NATO faces a major crisis over Greenland. Europe seems powerless to stop it https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/europe/europe-nato-greenland-trump-crisis-intl For Europe, Donald Trump’s return to the White House has been a bonfire of certainties. His administration’s threat to annex Greenland, an autonomous part of Denmark, has plunged NATO into an unprecedented situation: An alliance based on collective defense – where an attack on one is an attack on all – now faces the prospect that one member might attack another.
Russia says any foreign forces in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’ https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/europe/russia-foreign-forces-ukraine-france-britain-intl Russia doubled down on its longstanding position of declaring Western forces in Ukraine “legitimate targets” on Thursday, days after France and the UK pledged to send troops there in the event of a peace deal. “The Russian Foreign Ministry warns that the deployment of military units, military facilities, warehouses, and other infrastructure of Western countries on the territory of Ukraine will be classified as foreign intervention,” spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a statement.
Bitcoin notches new record high amid “Uptober” surge Uptober has arrived. Bitcoin reached an all-time high on Saturday, crossing $125,500 for the first time not even two months after hitting its previous record. The asset is up over 100% in the past year. Kyle Chassé, founder of MV Global, told Sherwood News that this all‑time high is being driven from the top down.
What if the Universe Remembers Everything? New Theory Rewrites the Physics rules For over a hundred years, physics has rested on two foundational theories. Einstein’s general relativity describes gravity as the curvature of space and time, while quantum mechanics governs the behavior of particles and fields. Each theory is highly successful within its own domain, yet combining them leads to contradictions, particularly in relation to black holes, dark matter, dark energy, and the origins of the universe.