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January 7, 2026
Headline: Military Extortion as Coercive Diplomacy. – 36th Parallel Assessments Source: Anonymous on X.com. The lethal theatre of the absurd that has been the Trump administration’s sabre rattling performances in the Central American basin over the last few months culminated with the military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president and his wife ... <a title="Military Extortion as Coercive Diplomacy." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/military-extortion-as-coercive-diplomacy/" aria-label="Read more about Military Extortion as Coercive Diplomacy.">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Lomb, Adjunct Professor, Centre for Astrophysics, University of Southern Queensland Izhar Khan / AFP What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the Moon (at a convenient time), a blue Moon and a supermoon, the two brightest planets close together, ... <a title="A red Moon, a blue Moon, a supermoon and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/a-red-moon-a-blue-moon-a-supermoon-and-more-your-guide-to-the-southern-sky-in-2026-272272/" aria-label="Read more about A red Moon, a blue Moon, a supermoon and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Chalmers, Senior Lecturer in Human Movement, Adelaide University Renata Hamuda/Getty If you like to exercise outdoors, summer gives you more chance to catch the daylight. It’s often easier to get out of bed and still light when you finish work. But what about when it gets ... <a title="How hot is too hot? Here’s what to consider when exercising in the heat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/how-hot-is-too-hot-heres-what-to-consider-when-exercising-in-the-heat-244936/" aria-label="Read more about How hot is too hot? Here’s what to consider when exercising in the heat">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Medlyn, Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Function and Integration, Western Sydney University Kara Peak/Unsplah, CC BY Across Australia, forests are quietly changing. Trees that once stood for decades or centuries are now dying at an accelerating rate. And this is not because of fire, storms, or logging. The ... <a title="Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/yes-forest-trees-die-of-old-age-but-the-warming-climate-is-killing-them-faster-272268/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gayani Gunasekera, Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Sessional Academic, Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney May Lim/Getty Every January, offices quietly reset. New planners appear on desks. Fresh notebooks open in meetings. To-do lists look neater, ambitions clearer. There is a shared sense that this year, things ... <a title="A fresh start feels powerful – until motivation fades. Here’s how to set work goals that stick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/a-fresh-start-feels-powerful-until-motivation-fades-heres-how-to-set-work-goals-that-stick-272798/" aria-label="Read more about A fresh start feels powerful – until motivation fades. Here’s how to set work goals that stick">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liza-Mare Syron, Indigenous Scientia Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney ABC Evonne Goolagong Cawley was one of Australia’s greatest champions of all time. Goolagong, a compelling and inspiring three-part mini-series honouring the Wiradjuri tennis legend, is a rags-to-riches story about a small-town girl with a ball and a piece ... <a title="Goolagong is a compelling and inspiring mini-series – a story for all Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/goolagong-is-a-compelling-and-inspiring-mini-series-a-story-for-all-australians-271292/" aria-label="Read more about Goolagong is a compelling and inspiring mini-series – a story for all Australians">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone If you were wondering why the US establishment was so much more chill about Trump becoming president this term than they were the first time around, you’re watching the reason now. The powers that be were assured that he’d carry out longstanding ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire needs men like Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/caitlin-johnstone-the-us-empire-needs-men-like-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire needs men like Trump">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
By Monika Singh of Wansolwara News Pacific media are facing one of their most challenging reporting environments in their history, marked by governance issues, political instability, geopolitical pressures and escalating climate threats, while simultaneously grappling with declining revenue streams and threats to their financial survival. This is highlighted in the inaugural edition of the Pacific ... <a title="New journal warns Pacific media near breaking point amid revenue collapse and political pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/new-journal-warns-pacific-media-near-breaking-point-amid-revenue-collapse-and-political-pressure/" aria-label="Read more about New journal warns Pacific media near breaking point amid revenue collapse and political pressure">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Amid widespread condemnation of the United States over its brazen weekend attack on Venezuela around the world and in the UN Security Council today, Senator Bernie Sanders has posted on social media six reasons why the operation to kidnap President Nicolás Maduro on Venezuela was very wrong. Abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro told ... <a title="Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnap of Maduro was very wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/six-reasons-why-trumps-attack-on-venezuela-and-kidnap-of-maduro-was-very-wrong/" aria-label="Read more about Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnap of Maduro was very wrong">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation In November, six Democratic lawmakers recorded a video directed at members of the US military and intelligence agencies. In it, they issued a blunt reminder: The laws are clear: you can refuse illegal orders. […] You must refuse illegal orders. ... <a title="The military is the last safeguard of democracy; is Donald Trump bending it to his will?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/the-military-is-the-last-safeguard-of-democracy-is-donald-trump-bending-it-to-his-will-272256/" aria-label="Read more about The military is the last safeguard of democracy; is Donald Trump bending it to his will?">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University Iran’s Islamic regime is once again faced with nationwide popular protests and a potential confrontation with Israel and the United States. Protesters have flooded Tehran and many other major ... <a title="Facing protests and new threats from Trump, is the Iranian regime on its last legs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/facing-protests-and-new-threats-from-trump-is-the-iranian-regime-on-its-last-legs-272795/" aria-label="Read more about Facing protests and new threats from Trump, is the Iranian regime on its last legs?">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Walden Bello US President Donald Trump’s kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has taught me a lesson: that if you think you have a scoop, you file it immediately, not only to get the story out first but to warn the world if it’s about something bad that might be coming. Shortly after ... <a title="Out-scooped by Trump – the US attack in Nigeria did indeed point to the operation to kidnap Venezuela’s Maduro" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/out-scooped-by-trump-the-us-attack-in-nigeria-did-indeed-point-to-the-operation-to-kidnap-venezuelas-maduro/" aria-label="Read more about Out-scooped by Trump – the US attack in Nigeria did indeed point to the operation to kidnap Venezuela’s Maduro">Read more</a>
