articles 12 feb.

 
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

SACHS: Mainstream reporters ignore Iran's FM's speech about potential for peace
Araghchi told the audience that 'Palestine is not one issue among many. Palestine is the defining question of justice in West Asia and beyond'
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/sachs-mainstream-reporters-ignore

Specialised U.S. Air Defence Suppression Unit Redeploys F-35A Stealth Fighters to Britain as Conflict with Iran Looms 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/specialised-air-defence-suppression-redeploys-f35a

Col. Macgregor: Trump WILL Attack, But Iran is NOT Isolated – Russia, China Provide MAJOR Support
https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-attack-trump-russia-china-macgregor

US Increases its Pressure on Iran in Iraq
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5240181-us-increases-its-pressure-iran-iraq

Report: US Smuggled Thousands of Starlink Terminals Into Iran During Protests
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/12/report-us-smuggled-thousands-of-starlink-terminals-into-iran-during-protests/

Trump Says It Will Be ‘Very Traumatic’ for Iran if a Nuclear Deal Isn’t Reached
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/12/trump-says-it-will-be-very-traumatic-for-iran-if-a-nuclear-deal-isnt-reachedtr/

Lavrov Says Russia Will Maintain New START Limits If US Does the Same
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/12/lavrov-says-russia-will-maintain-new-start-limits-if-us-does-the-same/



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Israel Launches New Raids into Southern Syria, Troops Fire on Civilians
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/12/israel-launches-new-raids-into-southern-syria-troops-fire-on-civilians/

Syria says its forces have taken over al-Tanf base after handover from US
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/02/12/syria-says-its-forces-have-taken-over-al-tanf-base-after-handover-from-us/

Israeli army, navy stage separate drills in Eilat, Mediterranean amid Iran-US tensions
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-army-navy-stage-separate-drills-in-eilat-mediterranean-amid-iran-us-tensions/3828443

Detainee Hatem Rayan dies in Israeli prisons amid escalating violations against Gaza prisoners
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/02/12/357756/

Gaza: Cooking gas sector in dire crisis amid limited supplies
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/02/12/357748/

UNRWA: Israeli war damaged or destroyed 90 percent of Gaza schools
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/02/12/357734/

PPS: The IOF arrested 22,000 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of the genocide war
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/02/12/357736/

Israeli Rabbinical Judge Violated ‘Ethical Guidelines’ for Boasting About Destroying Homes in Gaza: Israeli Official
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/12/israeli-rabbinical-judge-violated-ethical-guidelines-for-boasting-about-destroying-homes-in-gaza-israeli-official/



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Ukraine develops low-cost laser-based weapon to counter Russian drone swarms
https://interestingengineering.com/military/ukraine-laser-weapon-counter-russian-drone-swarms

Russian Fighters, Artillery and Missile Units Strike Ukraine’s Critical Infrastructure and Foreign Combatants 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/russian-fighters-artillery-missile-ukraine-infrastructure-foreign

Is this the moment Europe pulls away from Trump to see off Russia’s war against Ukraine?
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/munich-security-conference-2026-ukraine-europe-trump-russia-b2918260.html

Ukraine allies pledge billions in weapons at Defense Contact Group meeting
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/ukraine-allies-pledge-billions-in-weapons-at-defense-contact-group-meeting/3828594

Zelensky may abandon the eastern part of the DPR, writes Atlantic
https://ria.ru/20260212/zelenskij-2074050159.html

Alice Weidel gives Volodymyr Zelensky a very public spanking
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/02/12/alice-weidel-gives-volodymyr-zelensky-a-very-public-spanking/

Air defense forces shot down 26 UAVs over Russia in seven hours.
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8421635?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



NATIONAL  2

Trump claims ignorance of Lutnick’s Epstein island visit and then says he heard ‘he was there with his wife and children’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-epstein-island-howard-lutnick-b2919487.html?test_group=lighteradlayout

