Week of January 19, 2026 At the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled what he called the “Gaza Board of Peace—a U.S.-led body that will oversee the second phase of the Israel-Palestine ceasefire agreement and, eventually, its reconstruction. The official
Week of December 29, 2025 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that Iran is in a “full-scale war” with the United States, Israel, and the European Union. Western media treated this as bombshell breaking news–a prelude to imminent escalations, yet notably absent were any signs of troop mobilizations, parliamentary
Week of December 22, 2025 Tensions escalate in the Caribbean as U.S. forces seize three Venezuelan oil tankers in 11 days. On December 10, U.S. forces intercepted and seized the Venezuelan oil tanker Skipper in the Caribbean,. The second ship, the Panamanian-flagged Centuries, was similarly seized December 20,
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