Drop Site News • Jan 16, 2026
Israel escalates deadly strikes in Gaza; U.S. seizes another oil tanker in the Caribbean; ACLU sues Trump admin for racial profiling in Minnesota
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Semafor • Jan 16, 2026
Director Spike Lee helps drive diaspora migration to Benin
The “My Afro Origins” project aims to reconnect descendants of the country with their cultural roots.
Democracy Now • Jan 16, 2026
"All That's Left of You": Oscar-Shortlisted Film Traces Palestinian Family's Love & Loss Since 1948
All That’s Left of You is a new feature film that looks at 70 years of Palestinian history through the lens of one family’s experience over three generations. Democracy Now! speaks with Palestinian American director and actress Cherien Dabis, who says the film is about “looking for meaning in grief and choosing humanity even in the most difficult of circumstances, which Palestinians have done and do every single day.”
Semafor • Jan 16, 2026
Caledonia Mining Corp bets on Zimbabwean gold
The company plans to spend $132 million this year to launch what would become Zimbabwe’s largest gold mine.
Semafor • Jan 16, 2026
Uganda’s President Museveni takes early lead in election results
Reports emerged of deadly violence during the polls after a campaign noted for brutal state-led repression.
Semafor • Jan 16, 2026
US immigrant visa pause hits 26 African countries
The suspension is the latest crackdown on migration under the Trump administration.
Semafor • Jan 16, 2026
Oman hands economic control to crown prince
Oman’s technocratic reforms stand out in a region where others often favor “megaprojects and moonshots.”
Semafor • Jan 16, 2026
World's top scientists to descend on Dubai
The inaugural World Laureates Summit will be the largest assembly of its kind, with 200 Nobel laureates expected to attend.
Zeteo • Jan 16, 2026
⚔️ War Is Peace
Donald Trump finally gets his filthy mitts on a Nobel Prize, an appeals court reverses the decision that freed Mahmoud Khalil, and ICE kills again?
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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
The Conversation •
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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