Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
US seizes seventh Venezuelan tanker
The move further consolidates Washington’s control over the Latin American nation’s crude industry.
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Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
US shale production set to plateau
Flagging prospects have pushed domestic firms to seek out opportunities in new markets such as Australia and Venezuela.
Democracy Now • Jan 21, 2026
As Trump Threatens to Take Greenland, Oxfam Warns of Rising Authoritarianism & Billionaire Boom
World leaders are gathered in Davos, Switzerland, site of the World Economic Forum — which has turned into an emergency summit over President Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark. This comes as Oxfam International has released a report finding economic inequality creates “fertile ground for increased authoritarianism.” Amitabh Behar, executive director of Oxfam International, says “the entire multilateral structure seems not just fragile, it’s broken.”
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
G42 pitches digital embassy plan to foreign governments
A data embassy would store information beyond a country's physical borders but under its laws.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
UAE, India deepen ties with energy, trade and defense deals
ADNOC signed a $3 billion deal on Monday to supply liquefied natural gas to India, making it the UAE’s top customer for LNG.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
UAE joins Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza
A draft charter reportedly shows countries must commit $1 billion for a permanent seat, with Trump as lifetime chairman.
Scheer Post • Jan 21, 2026
Labeling Kidnapping a ‘Capture,’ Media Legitimate Violation of International Law
It’s misleading to use language like “capture” and “arrest,” which evoke the US upholding the law, to describe heavily armed US forces taking Maduro prisoner.
Scheer Post • Jan 21, 2026
Danish MP Warns US Takeover of Greenland Will Start a War
Trump has placed tariffs on Europeans nations that oppose the US seizing Greenland.
Scheer Post • Jan 21, 2026
Canada PM Mark Carney Warns ‘American Hegemony’ Is Destroying World Order in Candid Speech
States like Canada have long known the current system of international rules-based order is a “fiction,” Carney said.
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