World Leaders with a PhD:

🇨🇳 Xi Jinping – PhD in Law
🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin – PhD in Economics
🇮🇳 Manmohan Singh – PhD in Economics
🇵🇱 Karol Nawrocki – PhD in History
🇳🇬 Goodluck Jonathan – PhD in Zoology
🇩🇪 Angela Merkel – PhD in Quantum Chemistry
🇵🇪 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski – PhD in Economics
🇪🇸 Pedro Sánchez – PhD in Economics
🇮🇩 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono – PhD in Agricultural Economics
🇮🇷 Hassan Rouhani – PhD in Constitutional Law
🇮🇹 Mario Draghi – PhD in Economics
🇬🇷 Lucas Papademos – PhD in Economics
🇲🇽 Ernesto Zedillo – PhD in Economics
🇨🇱 Ricardo Lagos – PhD in Economics
🇯🇵 Yukio Hatoyama – PhD in Engineering
🇪🇬 Boutros Boutros-Ghali – PhD in International Law
🇦🇹 Bruno Kreisky – PhD in Law

Note: Leaders from the past and present.

#Antisemitism - CCTV of London stabbing released

Documentation from the moment of the attack.
London: The condition of the two Jews who were stabbed is defined as serious.

President Trump hilariously mocks Emmanuel Macron, claims wife 'treats him extremely badly’

Mojtaba Khamenei s/o slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei & the newly appointed Supreme Leader, was critically injured in an airstrike by the U.S. and Israeli air forces this afternoon and later succumbed to his injuries.

Iranian TV admits the new Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was seriously injured from an Israeli strike.

Trump told his advisers that he would support the elimination of Mojtaba Khamenei if it is revealed that he is not willing to retreat to the American demands, including ending the nuclear program, according to official American sources

Former Prince Andrew arrested in connection with Epstein case

UK King’s brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid an investigation into his ties with convicted US financier Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC reported. The former prince was arrested on his 66th birthday. Earlier, The Daily Telegraph reported that six police cars had arrived at his home on the grounds of the royal estate in Sandringham in eastern England.

Thames Valley Police indirectly confirmed the arrest of the royal family member. "As part of the investigation, we have today arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office and are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk. The man remains in police custody at this time. We will not be naming the arrested man, as per national guidance," the statement said.

Last week, Thames Valley Police announced that they had begun investigating allegations that Mountbatten-Windsor had shared confidential information with Epstein. This refers to the period when the royal family member, who at that time still held the titles of Prince and Duke of York, was the UK's special representative for international trade and investment. He held this position from 2001 to 2011.

According to the Sky News TV channel, the data published by the US Department of Justice in the Epstein case file contains information that, in 2010, Prince Andrew provided Epstein with reports on his trips to Vietnam, Singapore, and China and shared confidential information about investments in Afghanistan.

[Report] Paris manipulates data to portray itself as tech leader

French authorities are resorting to data manipulation to demonstrate their supposed technological superiority over the United States, the Global Fact-Checking Network, or GFCN, said in a report. "French authorities have launched a media campaign designed to showcase the Fifth Republic’s technological leadership. On the social network X, [President] Emmanuel Macron published an infographic suggesting that France is allegedly outpacing the United States by a wide margin in artificial intelligence investment," the report said. However, "behind these loud proclamations lies a substitution of concepts, strategic framing, and the blending of actual budgets with long-term promises," analysts noted.

The French leader’s boast was based on a graph utilizing data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the report said. "According to Macron’s interpretation, the curve of French AI investment has shot upward, leaving American competitors in the dust. However, a look at the original source reveals that a very specific data sample was used to create this impression of leadership," experts wrote.
"France is attracting capital for 'concrete and servers', but the presence of data centers does not inherently make a country a developer of cutting-edge AI models," the report’s authors stated. "Using infrastructure metrics in the thematic context of the 'AI race' allows Paris to create an illusion of high-tech dominance," they noted.

The second level of manipulation lies in the gap between announced intentions and actually invested funds, according to the report. "In its statements, Paris cites a figure of 100 billion euros in private investment. However, the structure of this sum is questionable. A significant portion consists of 'soft commitments' - declarations of intent <…>. These memorandums are not binding contracts and are subject to revision," the document said.
"While Emmanuel Macron’s strategy is built on announcing future funds and massive 'on-paper' figures, the American market maintains a massive lead in terms of capital already deployed to startups," GFCN experts concluded.

Trump vows to impose 200% tariffs on French wines in signal to Macron

The United States intends to impose 200% tariffs on French wines, including champagne, US President Donald Trump said in a conversation with reporters in Florida.

The head of state sees the move as a lever of pressure to get French President Emmanuel Macron join the Washington-spearheaded Board of Peace for Gaza. Asked to comment on Macron’s stated refusal to participate in the Board of peace, Trump said: "Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him [to participate] because he's going to be out of office very soon. So you know, that's all right. What I'll do is <…> I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he'll join [the Board]. But he doesn't have to join if he said that, you're probably giving it to me a little bit differently."

Bloomberg reported earlier that Macron did not plan to accept the American leader’s invitation to join the Board of Peace he is creating. The French president believes that the charter of the new organization extends beyond ssues related to the Gaza Strip, which raises serious concerns, the agency said.

US 'doomsday plane' touches down in Washington

The US just quietly flew its E-4B “doomsday plane” into Washington on January 8.
This aircraft isn’t for ceremonies or routine travel.
The Nightwatch exists for one scenario only: when the US president and top generals expect catastrophe — up to and including global nuclear war.

When the flying command center of Armageddon shows up in DC, it’s not a coincidence. It’s a signal...

Jan 9, 2026 - EU countries vote on agreement for free trade with Mercosur

#EU countries have voted in favor of signing a free trade agreement with the South American Common Market (#Mercosur), a move opposed by farmers across Europe, a representative of the Cypriot presidency of the EU Council told reporters.

"EU countries have approved the signing of the agreement," he said.

The vote was conducted in written form between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. local time.