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- [Venezuela: Maduro Successor Purges Allies Amid Power Shift](https://journoist.com/venezuela-maduro-successor-purges-allies-amid-power-shift/): Investigating claims Maduro’s successor is purging allies in Venezuela. What’s known, unknown, and the power dynamics at play. Facts vs. claims.
- [The War That Began During Negotiations](https://journoist.com/the-war-that-began-during-negotiations/): The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on 28 February 2026 while diplomats described a peace deal as "within reach." Who made the decision, on what basis, and what was withheld from the public? On the morning of 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on Iran — an operation
- [At least half a dozen current Trump administration officials appear in recently released Jeffrey Epstein files](https://journoist.com/at-least-half-a-dozen-current-trump-administration-officials-appear-in-recently-released-jeffrey-epstein-files/): A Justice Department release of over 3 million pages of Epstein-related documents has prompted renewed examination of associations between high-level Trump administration figures and the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose criminal activities involved sex trafficking of minors. The NBC News review highlights varying degrees of connection but does not allege wrongdoing by the officials named.
- [DOJ Releases Nearly 3.5 Million Pages of Epstein-Related Records Under Congressional Mandate](https://journoist.com/doj-releases-nearly-3-5-million-pages-of-epstein-related-records-under-congressional-mandate/): DOJ published 3.5M pages of Epstein records under the 2025 Transparency Act, including videos & images, though critics question withheld materials and delays.
- [Governments Imposed Record 296 Internet Shutdowns Across 54 Countries in 2024, with Ongoing Disruptions into 2025 Used to Curb Protests, Conflicts, and Information Flows](https://journoist.com/governments-imposed-record-296-internet-shutdowns-across-54-countries-in-2024-with-ongoing-disruptions-into-2025-used-to-curb-protests-conflicts-and-information-flows/): Record 296 government internet shutdowns hit 54 countries in 2024, led by Myanmar & India, to curb protests & conflicts—costing billions & violating rights.
- [Evidentiary Limits in Public Sources Restrict Attribution of Specific Sanctions Evasion Facilitators in South Asia and Middle East for Russian and Iranian Oil](https://journoist.com/evidentiary-limits-in-public-sources-restrict-attribution-of-specific-sanctions-evasion-facilitators-in-south-asia-and-middle-east-for-russian-and-iranian-oil/): Public records show US OFAC and EU designations hit hundreds of shadow fleet vessels in 2025 to curb Russian and Iranian oil evasion, but evidentiary gaps persist on specific facilitators in UAE, India, and beyond—especially Pakistan. A boundary investigation into verification limits.
- [Iran's Nationwide Protests of Late 2025–Early 2026: Economic Trigger, Escalation, and the Government's Framing](https://journoist.com/irans-nationwide-protests-of-late-2025-early-2026-economic-trigger-escalation-and-the-governments-framing/): Mass demonstrations that began over acute economic distress in late December 2025 have spread to all provinces and evolved into broad anti-government expressions; Iranian authorities frame the unrest as externally instigated violence aimed at destabilizing the Islamic Republic, while independent rights groups document heavy security-force lethality and a communications blackout. Beginning 28 December 2025, protests
- [Trump's "Peace President" Rhetoric Contrasts with U.S. Military Operation in Venezuela and Public Statements Signaling Strategic Interests in Other Nations](https://journoist.com/trumps-peace-president-rhetoric-contrasts-with-u-s-military-operation-in-venezuela-and-public-statements-signaling-strategic-interests-in-other-nations/): President Donald Trump received the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on December 5, 2025, presented by FIFA President Gianni Infantino for claimed actions promoting peace and unity; however, U.S. forces conducted Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3, 2026, reportedly capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, while Trump made public statements signaling strategic
- [Netanyahu Voices Support for Iranian Protesters Amid Economic Unrest](https://journoist.com/netanyahu-voices-support-for-iranian-protesters-amid-economic-unrest/): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's public endorsement of demonstrations in Iran underscores longstanding tensions between the two nations, arriving as economic hardship drives calls for change in a country facing severe inflation and currency collapse. On January 4, 2026, during his weekly cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that "Israel stands in solidarity
