January 5, 2026

Trump Greenland Takeover Threats Draw Sharp Denmark Warning

January 5, 2026 2:46 am

Denmark’s prime minister on Monday issued a direct warning to U.S. President Donald Trump, urging him to halt what she described as repeated threats to take control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory within the Danish kingdom.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said suggestions that the United States could annex Greenland were unacceptable and legally unfounded, stressing that neither Denmark nor Greenland is for sale. Her remarks followed renewed comments by Trump asserting that Washington needs Greenland for U.S. national security.

In a statement published on the Danish government’s website, Frederiksen said she was addressing the United States “very directly,” adding …

China–Ireland Trade Ties in Focus at Xi–Martin Talks

January 5, 2026 2:08 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping said China wants to expand economic and trade cooperation with Ireland, presenting stronger bilateral ties as a pathway to improving relations with the European Union amid ongoing frictions between Beijing and Brussels.

Xi made the remarks on Monday during talks with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, according to a media pool report. The meeting marked the first visit by an Irish taoiseach to China in 14 years.

Opening the meeting, Xi highlighted mutual respect and “win-win outcomes” as the foundation for long-term, stable relations between China and Ireland. He …

China Rejects U.S. “World Judge” Role In Maduro Capture

January 5, 2026 1:47 am

China has pushed back sharply against U.S. actions in Venezuela, saying no country has the right to act as a global enforcer, after American forces detained Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and transferred him to the United States.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks on Sunday during talks in Beijing with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, referring to what he described as “sudden developments in Venezuela” without naming Washington directly.

Wang added that the sovereignty and security of all states must be respected under international law, marking Beijing’s first public response since images of a blindfolded and handcuffed …

Diseases That Pay: The Global Health Economy—Part 5

January 5, 2026 1:43 am

When vulnerability is repackaged as opportunity in global health

By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze

The experiment did not begin with a molecule or a hypothesis.
It began with absence.

Absence of clinics with diagnostic equipment. Absence of hospitals stocked with essential medicines. Absence of systems capable of offering care without conditions. In these places, illness is not merely biological; it is logistical and financial. Care does not arrive as one option among many. It arrives as the only door left open.

That door is often labeled research.

According to the World Health Organization’s Global Health Expenditure Database (2023), global health …

Maduro To Appear In U.S. Court As Trump Warns Of More Action

January 5, 2026 1:37 am

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is scheduled to appear before a U.S. federal court on Monday, a day after his capture by American forces in a military operation in Caracas that has sharply escalated tensions across the region.

The unprecedented detention of a sitting head of state has rattled global markets, unsettled U.S. allies, and raised questions about Washington’s next steps in Venezuela, where the government remains in power despite Maduro’s arrest.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he could authorize additional military action if Venezuela fails to cooperate with U.S. demands, including opening its oil sector to foreign …