🇻🇪❗️ — The Venezuelan diaspora has surpassed 8 million people worldwide, becoming one of the largest displacement crises on the planet

1. 🇨🇴 | Colombia: 2,810,358
2. 🇵🇪 | Peru: 1,662,889
3. 🇺🇸 | United States: 759,664
4. 🇨🇱 | Chile: 729,000
5. 🇪🇸 | Spain: 700,769
6. 🇧🇷 | Brazil: 672,894
7. 🇪🇨 | Ecuador: 444,778
8. 🇦🇷 | Argentina: 197,395
9. 🇩🇴 | Dominican Republic: 125,549
10. 🇲🇽 | Mexico: 106,015

➡️ What began as an exodus concentrated in neighboring countries has transformed into a sustained global phenomenon, reshaping communities in Latin America, North America, and Europe.

➡️ Years of economic collapse, political repression, and institutional deterioration have forced millions of Venezuelans to rebuild their lives abroad. Recent data compiled by Geopolaris shows that the largest Venezuelan communities are in Colombia, Peru, the United States, Spain, Brazil, and Chile.

💥 Although departures have slowed compared to the peak years between 2017 and 2023, the total number of Venezuelans abroad continues to grow in countries such as Chile, Peru, the United States, Brazil, and Spain, driven by secondary migration and long-term settlement processes. In contrast, Colombia, Ecuador, and Argentina show signs of stabilization or moderate increases linked to their registration systems.

⚠️ It is worth noting that many countries have not yet published updated figures for 2024 and 2025, so current totals likely underestimate the true magnitude of the displacement.

🇺🇸❌🇩🇰🇬🇱🇺🇸 — 📰 ZeroHedge | The End Of NATO? | January 6, 2026:

"The Monroe Doctrine, proclaimed by U.S. President James Monroe in 1823, asserted American influence in the Western Hemisphere at a time when newly independent South American nations were emerging from European colonial rule. While the Doctrine, as a tool of policy, warns Europe to keep its hands off, it stopped short of declaring that the United States would act as nanny for these fledgling states.

Don’s interpretation of the Doctrine, however, seems a bit different — though not entirely unique. Indeed, digging a massive trench to split a country in two is a rather explicit form of U.S. intervention, though the recent operation in Venezuela marks the first time we’ve seen something like this from Washington since the Bush Administration (‘H’, not ‘W’). and the current Administration’s rhetoric surrounding the operation certainly sets it apart.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified: “There’s not a war. [There is a] war against drug trafficking organizations—not a war against Venezuela.” Some might argue that a war is still a war regardless of how the opposition is defined, but Rubio would disagree. He has also made the core intentions of the U.S. clear: “This is the Western Hemisphere. This is where we live—and we’re not going to allow the Western Hemisphere to be a base of operation for adversaries, competitors, and rivals of the United States.”

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Historically, the Monroe Doctrine applied to Central and South America, but its geographic boundaries were never explicitly defined. The Trump Administration, however, may be getting creative with borders, suggesting the Doctrine could soon extend to Greenland (which is still technically in the Western Hemisphere).

Greenland first surfaced as a talking point during Trump’s campaign. This has re-emerged over the weekend with Trump announcing that the U.S. “need[s] Greenland from a national security situation,” and that “we will deal with Greenland in about two months. Let’s talk about Greenland in 20 days.” What exactly we’ll be talking about when it comes to Greenland is not yet clear, but Denmark—and the EU—is taking this as a threat.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said that “if the U.S. chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops, including NATO and thus the security that has been established since the end of the Second World War.”

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🇺🇸❌🇬🇱🇩🇰 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Stephen Miller Asserts US Has Right To Take Greenland, & Wouldn't Even Have To Fight For It | January 6, 2026:

"Stephen Miller, one of President Trump's top aides who serves as his deputy chief of staff for policy, just poured more fuel on the fire in terms of the ongoing spat with Denmark over the future of Greenland and sovereignty.

He said in fresh remarks that there won't be any military intervention to take the Arctic territory as simply "nobody is going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland." More importantly he spelled out the US administration's view that Denmark fundamentally does not have a right to the resource-rich Arctic territory.

Miller was asked by reporters on whether Trump might 'invade' Greenland next, after this weekend's 'shock' Venezuela action. "What do you mean military action against Greenland? Greenland has a population of 30,000 people," he began his response."

"The real question is what right does Denmark have to assert control over Greenland? What is the basis of their territorial claim? What is their basis of having Greenland as a colony of Denmark?" Miller then questioned.

And he added: "The US is the power of Nato. For the US to secure the Arctic region to protect and defend Nato and Nato interests, obviously Greenland should be part of the US. And so that’s a conversation that we’re going to have as a country. That’s a process we’re going to have as a community of nations."