- [U.S. Claims of Maduro Capture: Testing the Limits of Coercive Leverage in Venezuela](https://journoist.com/u-s-claims-of-maduro-capture-testing-the-limits-of-coercive-leverage-in-venezuela/): U.S. assertions of a successful military operation against Nicolás Maduro highlight the fragile boundary between targeted intervention and regional destabilization, amid unresolved questions over verification and succession. The U.S.-Venezuela conflict, marked by years of economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation, appears to have escalated with U.S. reports of targeted strikes in Caracas leading to Maduro's alleged
- [The December 2025 Release of Epstein-Related Records: An Examination of Scope, Content, and Limits](https://journoist.com/the-december-2025-release-of-epstein-related-records-an-examination-of-scope-content-and-limits/): On November 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405, 119th Congress) into law. The legislation, passed overwhelmingly by both chambers of Congress, mandated that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) make publicly available, in a searchable and downloadable format, all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in its
- [Grok’s New Image Editor on X Allows Prompt-Based Alterations of Photos of World Leaders](https://journoist.com/groks-new-image-editor-on-x-allows-prompt-based-alterations-of-photos-of-world-leaders/): The Grok image editor, newly integrated into X, allows users to modify any platform photo using text prompts, including images of elected officials. Early use of the feature has included edits applying criminal or moral labels to public figures, raising questions about consent, attribution, and safeguards as election cycles approach.
- [The Hidden Marks on Your Printed Pages: An Examination of Machine Identification Codes in Color Laser Printers](https://journoist.com/the-hidden-marks-on-your-printed-pages-an-examination-of-machine-identification-codes-in-color-laser-printers/): Machine Identification Codes (MIC), commonly known as tracking dots or yellow dots, are microscopic patterns embedded in nearly every page produced by many color laser printers and copiers. These patterns consist of tiny yellow dots—typically less than 0.1 mm in diameter and spaced in a repeating grid—that are nearly invisible to the naked eye under
- [The Postponed Deluge: An Examination of a Modern Apocalyptic Prophecy](https://journoist.com/the-postponed-deluge-an-examination-of-a-modern-apocalyptic-prophecy/): On December 25, 2025, the world did not end in a global flood as predicted by a Ghanaian self-proclaimed prophet known as Ebo Noah (also referred to as Ebo Jesus or Eboh Noah). In the hours surrounding the date, the individual announced that the prophesied catastrophe had been postponed, attributing the delay to divine mercy
- [Can Zohran Mamdani Govern as Boldly as He Campaigned?](https://journoist.com/can-zohran-mamdani-govern-as-boldly-as-he-campaigned/): On January 1, 2026, Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the 112th mayor of New York City in a public ceremony outside City Hall, marking the city's first Muslim and South Asian mayor. In his inaugural address, Mamdani pledged to "govern expansively and audaciously," invoking a vision of government as an active force for affordability,
- [Inside Zelensky’s “90% Ready” Peace Claim: What Exists and What Doesn’t](https://journoist.com/inside-zelenskys-90-ready-peace-claim-what-exists-and-what-doesnt/): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on January 1, 2026, that a peace plan to end the war with Russia was “90% ready.” The statement, delivered during his New Year’s address, offered no details on the remaining gaps, the plan’s legal status, or whether Russia had accepted any of its terms. This investigation examines what, if
- [Why Journoist Exists](https://journoist.com/why-journoist-exists/): Journalism likes to describe itself as neutral. In practice, it rarely is. Every editorial choice—what to cover, what to ignore, what to place on the front page, what to bury—reflects values. Pretending otherwise has allowed power to hide behind procedure and injustice to pass as “balance.” Journoist begins from a simpler, more honest position: facts
- [U.S. Airstrikes Target Islamic State Militants in Northwest Nigeria: A Confirmed Operation Amid Political Framing](https://journoist.com/us-airstrikes-target-islamic-state-militants-in-northwest-nigeria-a-confirmed-operation-amid-political-framing/): On December 25, 2025, the United States conducted airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS)-linked militants in Sokoto State, northwest Nigeria. The operation was publicly announced by President Donald Trump—who resumed the presidency in January 2025—on Christmas Day via his Truth Social platform, where he described it as a "powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum"

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