Politics

In January 2026, a bipartisan US Congressional delegation visited Denmark to support Greenland's sovereignty amid President Trump's annexation pressure. NATO's future hangs in the balance.

Reports from the Iranian border reveal the brutal reality of the 2026 protest crackdown. With 2,500 dead and hospitals turned into traps, the regime fights for survival.

China's US Treasury holdings fell to $682.6 billion in November, the lowest level since 2008. Beijing is diverging from global trends due to concerns over Trump and the Fed.

Taiwan secures a 15% tariff cut from the US after a 9-month negotiation, agreeing to a $500 billion investment. Beijing calls the deal economic exploitation.

China State Grid announces a record-breaking 4 trillion yuan ($574 billion) investment by 2030 to meet surging AI demand and gain a strategic edge in the US-China energy rivalry.

President Trump threatens the Insurrection Act for Minnesota protests and unveils a new healthcare plan. Read the latest on this federal escalation.

Bulgaria faces another political crisis as President Rumen Radev calls for early elections in 2026. This follows the failure of all three government mandates and the resignation of PM Zhelyazkov.

Brig. Gen. Park Jung-hun, acquitted of insubordination, has been sworn in as acting head of the Criminal Investigation Command (CIC) as of Jan 16, 2026.

Singapore PM Lawrence Wong has terminated Pritam Singh's status as Leader of the Opposition following his conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee.

The landmark ICJ case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar for the Rohingya genocide began its final hearings in Jan 2026. Explore the legal arguments and global impact.

On Jan 16, 2026, PM Mark Carney and Xi Jinping announced a major trade reset, lowering tariffs on canola oil and EVs to diversify away from US trade disruption.

Kenya reaches a preliminary 'early harvest' trade deal with China, granting duty-free access for 98.2% of exports. Discover how the Kenya China duty-free trade deal 2026 impacts global geopolitics.