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Political situation in the UK
Musk's U-turn: "Farage doesn't have what it takes"

Nigel Farage should resign as party leader of the British far-right party Reform UK. This is the opinion of tech billionaire Elon Musk, who writes in a post on his own platform X that the party, which Farage founded, needs a new leader.

"He doesn't have what it takes", writes Musk.

Farage and Musk met at Trump's residence in Florida and there has been speculation that Musk is ready to donate the equivalent of over one billion kronor to Reform UK ahead of the British election, writes The Telegraph.

However, the relationship has cooled in recent days. Musk has said that the imprisoned right-wing extremist profile Tommy Robinson should be released. In connection with this, Farage said that Robinson is "not what we need".

Greenland-Denmark relations
Greenland's leader wants to cut ties with Denmark

The strength of Greenland's independence movement from Denmark has increased significantly. And in his New Year's speech, Prime Minister Mute Egede emphasized his dream of breaking free, Euractiv reports.

“It is now time for our country to take the next step. Like other countries in the world, we must work to remove the obstacles to cooperation – which we can describe as the shackles of colonialism – and move forward,” he said.

The movement has gained momentum in recent years, partly after revelations about Denmark's actions in the former colony. A majority of Greenlanders now support the idea.

Greenland has had the right to declare independence since 2009, but has not yet exercised the option. The Prime Minister also mentioned this in his speech, but did not offer a date for such a vote.

Security around the Baltic Sea
The West's dilemma: How to respond to gray zone attacks?

At the end of 2024, drones were hovering over British and German military bases. Military analysts say the drones may have been on a government-funded surveillance mission, a U.S. official familiar with the investigation told The New York Times. One theory is that it was another Russian “gray zone” attack.

As hybrid warfare escalates, the dilemma for Western defense officials is also growing, the newspaper writes. How do you deter such actions without fueling the conflict? And how do you hold the aggressor accountable when the attacks are designed to avoid evidence?

NATO has begun developing a new strategy for just this. A summary of recent attacks will help the alliance gauge whether the risk level is increasing.

“It will be important in determining how serious an incident is and what their response might be,” says NATO’s James Appathurai.

Demographic crisis in South Korea
Monks to solve South Korea's child crisis: "Find love"

The monks at the South Korean Jogyese temple have a more unusual job: act as marriage brokers. This is reported by DN, which has been involved in a matchmaking weekend.

Of 900 applicants, 24 participants have been selected for this weekend. The hope is that they will fall in love, form couples and have children - all to reverse the alarming trend of a shrinking population. Seoungjae Lee, 36, thinks that the whole thing feels more credible because monks are behind the arrangement.

- I hope to find love.

Half a ton of space debris shocked villagers in Kenya

A huge, red-hot object fell into a village in northern Kenya earlier this week, CNN reports. The circular object, identified as space debris, weighed about 500 kilograms and measured 2.5 meters in diameter.

According to the Kenya Space Agency, it is likely a separation ring from a launch vehicle. Johan Köhler at the Swedish Space Agency tells Ekot that it is “very, very unusual” for objects of that size to fall to Earth. According to Köhler, there is no reason to start looking up at the sky in worry – these types of objects are normally designed to burn up in the atmosphere.

– You don’t have to walk around and worry about space debris coming down and hitting someone’s house.