Obama Judge Just Knowingly Released 4 Violent Illegals – 1 Ethiopian Pedophile and 3 Cuban Murderers, According to ICE – Onto US Streets 
https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/obama-judge-just-knowingly-released-4-violent-illegals-1-ethiopian-pedophile-and-3-cuban-murderers-according-to-ice-onto-us-streets/

Illinois: Evanston ‘Reparations Committee’ clears 44 more Black residents for $25K grants amid Judicial Watch lawsuit
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/illinois-evanston-reparations-committee-clears-44-more-black-residents-for-25k-grants-amid-judicial-watch-lawsuit/

Welp: Boasberg Orders Trump Admin. to Bring Back, Pay for Venezuelans Deported Under AEA
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/12/welp-boasberg-orders-trump-admin-to-to-bring-back-pay-for-venezuelans-deported-under-aea-n2199077

This Is The LOCUST Laser That Reportedly Prompted Closing El Paso’s Airspace
https://www.twz.com/news-features/this-is-the-locust-laser-that-reportedly-prompted-closing-el-pasos-airspace

Member of U.S. DOJ’s Religious Liberty Commission removed after defending Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson during recent hearing
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/02/member-of-u-s-dojs-religious-liberty-commission-removed-after-defending-candace-owens-and-tucker-carlson-during-recent-hearing/

Joe Rogan Delivers a Harsh Message to Trump as Questions Mount Over the Epstein Files
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/joe-rogan-delivers-a-harsh-message

AZAPAC, the new PAC opposing Israeli domination of U.S policies
https://israelpalestinenews.org/azapac-the-new-pac-opposing-israeli-domination-of-u-s-policies/

Operation Metro Surge Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota Ends, Why?
https://mishtalk.com/economics/operation-metro-surge-immigration-crackdown-in-minnesota-ends-why/

Senator Thune Calls for Full Release of Epstein Files, Bondi Humiliates Herself
https://mishtalk.com/politics/senator-thune-calls-for-full-release-of-epstein-files-bondi-humiliates-herself/

UPDATE 11: EPSTEIN FILES HORROR SHOW: Pedos Prosecuted Only When DOW Under 50k, Sultan Sulayem Torture Video, Les Wexner's Pro-Israel Pedo Philanthropist MEGA Group, "Killing Babies," DARPA & MORE 
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/update-11-epstein-files-horror-show



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Exposure to intense wildfire smoke during pregnancy may be linked to increased likelihood of autism
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-exposure-intense-wildfire-pregnancy-linked.html

A new flu strain is rising around the US – and it’s more severe for children
https://www.the-independent.com/news/health/influenza-b-strain-severe-risks-for-children-b2919254.html

Planned Parenthood: Infants Not 'Conscious Beings' and Unlikely to Feel Pain
https://townhall.com/columnists/jordan-sekulow/2026/02/12/planned-parenthood-infants-not-conscious-beings-and-unlikely-to-feel-pain-n2671228



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Memory Chip Prices Surge as DRAM Jumps 600%, Splitting Tech Stock Performance
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/memory-chip-prices-surge-dram-185203788.html

Memory hoarding and skyrocketing prices hit entry-level electronics demand, foundry orders — China's top chipmaker points to supply chain pressures squeezing out consumers
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/memory-hoarding-and-skyrocketing-prices-hit-entry-level-electronics-demand-foundry-orders-chinas-top-chipmaker-points-to-supply-chain-pressures-squeezing-out-consumers

World’s first 628Ah energy storage plant goes online in China with 400MWh capacity
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/china-launches-628ah-energy-storage-plant

Microsoft AI CEO Warns Most White Collar Jobs Fully Automated "Within Next 12-18 Months"; Anthropic Fears Potential For 'Heinous Crimes'
https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/microsoft-ai-ceo-warns-most-white-collar-jobs-will-be-fully-automated-within-next-12-18-months

AI could mark the end of young people learning on the job—with terrible results
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-ai-young-people-job-terrible.html

Samsung starts mass production of next-gen AI memory chip
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-samsung-mass-production-gen-ai.html

