🇧🇷🤡☎️🇺🇸 — During a 50-minute phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) spoke about the American leader’s proposal for Brazil to join his Peace Council. The leftist leader also asked that the body deal only with the war in Gaza, without encompassing other global conflicts.

➡️ Lula also expressed interest in expanding cooperation in cracking down on money laundering and arms trafficking, as well as freezing the assets of criminal groups and exchanging data on financial transactions. According to the Planalto Palace, the proposal was well received by the U.S. president. See the full statement:

"I spoke today by phone with the President of the United States, Donald Trump. We addressed issues related to the bilateral relationship and the global agenda. We exchanged information on economic indicators of both countries, which point to good prospects for the two economies. President Trump stated that the economic growth of the United States and Brazil is positive for the region as a whole. We welcomed the good relationship built in recent months, which resulted in the lifting of a significant portion of the tariffs applied to Brazilian products.

I reiterated a proposal, submitted to the State Department in December, to strengthen cooperation in combating organized crime. I expressed interest in deepening the partnership in repressing money laundering and arms trafficking, as well as freezing the assets of criminal groups and exchanging data on financial transactions, a proposal that was well received by the U.S. president.

Regarding the Peace Council, I proposed that the body presented by the United States be limited to the issue of Gaza and provide a seat for Palestine. In this context, I reiterated the importance of a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including the expansion of permanent members of the Security Council.

We exchanged views on the situation in Venezuela. I stressed the importance of preserving peace and stability in the region and working for the well-being of the Venezuelan people.

We agreed on holding a visit to Washington after my trip to India and South Korea in February, on a date to be set soon."

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🇨🇳❌⚔️🔫 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Shockwaves In Beijing: Xi Targets His Own Top General, Longtime Confidant, In Elite Purge | January 24, 2026:

"Another significant military purge [#VÆ] appears underway in China, as Saturday morning the West woke up to news that China's most senior military officer, who is second only to Xi Jinping, has been put under investigation over alleged "grave violations of discipline and the law."

Gen. Zhang Youxia is a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, the Communist Party body that controls China's armed forces, and this comes as somewhat of a major shock given he is widely regarded as President Xi's closest ally within the military - or at least prior to this.

Another member of the commission, Gen. Liu Zhenli, has also been placed under investigation, according to the Defense Ministry on the same day. He's in charge of the PLA military's Joint Staff Department."

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🇨🇳❌⚔️🔫🤝🇺🇸 — 📰 ZeroHedge | China's Sacked Top General Accused Of Leaking Nuclear Secrets To US: Report | January 26, 2026:

"On Saturday morning the world woke up to news that China's most senior military officer, who is second only to Xi Jinping, has been put under investigation over alleged "grave violations of discipline and the law."  The detained Gen. Zhang Youxia is a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, the Communist Party body that controls China's armed forces, and this was a major shock given he is widely regarded as President Xi's closest ally within the military, until now.

Another shock is just what he is being investigated for. While all the initial speculation focused on corruption, The Wall Street Journal on Sunday reveals the top general is accused of leaking information about the country’s nuclear-weapons program the United States. However, this has not yet been confirmed through official Chinese statements or sources.

He is also accused of taking bribes in exchange for official actions, including elevating an officer to the post of defense minister, according to individuals familiar with a senior-level briefing on the allegations cited in this latest Wall Street Journal report."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇺🇦 General Staff of the Armed Forces:

"Operational information as of 08:00 on January 27, 2026 regarding the Russian invasion

The 1,434th day of large-scale armed aggression by Russia against Ukraine has begun.

Over the past day, 103 combat clashes were recorded.

According to updated information, yesterday the invaders carried out 99 airstrikes on Ukrainian territory, dropping 227 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they deployed 7,462 suicide drones and carried out 3,838 shellings of our troops' positions and populated areas, including 74 with multiple launch rocket systems.

