Wires Brief: Syria-SDF truce collapses as ISIS fighters escape prison; Trump takes aim at Europe over Greenland at Davos Economic Forum
20 January 2026 Syria Imprisoned ISIS fighters have escaped a jail in the city of al-Shaddadi in the country’s northeast amid clashes between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish SDF.…
Wires Brief: Trump declares “I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace”; Syrian government routes Kurdish SDF
19 January 2026 Trump President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, which was also forwarded to several European ambassadors in Washington. Here is the…
Wires Brief: Info on internal divisions with the Taliban; former South Korean president sentenced to jail for failed military coup
16 January 2026 South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, the former President of South Korea, has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of “abuse of power, obstructing justice…
Wires Brief: Denmark increases military presence in Greenland; Trump believes “killing has stopped” in Iran
15 January 2026 United Kingdom The government has plans to call up reservists until they are 65, a decade older than previous plans, and the new plan will also lower…
Wires Brief: Two million Ukrainians are wanted for evading mobilization; Pentagon may be testing captured Havana Syndrome device
14 January 2026 United States The Pentagon has been testing a device for almost a year that could cause the so-called Havana Syndrome that was experienced by a plethora of…
Wires Brief: Finance Ministerial about dependence on Chinese rare earth minerals; RCMP claims Bishnoi gang being controlled by India
13 January 2026 Western Finance Ministers Finance ministers from the G7 and other major economies met in Washington on Monday to discuss ways to reduce dependence on rare earths from…
Wires Brief: Iran ready for dialogue or war with US; Trump mulls Greenland takeover
12 January 2026 Greenland US President Trump continues to make comments about the US taking over Greenland. There are reports that he has ordered the US military to draw up…
Wires Brief: Iran’s Supreme Leader vows not to back down; Türkiye ends mediation efforts between the Taliban and Pakistan
9 January 2026 Latin America-US under the Donroe Doctrine Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said that he believes there is now a“real threat” of US military action against Colombia. On Thursday…
Wires Brief: Trump wants $1.5 trillion military; Iran protests enter 12th day
8 January 2026 United States Trump called for defence spending to rise by 50% to $1.5 trillion by 2027. This would allow for the creation of a “dream military”. In…
Wires Brief: US seizes Bella 1 oil tanker; Britain & France will send troops to Ukraine after the war
7 January 2026 US-Russia The US hasinitiated the capture of the oil tanker that has attempted to flee the US Coast Guard and is being escorted by a Russian submarine…