Ford Admits Electric Vehicle Division Will Burn Cash for Years to Come
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/02/12/ford-admits-electric-vehicle-division-will-burn-cash-for-years-to-come/

Disney’s ‘Snow White’ film lost $170M, excluding marketing costs: One of the ‘biggest film financial disasters in Hollywood history’
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/disneys-snow-white-film-lost-170m-excluding-marketing-costs-one-of-the-biggest-film-financial-disasters-in-hollywood-history/

Now you can take your AI chatbot on an actual date at NYC’s ‘world first’ companion cafe
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/02/now-you-can-take-your-ai-chatbot-on-an-actual-date-at-nycs-world-first-companion-cafe/

Waymo Admits Vehicles are NOT Autonomous 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/technology-world-news/waymo-admits-vehicles-are-not-autonomous/



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

300 MWe lead-cooled nuclear reactor with 968°F high-temp output advances with new deal
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-reactor-with-968f-high-temp-output-advances

Gravitational lensing technique unveils supermassive black hole pairs
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-gravitational-lensing-technique-unveils-supermassive.html

Failed supernova provides clearest view yet of a star collapsing into a black hole
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-supernova-clearest-view-star-collapsing.html

France bets on nuclear power to phase out fossil fuels
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-france-nuclear-power-phase-fossil.html

Europe's flagship Ariane 6 rocket launches with 32 satellites for Amazon Leo network
https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/02/12/europes-flagship-ariane-6-rocket-launches-with-32-satellites-for-amazon-leo-network

Eyewitness video of mysterious craft hovering over El Paso contradicts Trump administration ‘party balloon’ claims
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/02/eyewitness-video-of-mysterious-craft-hovering-over-el-paso-contradicts-trump-administration-party-balloon-claims/

LUNAR CITY: SpaceX Shifts Priorities Away From Mars and Focuses on Self-Growing Moon Colony
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/lunar-city-spacex-shifts-priorities-away-mars-focuses/



MILITARY - AVIATION

Two US Navy ships collide in Caribbean, leaving 2 sailors injured
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/02/12/two-us-navy-ships-collide-in-caribbean-leaving-2-sailors-injured/

Trump-class warships to fast-track powerful laser weapons rollout across US Navy
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-navy-trump-class-warships-lasers

Entire B-52 bomber fleet can be nuclear capable if ordered: US Global Strike Command
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-b-52-bomber-fleet-nuclear-capable

Force multiplied: 7 technologies merging man and machine for next-gen super soldier
https://interestingengineering.com/military/7-technologies-for-next-gen-super-soldier

China’s Top Air Superiority Fighter Just Beat the U.S. F-35 to Integrate a Next Generation Gallium Nitride Radar 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/china-fighter-beat-f35-next-radar

China’s Type 09V (Type 095) Nuclear Attack Submarine Emerges at Bohai Shipyard
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Chinas-Type-09V-Type-095-Nuclear-Attack-Submarine-Emerges-at-Bohai-Shipyard/

Six European Nations Sign Pact to Develop 500 km Long-Range Loitering Munition Under ELSA
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Six-European-Nations-Sign-Pact-to-Develop-500-km-Long-Range-Loitering-Munition-Under-ELSA/

Boeing Unveils Long-Range JDAM LR Capable of 300-Nautical-Mile Strikes from B-52 and B-1B Bombers
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Boeing-Unveils-Long-Range-JDAM-LR-Capable-of-300-Nautical-Mile-Strikes-from-B-52-and-B-1B-Bombers/



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Yangtze River fishing ban halts seven decades of biodiversity decline
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-yangtze-river-fishing-halts-decades.html

Earthquakes 5+
6.2    32 km SW of Ovalle, Chile    2026-02-12 13:34:31 UTC    36.9 km
5.5    97 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan    2026-02-12 21:48:13 UTC    10.0 km
5.4    157 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia    2026-02-12 16:45:00 UTC    10.0 km
5.4    47 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam    2026-02-12 10:30:16 UTC    148.9 km
5.1    275 km E of Levuka, Fiji    2026-02-12 13:52:05 UTC    554.9 km
5.0    85 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga    2026-02-13 00:41:28 UTC    35.0 km
5.0    159 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia    2026-02-12 21:32:08 UTC    10.0 km
https://earthquakesworldwide.com/earthquakes/recent/



