The U.S. is leaving the WHO. But like most breakups, the details are complicated
The U.S.’s break from the World Health Organization is almost finalized. But the details of the breakup are complicated – as are the post-divorce dynamics.
Day: January 22, 2026
South Korea’s Kospi stock index breaks through the record 5,000 level, driven by chip stocks, led by Samsung, up ~3X, and SK Hynix, up ~4x, in the past year (Daniel Tudor/Financial Times)
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South Korea’s Kospi stock index breaks through the record 5,000 level, driven by chip stocks, led by Samsung, up ~3X, and SK Hynix, up ~4x, in the past year — Kospi is up almost 20% in 2026 as reforms…
Video: US seizes 7th Venezuela-linked oil tanker
The Trump administration has released a video of a Venezuela-linked tanker which the US military apprehended on Tuesday (20 January), the seventh such incident of its kind.
Afghan Resistance Museum Gets Revamp Under Taliban Rule
An Afghan who fought against Soviet forces still visits a museum celebrating the resistance, but, in keeping with rules by the Taliban authorities, the displays have undergone notable changes recently.
Trump aiming for regime change in Cuba by end of year after Venezuela raid: report
Administration reportedly seeking government insiders able to ‘see the writing on the wall’ and prepared to strike a deal to remove Havana’s Communist rulers
Atlassian, GitLab, Zoom Release Security Patches
Fixes were rolled out for over two dozen vulnerabilities, including critical- and high-severity bugs.
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US begins transfer of up to 7,000 IS group detainees from Syria to Iraq
The US army has begun transferring up to 7,000 detained Islamic State (IS) group fighters from Syria to prison facilities in Iraq as the Kurdish-led, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces start handing back Syrian prisons to the government. An initial gr…
FTSE 100 joins in global stock markets bounce as Trump drops tariff threat
Comes after the US president removed the threat of additional tariffs on nations who did not support his push to seize control of Greenland
LastPass Warns of Phishing Campaign Targeting Its Customers
The campaign targets customers with urgent “maintenance” alerts designed to steal master passwords within hours.
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TeraWave space-based network aims for 6 Tbps connectivity worldwide
Blue Origin announced TerraWave, a satellite communications network designed to support enterprise, data center, and government users that rely on reliable connectivity for mission-critical operations. The network will provide symmetrical data speeds o…