As Russia continues striking Ukraine’s energy system in subzero temperatures, photographs from Kyiv capture life in the freezing capital

President Karol Nawrocki has called for Poland to seek a nuclear deterrent, saying that it is necessary in the face of an “aggressive, imperial Russia”.

India seizes Iran-linked US-sanctioned tankers, steps up surveillance

Is the autism epidemic a myth?

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 15, 2026

Turkish foreign minister warns of nuclear arms race if Iran gets the bomb

Egypt is on a positive autopilot: Inflation fell from 38% in late 2023 to 11.9% in January. The pound is strengthening. Reserves are rising.

A Closer Look at King Tut’s Footwear: The Pharaoh Was Buried With Over 80 Pairs of Sandals Made from Gold and Papyrus

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 14, 2026

What is epibatidine, and how did it kill Navalny? A guide to the frog neurotoxin that five countries say poisoned Russia’s opposition leader.

Iranian Regime Hunts Down Protesters as Uprising Continues

China housing market shows no clear turning point as price declines continue

This shows how South Africa has decayed in just a decade

Three Key South African Cities Hit by Water-Supply Shortages

US House overturns Trump’s Canada tariffs in rare bipartisan rebuke

If the 5% figure is not inflation adjusted (and it does not seem to be) you need to cut it that figure in half to get the increase in real terms. Credit card balances hit a fresh high in the fourth quarter, rising by $44 billion to $1.28 trillion, according to a new report on household debt by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Tuesday. That’s a 5.5% jump from a year earlier.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 13, 2026

USS Gerald Ford Heads to Middle East as Iran Stalls on Nuclear Talks

Internal Nigerian Debate: Why I want second Trump’s military airstrikes in Nigeria

OpenAI accuses DeepSeek of “free-riding” on American R&D

Airspace Closure Over Laser Weapon Use A Glaring Example Of Drone Defense Policy Struggles

USDA Deploys Sterilized Flies, High‑Tech Arsenal to Guard the Border Against Screwworm Threat

Behind the Guns: Western Tools, Russian Firepower. Report on Sanctioned Artillery Factory Expansion and the Role of European Machinery

Satellite images show all entrances to Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site have been buried

Hamas documents name former World Vision Gaza director as member of terror group

GLP-1 drugs may cause scurvy in patients

Bringing the “functionally extinct” American chestnut back from the dead

We Have Now Reached “Gunperson”-Level Absurdity

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 11, 2026

Ukraine races to defend a key Zaporizhzhia stronghold as a second Russian offensive gathers force in Donbas.

Second Carrier Strike Group Ordered To Spin-Up For Deployment To Middle East

Iranian regime executing wounded protesters in hospital beds — as brutal retribution continues ‘every day’

How Peru built scaffolding to become the leading exporter of blueberries

Claims Swirl Around Government’s Response To Cartel Drone Threat That Prompted El Paso Airspace Closure

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 10, 2026

The Sanctioned/Stateless Tanker Nabbing Gives…if we are Willing to Take

The era of declining global poverty is over

A cup (or 2 or 3) of coffee or tea a day helps keep dementia away

Healthy individuals consistently had higher levels of CAG-170 than people living with conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 9, 2026

US forces seized an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after chasing it down all the way from the Caribbean, expanding the global breadth of Washington’s campaign against shadow vessels.

In Search of a Nordic Nuclear Doctrine

Zohran Mamdani is trekking up to Albany on Wednesday to beg the state for money. But the new mayor is arming himself with an unusually provocative argument: that state leaders have systematically deprived the city of what it’s owed, and that it’s time to fix the imbalance.

Tacit Knowledge and the SaaSpocalypse

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 8, 2026

Netanyahu Set to Hold ‘Urgent Meeting’ With Trump, as Iran Tries to Bog Down Talks

“112 C-17s are in or on their way to the Middle East. Guys, that’s a lot. Like Desert Storm a lot. Stay tuned.”

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition won a legislative supermajority in Sunday’s election, projections show, cementing her grip on power and providing a strong mandate for her expansionary fiscal policy.

Tariffs Are Laying Waste to Subaru’s Profit Margins

New York governor signs law allowing medical aid in dying for terminally ill residents

Autism Incidence in Girls and Boys May Be Nearly Equal, Study Suggests

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 7, 2026

As Iran Drags Feet on Nuke Talks, Trump Signs Order Threatening Tariffs on Regime’s Trading Partners

Cuba experienced its coldest temperature on record on February 3 when the mercury dropped to zero degrees Celsius, an unprecedented event for the Caribbean island nation that comes as it faces an acute energy crisis triggered by dwindling oil supplies and mounting US pressure following the capture of Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro.

Headline does not do the article justice nor does it do justice to the extent of Portland’s fall over my lifetime. Model City: Portland’s Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby

When your body becomes a brewery. A new study unravels the mysteries of self-fermentation as research identifies the bacteria responsible for a rare disorder that causes people to be drunk without drinking alcohol. What causes these normal bacteria to become pathogenic? The evidence points to antibiotics. The former marine had taken multiple antibiotics for a prostate infection. His gut microbiome—a finely tuned ecosystem of trillions of organisms—was wiped out. When the bacteria grew back, the balance was never properly restored.

‘Burping’ Your Home Really Could Be Good For Your Health