Fake websites impersonating major media push pro-Beijing content; anomalies at Central Commission for Discipline Inspection meeting reignite focus on Xi's health; high-tech surveillance turns into "watching people" sparking public outrage; U.S. sanctions Muslim Brotherhood affiliate—Middle East局势 on the brink of change? "The people fear not death" goes viral: the moment totalitarian regimes dread most | #NewsDirect01/13/2026