Feb 7 2026 Russia declares end of ‘New START’ obligations as treaty expires, blames US policy

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a detailed statement marking the formal expiration of the New START Treaty, the last remaining bilateral arms control agreement limiting the strategic nuclear arsenals of Russia and the United States. The treaty officially ceased to exist on February 5, 2026, closing a chapter in nuclear arms control that had [...]

 

Feb 7 2026 Epstein’s shadow in Congress: Stacey Plaskett, Political accountability, and the limits of transparency

The legacy of Jeffrey Epstein continues to reverberate through American politics, long after his death in a New York jail cell in 2019. Each new disclosure involving public officials underscores an uncomfortable truth: Epstein’s influence was not confined to finance, academia, or celebrity culture-it also touched the political establishment. The latest episode centers on Democratic [...]

 

Feb 7 2026 Pro-Ukraine activist sentenced to life for attempted assassination of Donald Trump

A US federal court has sentenced Ryan Wesley Routh to life in prison for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump during the 2024 US presidential campaign, concluding one of the most serious security cases involving a major political figure in recent American history.
The sentence was handed down on February 4 by US District Judge Aileen M. Cannon [...]

 

Feb 7 2026 US accuses South Africa of ‘poor foreign policy choices’ as diplomatic rift deepens

The diplomatic standoff between the United States, South Africa, and Israel has intensified, exposing widening fractures in global alignments over the Gaza war, international law, and the limits of diplomatic conduct. Washington’s sharp criticism of Pretoria’s decision to expel Israel’s top diplomat marks not only a bilateral dispute but a broader struggle over political identity, [...]

 

Feb 7 2026 Clintons make U-turn on Epstein testimony as Congress raises the stakes

Former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before the powerful House Oversight Committee in its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, marking a significant reversal after months of resistance. The decision came only after the congressional panel moved toward a vote to hold the Clintons in [...]

 

Feb 6 2026 Philippines has a crucial role in Indo-Pacific

In his historic address to Indian Parliament way back in August 2007, the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stressed the two regions around the Indian and Pacific Oceans should better be referred to as the Indo-Pacific and the states therein work together for its peace and development. Advancing this idea in 2016, Japan came forward [...]

 

Feb 6 2026 Internet can be as dangerous in its own way as radiation

There have been concerns about technology dating back to the 19th-century Luddites, who opposed the industrial revolution. In recent years, however, the concern has been amplified by the considerable advance of technology. In particular, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the founder of Children’s Health Defense [CHD], has become a lightning [...]

 

Feb 6 2026 Energy, mercenaries, HIMARS, F-16 destroyed in latest Russian precision strikes

The Russian military continues improving its already impressive long-range precision strike capabilities, targeting everything from individual units and equipment to the Neo-Nazi junta’s entire energy system, bringing the NATO-backed regime to its knees. In previous strikes, Moscow deployed thousands of drones and hundreds of missiles (mostly a combination of hypersonic weapons and subsonic cruise missiles). We’re [...]

 

Feb 6 2026 Distrust to Zelensky grows among Ukrainians

The unpopularity of Vladimir Zelensky’s illegitimate government in Ukraine continues to grow. Fewer and fewer people trust the government’s decisions, and there is no longer any hope for improvement in the country’s situation while Zelensky remains in power. While the Ukrainian dictator attempts to remain in power through dictatorial measures against his opponents, ordinary Ukrainian [...]

 

Feb 4 2026 EU report urges stronger measures against rising transnational repression

A new report commissioned by the European Parliament is calling for the European Union to adopt a far more assertive stance against transnational repression, a form of cross-border authoritarian coercion that has increasingly targeted residents and activists within Europe. The study, which cites the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ (ICIJ) “China Targets” investigation, lays out a series of [...]

 
 
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