News Roundup 1/8/2026

by | Jan 8, 2026

News Roundup 1/8/2026

by | Jan 8, 2026

US News

  • Trump Says He Wants a $1.5 Trillion Military Budget AWC

Venezuela

  • After Trump Threat, Venezuela’s Acting President Calls for Cooperation With the US AWC
  • Department of War Claims No US Troops in Venezuela The Institute
  • Trump Rules Out Elections in Venezuela, Anticipates Sending Troops to Occupy Venezuela AWC
  • Rubio: US Will Extract 50 Million Barrels of Venezuelan Oil, Control Distribution of Profits Nap
  • Justice Department Walks Back Claim Maduro is the Leader of a Narco-Terrorist Cartel AWC
  • Fox News Panelist Slams Trump’s Military Action in Venezuela Nap

NATO

  • Danish PM Warns US Attack on Greenland Would Destroy NATO AWC
  • Trump: I Doubt NATO Would Be There for Us If We Really Needed Them Nap
  • US Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker in North Atlantic Nap

Ukraine

  • Witkoff: Significant Progress Made on Security Guarantees for Ukraine AWC
  • Zelensky Says Ukraine Has Not Received a Clear Security Guarantee From the West The Institute

Korea

  • Kim Oversees North Korean Hypersonic Missile Test The Institute

Israel

  • Children Killed and Wounded by Israeli Airstrike on Tent in Southern Gaza AWC
  • Netanyahu: Gaza Border Crossing with Egypt Will Remain Closed Until Hamas Returns Final Hostage AWC

Iran

  • Senior Israeli Analyst: Iran Seeks Stability, Not Confrontation The Institute
  • President Trump Poses With Sen. Graham and a ‘Make Iran Great Again’ Hat AWC
  • Trump Says Iran Will Get ‘Hit Very Hard By the United States’ If Protesters Continue to Die Nap

Syria

  • Seven Killed, Mostly Civilians, Many Wounded as Syrian Army, Kurds Clash in Aleppo AWC
  • US-Brokered Paris Talks between Israel and Syria Result in De-escalation Deal, Intelligence Sharing AWC

Yemen

  • Saudis Launch New Strikes on South Yemen as Separatist Delegation ‘Disappears’ in Riyadh AWC

Somalia

  • Trump Opens 2026 With Three Days of Airstrikes in Somalia AWC

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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