THE PRIVY POST

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Volume 2 • Issue No. 18 • Updated Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 08:05 PM UTC

Trump threatens tariffs on eight European countries over opposition to US control of Greenland

Sources: AP News, NPR


US military prepares 1,500 soldiers for possible deployment to Minnesota amid immigration crackdown

Sources: AP News, NPR


Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez linked to ongoing DEA investigations

Sources: AP News, NPR


Eight skiers killed in avalanches in Austria

Sources: AP News


NASA's Artemis II moon rocket moves to launch pad ahead of crewed lunar mission

Sources: AP News, NPR


US launches retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush

Sources: AP News, NPR


Syrian government announces ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces, taking control of northeast regions

The Syrian government announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led forces that controlled the northeast for over a decade. The agreement includes dismantling the SDF and having its forces join Syria's military and security forces.

Sources: AP News, NPR


New Hampshire bishop warns clergy to prepare for 'new era of martyrdom' amid ICE tensions

Sources: AP News, NPR


European Union and Mercosur sign landmark free trade agreement

Sources: AP News


Sri Lanka unveils rare purple star sapphire claimed to be the biggest of its kind

Sources: AP News