U.S. Pivot in Syria Leaves an Old Ally in the Lurch
A Kurdish force that helped defeat the Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration turns to back the new Syrian government.
Day: January 21, 2026
Horror pic shows helicopter wreck inside active volcano crater near cliff edge after chopper crashed as three missing
HEARTBREAKING images have emerged of the twisted wreckage of a sightseeing helicopter that vanished while flying over an active volcano in Japan. The aircraft, carrying two Taiwanese tourists and a Japanese pilot, went missing while circling Mount Aso …
Zoom fixed critical Node Multimedia Routers flaw
Zoom addressed a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-22844, that could result in remote code execution. Cloud-based video conferencing and online collaboration platform Zoom released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities, including command injection, tracked as CVE-2026-22844 (CVSS score of 9.9), in Zoom Node Multimedia Routers (MMRs) that could result in remote code execution. “A […]
Where’s all that Golden Dome money going? Lawmakers want to know
Appropriations bill would give Pentagon two months to detail its spending on the sprawling missile-defense program.
World is entering era of “water bankruptcy,” U.N. report warns
Water sources are being depleted faster than they can be restored, according to a new report from United Nations researchers.
Downtown San Francisco mall beleaguered by crime and stores shuttering is set to close for good next week
The San Francisco Center downtown will close its doors for good on January 26
Watch: Katy Perry, Justin Trudeau wink at each other at Davos; report reveals both are ‘happy’
Canadian former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and pop star Katy Perry shared a flirtatious moment at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Perry attended a panel discussion where Trudeau spoke, and the two exchanged a wink, signaling their burgeoning roma…
U.S. Starts Moving ISIS Detainees From Syria to Iraq
The U.S. military said it had transferred 150 Islamic State detainees from northeastern Syria to Iraq and could eventually move as many as 7,000, as the Syrian government assumes control of the region from Kurdish-led forces.
Why is the UK state investing in £6.45bn Kraken? It doesn’t need public money
Given the firm’s size and other issues it’s hard not see the British Business Bank’s investment as mission creepThe state-owned multi-tentacled British Business Bank (BBB) has never been a simple organisation to understand, but at least one could vague…
Greenland Announces “Crisis” Guidelines As Trump Continues Threats
Greenland’s government unveiled a new brochure on Wednesday offering advice to the population in the event of a “crisis” in the territory, which US President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to seize from ally Denmark.