POLITICS * Influencer, White House welfare fraud claims are distorted, but the system has risks - (NPR) * Heritage Foundation calls on US to prioritize marriage and family in new report - (ABC News) * Defense attorney disputes police narrative in Portland Border Patrol shooting - (OPB News) * North Korea vows response as
POLITICS * Hochul and Mamdani to unveil free child care plan in New York City - (ABC News) * French farmers block Paris streets in protest against free trade deal - (NBC News) TECHNOLOGY * CES 2026: Would you spend $9K on this OLED smart purse? - (Mashable) * CES 2026: Hyundai Motor Group
POLITICS * Chris Mason: Trump and Starmer speak after astonishing few days - (BBC News) * Trump to meet Colombian president at White House in 'near future' - (BBC News) * Trump calls for US military spending to rise more than 50% to $1.5tn - (BBC News) * Key airline used
POLITICS * Trump adds Venezuela to list of countries whose citizens must post bonds for U.S. visas - (Axios) * Trump presses Venezuela to dismiss agents from China, Russia, Iran and Cuba - (Axios) * As Venezuela buckles under Trump, Iran sees an uncomfortable parallel - (CNN) * Trump administration tells 5 states
POLITICS * Trump administration's capture of Maduro raises unease about the international legal framework - (Associated Press) * Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' seeks influence over Western Hemisphere citing old US policy - (ABC News) * ‘We are hungry’: protests spread to Iran’s hinterlands - (Financial Times) * Israel
POLITICS * Switzerland: All victims of bar fire disaster identified - (DW (English)) * Stock futures are higher after U.S. attacks Venezuela, captures Nicolas Maduro: Live updates - (CNBC) * Trial begins for former Uvalde officer charged in Robb Elementary shooting response - (ABC News) * New redesigned coins marking nation's
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POLITICS * Trump orders Chinese-controlled firm to unwind chip asset deal, citing national security risks - (CNBC) * Explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuelan capital of Caracas - (CBS News) * What to know about the Ukrainian general picked by Zelenskyy to be his new chief of staff - (ABC News)
POLITICS * U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned - (NPR) * Maduro says Venezuela open to US talks on drug trafficking - (BBC News) * Mamdani revokes nine Eric Adams executive orders issued after his corruption indictment - (New York Daily News) * 5
POLITICS * Bulgaria joins Eurozone despite pro-Russian disinformation - (Financial Times) * Federal ruling blocks Hawaii's climate change tourist tax on cruise ships - (ABC News) * Trump will drop push for National Guard deployments in Chicago, LA and Portland, Ore. - (NPR) * Alleged drug smugglers jumped overboard in latest boat
POLITICS * Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds - (Al Jazeera English) * Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes - (Associated Press) * Guinea elections: Gen Mamady Doumbouya wins controversial election - (BBC News) TECHNOLOGY * The phone is dead. Long
POLITICS * Somaliland: Why has Israel recognised the breakaway African state as independent? - (BBC News) * Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 29, 2025 - (Understandingwar.org) * China flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan on second day of military drills - (Associated Press) * Trump, top aides asked Netanyahu to change policy in occupied