ECONOMY

Twice U.S. Car Production! China Just Hit a Historic Milestone with 34 Million Vehicles Produced in 2025
https://www.prototypingchina.com/2026/02/12/twice-u-s-car-production-china-just-hit-a-historic-milestone-with-34-million-vehicles-produced-in-2025/

Is the Kremlin preparing a dollar reversal? Russia is offering the US a major reset. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68642-bloomberg-rf-i-ssha-mogut-nachat-tesnoe-sotrudnichestvo-posle-mira-na-ukraine.html

U.S. Budget Deficit Set to Rise Again Amid Trump Tariffs and Tax Cuts
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/US-Budget-Deficit-Set-to-Rise-Again-Amid-Trump-Tariffs-and-Tax-Cuts.html



EU - UK - CANADA

Switzerland to vote on proposal to cap population at 10 million by 2050
https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/12/switzerland-to-vote-on-proposal-to-cap-population-at-10-million-by-2050

Interest-free home loans and €250 per child: Can France boost its falling birth rate?
https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/12/interest-free-home-loans-and-250-per-child-can-france-boost-its-falling-birth-rate

Canadian Police Double Down on Respecting Trans Killer’s Gender Identity, Will Use Preferred Pronouns 
https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/canadian-police-double-down-on-respecting-trans-killers-gender-identity-will-use-preferred-pronouns/

Germany: Chinese serial rapist migrant sentenced to 14 years in prison after knocking out and raping multiple women across the country
https://rmx.news/article/germany-chinese-serial-rapist-migrant-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison-after-knocking-out-and-raping-multiple-women-across-the-country/

German courts could issue ‘speaking ban’ against major AfD politician in latest blow to free speech
https://rmx.news/article/german-courts-could-issue-speaking-ban-against-major-afd-politician-in-latest-blow-to-free-speech/



CHINA - ASIA

C.I.A. Video Appeals to Potential Spies in China’s Military
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/politics/cia-china-spies.html

CIA Targets Chinese Military Officials in Online Recruitment Bid
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cia-targets-chinese-military-officials-233848936.html

China’s demographic crisis has moved from theory to fact 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/02/chinas-demographic-crisis-has-moved-from-theory-to-fact/



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA - CARIBBEAN

Mexican Navy ships carrying humanitarian aid dock in Cuba as US blockade sparks energy crisis
https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/12/mexican-navy-ships-carrying-humanitarian-aid-dock-in-cuba-as-us-blockade-sparks-energy-cri

TRUMP, the new PIRATE of CARIBBEANS. Haiti Surrounded by US Warships (VIDEO), CIA in Venezuela to Force Oil Deal, Cuba in Famine after Embargo
https://gospanews.net/en/2026/02/12/trump-new-cruel-pirate-of-caribbeans-haiti-surrounded-by-us-warships-cia-in-venezuela-to-force-oil-deal-cuba-in-famine-after-embargo/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

African Union reiterates support for Somalia unity, condemns external interference in Sudan
AU’s Peace and Security Council rejects Somaliland recognition, urges ceasefire and dialogue in Sudan
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/african-union-reiterates-support-for-somalia-unity-condemns-external-interference-in-sudan/3828189

US Bombs Somalia for 30th Time This Year
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/12/us-bombs-somalia-for-30th-time-this-year/

"We are going to war." Niger mobilizes to prepare for armed conflict with France
Chief of Military Staff Amadou Ibro: Niger goes to war with France
https://lenta.ru/news/2026/02/13/my-idem-na-voynu-niger-provodit-mobilizatsiyu-dlya-podgotovki-k-vstupleniyu-v-vooruzhennyy-konflikt-s-frantsiey/