The Brutalist Report

Al Jazeera

• How much control will the US have over Venezuela’s oil? [8d]
• Iranian official says progress made on talks as US-Iran tensions persist [8d]
• Iraq Shia bloc reiterates support for al-Maliki despite Trump’s threats [8d]
• US judge declines to halt immigration surge in Minnesota amid protests [8d]
• Peter Kornbluh: Is Trump pushing a new imperialism in Latin America? [8d]
• Tributes pour in for beloved actress Catherine O’Hara [8d]
• US envoy Witkoff says Ukraine talks with Russia ‘productive’ [8d]
• Appropriating the death count: Manufacturing consent for an attack on Iran [8d]
• Explosion in Iran’s Bandar Abbas caused by gas leak, official says [8d]
• NBA issues 76ers’ Paul George with 25-game ban for drug violation [8d]
• Milan protests decry ‘creeping fascism’ of ICE role at Winter Olympics [8d]
• Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano: La Liga – teams, start, lineups [8d]
• Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick face new scrutiny over Epstein ties [8d]
• Pakistan beat Australia to seal cricket series in T20 World Cup warm-up [8d]
• German football federation rules out World Cup boycott to oppose Trump [8d]
• Drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Tigray kill one amid fears of renewed conflict [8d]
• US journalists arrested for covering anti-ICE protest at church [8d]
• Sabalenka ‘really upset’ at blowing Australian Open final chances [8d]
• Madison Square Garden warns brawlers of life bans before Lopez vs Stevenson [8d]