articles 16 feb.

 Global

Saudi Prince Steps In as Power Broker in Trump’s New World Order
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/saudi-prince-steps-power-broker-130451394.html

Netanyahu says Israel and US are determined to thwart Iran
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-israel-working-full-coordination-with-trump-gaza-2025-02-16/

WAR PROFITEERS PANIC AS TRUMP STEPS IN TO END THE CONFLICT ~ VIDEO
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/02/16/war-profiteers-panic-as-trump-steps-in-to-end-the-conflict-video/

‘Anti-globalists are winning’
When laws and democratic principles, i.e., the will of the majority, go against Western globalist elites who wield real power, they seem to lose their sensitivity to the rule of law and democracy.
https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/02/anti-globalists-are-winning/



Israel War

Netanyahu signals he’s moving ahead with Trump’s idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2590489/middle-east

Egypt says preparing ‘comprehensive’ plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing Palestinians
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250216-egypt-says-preparing-comprehensive-plan-to-rebuild-gaza-without-displacing-palestinians/

Gaza’s Health Ministry warns of severe oxygen shortage in hospitals after Israeli war
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250207-trumps-gaza-plan-condemned-as-palestinians-vow-to-stay/

Israeli court sentences 15yo Palestinian child to 18 years in prison
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250216-israeli-court-sentences-palestinian-child-for-18-years-in-prison/

Israel receives US shipment of heavy bombs held up by Biden
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250216-israel-receives-us-shipment-of-heavy-bombs-held-up-by-biden/

Israeli shelling kills 3 Palestinian police officers securing entry of aid in southern Gaza
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250216-israeli-shelling-kills-3-palestinian-police-officers-securing-entry-of-aid-in-southern-gaza/

Israeli forces raid Nablus as tension escalates in occupied West Bank
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250216-israeli-forces-raid-nablus-as-tension-escalates-in-occupied-west-bank/

Trump's First Month Panders To Israel - Say goodbye to Palestine
https://EarthNewspaper.com/Trumps-First-Month-Panders-To-Israel-by-Philip-Giraldi

Norman Finkelstein: Israel is “UNHINGED”
https://scheerpost.com/2025/02/16/norman-finkelstein-israel-is-unhinged/

Hamas Releases Three Hostages But Trump Restates Demand To Release All of Them
https://scheerpost.com/2025/02/16/hamas-releases-three-hostages-but-trump-restates-demand-to-release-all-of-them/

Hezbollah chief says Israel must fully withdraw from Lebanon by February 18
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hezbollah-chief-says-israel-must-fully-withdraw-lebanon-18-february?nid=417957&topic=Israel%2527s%2520war%2520on%2520Gaza&fid=542439

Only 7% of (Israeli) Haredim responded to military conscription calls: Katz
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/only-7--of-haredim-responded-to-military-conscription-calls

Netanyahu calls Trump's proposed 'takeover' of Gaza 'historic opportunity' to secure Israel's future
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/netanyahu-calls-trumps-proposed-takeover-of-gaza-historic-opportunity-to-secure-israels-future/3484035

African leaders call for prosecuting 'Israel' in intl. courts
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/228436/African-leaders-call-for-prosecuting-Israel-in-intl-courts

Israel kills four in Gaza as Rubio visits Middle East to push Trump's Gaza expulsion plan
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-kills-four-gaza-rubio-visits-push-expulsion-plan

Israeli assault displaces more than 90% of Tulkarem, Nur Shams camp residents
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-displaces-over-90-tulkarem-nur-shams-camp-residents

Palestinians injured as Israel launches raids across occupied West Bank
https://www.newarab.com/news/palestinians-injured-israel-launches-raids-across-west-bank

Israel detains 2 Palestinian children in West Bank raids
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/israel-detains-2-palestinian-children-in-west-bank-raids-3698531



Uraine War

Zelensky Makes Desperate Plea for United European Army to Take on Russia in Ukraine Now that U.S. Backed Out (VIDEO)
https://defconnews.com/2025/02/16/zelensky-makes-desperate-plea-for-united-european-army-to-take-on-russia-in-ukraine-now-that-u-s-backed-out-video/

Russian army holds more Javelin ATGMs than the British army
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/02/16/russian-army-holds-more-javelin-atgms-than-the-british-army/

