articles 16 feb.

  
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

False Flag Warning (Israel-Iran) 
https://x.com/georgegalloway/status/2023320599788134550

The US is deploying its largest logistics network in preparation for war in the Middle East.
https://avia-pro.net/news/ssha-razvertyvayut-krupneyshuyu-logisticheskuyu-set-dlya-podgotovki-k-voyne-na-blizhnem-vostoke

In a War w/Iran, We Run Out of Missiles Before They Do - Col Douglas Macgregor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eple25DzmEU

Strait Showdown: Iran Launches "Smart Control" Exercise At Oil Transit Point
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/strait-showdown-iran-launches-smart-control-exercise-oil-transit-point

U.S. President Promised Backing for Israeli strikes on Iran's ballistic Missile Program if Talks Collapse
(Talks are sure to collapse because Israel asks for more and more) 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/US-President-Promised-Backing-for-Israeli-strikes-on-Irans-ballistic-Missile-Program-if-Talks-Collapse/

Israel has issued Iran an ultimatum that it clearly cannot fulfill.
https://avia-pro.net/news/izrail-vydvinul-iranu-zavedomo-nevypolnimyy-ultimatum

LARRY JOHNSON: WHO'S DRIVING THE SHIP? U.S. sends military assets near Iran...will there be a war?
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/larry-johnson-whos-driving-the-ship

From Israel, Sen. Lindsey Graham Pushes for War on Iran While Admitting US Troops Could Be ‘Hit’
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/16/from-israel-sen-lindsey-graham-pushes-for-war-on-iran-while-admitting-us-troops-could-be-hit/

We Are Sleepwalking Into An Apocalyptic War With Iran
https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/we-are-sleepwalking-into-an-apocalyptic-war-with-iran/

When Trump’s bluff meets reality on Iran
Fantasy that maximum pressure plus military threats will produce Iran’s capitulation has been tested repeatedly and failed each time 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/02/when-trumps-bluff-meets-reality-on-iran/

IRAN Has GAME-CHANGING DEFENSE - Alastair Crooke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD-ElGTLn0M

Iran Goes All In -This Could Be the EU’s Biggest Blunder Yet: Col. Jacques Baud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZGC4Uswerk

Putin Speech (video):
 “Most Europeans cannot understand why they need to tighten their belts and forget about own interests in order to confront Russia.
I sometimes look at what ruling elites are saying and think - they cannot believe what they are saying. I mean, they cannot believe that Russia is going to attack NATO. They are either very incompetent if they do believe this nonsense, or just dishonest because they themselves do not believe in it, but convince their own folk of it.
Calm down, sleep well, and take care of your own problems. Look at what is happening on the streets of European cities, what is happening to the economy, industry, European culture and identity, with huge debts and a growing crisis in social and security systems, out-of-control migration, and the growth of violence” - President Putin.
https://x.com/RussiaIsntEnemy/status/2023053841403408444

U.S. Navy Operates F-35C Fighter Jets and EA-18G Aircraft from USS Abraham Lincoln in Red Sea.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-navy-operates-f-35c-fighter-jets-and-ea-18g-aircraft-from-uss-abraham-lincoln-in-red-sea

U.S. Orders New GBU-57 Bunker Buster Bombs After B-2 Bombers Strike on Iran Nuclear Sites.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-orders-new-gbu-57-bunker-buster-bombs-after-b-2-bombers-strikes-on-iran-nuclear-sites

IDF Deploys Seven Air Defense Battalions with 150 Active Launchers in Case of Full-Scale War with Iran
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/IDF-Deploys-Seven-Air-Defense-Battalions-with-150-Active-Launchers-in-Case-of-Full-Scale-War-with-Iran/

U.S. Air Force Deploys 18 F-35 Jets and Tankers From U.K. to Middle East Ahead of Geneva Talks
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/US-Air-Force-Deploys-18-F-35-Jets-and-Tankers-From-UK-to-Middle-East-Ahead-of-Geneva-Talks/