The aggressor carried out airstrikes with guided bombs on the populated areas of Velikomikhailovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region; Zaliznytsia, Verkhnia Tersa, Charmivne, Kopani, Rizdvyanka, Vozdvyzivka, Yurkivka, and Tavriyske in the Zaporizhia region.

Over the past day, the missile and artillery forces of the Defense Forces hit an enemy personnel concentration area, three UAV control points, a multiple launch rocket system, and an enemy command post in the North-Slobozhansky and Kursk directions.

In the South-Slobozhansky direction, the enemy carried out six airstrikes, dropping 11 guided bombs, and carried out 77 shellings of our troops' positions and populated areas, one of which was with a multiple launch rocket system.

In the Liman direction, the enemy attacked three times, trying to advance in the directions of Drobyshevo and Liman.

In the Slaviansky direction, the enemy twice attacked our troops' positions in the areas of Platonovka and in the direction of Yampol.

In the Kramatorsky direction, one combat clash was recorded in the area of the populated area of Chasiv Yar.

In the Konstantinovsky direction, the enemy carried out 15 attacks near the populated areas of Konstantinovka, Ivanopil, Shcherbinivka, Pleschivka, Kleban-Bik, Rusin Yar, Sofievka, and in the direction of Shevchenko, Bilitske, and Grishine.

In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 33 offensive and assault actions of the aggressor near the populated areas of Novo Shakhove, Rodinskoe, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Molodetskoe, Filia, and in the direction of the populated areas of Shevchenko, Bilitske, and Grishine.

In the Alexandrovsky direction, the enemy four times attacked our positions in the area of Zeleny Hai and in the direction of Novo Zaporizhia.

In the Gulyaypole direction, the enemy 16 times tried to advance on our defenders' positions in the area of Gulyaypole and in the direction of Varvarivka and Dobropillya.

In the Orikhivsky direction, our defenders repelled two attacks, in the direction of Primorsky and in the area of Stepnogorsk.

In the Dnieper and Volyn directions, no signs of the formation of offensive groups by the aggressor were detected.

Our soldiers are inflicting significant losses on the occupying forces in terms of manpower and equipment and are actively undermining the enemy's offensive potential in the rear.

Overall, yesterday the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 820 people. Also, Ukrainian soldiers disabled one tank, three armored combat vehicles, 47 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, 899 operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles, and 119 units of the occupiers' automotive equipment."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⚡️ MoD of Russia:

"The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of January 27, 2026.
 

🪖 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct the special military operation.
 
💥 Units of the "North" force group defeated formations of a mechanized brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Rzhanoye, Sadki, Sosnovka, and Khoten in Sumy Oblast.

💥 In the Kharkiv direction, units of a mechanized and motorized infantry brigade of the AFU and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Vovchanskie Khutora, Zybino, Proletarske, and Chugunovka in Kharkiv Oblast.

▪️ The enemy lost over 170 service members, 14 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station, four ammunition and materiel depots, were destroyed.
 
🚩 As a result of active offensive operations by units of the "West" group of forces, the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in the Kharkiv region was liberated.

💥 The personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, two assault brigades of the AFU, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades were damaged near the villages of Kovsharovka, Nechvolodovka, Novoosinovo, and Senkovo ​​in the Kharkiv region and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.

▪️ The enemy lost more than 210 service members, four armored combat vehicles, 27 vehicles, and two Western-made artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
 
📍 Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of three mechanized, airmobile, assault, and mountain assault brigades of the AFU were defeated near the settlements of Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Novodmitrovka, Reznikovka, and Slavyansk in the DPR.

▪️ The AFU lost up to 120 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, and six field artillery pieces, including two Western-made. Two supply depots were destroyed.
 
📍 Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. The personnel and equipment of seven mechanized, Jaeger, airmobile, and airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades were damaged near the settlements of Belitske, Hryshino, Zavido-Kudashevo, and Suhetskoye in the DPR and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

▪️ AFU lost over 415 service members, a tank, eight armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles, three field artillery pieces, and a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⚡️ MoD of Russia:

"Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of January 27, 2026.