Russian Yak-130M light combat aircraft is gaining traction
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/02/16/russian-yak-130m-light-combat-aircraft-is-gaining-traction/

US offers Ukraine economic partnership in ‘exchange’ for support
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/02/us-offers-ukraine-economic-partnership-in-exchange-for-support/

Starmer: I am ready and willing to put British troops in Ukraine
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/02/16/keir-starmer-ready-to-put-british-troops-in-ukraine/

Russian troops intensify attacks on Ukrainian forces in east, military says
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russians-troops-sharply-stepped-up-attacks-ukrainian-forces-saturday-military-2025-02-16/

Trump to Allow EU to Buy US Weapons for Ukraine
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7513938?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

The US wants to know what the EU is ready to do for Ukraine's security
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7513823?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Why is Trump Leading the Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Without the EU?
https://mishtalk.com/economics/why-is-trump-leading-the-ukraine-russia-peace-talks-without-the-eu/

Kyiv has decided to disrupt peace talks in Saudi Arabia
https://en.topcor.ru/56737-kiev-reshil-sorvat-mirnye-peregovory-v-saudovskoj-aravii.html

The Russian Armed Forces carried out strikes on enemy targets in Sumy, Nikolaev, Kyiv, Odessa and Khmelnytskyi regions
https://en.topcor.ru/56741-vs-rf-nanesli-udary-po-obektam-protivnika-v-sumskoj-nikolaevskoj-kievskoj-odesskoj-i-hmelnickoj-oblastjah.html

The vaunted Western armored "coffins" left the Ukrainians with no chance of success
https://en.topcor.ru/56729-hvalenye-zapadnye-bronirovannye-groby-ne-ostavili-ukraincam-shansa-na-uspeh.html

How Russia is reporting on Putin and Trump's phone call and its consequences
https://anti--spiegel-ru.translate.goog/2025/wie-in-russland-ueber-das-telefonat-von-putin-und-trump-und-die-folgen-berichtet-wird/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp



US News

Hidden Camera Video Shows Texas DEI Director Discussing Transgender Sports ‘Workarounds’
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/02/16/texas-school-dei-director-resigns-after-hidden-camera-investigation/

Dennis Kucinich: The Cost of Freedom
https://scheerpost.com/2025/02/16/dennis-kucinich-the-cost-of-freedom/

Trans migrant charged with raping 14-year-old boy in NYC bathroom
https://nypost.com/2025/02/15/us-news/trans-migrant-arrested-for-raping-boy-in-nyc-park-bathroom/

Hearing for Illegals Suing to Prevent Being Sent to Gitmo Canceled After They’re Deported to Venezuela Instead
https://basedunderground.com/2025/02/16/hearing-for-illegals-suing-to-prevent-being-sent-to-gitmo-canceled-after-theyre-deported-to-venezuela-instead/

Woke Generals On Notice: Defense Secretary Hegseth Vows Accountability In Military Culture Overhaul
https://conservativefiringline.com/woke-generals-on-notice-defense-secretary-hegseth-vows-accountability-in-military-culture-overhaul/

Trump Declares War On American Appliances Is OVER
https://conservativefiringline.com/trump-declares-war-on-american-appliances-is-over/



Covid  - Health

Video Game Has 80% Success Rate in Identifying Autistic Kids
https://www.sciencealert.com/video-game-has-80-success-rate-in-identifying-autistic-kids

Louisiana health department says it will stop promoting mass vaccination.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=118819674

Quaker Oats recall updated to 'most serious' category as FDA sounds alarm on pancake mix
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/quaker-oats-recall-updated-most-serious-category-fda-sounds-alarm-pancake-mix

Company says it received conditional approval for bird flu vaccine from US Department of Agriculture
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/health/bird-flu-vaccine-zoetis-avian/index.html

Liberal Women Are Lonely And Unhappy According to Recent Polls
https://basedunderground.com/2025/02/16/liberal-women-are-lonely-and-unhappy-according-to-recent-polls/

CDC Still Pushing Covid Jabs on Pregnant Women Despite 37 Serious Safety Signals and a Trail of Devastation
https://basedunderground.com/2025/02/16/cdc-still-pushing-covid-jabs-on-pregnant-women-despite-37-serious-safety-signals-and-a-trail-of-devastation/