Forbes: Russia possesses "catastrophic weapons"; the US would be better off preventing their use 
https://en.topcor.ru/68766-forbes-rf-obladaet-katastroficheskim-oruzhiem-ssha-luchshe-ne-dopustit-ego-primenenija.html

Iran urges US to negotiate independently of Israeli influence in nuclear talks
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-urges-us-to-negotiate-independently-of-israeli-influence-in-nuclear-talks/3831007

Iran Has 'SURPRISES' Ready if Attacked: Israel, US Bases WARNED | Laith Marouf
https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-surprises-attack-israel-laith-marouf

Trump ally to ToI: Ayatollah staying in power would be ‘strategic victory for Iran’
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-ally-to-toi-ayatollah-staying-in-power-would-be-strategic-victory-for-iran/



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Exclusive: Hamas Says It Will Not Unilaterally Disarm as Trump and Netanyahu Threaten a Return to Full-Scale War
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-netanyahu-demands-hamas-disarmament-gaza-board-peace-negotiations-mladenov

Israeli plan to register West Bank land as ‘state property’ null and void: Palestinian Foreign Ministry
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-plan-to-register-west-bank-land-as-state-property-null-and-void-palestinian-foreign-ministry/3831011

Palestine welcomes African Union’s support for its bid for full UN membership
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/palestine-welcomes-african-union-s-support-for-its-bid-for-full-un-membership/3831005

Ex-US congresswoman (MTG) concerned over Christian persecution in Bethlehem, cites illegal Israeli settlements
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/ex-us-congresswoman-concerned-over-christian-persecution-in-bethlehem-cites-illegal-israeli-settlements/3831166

New settlement to ‘expand Jerusalem’ for first time since 1967 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-settlement-to-expand-jerusalem-for-first-time-since-1967/

Top Netanyahu aide: Hamas will have 60 days to disarm or IDF will ‘complete’ mission
https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-netanyahu-aide-hamas-will-have-60-days-to-disarm-or-idf-will-complete-mission/

In Gaza, “rats run over our faces” – Not a ceasefire Day 129
https://israelpalestinenews.org/in-gaza-rats-run-over-our-faces-not-a-ceasefire-day-129/

Two Palestinians injured after Israeli military vehicle rams car in Jenin
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/02/16/358010/

IOA delivers dozens of demolition and stop-work orders in W. Bank and J’lem
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/02/16/357996/

Hamas: Jerusalem municipal expansion aims to cement forced Israeli sovereignty
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/02/16/357992/

Israeli Strikes Kill at Least Five in Southern, Eastern Lebanon
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/16/israeli-strikes-kill-at-least-five-in-southern-eastern-lebanon/



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Trump's greed prevented the "Spirit of Anchorage" from helping Russia. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68563-alchnost-trampa-pomeshala-duhu-ankoridzha-pomoch-rossii.html

Russian Armed Forces have reached the enemy's main fortification in Zaporizhzhia. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68756-vs-rossii-uperlis-v-glavnyj-ukrep-protivnika-v-zaporozhe.html

Without Starlink, Russian drones pose a new threat to the Ukrainian Armed Forces – aviation expert 
https://en.topcor.ru/68764-bez-starlink-rossijskie-drony-predstavljajut-novuju-opasnost-dlja-vsu-aviajekspert.html

Zelensky called on troops to prepare for a new massive strike by the Russian Armed Forces. 
https://en.topwar.ru/278018-zelenskij-prizval-vojska-gotovitsja-k-novomu-massirovannomu-udaru-vs-rf.html

Indonesia To Send First 1,000 Troops To Gaza By April For 'Stabilization Force'
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/indonesia-send-first-1000-troops-gaza-april-stabilization-force

Russian drones thwarted a Western saboteur operation near Kupyansk.
https://avia-pro.net/news/rossiyskie-drony-sorvali-vylazku-zapadnyh-diversantov-pod-kupyanskom

