Superpower tension remains high: The US discussed sanctions against Russia, accusing it of planning to invade Ukraine,while Russia says is wants NATO to keep a an old promise to stop expanding eastward.China is hosting the Winter Olympics while accused of a cyberattack on News Corp and being the target of a House bill aimed at countering its manufacturing. North Korea launched missiles,a US woman was charge with aiding ISIS,the US killed an ISIS leader, women & children in Syria, the Taliban killed former officals & troops, and UAE intercepted a Houthi missile.

Amnesty accused Israel of apartheid-level civil liberties violations,the Myanmar military coup-leaders marked their 1st anniversary and Canadian truckers protested COVID mandates.Freedom of speech controversies embroiled a US law scholarwho critized Biden's vow to nominate Black Woman to SCOTUS and defended his stance, Whoopi Goldberg who apologized over Holocaust comments and was suspended from "The View",and Joe Rogan day 1 of Sarah Palin's defamation trial against The New York Times, while Julian Assange remained in a UK jail pending appeal.

The Jan 6 committe continued hearings. Trump calledfor it to investigate Pence and said he's consider pardoning rioters, while the RNC censured Cheney & Kinzinger for supporting the committee. An Arizona legislator proposes controversial election changes.

Boris Johnson named 2 new aides after 5 quit, Italy's President Mattarellawas reelected, Israel's President's make a 1st visit tothe UAE.

US national debt passed $30 trillion, CNN's president resigned over a romantic relationship, and Amazon faces a union election redo in Alabama.The US added 467,000 jobs, but the stock market was rockyand Facebook/Meta plummeted.