Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
US seizes seventh Venezuelan tanker
The move further consolidates Washington’s control over the Latin American nation’s crude industry.
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Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
US shale production set to plateau
Flagging prospects have pushed domestic firms to seek out opportunities in new markets such as Australia and Venezuela.
Democracy Now • Jan 21, 2026
As Trump Threatens to Take Greenland, Oxfam Warns of Rising Authoritarianism & Billionaire Boom
World leaders are gathered in Davos, Switzerland, site of the World Economic Forum — which has turned into an emergency summit over President Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark. This comes as Oxfam International has released a report finding economic inequality creates “fertile ground for increased authoritarianism.” Amitabh Behar, executive director of Oxfam International, says “the entire multilateral structure seems not just fragile, it’s broken.”
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
G42 pitches digital embassy plan to foreign governments
A data embassy would store information beyond a country's physical borders but under its laws.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
Goldman Sachs, QIA expand partnership
Goldman said its Doha outpost will become its “largest regional office for asset management.”
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
UAE, India deepen ties with energy, trade and defense deals
ADNOC signed a $3 billion deal on Monday to supply liquefied natural gas to India, making it the UAE’s top customer for LNG.
Democracy Now • Jan 21, 2026
Facing Possible Arrest, Minnesota Lawyer Defends Protest at Church Whose Pastor Is Top ICE Official
We speak with activist, civil rights attorney and ordained minister Nekima Levy Armstrong about her role in a protest at a St. Paul church on Sunday, where one of the pastors, David Easterwood, also leads a local ICE field office in the Twin Cities area. “I believe that if someone professes to represent the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to preach it, that they should not be allowing ICE agents to drag people out of their homes,” Levy Armstrong tells Democracy Now! She spoke from an undisclosed location after Trump officials vowed to investigate and possibly arrest the demonstrators.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
UAE joins Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza
A draft charter reportedly shows countries must commit $1 billion for a permanent seat, with Trump as lifetime chairman.
Scheer Post • Jan 21, 2026
Labeling Kidnapping a ‘Capture,’ Media Legitimate Violation of International Law
It’s misleading to use language like “capture” and “arrest,” which evoke the US upholding the law, to describe heavily armed US forces taking Maduro prisoner.
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Iranians Grapple With Grief While Observing Their New Year During War
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Teaching LGBTQ History is Required in California but Many Teachers Still Hesitate
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European Progressives Have Chance to Turn Far Right Losses Into Long-Term Defeat
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Mehdi Goes Head-to-Head With ‘Professor’ Jiang, the Internet Sensation
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What I Saw in Cuba Was Resilience
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How the US Became an International Serial Killer
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The Art Trump Doesn’t Want and the Artists Left Behind
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'Iran and Gaza are Only the Beginning' (Chris Hedges at Princeton)
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Watch: Inside the ICE Airport Operation
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