↗️ Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into enemy defenses. Formations of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, and three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated near the settlements of Oleksandrivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Verkhnyaya Tersa, Vozdvizhevka, Gorke, Zaliznichnoe, and Rizdvyanka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

▪️ The enemy lost over 390 servicemen, eight armored combat vehicles, and 21 vehicles.
 
🚩 Units of the "Dnipro" force group, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the settlement of Novoyakovlevka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

💥 Manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault, and coastal defense brigades of the AFU were damaged near the settlements of Magdalynivka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Sadovoe in the Kherson region.

▪️ Up to 40 servicemen, nine vehicles, an artillery piece, four electronic warfare stations, and a fuel depot were destroyed.

✈️ Tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces damaged energy infrastructure facilities used by the AFU, storage and launch sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment sites for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 154 districts.
 
🎯 Air defense systems shot down 11 rockets from the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, an S-200 surface-to-air missile converted to attack ground targets, and 105 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
 
📊 Since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:

▫️ 670 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 111,231 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 646 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 27,349 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
▫️ 1,651 multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles,
▫️ 32,877 field artillery pieces and mortars,
▫️ 52,956 special military vehicles."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🕶 ✙DeepState✙🇺🇦:

"🏹 The enemy is advancing in Orikhovo-Vasilivka

⛳️ Recently, many sightings of Russian infantry in the settlement and its surroundings have been detected, which further confirms the information about the occupation of the village and the overall intensification of the enemy's activities in this area.

🟡 We are currently verifying information about the presence and occupation of the neighboring settlement of Minkivka.

P.S. We've seen the refutations and are aware of them. For us, such a situation is not news."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"A Series of Advances Near Slavyansk

In the Slavyansk direction, the "South" group of forces continues its offensive on a relatively broad front, building on its successes after liberating several settlements. The enemy is being pushed back on the heights west of Seversk and north of Soledar.

🔻Where was the advance made?

▪️After the liberation of Zakotnoye, the enemy was driven from the heights south of the village and advanced along one of the ravines. On the Zakotnoye-Reznikovka line, localized gains were recorded in forest belts and near the Zhitkov Ravine.

▪️Battles for Reznikovka and Svyato-Pokrovskoe continue. The enemy still maintains access to both settlements through the fields.

▪️Evidence has emerged of significant advances by Russian units on the southern flank, reaching the outskirts of Nikiforovka. This indirectly confirms the liberation of the village of Pazeno (Petrovskoye) announced two months ago.

▪️The status of Bondarnoye and Khromovka remains unclear. Both villages were declared liberated, but no objective verification footage has been released.

▪️Furthermore, evidence has emerged of advances on the approaches to Privolye, which was declared liberated on January 17. New material is likely to emerge from there as well.

📌The advances on the southern flank were not simultaneous, and it is possible that the actual liberation dates differ from those stated in official statements.

This is because this sector, like the neighboring "credit line" in the Konstantinovsky direction, has previously served as the source of exaggerated reports of success. Albeit to a comparatively lesser extent than the notorious Kupyansk direction.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"Counterattacks near Novopavlovka

In the Novopavlovka sector, the enemy not only managed to hold Novopavlovka itself but also regained some positions in several areas.

➡️On the eastern flank, judging by objective surveillance footage, Ukrainian forces have regained control of Novomykolaivka. Recent footage shows 152mm artillery firing in the area.

➡️On the western flank, the enemy managed to wedge itself between Ivanovskoye and Novopavlovka. Previously, small assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces had advanced north along a chain of hill fortifications here. In order to prevent the loss of Novopavlovka, the enemy was able to at least partially regain control of the approaches to the hills west of the village.

➡️In Novopavlovka itself, the situation appears to have not changed significantly. The southern and southeastern outskirts remain under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, while the northwestern, higher part of the town is held by the enemy. The central part remains in the "gray zone."

