January 9, 2026

Nickolay Mladenov, who is set to become the Director of the Board of Peace for Gaza, met Friday with Hussein Al-Sheikh, Vice President of the Palestinian Authority and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO, Al-Sheikh posted on X.   On Thursday, the Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported that the…

Reuters. Venezuela’s interior minister Diosdado Cabello said late on Wednesday (January 8) that 100 people died in the U.S. attack which removed President Nicolas Maduro from power on Saturday (January 3).   Caracas has not previously given a number for those killed, but the army posted a list of 23 names of its dead. Venezuelan…