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07.01.2026 13:10 Colombian President Gustavo Petro says the United States is seeking to turn Latin American republics into colonies.

07.01.2026 13:10 The Department of War , working in partnership with Lockheed Martin, today announced the signing of a landmark framework agreement that establishes a transformative new acquisition model to expand munitions production and procurement—one that delivers long-term demand certainty, incentivizing industrial investment to increase production, cut lead times, drive supply chain management efficiencies, while reducing upfront government facilitization and capacity investments.

07.01.2026 13:10 Some 65,000 households in the Gaza Strip were affected by the severe winter storms that whipped through the enclave last month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Tuesday.

07.01.2026 13:10 The US military strikes in Venezuela and comments afterwards by President Donald Trump have raised the prospect of a massive increase in Venezuelan oil production under US control.

07.01.2026 13:10 Venezuela's political shock has sharpened global attention on a country already facing one of the world's largest humanitarian and displacement crises. For the United Nations, the priority remains unchanged: protecting lives, sustaining basic services and supporting Venezuelans at home and across the region.

07.01.2026 13:10 Responding to the seizure of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday reiterated deep concerns that the military operation undermined fundamental protections for sovereign countries.

07.01.2026 13:10 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is deeply worried about the situation in Venezuela following the United States of America's military operation over the weekend. It is clear that the operation undermined a fundamental principle of international law - that States must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.

07.01.2026 13:10 U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are weighing "a range of options" to acquire Denmark's Greenland, including "utilizing the U.S. military," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement on Tuesday.

07.01.2026 13:10 Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has rejected US President Donald Trump's claims that the US needs Greenland and that it is "covered" with Chinese ships, Reuters reported on Wednesday. A Chinese expert said that Washington cannot cover up its hegemonic behavior by smearing China.

07.01.2026 13:10 China announced on Tuesday a decision to tighten export controls on dual-use items destined for Japan, citing national security and non-proliferation obligations. Experts see the move as a lawful and necessary response to the increasingly dangerous signals from Japan in the security sphere, aimed at preventing risk spillovers and safeguarding regional peace and stability.

07.01.2026 13:10 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the State of Israel, and the Syrian Arab Republic.

07.01.2026 13:10 " After a period of several months, the diplomatic dialogue between Israel and Syria resumed with American backing and support."

07.01.2026 13:10 Taiwan's National Security Bureau said that between Dec. 29 and Jan. 2 the Chinese Communist Party paired military drills against Taiwan with information operations and cyberattacks, spreading more than 19,000 "controversial" messages and launching millions of hacking intrusions.

07.01.2026 13:10 China could sustain up to 100,000 military fatalities if it invaded Taiwan through amphibious landings, resulting in its ultimate retreat, but it would likely gain control over Taiwan's offshore Kinmen and Matsu islands, according to a report published Monday by an American think tank.

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