der Vennet, of the Platform for Undocumented Immigrants, an NGO, said the Spanish policy was a welcome contrast to the anti-migrant wave in Europe and the US. | "At a time when a hostile environment against migrants is spreading on both sides of the Atlantic, this move shows both humanity and common sense," she said.

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palestinechronicle.com (2026-01-27). Israel Faces Deepening Mental Health Crisis after Gaza Genocide – Report Thousands of Israelis are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following the Palestinian Resistance operation of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing two-year genocidal war on Gaza, constituting the country's "biggest-ever" mental health crisis, according to a Bloomberg report.

commoncause.org (2026-01-27). Trump Administration Demands Minnesotans' Private Voter Data To Call Off His Secret PoliceThe Trump Administration has sent masked, armed, secret police to terrorize Minnesotans - and Attorney General Pam Bondi is demanding access to private voter data before she'll call them off.
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newrepublic.com (2026-01-27). Trump Sends ICE to Winter Olympics in Italy for "Security" Milan's mayor is pushing back on the plan, calling ICE a "a militia that kills."

theguardian.com (2026-01-27). Critics slam Pam Bondi's demand for Minnesota voter rolls amid ICE surgeIn addition to turning over the voter rolls, Bondi also said the state should turn over data on those receiving public assistance and repeal sanctuary city policies in the state.

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Sana Khan (2026-01-02). Saudi Envoy Says Yemen Separatist Leader Blocked Aden Landing. moderndiplomacy.eu Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Yemen said the leader of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, blocked a Saudi delegation from landing at Aden international airport on Thursday. The incident followed Zubaidi's reported decision to halt air traffic at the airport. The STC, which advocates for southern Yemen's independence, is backed by the United …

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thecanary.co (2026-01-27). TikTok US censoring Epstein, Trump and ICE contentEllison is a piece of shit, and he's Trump's back pocket. And now, he controls TikTok. This allows Trump's allies to further hide, control and distort the reality of ICE murders, Israel's genocide, and the Epstein files.

counterpunch.org (2026-01-27). Gaza's "Board of Peace": A Circus to Normalize a New Phase of Mass Dispossession and Genocide The so-called ceasefire in Gaza was a cynical ruse to secure Israeli captives while giving Israel free rein to starve, murder and assassinate at will. The world was duped into swallowing yet another Zionist deception, orchestrated by Israel-first Americans, financed with U.S. taxpayer dollars, and drenched in Palestinian blood.

WSWS (2026-01-27). Co-workers, veterans at Minneapolis VA center honor Alex Pretti, denounce murder by ICE thugs. wsws.org Minnesota veterans and students denounced the assassination of VA nurse Alex Pretti.

WSWS (2026-01-27). Crucial questions posed by Labor's censorship and destruction of Australian writers' festival. wsws.org The defence of artistic freedom is inseparably connected to the fight to mobilise the entire working class against social austerity, dictatorship, imperialist war and barbarism.

WSWS (2026-01-27). New Zealand authorities seek to cover up causes of landslide disaster. wsws.org Bernie Monk, whose son was killed in the 2010 Pike River mine disaster, warned families of the six people killed in the Mount Maunganui landslide not to trust official promises of an impartial and transparent inquiry.

WSWS (2026-01-27). Sri Lanka: Confronted with mounting electricity workers' discontent, union leaders threaten strike action. wsws.org The same CEB union officials now threatening strike action shut down all industrial action four months ago, following false promises from Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody.

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