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UK Military Once Sought UFO Technology Amid Rising Reports of “Extraterrestrial” Craft

January 4, 2026
United Kingdom/World

Previously undisclosed Ministry of Defence documents show that Britain’s military actively investigated the possibility that UFOs, or “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAP), could represent real and highly advanced technology during the 1990s. According

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China Faces Oil Supply Crunch After Trump’s Military Action in Venezuela

January 4, 2026
Business

China is confronting a potential shortfall in oil supplies following military strikes by former US President Donald Trump on Venezuela, which included the capture and removal of President Nicolas Maduro and his

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Generation X Faces Unprecedented Financial Squeeze as Sandwich Years Bite

January 4, 2026
Business

For Stephen Jones*, 51, managing his household finances often feels like “financial triage.” After decades of funding private schooling for three children, he is now preparing to cover university costs for his

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Tech Titans Cash Out as AI Rally Fuels Record Stock Gains

January 4, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

Tech executives took advantage of a record-breaking rally in 2025 to convert massive paper gains into cash, selling more than $16 billion worth of company stock as share prices surged, according to

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Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Credits Trump for Early Prison Release

January 4, 2026
Business

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to money laundering charges linked to the historic hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, has been released early from prison and placed on home confinement, according to statements

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Venezuela Oil Output Unlikely to Rise Quickly Despite Trump Pledge to U.S. Firms

January 4, 2026
Business/Trade Wars

Venezuela is unlikely to see a meaningful increase in crude oil production for years, even if U.S. energy companies invest billions of dollars following President Donald Trump’s pledge after the capture of

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New Footage Shows Maduro and Cilia Flores Arriving in New York

January 4, 2026
Geopolitics/News

New images have emerged showing Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, arriving in New York, apparently in connection with possible prosecution in the United States. The footage follows a dramatic

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Venezuela Has a New President — But for How Long?

January 4, 2026
Editorials/Geopolitics

Editorial Venezuela has entered one of the most volatile chapters in its modern history. With President Nicolás Maduro removed from power following a dramatic U.S. military operation, the country’s Supreme Court has

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Stealth RQ-170 Drones Linked to U.S. Operation to Capture Maduro

January 4, 2026
Defence/News

At least one, and possibly two, of the U.S. Air Force’s highly secretive RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drones appear to have taken part in the overnight operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

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Satellite Images Reveal Precision of U.S. Operation to Capture Maduro

January 4, 2026
Defence/News

New satellite imagery is offering the clearest picture yet of how the U.S. military carried out its operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, shedding light on the scale, targets, and precision

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No More Oil for Cuba

January 4, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

Nicolás Maduro was the head of the Venezuelan dictatorship, but his removal signals the coming liquidation not only of the Venezuelan cartels and thugs, but has a dramatic immediate impact on Cuba.

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Neo-Liberalism Meets Religious Extremism: Bangladesh’s Fragile Future

January 4, 2026
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Following Sheikh Hasina’s removal from the position of Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus assumed leadership of a non-partisan interim government. His strategy for political survival involved forming alliances with Islamist parties

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I’ll Focus on Negotiations and Stability,” Says Budanov as Ukraine’s Chief of Staff

January 4, 2026
Defence/Diplomacy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has named Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov as his new chief of staff, replacing Andrii Yermak, a controversial figure recently dismissed amid a corruption scandal. In an exclusive conversation

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U.S. Strikes in Venezuela: Democracy or the New AI Energy War?

January 4, 2026
Geopolitics

Tonight’s dramatic U.S. military operation in Venezuela, which included airstrikes on key sites in Caracas and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, is being presented publicly as a “restoration of democracy.” However,

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Trump’s Coup in Venezuela

January 3, 2026
Columns/Diplomacy/Geopolitics

There is only one word to describe the US attacks on Venezuela.  That word is criminal.  It is the only word that describes the act of invading another nation and kidnapping its

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