DAMASCUS, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Syria’s interim authority said Sunday that its army has taken control of the Shaddadi military base in the northeastern province of Hasakah following coordination with the United States, marking another step in…
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Terrorists recruit children on games like Roblox, Minecraft
Hate groups and terrorist organizations are increasingly exploiting popular online games and chat platforms, including Roblox, Minecraft, and Discord, to groom and recruit children, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing…
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Kallas: No concrete timeline yet for Ukraine’s EU entry
Zelenskiy repeated on Saturday that he needed a date as part of security guarantees for a final peace package with Russia.”My feeling is that the member states are not ready to give a concrete date,” Kallas told a panel at the Munich Security…
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Yvette Cooper says Reform and Greens are ‘soft on Russia and weak on Nato’ | UK news
The foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, has accused Reform UK and the Green party of “undermining” Britain’s commitment to Nato.
Cooper was speaking at the Munich Security Conference, where the prime minister used a speech at the weekend to…
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Britain’s penchant for self-destruction
This article is an on-site version of the Free Lunch newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Thursday and Sunday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT…
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‘Death to Khamenei’ chants ring out across Iran, diaspora as unrest continues to grow
Placards are seen during a march in support of the people of Iran by members of the American-Iranian community in in Los Angeles on February 14, 2026. (photo credit: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has…
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Organizational Changes in Hezbollah: The Emerging Political Leadership
In the wake of the most recent round of fighting with Israel, which reportedly inflicted substantial damage on Hezbollah’s political and military leadership tiers, the organization has—according to multiple reports—initiated a broad…
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Epstein suggested strategy team for Trump-Russia crisis
Jeffrey Epstein privately floated the idea that US President Donald Trump should convene what he described as a “war council” to manage the fallout surrounding the Mueller investigation in 2018, correspondence from the Epstein Files documents…
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A pardon for a price? How Donald Trump has reimagined presidential clemency | Donald Trump News
Limits to pardon powers
But there are limits to presidential clemency, and already, Trump has brushed against them.
In December, Trump announced that he would pardon Tina Peters, a former county clerk in Colorado who supported Trump’s false claims…
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Iran, U.S. to hold 2nd round of nuclear talks in Geneva: Iranian diplomat -Xinhua
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Iran and the United States will enter the second round of indirect nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday, a senior Iranian diplomat told media.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht…
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