The Belgorod power grid was hit by a massive Western missile attack.
https://avia-pro.net/news/belgorodskaya-energosistema-podverglas-massirovannomu-udaru-zapadnymi-raketami

The Armed Forces of Ukraine failed several counterattacks in two directions in the NVO zone
https://ria.ru/20260217/proval-2074848763.html

Miroshnik: Zelensky is trying with all his might to drag the United States into a war with Russia
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/miroshnik-zelenskij-vsemi-silami-pytaetsya-vtyanut-ssha-v-vojnu-s-rossiej

(Belograd) "People have been without heat for seven days" (due to Ukrainian missile strikes) 
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8440560?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

229 Ukrainian drones were destroyed over the Bryansk region in one day.
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8440135?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Air defense forces shot down 151 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine overnight
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/sily-pvo-sbili-151-bespilotnik-vsu-za-noch



NATIONAL  2

16 Feb 26 - Massie to TAC: DOJ Still Withholding Epstein Documents Despite Federal Disclosure Law
The Kentucky congressman cited the redaction of Les Wexner’s name in an FBI report.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/massie-doj-still-withholding-epstein-documents-despite-federal-disclosure-law/

Epstein’s Ties to Academia Shed Light on Unbelievably Dark Agenda
https://libertysentinel.org/epsteins-ties-to-academia-shed-light-on-unbelievably-dark-agenda/

The Obama Administration's Prostitution Scandal And The Ruemmler-Epstein Connection
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/obama-administrations-prostitution-scandal-and-ruemmler-epstein-connection

How Epstein got so rich
https://www.dw.com/en/where-did-jeffrey-epstein-get-all-his-money/a-75944096

Epstein was invited to gatherings with a dozen members of Congress years after his initial arrest, documents reveal
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/jeffrey-epstein-invites-congress-senators-b2920103.html

Jail Deputy FOUND DEAD After Confessing He Helped Epstein ESCAPE | Feds Hunt Down Witnesses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INDqHg-FESw&rco=1

Bannon Issues Statement on Epstein Chat Logs, Commits to Film Release THIS YEAR.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/02/16/bannon-issues-statement-on-epstein-chat-logs-commits-to-film-release-this-year/

Mexican model -- Another disappeared Epstein whistleblower
https://youtube.com/shorts/1HlSxqIhYH4?si=nA34xs0je19Fcg3M

(Epstein) It’s even darker than I realized... James Li
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP80eT9u5As

Pelosi Appears To Have Picked Their Candidate For President In 2028 "Gavin fan-girl"
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pelosi-appears-have-picked-their-candidate-president-2028

The End Of Multiculturalism And The Liberal Utopian Fantasy
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/end-multiculturalism-and-liberal-utopian-fantasy

Kansas woman jailed for falsely accusing estranged astronaut spouse of committing a crime while on the ISS
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/astronaut-anne-mcclain-ex-wife-sentenced-b2920834.html

JOE HOFT: Not Only Have We Had Mountains Of Evidence Showing Election Fraud In 2020, But We’ve Also Seen Records Changing AFTER The Fact!
https://joehoft.com/joe-hoft-not-only-have-we-had-mountains/

Former Trump ally MTG comments on women voters and GOP prospects ahead of midterms
https://ground.news/article/ex-trump-ally-warns-gop-on-epstein-good-luck-getting-women-to-vote-for-republicans

Video: AOC Finally Admits It: They Made Up ‘Whiteness’ – And the Reason They Did It Is Literally Satanic 
https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/video-aoc-finally-admits-it-they-made-up-whiteness-and-the-reason-they-did-it-is-literally-satanic/

Video: A Liberal Karen Proudly Brags TPUSA School Event Was Reported to Child Protective Services Because She Didn’t Like It 
https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/video-a-liberal-karen-proudly-brags-tpusa-school-event-was-reported-to-child-protective-services-because-she-didnt-like-it/

