Israel allowing profiteering by their traders bringing into Gaza ‘dual-use’ items barred from aid organisations.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/01/israel-allowing-traders-to-bring-into-gaza-dual…
Zelensky says territorial issues require a face-to-face meeting with Putin: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/01/zelensky-says-territorial-issues-require.html
Kalshi says users can now trade tokenized versions of their wagers on Solana, in a bid to court crypto holders; Polymarket already allows on-chain trading (Liz Napolitano/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/01/kalshi-makes-move-t…
American Samoans living in Alaska faced felony charges stemming from confusion over their status as United States nationals rather than citizens.
The cases drew attention to the legal vulnerabilities created by the territory’s political status
and raised broader questions about voting rights,
equal treatment,
and how territorial residents are understood
—or misunderstood—by state and federal systems
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Russia occupied more than 4,000 sq km (0.72%) of Ukrainian territory in 2025 – military analysts. Around 400,000 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded during the year, so that cost Russia 100 soldiers per km² occupied, or 1 per hectare.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/01/01/8014…
UN report: Israel silently tolerates torture and murder in its prisons
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/29/israel-has-de-facto-state-policy-of-organised-torture-says-un-reportses