Denmark’s Ministry of Defence has issued a stark warning that if the United States were to attempt an attack on Greenland, Danish forces would “fire first and ask questions later.” This directive reflects a longstanding military protocol established in 1952, which stipulates that soldiers need not await orders from their superiors before repelling any intruder. […]

In the wake of the controversial abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald Trump has openly dismissed the relevance of international law in shaping his foreign policy. Speaking to The New York Times on Thursday, 8 January, Trump asserted that his actions are guided solely by his personal sense of morality, rather than […]

Protests in Iran have escalated sharply, with demonstrators in Fars province vandalising a statue of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force. Video footage circulating on social media shows protesters striking and toppling the statue on Wednesday, 7 January, marking the eleventh consecutive day of nationwide demonstrations. Soleimani was […]

Israeli forces launched airstrikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip on Thursday, 8 January, in a blatant breach of the ongoing ceasefire, resulting in the deaths of at least 14 Palestinians. Among the victims were five children, according to medical sources cited by a Qatar-based news outlet. The attacks targeted multiple locations across Gaza. In the […]

Vast swathes of Germany remain entombed under a thick blanket of snow and ice as Storm Elli sweeps across Central Europe, bringing daily life to a virtual standstill. Meteorological experts have warned that the situation is set to deteriorate further as we approach the weekend, with a powerful low-pressure system funneling arctic air and heavy […]

The Islamic Republic of Iran has been plunged into digital darkness as nationwide protests entered their twelfth consecutive day on Thursday. According to the internet monitoring organisation NetBlocks, authorities have implemented a near-total nationwide internet shutdown, a move widely viewed as a desperate measure to sever the coordination of demonstrators and mask the scale of […]

In an unprecedented move that threatens to dismantle the architecture of modern diplomacy, US President Donald Trump has formally announced the United States’ withdrawal from 66 international organisations. The declaration, made on Wednesday, 7 January 2026, marks a definitive pivot toward isolationism, with the President asserting that these global bodies have become “instruments of obstruction” […]