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🇨🇳🚫🧪🧪➡️🗾 — 📰 ZeroHedge | China Slaps Export Controls On Japan For Dual-Use Items, Rare Earths, Could Impact Semiconductors | January 6, 2026:

"More steady escalation between US-ally Japan and China has emerged, but things just got much more significant - moving from initial Chinese restrictions on things like seafood or cultural exchange events, to now Beijing announcing an immediate ban on all goods deemed dual use for Tokyo. Some rare earth elements are included in this, which impacts a range of technologies, goods, and services with both civilian and military applications.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi - still relatively early and fresh in her tenure - likely regrets her words from last November before her parliament, where she for the first time ever in Japan's history suggested the Japanese military could intervene to defend Taiwan from a future Chinese invasion of the self-ruled island. However, the Chinese demand for a full public retraction and apology hasn't come, which means Beijing is now engaged in more screw-tightening to demonstrate how serious it is.

In unveiling the new punitive measures Tuesday, a spokesperson for China's Commerce Ministry once again hammered on Takaichi’s "erroneous" comments and that China's national security and interests must be "safeguarded"."

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🇺🇸🇻🇪 — Eleven oil tankers chartered by Chevron have set sail for Venezuela

➡️ The oil that the ships will transport from Venezuela is destined for refineries in the United States, including Valero Energy Corp, Phillips 66, and Marathon Petroleum Corp.

➡️A fleet of 11 oil tankers chartered by the U.S. company Chevron departed for Venezuela to load Venezuelan crude.

⌛ According to Bloomberg, the tankers are expected to arrive in the Caribbean nation later this month.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️ U.S. President Trump:

I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States of America, to ensure it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States! I have asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright to execute this plan, immediately. It will be taken by storage ships, and brought directly to unloading docks in the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

🇷🇺⚠️➕🔫❌🗺 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Russia Straps MANPADS Missile On Shahed Drone To Counter Attack Helicopters | January 6, 2026:

"Low-cost drones have transformed modern warfare forever during the nearly four-year-long Russia-Ukraine war. These commercially available systems have been used to strike cities, power grids, ports, refineries, and military bases, delivering maximum impact at minimal cost.

The evolution of these drones is notable as well. One major issue that drones on both sides of the battlefield have faced is counter-drone operations involving electronic warfare, interceptor drones, fighter jets, and attack helicopters. However, none have yet proven consistently effective at scale.

In response, both sides have increasingly deployed attack helicopters to hunt drones, using machine guns and missiles to shoot them down at close range.

To deter enemy aircraft, the Russians apparently have mounted a shoulder-fired man-portable air defense missile on top of an Iranian-designed loitering munition known as a Shahed-136."

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🇺🇸❌🇷🇺🇻🇪 — SOUTHCOM announces the seizure of another vessel, the M/T Sophia.

🇺🇸❌🇷🇺 — The U.S. European Command has announced the seizure of the Russian-flagged vessel Bella 1 in the North Atlantic Ocean

🇺🇸❗️🇻🇪 — The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has issued an ultimatum to Venezuela: abandon its alliances with China, Russia, Iran, and Cuba and place its oil industry under an exclusive partnership with Washington, or face a second attack.

🇨🇭❌💵🇻🇪 — Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs:

On 5 January 2026, the Federal Council decided to freeze any assets held in Switzerland by Nicolás Maduro and other persons associated with him with immediate effect. In doing so, the Federal Council aims to prevent an outflow of assets. The asset freeze does not affect members of the current Venezuelan government. Should future legal proceedings reveal that the funds were illicitly acquired, Switzerland will endeavour to ensure that they benefit the Venezuelan people. The asset freeze is in addition to the sanctions against Venezuela that have been in place since 2018 under the Embargo Act.

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🇺🇸💬🇺🇸💸📈 — 🇺🇸 President of United States Donald J. Trump on 🌐:

"Remember, for all of those big NATO fans, they were at 2% GDP, and most weren’t paying their bills, UNTIL I CAME ALONG. The USA was, foolishly, paying for them! I, respectfully, got them to 5% GDP, AND THEY PAY, immediately. Everyone said that couldn’t be done, but it could, because, beyond all else, they are all my friends. Without my involvement, Russia would have ALL OF UKRAINE right now. Remember, also, I single-handedly ENDED 8 WARS, and Norway, a NATO Member, foolishly chose not to give me the Noble Peace Prize. But that doesn’t matter! What does matter is that I saved Millions of Lives. RUSSIA AND CHINA HAVE ZERO FEAR OF NATO WITHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AND I DOUBT NATO WOULD BE THERE FOR US IF WE REALLY NEEDED THEM. EVERYONE IS LUCKY THAT I REBUILT OUR MILITARY IN MY FIRST TERM, AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. We will always be there for NATO, even if they won’t be there for us. The only Nation that China and Russia fear and respect is the DJT REBUILT U.S.A. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!! President DJT"

🔗 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)