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🇺🇸🇬🇱🇪🇺 BREAKING: A letter from Donald Trump was forwarded to multiple European ambassadors. It reiterates further US threats against Greenland. Trump says that because he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, he “no longer feels an obligation to think purely of peace.”

🇺🇸🇬🇱🇪🇺 NEW: More than 200 troops are currently deployed in Greenland, with over 100 soldiers in Nuuk and another 100 in Kangerlussuaq, according to Arctic Command chief Søren Andersen. He said numbers will fluctuate during the year, and confirmed French special forces arrived.

🇺🇸🇬🇱🇪🇺 BREAKING: EU considers €93bn ($108bn) in retaliatory tariffs and possible market restrictions on US firms after Donald Trump threatened NATO allies with tariffs over his push to take control of Greenland, FT reports.

🇺🇸🇬🇱🇪🇺 BREAKING: Joint statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom regarding Greenland

🇩🇪🇩🇰🇬🇱 JUST IN: Germany will deploy reconnaissance troops to Greenland on Thursday, following similar moves by Sweden and Norway, after US President Donald Trump renewed calls for US control of the island.

🇸🇪🇩🇰🇬🇱 BREAKING: Swedish Armed Forces officers arrived in Greenland today as part of a multinational allied group, at Denmark’s request, to prepare upcoming phases of the Danish exercise Operation Arctic Endurance, per Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 BREAKING: Four Greek-managed oil tankers were hit by drones near Russia’s CPC terminal in the Black Sea while waiting to load Kazakh oil. No injuries were reported, but the attacks further disrupted exports already cut after a November strike.

🇬🇧🇨🇳 BREAKING: China is reportedly planning to build a secret underground room that could be used to spy on the UK at the site of its controversial 'super embassy' in London. It includes hidden underground rooms beside key city data cables, per Daily Mail.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 JUST IN: Overnight, Russia launched 18 ballistic missiles, 7 Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 293 drones at Ukraine. Air defenses downed or jammed 247 targets, while impacts were recorded at 24 locations.

🇺🇸 BREAKING: Pentagon secretly bought and tested a backpack-sized device emitting pulsed radio waves, suspected by some investigators to be linked to Havana Syndrome, per CNN.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 JUST IN: Russian losses on 12 Jan 2026 are estimated at 950 personnel, 3 tanks, 7 IFVs, 51 artillery systems, 2 MLRS, and 145 vehicles. Fighting intensity fell, but Russia resumed armored assaults, per Ukraine’s General Staff.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 NEW: Russian forces struck residential areas of a Kharkiv suburb overnight, killing four civilians and injuring six. 30 people were rescued from rubble as operations continue, per Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 BREAKING: Trump is weighing airstrikes against Iran over deadly crackdowns on protesters while exploring renewed diplomacy. Tehran signals readiness for talks, even as security forces intensify repression nationwide.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 WATCH: Ukrainian UAVs attacked Taganrog in Russia’s Rostov region, with locals reporting strikes near the Atlant Aero plant. Regional authorities confirmed an air attack and air defenses in action. The facility produces components for combat drones and EW systems.

🇺🇸🇬🇱 NEW: European states, led by the UK and Germany, are discussing a NATO Arctic mission and possible troop presence in Greenland after Trump reiterated threats to take the island.

🇪🇺 NEW: EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius says Europe should consider a 100,000-strong standing army and overhaul defense decision-making, warning that fragmented national forces leave the bloc vulnerable.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 BREAKING: US President Trump announced 25% tariffs on countries doing business with Iran

🇺🇦🇷🇺 WATCH: Ukraine struck multiple substations in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region, from Makiivka to Mariupol, leading to power outages.

🇷🇴🇲🇩 NEW: Moldova’s President says she’d vote for reunification with Romania if a referendum were held, citing Russia’s pressure, but admits most Moldovans oppose the move, with EU membership seen as the more realistic path.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 BREAKING: The US has issued a security alert for Iran, urging Americans to leave immediately, avoid protests, and prepare for communications and transport disruptions.

