Ukraine and Moldova seal off Russia’s ‘hidden army’ in Transnistria blockade
The approximately 1,500 Russian forces, officially designated as “peacekeepers,” depend on steady logistics for fuel, equipment, rotations, and daily supplies.
Day: January 13, 2026
Meta plans to cut about 10% of employees in Reality Labs business
Meta plans to cut employees in its Reality Labs division, which includes metaverse products, as the company shifts priorities to build next-generation AI.
Number of people killed in Iran protests rises – as Trump makes tariff threat
Donald Trump has announced fresh tariffs on Iran’s trading partners in an apparent response to the rising number of people killed during recent protests.
Court says Trump administration illegally blocked $7.6B in clean energy grants to Democratic states
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
Columbia University warns community about personal information stolen months after ‘politically motivated’ hack
The hack came during the summer of 2025, when Columbia was negotiating with the Trump administration to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding
Husband of a Colorado woman who disappeared in 2020 pleads not guilty to murder
For the second time, the husband of a Colorado woman who disappeared in 2020 has pleaded not guilty to murder in her death.
Looking into Greenland’s rich mineral history and why Trump is eyeing the country
The U.S. is sabre-rattling over Greenland once again. The vast island’s natural resources are back on the agenda, a year after then-U.S. national security advisor Michael Waltz announced: “This is about critical minerals. This is about natural resource…
Record F-35 Deliveries, PAC-3 Production Framework Show Lockheed Martin Stepping Up, Hegseth Says
Record deliveries of the F-35 fighter in 2025 and a recent agreement with the Defense Department to triple production of Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 missile interceptors over the next seven […]
Powell probe: ‘I don’t think this is helping ordinary Americans at all’, economist says
Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Atakan Bakiskan, Economist at Berenberg Private Bank, says that the US Federal Reserve would lose its political independence should Chairman Jerome Powell resign and should the Supreme Court allow the firing o…
New Two-Bill Spending Deal Has $1 Billion Foreign Military Financing Boost, With Israel, Taiwan Funds
A two-bill appropriations package unveiled Sunday evening includes $6.2 billion for the State Department’s Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, a $1 billion increase from the Trump administration’s request, covering $3.3 […]