Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen:

There are some who are stealing childhood from our children: the tech giants.

They have earned millions—billions—at the expense of others, especially our children.

It is time they start paying back, so their enormous fortunes are invested in well-being, not just in Denmark, but across Europe.

NEW: U.S. officials have floated a plan to involve Türkiye in an international force in Gaza without deploying Turkish troops there.

The proposal would limit Türkiye’s role to logistical support from bases in Jordan and Egypt.

Source: Kan News

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen:

To those who have come here and commit crimes: you should not be here.

We do not want your reckless driving or your culture of dominance.

You are destroying the world’s most beautiful country, and you will not be allowed to do that.

Iran says it is willing to sell advanced weapons — including missiles, drones and warships — in exchange for cryptocurrency, aiming to bypass Western sanctions.

The offer comes from its state-run Ministry of Defence Export Center (Mindex) and marks a rare case of a country openly accepting crypto for strategic military exports.

Source: FT

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

Zohran Mamdani will be the first Muslim mayor of our great city.

He will be our first immigrant mayor in over a century. He will be the youngest mayor of New York City in generations.

Most importantly, Zohran will be a mayor for all of us.

Bernie Sanders:

You took on the Democratic establishment, the Republican establishment, the President of the United States, and some enormously wealthy oligarchs—and you defeated them in the biggest political upset in modern American history.

Bernie Sanders:

You showed the world the most important lesson that can be learned today: when working people stand together—when we don't let them divide us—there is nothing we cannot accomplish.

Bernie Sanders publicly swears in Zohran Mamdani as NYC Mayor.

Zohran Mamdani:

If you are a New Yorker, I am your Mayor.

U.S. Department of State:

China’s military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily.

We urge Beijing to exercise restraint, cease its military pressure against Taiwan, and instead engage in meaningful dialogue.

The United States supports peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and opposes unilateral changes to the status quo, including by force or coercion.

In 2025, about 4,336 km² of Ukraine was newly occupied by Russia—around 0.72% of the country.

From January 1, 2023, to January 1, 2026, the net increase in territory occupied by Russia reached 7,463 km² (1.28%), making 2025 one of the most difficult years during this period.

About 116,165 km²—19.25% of Ukraine—remains occupied by Russia, roughly one-fifth of the country.

Source: Ukraine's DeepState

Iranian protestors attacking a security officer in Hamedan.

DR Congo: Authorities accused Rwanda of killing over 1,500 civilians in eastern Congo since early December, following a renewed M23 offensive backed by Kigali.

Venezuelan President Maduro:

If the United States wants to seriously talk about an agreement to combat drug trafficking, we are ready.

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Leaked docs and hacked phones show ex–Assad-era commanders are rebuilding armed networks inside Syria, funded from abroad, with inflated fighter numbers and plans for new attacks.

Suhail al-Hassan (aka The Tiger) is allegedly operating from Russia with his son, coordinating ex-officers.

Org chart puts Rami Makhlouf at the top, followed by al-Hassan and Ghiyath Dalla.

al-Hassan claims huge numbers of fighters: “We have many, many numbers of fighters, officers, and soldiers.”

Handwritten docs claim 168,000+ fighters across Homs, Hama, the Coast, Damascus, etc. The leaker says the numbers are inflated to extract more funding.

Coastal militias tied to Miqdad Fatiha talk openly about road blockades and attacks: “Our revenge is coming.”

Plans include a Lebanon-based HQ near the border and recruiting non-Syrian fighters.

Venezuelan President Maduro:

If they want Venezuelan petroleum, Venezuela is ready for U.S. investment, like with Chevron.

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TeleSUR: How do you live personally, psychologically, spiritually, in a situation of more than five months of pressure and military threat by the first military power of the world?

Maduro: I have a bunker that cannot be penetrated which is God Almighty and I gave to him Venezuela to our Lord Jesus Christ and he is the king of kings, the king here of our homeland...

Maduro:

The petroleum stream deformed everything. We did not choose to have a model that depended on petroleum. We did not decide that.

When I was born in the year ’62, they had already imposed the model of capitalism that depended on petroleum, and we were a petroleum colony of the United States.

Maduro:

All of the cocaine that is moved in this region is produced in Colombia. All of it. All of the cocaine.

We’re the victims of Colombian drug trafficking, not from today, from decades.

Maduro:

If you do a survey, 80% of the US do not want a Vietnam war.

They do not want a new Afghanistan war. Or are they proud of Afghanistan?

Are they going to bring a Vietnam war, an Afghanistan war, an Iraq war, or a Libya war here for the Caribbean, South America?

Asked about a reported CIA drone strike in Venezuela, Maduro declined to comment, saying it “could be something we talk about in a few days.”

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