Georgia School Teacher Killed in Crash by Illegal Alien Fleeing ICE Agents
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/georgia-school-teacher-killed-crash-illegal-alien-fleeing/

Endless Black Grievance Is Not Progress – By Design
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2026/02/16/endless-black-protest-is-not-progress-by-design-n2671351

UPDATE VIDEO – Daughter says father was ‘very sick’ – Father dressed in WOMAN’S clothing when shooting family members in Rhode Island
https://therightscoop.com/breaking-report-father-dressed-in-womans-clothing-when-shooting-family-members-in-rhode-island-video/

BREAKING: Rhode Island Transgender Hockey Game Shooter Identified — Replied to Alex Jones About Trans People Going ‘Fkn Berserk’ Day Before Family Massacre
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/rhode-island-transgender-hockey-game-shooter-identified-replied/

Eric Swalwell’s Violent Sex Poems And Pleas To Pardon Cop Killer Resurface
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/16/eric-swalwell-california-sex-poem-pardon-criminals-cops-2026-elections/

Kim Dotcom Says Palantir Was Hacked and They Got Dirt on Everyone
https://thelibertydaily.com/kim-dotcom-says-palantir-was-hacked-they-got/

Peter Thiel and Alex Karp commit mass surveillance of world leaders and titans of industry on a massive scale.
They have thousands of hours of transcribed & searchable conversations of Trump, Vance and Musk.
https://x.com/KimDotcom/status/2023165849721536672

Human trafficking reaches high levels in Colorado 
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/human-trafficking-reaches-high-levels-colorado

Yes, White Culture is Being Discriminated Against
https://x.com/epkaufm/status/2023373696799322505

Investigative Reporter Nick Shirley Exposes Massive Voter Fraud in California (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/investigative-reporter-nick-shirley-exposes-massive-voter-fraud/

Outrage After Florida Teachers Union Says Children Protesting ICE is ‘Required’ (Video)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/outrage-after-florida-teachers-union-says-children-protesting/

JOE HOFT: Not Only Have We Had Mountains Of Evidence Showing Election Fraud In 2020, But We’ve Also Seen Records Changing AFTER The Fact!
https://joehoft.com/joe-hoft-not-only-have-we-had-mountains/



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Greek Doctors Warn of Sudden Testicular Failure in Some Men After COVID-19 - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/greek-doctors-warn-of-sudden-testicular-failure-in-some-men-after-covid-19

New Coalition Aims To Ban Vaccine Mandates Across US
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/new-coalition-aims-ban-vaccine-mandates-across-us

Iowa, New Hampshire Advance Bills to Curb Vaccine Mandates, Expand Medical Freedom
The tide is turning—state by state.
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/iowa-new-hampshire-advance-bills

Coffee Tied To Lower Dementia Risk, Harvard-MIT Study Finds
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/new-research-caffeinated-coffee-tied-lower-dementia-risk

Being physically fit may keep you calm under pressure
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-physically-calm-pressure.html

NEW PANDEMIC FROM RESPIRATORY VIRUS IS COMING! WHO Just ran A Simulation Exercise as in 2019. 31 Governments Took Part.
https://gospanews.net/en/2026/02/16/new-pandemic-from-respiratory-virus-is-coming-who-just-ran-a-simulation-exercise-as-in-2019-31-governments-took-part/

Schizophrenia Breakthrough Reveals Brain and Immune Links - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/schizophrenia-breakthrough-reveals-brain-and-immune-links

Thailand Medical Experts Raise Alarms as HIV Infections are Increasing Among the Young - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/thailand-medical-experts-raise-alarms-as-hiv-infections-are-increasing-among-the-young

Berry Compounds Show Promise Against Asthma Damage - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/berry-compounds-show-promise-against-asthma-damage

