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It's Monday again! We've got drones, bombs, a kidnapped dictator and First Lady, Iranian uprisings, Greenland tug-of-war, AI hype, terror in Türkiye, Greek and Polish airspace closures & art!

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The first week of 2026 is already shaping up to feel like a year: strikes in Caracas and the capture of Maduro, Iran protests, Arctic flashpoints, and North Korea’s missile tests. Markets are volatile, AI is hyped, and energy prices twitch. Cue Ólafur Arnalds’ Sunrise Sessions and a dose of Humankind—a soundtrack and a philosophy for stayin…