Renault Group, the French multinational automaker, is preparing to begin production of long-range attack drones at its facilities in Le Mans and Cléon, in cooperation with aerospace and defense firm Turgis et Gaillard Groupe. Renault said it plans to manufacture up to 600 drones per month, with personnel and equipment being repurposed from its automotive production lines in France. The drone, known as Chorus, is reportedly intended to be based on reverse-engineered Russian and Iranian Shahed-131/136 one-way attack drones, which have been widely used in conflicts across the Middle East and Ukraine.

Newly released footage from recent anti-regime demonstrations in Iran shows protesters fleeing amid apparent gunfire, with several individuals appearing injured. The video is believed to have been recorded during a security crackdown in Tehran on January 8 or 9, allegedly carried out by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was felt near Indio Hills, California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Denmark has deployed additional troops to Greenland following President Trump’s imposition of new tariffs and his demand for “complete and total control” of the territory.

The Norwegian government has released private messages exchanged between Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and U.S. President Donald Trump. In a message sent at 9:48 a.m. ET on Sunday, Støre urged de-escalation amid tensions over Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine, and recent U.S. tariff announcements. He reaffirmed Norway’s positions, stressed the need for transatlantic unity, and proposed a phone call with Trump later in the day. In a reply sent at 10:15 a.m. ET, President Trump referenced Norway’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, said he no longer felt bound to focus solely on peace, and argued that U.S. interests must come first. He questioned Denmark’s claim to Greenland, cited security concerns involving Russia and China, criticized NATO’s burden-sharing, and stated that global security requires “complete and total control” of Greenland by the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to hold a signing ceremony for his proposed Board of Peace in Davos on Thursday. It remains unclear which countries would sign, as several invitees are pressing the United States to revise the terms, sources tell Bloomberg. So far, Trump has invited Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orban and Aleksandr Lukashenko to join the board.

PM Netanyahu: "Hamas will be dismantled -either the easy way or the hard way."

Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at age 93. - WWD

Images released show members of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Tactical Law Enforcement Team (TACLET) during the interception, boarding, and seizure of the stateless, sanctioned crude oil tanker M/T Sophia in the southern Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela on January 7, 2026. U.S. Southern Command said the vessel was apprehended in international waters as part of efforts to enforce sanctions and is being escorted to the United States for disposition.

Video recorded on Thursday, January 8, shows security forces opening fire on a crowd of protesters in Tehran, Iran.

The Syrian Army has taken full control of Syria’s largest oil field, the Al-Omar Oil Field, along with surrounding oil and gas facilities in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate of northeastern Syria, following the overnight withdrawal of U.S. forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

European Union capitals are considering imposing up to €93 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods or restricting American companies’ access to the bloc’s market in response to President Trump’s threats, according to the Financial Times.

The U.S. Justice Department has not released any new documents from the Epstein files for more than three weeks, with the last disclosure occurring on December 23. This comes despite the Epstein Files Transparency Act mandating that all files be released by December 19, and no action has been taken by Congress to enforce the requirement.

Over 3,000 homes threatened by wildfire in Penco, Chile.

Two battalions from the U.S. Army’s 11th Airborne Division have been placed on alert for a possible deployment to Minnesota, according to two defense officials. One official added that President Trump has not yet made a final decision on whether the units will be sent.

The Sunday Times has obtained a new report from doctors on the ground in Iran which claims that at least 16,500 protesters have been killed and 330,000 others injured in the protests.

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) said Denmark is taking President Trump’s threats very seriously, noting that Danish political leaders are preparing for the possibility that the United States could shift from being a close and trusted ally to a potential adversary, a prospect he said is causing grave concern.

European Union leaders on Saturday warned of a “dangerous downward spiral” after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose escalating tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to purchase Greenland, according to Reuters.

At the Pentagon on Wednesday, aides to senior officials were preparing to work late in anticipation of possible U.S. strikes against Iran. However, around 3:30 p.m., they were informed they could leave as normal. Officials told The Washington Post that the president will have another opportunity to authorize strikes in the next two to three weeks, once U.S. military assets moving toward the region are in place, easing Israeli concerns about its own defense. Meanwhile, the threat level in the Middle East is not expected to ease soon. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has been instructed to plan for 24/7 high-level staffing “for the next month,” according to a person monitoring the situation cited by The Washington Post.

In addition to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other Gulf states, Israel was also not prepared for strikes against Iran, particularly without a substantial U.S. naval presence. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who launched a major military and intelligence campaign against Iran’s nuclear and long-range missile facilities last June, called President Donald J. Trump twice on Wednesday to urge him not to proceed with strikes, citing Israel’s lack of full defensive readiness, according to a source close to the White House cited by The Washington Post.