📌 The Novopavlovskoye direction, however, is not yet a priority, so large-scale advances by the Russian Armed Forces are unlikely to be expected here. The terrain here plays into the enemy's hands, and the adjacent directions offer a somewhat more favorable offensive, and no one has publicly cancelled the objectives of liberating the DPR and Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

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🇩🇪⚠️💰⬅️🇺🇸 — 📰 The Guardian | ‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults | Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts | January 24, 2026

"Germany is facing calls to withdraw its billions of euros’ worth of gold from US vaults, spurred on by the shift in transatlantic relations and the unpredictability of Donald Trump.

Germany holds the world’s second biggest national gold reserves after the US, of which approximately €164bn (£142bn) worth – 1,236 tonnes – is stored in New York.

Emanuel Mönch, a leading economist and former head of research at Germany’s federal bank, the Bundesbank, called for the gold to be brought home, saying it was too “risky” for it to be kept in the US under the current administration.

“Given the current geopolitical situation, it seems risky to store so much gold in the US,” he told the financial newspaper Handelsblatt. “In the interest of greater strategic independence from the US, the Bundesbank would therefore be well advised to consider repatriating the gold.”

Stefan Kornelius, the spokesperson for Friedrich Merz’s coalition government, said recently that withdrawal of the gold reserves was not currently under consideration."

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🇨🇦😅🚫🤝🇨🇳 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Carney Cracks: Canada Has 'No Intention' Of Pursuing Free Trade Deal With China After Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs | January 26, 2026:

"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has "no intention" of pursuing a free trade deal with China, after Donald Trump threatened to slap a 100% tariff on Canadian exports if Ottawa "makes a deal" with Beijing.

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"What we have done with China is to rectify some issues that have developed in the last couple of years,” adding that the deal was “entirely consistent with CUSMA," he said."

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🦸‍♂️🔺❌🇻🇪🔫 — 📰 ZeroHedge | "The Discombobulator": Trump Admits Secret Weapon Used In US Operation To Capture Maduro | January 26, 2026:

"President Donald Trump has revealed that U.S. forces used a secret weapon to disable Venezuelan military equipment in the Jan. 3 operation that resulted in the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

“The Discombobulator. I’m not allowed to talk about it,” Trump said in an interview with the New York Post published on Jan. 24.

Trump said the weapon disabled Venezuelan equipment during the operation, enabling U.S. forces to capture Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their residence in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas."

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🦾💬🇺🇸⚡️🇺🇸 — 📰 ZeroHedge | NATO Secretary General Admits EU Incapable Of Defense Without US Help | January, 27, 2026:

"The globalist frenzy of the Davos Summit is subsiding and the geopolitical world is left to ponder (and question) some of the more "optimistic" comments made by world leaders. One such claim was made by Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who argued that Europe 'unequivocally' has the ability to defend itself without US support.

The claim coincided with the Finnish leader's assertion that a " new world order" is rising with the UN at the helm.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte dumped some cold water on the Davos delusion this week during a Brussels press conference covering heightened tensions over Greenland.  He stated clearly that Europe has no chance of defending itself without US support."

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🇪🇺🤝🇮🇳❌🇺🇸 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Trump-Era Uncertainty Lingers: EU-India Deal Quietly Seeks To Redraw Global Trade Map Without US | January 27, 2026:

"Update(1620ET): EU officials have describe the new EU-India agreement, after many years of negotiations, as one of the most ambitious trade pacts the bloc has ever negotiated, significantly lowering India's historically high tariff barriers. Brussels estimates tariffs will be eliminated or reduced on nearly all EU exports to India, while Indian goods gain preferential access to European markets. Also, as we highlighted below there will be a one-way tech migration track into Europe as a result, but few are highlighting this aspect.

The agreement spans key sectors including manufacturing, machinery, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, autos, and select agricultural products, with tariff cuts phased in over several years rather than immediate removal. Sensitive sectors on both sides are excluded, ostensibly to protect domestic producers.

