- Trump Considers Military Action to Acquire Greenland: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that seizing Greenland by “military means” is an option as President Trump continues to push for the acquisition of the island despite rejection from Denmark and European allies.
- US Seizes Oil Tankers and Maduro During Venezuela Intervention: Following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, US forces have seized multiple Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Caribbean and North Atlantic, with the State Department outlining a plan for American control over interim authorities in Caracas.
- Maximum-Severity “Ni8mare” Vulnerability Hits n8n: Security researchers disclosed a CVSS 10.0 flaw in the n8n workflow automation platform that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full control over self-hosted and cloud instances.
- UN Rights Chief Accuses Israel of Apartheid in West Bank: In a first for the office, UN rights chief Volker Türk stated that Israeli policies in the West Bank resemble an “apartheid system” involving systemic discrimination and “asphyxiating” Palestinians.
- Thousands Flee Aleppo as Syrian Army Launches Military Operation: Fighting has intensified in Aleppo between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led SDF forces after integration talks failed, leading the army to declare Kurdish areas “closed military zones.”
- Saudi Arabia Strikes Yemen Separatists After Peace Talk Boycott: The Saudi-led coalition launched strikes against UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council forces after their leader, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, failed to attend scheduled talks in Riyadh due to fears of imprisonment.
- UK and France Pledge Postwar Troop Deployment to Ukraine: European allies have firmed up security provisions to deploy troops to Ukraine if a peace deal with Russia is reached, though Russia has signaled it will reject any NATO-country presence.
- Critical RCE Vulnerability Patched in Veeam Backup Software: Veeam released updates for a CVSS 9.0 vulnerability (CVE-2025-59470) in its Backup & Replication software that allows operators to perform remote code execution as a postgres user.
- Deadly Swiss Bar Fire Reveals Years of Inspection Failures: Authorities in Crans-Montana admitted that a bar where a New Year’s Eve fire killed 40 people had not been inspected for safety for six years.
- Extreme Winter Weather Disrupts Travel Across Western Europe: A “big freeze” and heavy ice have caused chaos in cities like Amsterdam and Brussels, leading to more than 700 flight cancellations at Schiphol Airport alone.