Scientists Just Captured 1.4-Billion-Year-Old Air, and What It Revealed Left Them Speechless

Scientists have captured 1.4-billion-year-old air bubbles, revealing something totally unexpected
Rania Hadid
Published on January 12, 2026
Indian Defence Review

A team of scientists has captured and analyzed ancient air trapped in rocks for over 1.4 billion years, revealing surprising details about Earth’s early atmosphere. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), opens a new window into a time long before complex life emerged, offering clues about how the planet’s climate and biosphere evolved.

China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets

China’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion last year, a 20 percent increase from 2024, as Beijing kept the currency weak and pursued 

self-reliance to replace imports

By Keith Bradsher

Reporting from Beijing

Published Jan. 13, 2026

Updated Jan. 14, 2026, 12:33 a.m. ET

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China announced on Wednesday the world’s largest trade surplus ever, even adjusting for inflation, as a tsunami of exports flooded markets around the world last year.

Medvedev trolling Trump: Hurry Up With Greenland, a Snap Referendum Might Happen

The Greek Courier 

Tuesday, the 13th of January

In a galaxy not so far away, where icebergs are humongous and geopolitical bullshit is even bigger, the illustrious Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, just took a trolling jab at the orange-hued commander-in-chief of the United States, Donald Trump.

Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan has to invest in AI or risk getting 'left behind'

BUSINESS INSIDER 

Alice Tecotzky and Reed Alexander

Jan 13, 2026

Jamie Dimon defended JPMorgan's spending, especially on tech, during Tuesday's earnings call.

We choose Denmark over US, Greenland's PM says

Paulin Kola

European allies have supported Denmark against increased pressure from the US to annex its semi-autonomous island

Greenland's prime minister has said his people would choose Denmark over the US if they were asked to make such a choice "here and now".

Clintons refuse to testify in congressional Epstein probe despite contempt threat

By Annie Grayer
Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe despite lawmakers’ threat to hold them in contempt.

Top DOJ Officials Resign After Being Cut Off From Renee Good Killing Probe

Julia Conley

Jan 13, 2026

“The Civil Rights Division exists to enforce civil rights laws that protect all Americans,” one former DOJ attorney said recently. “It doesn’t exist to enact the president’s own agenda.”President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is seeing its latest mass resignation over its handling of the case of Renee Good, who was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent last week in Minneapolis.

I’m an astronaut. Here’s what the ISS emergency reveals

Opinion

Missions to Mars and the moon will require 

more advanced medical technology

January 13, 2026 

By Clayton Anderson

Clayton Anderson is a retired NASA astronaut, author, and adjunct professor at Iowa State University.

Human spaceflight is cool again, but still very, very hard. America just makes it look easy.

Last week, for the first time in the International Space Station’s 25-year history, NASA decided to bring a crew home early, citing a serious but “stable” medical emergency involving an astronaut. NASA did not describe the health problem or identify the astronaut. The four-person Crew-11, which launched in August, has been directed to return no earlier than Thursday. The need to treat the astronaut with medical equipment on Earth may have driven the decision.

China urges Canada to break from US influence as PM Carney visits Beijing

By KEN MORITSUGU
January 13, 2026

BEIJING (AP) — As Canadian leader Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime U.S. ally away from their rival, at least a bit.

Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, says 'help is on its way'

By Elwely Elwelly
January 13, 2026

    Summary

• Trump urges protests to 'take over' institutions
• Official blames what authorities call terrorists for deaths
• Dire economy sparked nationwide protests
• Rights group says man to be executed on Wednesday
• Protests have posed biggest challenge to authorities in years

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis vows to block Trump’s Fed nominees following Powell probe

Published Mon, Jan 12 2026
Jeff Cox
Key Points

• Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said he will block any Trump Fed nominees, including for chair, in light of revelations that the Justice Department is investigating Jerome Powell for potential perjury charges.
• That position substantially complicates the road to replacing Powell, whose term as chair expires in May.
• While Powell’s term as chair ends in May, he can stay on as governor until 2028. He has not indicated yet whether he will do so.
• Many congressional Republicans are unhappy with the DOJ criminal investigation into Fed Chair Powell

Trump speaks In riddles: He threatens Iran with strikes while considering negotiations

efsyn.gr 12.01.26 

Is Iran too hot to handle? Is freedom a bridge too far? Can Trump, for once, do the right thing?

The American president continues his Two-Face policy, as Tehran claims to have the situation under control. They accuse Trump and Israel of inciting terrorists and threaten retaliation. Meanwhile, the brutal murder of Roubina Aminian highlights the violent repression by the Islamic Republic against its own citizens, with hundreds of young bodies being discovered.

Germany Investigates Harassment, Far-Right Extremism, and Drugs in the Elite 26th Airborne Regiment

The Scandal Coincides With the Launch of Voluntary Service for 18-Year-Olds, a Key Pillar of Berlin’s Army Expansion Plans
AFP

The Bundeswehr has found itself at the center of a major scandal involving sexual harassment, far-right extremism, and drug use within one of its most privileged units. The affair threatens to undermine the authorities’ efforts to strengthen the armed forces and attract new recruits at a moment when Germany is seeking to expand its military capacity.

Germany pledges increased Arctic role as Trump says Greenland protected by 'two dog sleds'

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By Aleksandar Brezar

Published on 12/01/2026 - 10:48 GMT+1 •Updated 15:25

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Germany is increasing its Arctic commitments after the US president threatened to seize Greenland, sparking a diplomatic crisis with Europe.

Donald Trump Threatens To Veto Obamacare Subsidies Bill

Published Jan 12, 2026
By Jasmine Laws
US News Reporter
Newsweek is a Trust Project member

President Donald Trump has said he "might" veto a bill that passed through the House on Thursday that would extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies.

Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals

By  TED SHAFFREY, JENNIFER PELTZ and DAVID R. MARTIN

January 12, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.

Newsom’s last budget as governor would give schools and community colleges an unexpected $22 billion

The increase comes from robust tax receipts 

and AI-driven revenue

John Fensterwald, Emma Gallegos, Zaidee Stavely, 

Diana Lambert, And Yuxuan Xie

Published January 9, 2026

Top Takeaways

• Budget proposal includes extending and increasing funding for the 2,500 existing community schools, teacher residencies, and multibillion-dollar post-COVID learning recovery funding through 2027-28.
• $40 million is earmarked to continue screening all students in kindergarten, first and second grades to identify students at risk of reading difficulties.
• One-time infusion of $100 million to increase access to college and career pathways for high school students.

Contrasting Chinese and US power plays in Venezuela and beyond

Let’s talk rare earths and Japan, but note first that the Orinoco ‘reserve’ of Trump’s fevered imagination is basically a giant tar pit

by Han Feizi
January 12, 2026

Oh, you’re a hard one
But I know you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin’ you
Can hurt you somehow
– The Eagles

The ghost of Winston Churchill is watching President Trump exhaust all of America’s possibilities. And it appears getting around to doing the right thing will have to be entrusted to the next administration – if we make it that far.