Regardless of your difference of opinion on America’s political climate, we should all find comfort in knowing that both sides of the isle are preparing for something!

Which is why we’re bringing you this week’s SHFT news brief. Here’s a breakdown:

00:00 – NATO troops in Poland raise US – Russian tensions
01:40 – Russia claims US missile in S. Korea as “destructive”
02:16 – Russian foreign minister says “no proof Russia involved in US hacks”
04:04 – New TRIUMF S-400 surface to air missiles are ready for combat in Crimea
04:32 – Winter freeze claiming migrant lives across Europe
05:59 – Unaccompanied refugee children roam streets in Serbia
07:17 – An SOS from the UN over the fate of millions of Yemenites facing hunger and need of protection
08:22 – A solidarity walk for refugees
09:44 – Protests in Bahrain over executions
10:30 – Damascus water crisis puts government under pressure
12:25 – Thousands evacuate in California due to widespread flooding
12:46 – Deadly avalanche hits hotel in earthquake stricken Italy
13:54 – Hundreds evacuated in Argentina after severe floods
14:26 – Severe cold weather cripples parts of Europe
15:52 – Tehran fire leads to high rise collapse
16:32 – Many primate species face threat of extinction
17:29 – Oxfam report issued on the gaping disparity between the worlds rich and poor