Did Fauci Orchestrate the Pandemic? New Documentary Exposes All
https://basedunderground.com/2025/02/16/did-fauci-orchestrate-the-pandemic-new-documentary-exposes-all/

The Hidden Link Between Big AG and Big Pharma: How Our Food and Health Systems Keep Us Sick
https://basedunderground.com/2025/02/15/the-hidden-link-between-big-ag-and-big-pharma-how-our-food-and-health-systems-keep-us-sick/

RFK on Gates & Fauci
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/vaccine/rfk-on-gates-fauci/

17 Attorneys General BLAME FAUCI as one of the Covid Pandemic’s MALIGN ACTORS. So they Contest his Pardon
https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/02/17-attorneys-general-blame-fauci-as-one-of-the-covid-pandemics-malign-actors-so-they-contest-his-pardon/



AI - Big Tech - Internet

Greatest Immediate Danger is Digital ID – Catherine Austin Fitts
https://mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/1/messages/AH0oLMEIn-o9Z7KVegau8FyuyPI?reason=invalid_crumb

How DeepSeek’s AI has become a must-have feature in Chinese smart EVs
https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3298673/how-deepseeks-ai-has-become-must-have-feature-chinese-smart-evs

These researchers used NPR Sunday Puzzle questions to benchmark AI ‘reasoning’ models
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/16/these-researchers-used-npr-sunday-puzzle-questions-to-benchmark-ai-reasoning-models/

Researchers are training AI to interpret animal emotions
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/16/researchers-are-training-ai-to-interpret-animal-emotions/



Environment - Science - Weather

Catastrophic flooding strikes from Kentucky to the Appalachians
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2025/02/catastrophic-flooding-strikes-from-kentucky-to-the-appalachians/

Levee fails in Tennessee flooding; 8 dead in Kentucky as rescues continue
https://www.fox9.com/weather/levee-fails-tennessee-flooding-8-dead-kentucky-rescues-continue



Economy

As DeepSeek eats into America’s AI edge, is US dollar dominance at risk?
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3298730/deepseek-eats-americas-ai-edge-us-dollar-dominance-risk

China’s merchants on Temu, Shein face turmoil after Trump’s tariff reversal
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3298805/chinas-merchants-temu-shein-face-turmoil-after-trumps-tariff-reversal

DeSantis Supports Ending Property Taxes in Florida Through Constitutional Change
https://defconnews.com/2025/02/16/desantis-supports-ending-property-taxes-in-florida-through-constitutional-change/

Third earthquake hits Southern California, this time in the Inland Empire
https://ktla.com/news/earthquakes/third-earthquake-hits-southern-california-this-time-in-the-inland-empire/

Community Banks in Decline, Struggle With High Regulatory Burden
https://basedunderground.com/2025/02/16/community-banks-in-decline-struggle-with-high-regulatory-burden/

14 Shocking Facts About The Student Loan Debt Bubble And The Great College Education Scam
https://conservativefiringline.com/14-shocking-facts-about-the-student-loan-debt-bubble-and-the-great-college-education-scam/

Which states get more federal money than they send
Only 13 U.S. states send more money to federal government coffers than they receive, a recent analysis found.
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/12/states-money-federal-government

Why the Central Banks are in Trouble: Gold Panic, Debt Reset
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/armstrong-in-the-media/why-the-central-banks-are-in-trouble-gold-panic-debt-reset/

US Sectors Hit By New Chinese Tariffs And Restrictions
https://popularresistance.org/us-sectors-hit-by-new-chinese-tariffs-and-restrictions/



EU - UK - Canada - Australia - NATO

J.D. Vance Speaking on Censorship at Muncih Security Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIjmUxT9FWI

Trump’s rush for Ukraine deal with Russia’s Putin leaves Europe high and dry
Europe faces a desperate race to agree on plans for Ukraine’s security following J.D. Vance’s blistering attack on the bloc’s values
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3298862/trumps-rush-ukraine-deal-russias-putin-leaves-europe-high-and-dry

Poland: Latest survey says majority of Poles believe their lives were easier under conservative rule
https://rmx.news/article/poland-latest-survey-says-majority-of-poles-believe-their-lives-were-easier-under-conservative-rule/