🇺🇸🇺🇦 JUST IN: Zelensky and Trump plan to sign a $800B, 10-year postwar reconstruction deal in Davos, mixing loans, grants, and private investment, giving US firms priority access to Ukraine’s resources, per The Telegraph.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 BREAKING: The US seized the oil tanker Olina in the Caribbean, the fifth vessel intercepted under its Venezuela oil blockade. The ship was falsely flagged and had sailed from Venezuela amid efforts to curb sanctioned exports.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 NEW: Ukraine calls an emergency UN Security Council meeting after Russia’s Oreshnik strike on the Lviv region, warning the attack near EU and NATO borders threatens all of Europe.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇻🇪🇷🇺 JUST IN: Russia informally hinted in 2019 it would let the US act freely in Venezuela if the US let Russia have a free hand in Ukraine, a proposal the US rejected, says former Trump adviser Fiona Hill.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 WATCH: Russia conducted a Oreshnik IRBM strike on Lviv, with MIRV impacts visible. Ukrainian Air Force says the missile reached ~13,000 km/h on a ballistic trajectory.

🇮🇷 NEW: Opposition channels in Iran report that up to 50 civilians were killed by Iranian security forces in Fardis, located approximately 50 kilometers from Tehran.

🇮🇷 NEW: Real-time monitoring shows Iran is experiencing a nationwide internet blackout, following digital censorship linked to escalating protests in Tehran and other cities.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 WATCH: Trump said the US plans to seize billions of dollars’ worth of Venezuelan oil, potentially much more over time, and will meet major oil executives tomorrow to discuss next steps.

🇺🇸🇲🇽 WATCH: Trump says the US will begin land strikes against drug cartels in Mexico

🇺🇸🇻🇪 BREAKING: DNI Tulsi Gabbard was excluded from US planning to capture Maduro over her anti-interventionist and anti-Western views, with aides joking “DNI” meant “do not invite.” VP Vance denies she was sidelined.

🇮🇷 WATCH: Mass protests continue in Tehran and other cities in Iran.

🇺🇸🇨🇳 JUST IN: China hacked email systems used by staffers on key US House committees, including China, foreign affairs, intelligence, and armed services panels, as part of the “Salt Typhoon” cyber-espionage campaign, FT reports.

🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇺🇦 BREAKING: The UK and France plan to deploy up to 15,000 troops to help protect Ukraine if a peace deal is reached, fewer than expected. Germany is ready to station forces nearby, possibly in Poland or Romania, per The Times.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 BREAKING: President Trump has given the green light to a bill that would significantly tighten sanctions on Russia and countries buying oil from it.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 JUST IN: Trump says Venezuela will from now on only buy American-made products with the revenues from the new oil deal

🇺🇸 BREAKING: Trump said he wants to raise the 2027 US military budget to $1.5 trillion

🇺🇸🇷🇺 BREAKING: Russian lawmaker calls for Russia to sink US Coast Guard boats in response to the seizure of Marinera (Bella 1)

🇺🇦🇷🇺 WATCH: A large fire erupted at Moscow’s UEC-Salyut plant, a key Rostec aviation facility producing engines for Su-27/30/35 jets, Yak-130 trainers, and Ka-52 and Mi-28 helicopters.

🇺🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰 JUST IN: The White House says Trump is actively discussing buying Greenland with his national security team. He prefers diplomacy but won’t rule out force, arguing the move would counter Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic, per AFP.

🇺🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰 WATCH: The White House once again reiterated that the US does not rule out using military force to take Greenland.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 JUST IN: The White House says the Bella 1 crew, including Russian nationals, could face US federal charges and be brought to the United States for trial.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 BREAKING: Russian authorities and officials are furious and say no state has the right to use force against vessels legally registered under another country’s jurisdiction, calling the US seizure of the tanker Marinera (Bella 1) illegal.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 JUST IN: Zelensky says Ukraine’s main security guarantee must be its own forces, stressing a well-equipped army of 800,000 troops. Allies can help, but he insists the Armed Forces of Ukraine remain the core safeguard.

🇺🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰 JUST IN: Denmark confirmed its forces are ordered to resist any armed attempt to seize Greenland, including by the United States, per Euractiv.

🇺🇸🇨🇺🇻🇪 NEW: Cuba has confirmed that 32 of its military and interior ministry personnel were killed during the US operation in Venezuela that captured Nicolás Maduro, Havana says. The names, ranks and ages of the fallen have been released by Cuban authorities.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 NEW: Map by the Telegraph shows the journey of Marinera, formerly known as Bella 1.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 UPDATE: US forces successfully boarded the sanctioned oil tanker Marinera, formerly Bella 1, between Iceland and the British Isles before Russian warships and a submarine could reach it, per Fox News.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 BREAKING: US also intercepted separate tanker in Latin America, according to the Telegraph

🇺🇸🇷🇺 BREAKING: The US is currently seizing the tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella 1 before it the vessel reflagged as Russian, near Ireland, per Russian state media and Reuters.

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