Day: January 8, 2026
Swiss authorities have introduced a special hotline where farmers, summer residents, and municipal services can report issues related to beavers, Azernews reports.
The post Swiss launches beaver complaint hotline first appeared on The South Caucasus News – SouthCaucasusNews.com.
A US official says the 12 Navy warships assigned to SOUTHCOM pre-Maduro raid are still there, with no scale-down of forces in the region.
That’s: 1x aircraft carrier, 1x amphibious assault ship, 2x amphibious transport docks, 5x destroyers, 2x cruisers, 1x littoral combat ship.
— byjepstein (@byjepstein) Jan 8, 2026
Trump: Minneapolis woman fatally shot by ICE ‘behaved horribly’
trib.al/3CMvEco— The Hill (@thehill) Jan 8, 2026
Woman killed by ICE officer was mother, new to Minneapolis
trib.al/pP6uQSX— The Hill (@thehill) Jan 8, 2026
The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Ombudsman) has issued a public appeal highlighting serious concerns over the safety of children in the digital environment.
The post Ombudsman raises alarm over children’s safety on “Roblox” first appeared on The South Caucasus News – SouthCaucasusNews.com.
Anti-regime media and some social media users claimed that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed to Iran to support the Iranian regime’s crackdown on protests.
The militias’ deployments, if true, could bolster the regime’s efforts to contain the protests. Iraqi militias may also be more willing than Iranian security forces to use violence and lethal force against protesters given that they lack personal connections to the Iranian communities that are protesting.
CTP-ISW is unable to verify these reports. Anti-regime media has circulated similar reports during previous waves of protests, including during the Masha Amini protest movement in 2022. (1/2)
— criticalthreats (@criticalthreats) Jan 8, 2026