Semafor • Jan 20, 2026
Chevron cautious on Venezuela amid US pressure to invest
Donald Trump has pressured global oil firms to invest as much as $100 billion in Venezuela.
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Semafor • Jan 20, 2026
Trump invites Xi, Putin to 'Board of Peace' to mediate Gaza
Washington has invited dozens of world leaders to the board; each must pay more than $1 billion for a permanent spot.
Scheer Post • Jan 20, 2026
‘To Die for the Freedom of a Brother People Is the Highest Form of Living’: Cuba Honors 32 Killed in Venezuela
During the commemoration of the combatants who fell on January 3, several Cuban leaders responded to Washington’s threats and affirmed that they will not surrender in the face of adversity.
Scheer Post • Jan 20, 2026
Trump Says US Will Seize Greenland Over Peace Prize Snub
The President has threatened to take “total control” of Greenland to protect it from Russia and China.
Scheer Post • Jan 20, 2026
Will Trump Invade Norway Too?
Nobody knows where our ship is sailing, including our current captain. That makes for a very dangerous, bellicose world.
Scheer Post • Jan 20, 2026
Jeffrey Sachs: The US-Israel Hybrid War Against Iran
Understanding the hybrid war tactics helps to explain why Trump’s rhetoric oscillates so abruptly between threats of war and phony offers of peace.
Scheer Post • Jan 20, 2026
New Mossad Recruitment Ads Exploit Iran’s Unrest With Help From US Comedian
Mossad is taking advantage of deadly riots that rocked Iran this month to solicit spies through a series of social media ads. In one of history’s strangest collaborations, the Israeli intel agency has purchased the ads through an LLC owned by Atlanta-based standup comic Desi Banks.
Semafor • Jan 20, 2026
Oil firms grapple with uncertainty over Venezuela licenses
Oil firms who want to invest in the country are waiting on the Treasury Department.
Semafor • Jan 20, 2026
Trump escalates tensions over Greenland, plans Davos meeting
The US president is set to rub elbows with many of the officials who oppose his efforts.
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An epic border: Finland’s poetic masterpiece, the Kalevala, has roots in 2 cultures and 2 countries
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The new era of Israeli expansionism and the war economy that fuels it
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NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing
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How Human Rights Watch Shattered Yugoslavia
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Kidnapping a President: Leonardo Flores on Trump’s War Against Venezuela
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The Grammys Actually Acknowledged What’s Going on in the World
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Europe in Panic: Trump’s Power Play Shakes the World Order
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Ignoring China’s Poverty Alleviation Success Is Costing Us All
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