One city proves the AfD’s potential in western Germany
https://rmx.news/article/one-city-proves-the-afds-potential-in-western-germany/

Vance Shocks Europe by Supporting AfD and Blasting EU’s Lack of Free Speech
https://mishtalk.com/economics/vance-shocks-europe-by-supporting-afd-and-blasting-eus-lack-of-free-speech/

Türkiye emerging as key global player amid geopolitical shifts: Turkish foreign minister
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/turkiye-emerging-as-key-global-player-amid-geopolitical-shifts-turkish-foreign-minister/3484050

'Pretty historic speech': Rubio defends VP Vance’s Munich speech grilling European democracy
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/pretty-historic-speech-rubio-defends-vp-vance-s-munich-speech-grilling-european-democracy/3484025



China - Asia

US, South Korea and Japan reaffirm pledge to seek North Korea denuclearisation
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3298858/us-south-korea-and-japan-reaffirm-pledge-seek-north-korea-denuclearisation

Could USAID’s closure open the door to greater Chinese soft power in the Global South?
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3298824/could-usaids-closure-open-door-greater-chinese-soft-power-global-south

China condemns sailing of Canadian warship in Taiwan Strait
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-condemns-sailing-canadian-warship-taiwan-strait-2025-02-16/



Middle East

In northern Syria, displaced owners return to houses with no roofs
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2590490/middle-east

Turkiye begins renovation of Damascus International Airport
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250216-turkiye-begins-renovation-of-damascus-international-airport/

Saudi Arabia backs Lebanon to ‘firmly’ address attack on UN peacekeeping force convoy
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250216-saudi-arabia-backs-lebanon-to-firmly-address-attack-on-un-peacekeeping-force-convoy/

Iran to launch micro-class satellite
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/228412/Iran-to-launch-micro-class-satellite

US seeks to ‘break’ Russia-Iran alliance
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/228390/US-seeks-to-break-Russia-Iran-alliance-Envoy

US's Rubio, Israel's Netanyahu issue threats to Iran, Hamas
https://www.newarab.com/news/uss-rubio-israels-netanyahu-issue-threats-iran-hamas

9 women, including minors, kidnapped in Syria during the first half of February
https://hawarnews.com/en/9-women-including-minors-kidnapped-in-syria-during-the-first-half-of-february

"Turkish fascism by targeting journalists proves how fearful it is of free media"
https://hawarnews.com/en/turkish-fascism-by-targeting-journalists-proves-how-fearful-it-is-of-free-media

Turkish occupation bombs 14 villages and hills in NE Syria region
https://hawarnews.com/en/turkish-occupation-bombs-14-villages-and-hills-in-ne-syria-region

Deir-ez-Zor City: Chaos, poverty, and lack of services continue even after toppling al-Assad
https://hawarnews.com/en/deir-ez-zor-city-chaos-poverty-and-lack-of-services-continue-even-after-toppling-al-assad

Washington's Tough Sanctions Against Iran Won't Work
https://en.topcor.ru/56717-zhestkie-sankcii-vashingtona-protiv-irana-ne-srabotajut.html



Mexico / Central America / South America / Cuba

Argentina’s opposition threatens impeachment trial after Milei touts crypto coin
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentinas-opposition-threatens-impeachment-trial-after-milei-touts-crypto-coin-2025-02-16/

Cuba tells non-essential workers, students to stay home in latest blackout
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-tells-non-essential-workers-students-stay-home-latest-blackout-2025-02-14/

El Salvador’s Bukele Meets Michael Saylor to Discuss Bitcoin Adoption
https://zycrypto.com/el-salvadors-bukele-meets-michael-saylor-to-discuss-bitcoin-adoption/



Africa

 DR Congo government says Rwandan army entered eastern Bukavu city, asks residents to be vigilant
'Rwanda is stubborn in its plan of occupation, looting, crimes,' says Congolese government
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/dr-congo-government-says-rwandan-army-entered-eastern-bukavu-city-asks-residents-to-be-vigilant/3483995

THE SEAMENS PANGA TERROR IN THE WAR-TORN CONGO
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/02/16/the-seamens-panga-terror-in-the-war-torn-congo/