Beyond trade, the deal is positioned as a geopolitical signal: the EU is diversifying supply chains and reducing reliance on a tariff-heavy, increasingly unilateral global order (read: Trump) , while India strengthens ties with Europe amid "shifting" - to put it delicately - Washington trade priorities.

We would like to bring to your attention the bellow interview segment - the initial take of Managing Director of This Is Dubai Michael Jabri-Pickett:

It is the nuts and bolts... but for the commentators amongst us what we find are the broad strokes... and I think that there's an awful lot of nations and blocs looking at the unpredictability vs. the stability... America however,... there are decision that are being made without America. We had Canada and China, we have the British Prime Minsiter who's also going to China, we have this deal which has been 20 years in the making, and now you have a combined 25% of global trade now because of these 27 countries and India (and their 1.4 billion people)... and it's changing the entire dynamics because markets and CEO's love stability.

And the trouble that Donald Trump has created is not just for Americans today perhaps, or for even Americans in the next 4 or 5 years, it's for a generation or two. Because the fear is not just that Donald Trump has done this, it's that the next person could come in and be equally unpredictable in a completely different way. And then the person after that, the same thing. And so you would probably need a run of two or three presidents to be consistent and stable for the world the recognize 'oh America is acting the way we would expect them to act.'"

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇺🇦 General Staff of the Armed Forces:

"Operational information as of 08:00 on January 28, 2026 regarding the Russian invasion

The 1435th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.

In total, over the past day, 105 combat clashes were recorded.

According to updated information, yesterday the invaders carried out 92 airstrikes and dropped 275 guided aerial bombs on the territory of Ukraine. In addition, they deployed 7,915 suicide drones and carried out 3,903 attacks on our troops' positions and populated areas, including 61 with multiple rocket launcher systems.

The aggressor carried out airstrikes with guided bombs on populated areas, including Velikomikhailovka, Orli in the Dnipropetrovsk region; Zirnytsia, Zaliznytsia, Verkhna Tersa, Nizhenka, Rozivka, Vozdvyzivka, Charmivka, Odarivka, Tavriyske, Zhovta Krucha in the Zaporizhia region.

Yesterday, the missile and artillery forces of the Defense Forces hit three enemy concentration areas and four command posts.

On the North-Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, the enemy carried out 77 attacks on our troops' positions and populated areas yesterday.

On the South-Slobozhansky direction, the enemy three times stormed our units' positions in the areas of the populated areas of Prylipka and Vovchanski Khutory.

On the Kupyansk direction, yesterday there were three attacks by the invaders. The Defense Forces repelled the enemy's assaults towards Kupyansk and Petropavlivka.

On the Liman direction, the enemy attacked four times, trying to advance in the areas of the populated areas of Drobysheve, Torske and towards Novosergiivka.

On the Slavyansk direction, near the populated area of Fedorivka and towards Platovka, the enemy three times attacked our positions.

On the Kramatorsk direction, one combat clash was recorded in the direction of Bondarne.

On the Konstantinovka direction, the enemy carried out 11 attacks in the areas of the populated areas of Konstantinovka, Pleschivka, Kleban-Bik, Scherbynka, Sofievka and towards Stepankivka, Novopavlivka.

On the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 32 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of the populated areas of Pokrovsk, Rodinskoe, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetskoe and towards Filia, Bilitskoe, Grishino.

On the Alexandrovsk direction, the enemy six times attacked our positions in the areas of the populated areas of Verbove, Zlagoda and towards Novo Zaporizhia.

Yesterday, the enemy made one unsuccessful attempt to advance on the Dnieper direction.

On the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of the formation of offensive groups of the aggressor were detected.

Our soldiers are inflicting significant losses on the occupying forces in terms of manpower and equipment and are actively undermining the enemy's offensive potential in the rear.

In total, yesterday, the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 690 people. Also, Ukrainian soldiers disabled four combat armored vehicles, 22 artillery systems, one multiple rocket launcher system, 1,012 unmanned aerial vehicles of operational-tactical level, and 77 units of automotive and two units of special equipment of the occupiers."

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