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Al Jazeera
aljazeera.com > news > 2026 > 1 > 21 > us-trade-with-southeast-asia-and-taiwan-surging-despite-trump-tariffs

US trade with Southeast Asia and Taiwan surging despite Trump tariffs

US trade with Southeast Asia and Taiwan surging despite Trump tariffs8+ min ago   (1369+ words) While trade data show exports from China have fallen dramatically, US customers are still buying from elsewhere. When United States President Donald Trump returned to office 12 months ago, he promised to slash the country's trade deficit, which had swelled to…...

Alternet.org
alternet.org > big-tent-dumb-people

Why we need 'dumbasses' to rebuild America

Why we need 'dumbasses' to rebuild America15+ min ago   (702+ words) I think one of the hard and inconvenient truths that liberals need to hear is that the Democratic Party cannot save democracy on its own. There is no future in which the Republican Party loses forever. That's not realistic. That's…...

Al Jazeera
aljazeera.com > news > 2026 > 1 > 21 > nigerian-police-confirm-gunmen-abducted-villagers-after-initial-denials

Nigerian police confirm gunmen abducted villagers, after initial denials

Nigerian police confirm gunmen abducted villagers, after initial denials19+ min ago   (447+ words) The head of a Christian church alliance says 172 people were kidnapped by armed men, and that nine later escaped. Survivors of Nigeria church attacks in Kaduna state recount harrowing ordeals Police in Nigeria's Kaduna State said that armed bandits abducted…...

The New Arab
newarab.com > news > syrian-army-enters-al-hol-camp-holding-relatives-militants

Syrian army enters Al-Hol camp holding relatives of IS militants

Syrian army enters Al-Hol camp holding relatives of IS militants21+ min ago   (407+ words) Syrian army enters Al-Hol camp holding relatives of IS militants Kurds protest global inaction over SDF-Syrian army clashes Cautious calm in Hassakah as Syrian army enters al-Hol camp The UAE's increasing courtship of Europe's far right Why the Middle East…...

Al Jazeera
aljazeera.com > features > 2026 > 1 > 21 > syrian-forces-makes-gains-against-sdf-what-it-means-for-countrys-kurds

Syrian forces makes gains against SDF: What it means for country’s Kurds

Syrian forces makes gains against SDF: What it means for country’s Kurds23+ min ago   (1191+ words) Analysts believe overtures from the Syrian government to the Kurdish minority have come a little late. Territorial gains in northeast Syria, where government forces took the cities of Raqqa and Deir Az Zor from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),…...

Raw Story
rawstory.com > trump-maga-2674915331

Trump 'embodies a mess' for MAGA future as US driven 'towards the abyss': analysis

Trump 'embodies a mess' for MAGA future as US driven 'towards the abyss': analysis35+ min ago   (352+ words) The actions of Donald Trump during his second term in office will have major, long-term consequences for MAGA voters, a political analyst has claimed. Though the president may be an important figurehead for the movement, The Guardian columnist Rafael Behr…...

Alternet.org
alternet.org > trump-greenland-china

Trump's Greenland rationale doesn't hold up – but his tactics reveal another plan

Trump's Greenland rationale doesn't hold up – but his tactics reveal another plan40+ min ago   (952+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump wearing a "happy Trump" pin speaks during a meeting with oil industry executives at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque In 2019, during his first term, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a desire to buy Greenland,…...

Al Jazeera
aljazeera.com > news > 2026 > 1 > 21 > us-justice-department-probes-minnesota-officials-amid-migration-raids

US Justice Department probes Minnesota officials amid migration raids

US Justice Department probes Minnesota officials amid migration raids42+ min ago   (509+ words) The investigation will look into whether Minnesota officials blocked federal immigration agents from carrying out their duties. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are among a group of state officials who say they…...

Al Jazeera
aljazeera.com > news > 2026 > 1 > 21 > ex-japanese-prime-minister-abes-killer-sentenced-to-life

Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s killer sentenced to life

Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s killer sentenced to life43+ min ago   (84+ words) Tetsuya Yamagami shot the Japanese politician dead in 2022. A Japanese court has sentenced the killer of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to fatally shooting Abe in 2022 in a crime that shocked…...

Countercurrents
countercurrents.org > 2026 > 01 > icc-wanted-netanyahu-joins-trumps-gaza-board-of-peace

ICC-Wanted Netanyahu Joins Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace”

ICC-Wanted Netanyahu Joins Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace”1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (652+ words) Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Gaza, has accepted an invitation from US President Donald Trump to join the so-called "Board of Peace" under Trump's 20-point…...