Schizophrenia Breakthrough Reveals Brain and Immune Links - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/schizophrenia-breakthrough-reveals-brain-and-immune-links

Psychedelic Compounds Could Restore Vision Loss Caused by Glaucoma - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/psychedelic-compounds-could-restore-vision-loss-caused-by-glaucoma

Vitamin D Found to Strengthen Defense Against COVID-19 and Influenza, and Prevents Long COVID - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/vitamin-d-found-to-strengthen-defense-against-covid-19-and-influenza-and-prevents-long-covid

Massive Hidden Molecular Damage Found in Those Who Contracted COVID-19 - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/massive-hidden-molecular-damage-found-in-those-who-contracted-covid-19



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Chinese robotics company’s world-first humanoid machine gala reveals high-tech surprises 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW8_aHE68BE

China: World’s first full-stack humanoid robot open-sourced, draws global developers
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/worlds-first-full-stack-humanoid-robot-open-sourced

Alibaba launches powerful new AI model, intensifying global tech race
https://en.yenisafak.com/world/alibaba-launches-powerful-new-ai-model-intensifying-global-tech-race-3714682

Video: Humanoid robots perform drunken kung fu with nunchucks at China’s Spring Gala
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/humanoid-robots-wield-nunchucks-china

AI firefighting robot swarm self-organizes, tackles multiple fires with 99.67% success
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/ai-firefighting-robot-swarm-trial

UK study backs offshore wind sites as receivers for space-based solar power
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/uk-space-solar-offshore-wind-farms

A Chinese Battery Built for Alaska?
https://www.prototypingchina.com/2026/02/16/a-chinese-battery-built-for-alaska/

"Meat Grinder": Behind The Burnout And High Turnover Rates In The AI Industry
https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/meat-grinder-behind-burnout-and-high-turnover-rates-ai-industry

AI set to make medical scan reports twice as easy to understand for patients
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-ai-medical-scan-easy-patients.html

Can AI fulfill our emotional needs?
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-ai-fulfill-emotional.html

From “Don’t Be Evil” to Drone King: Eric Schmidt Says Ukraine is the Blueprint for the Next World War
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/from-dont-be-evil-to-drone-king-eric



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Breakthrough human spinal cord organoids revive hope for paralysis repair
https://interestingengineering.com/health/northwestern-spinal-cord-organoid-dancing-molecules

Long-term radio observations probe a relativistic binary pulsar system
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-term-radio-probe-relativistic-binary.html

Antarctica sits above Earth's strongest 'gravity hole.' Now we know how it got that way
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-antarctica-earth-strongest-gravity-hole.html

Japan's ancient 'tigers' were actually cave lions, DNA evidence shows
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-japan-ancient-tigers-cave-lions.html

Miniaturized radar chip developed for next-generation wireless networks
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-miniaturized-radar-chip-generation-wireless.html

SpaceX Falcon 9 Sends Crew-12 to Restock the ISS
https://www.aero-news.net/FullsizeImage.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=EE2F6FB4-A756-4DA0-B2DA-BDE54796C28D



MILITARY - AVIATION

Colorado CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) Accident Leaves Four Dead
https://www.aero-news.net/FullsizeImage.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=382E43D6-DD2A-4B5B-A092-750590C9B611

FAA Wipes Inclusivity Procedures from Airline Hiring
https://www.aero-news.net/FullsizeImage.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=18B2C76B-EE74-4A87-8165-DE1CA18AE1E6

The $2 Billion Headache: Why Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk Is Under Fire
schedule slips, technical rework, and mounting scrutiny all pressuring costs...
https://simpleflying.com/2-billion-headache-boeing-red-hawk-under-fire/

Revealed: The Farcical Chain Of Events Behind El Paso’s Sudden Airspace Shutdown
https://simpleflying.com/revealed-el-paso-sudden-airspace-shutdown/

F-16s Find Balloons, Not UFOs, After Sunday Scramble: NORAD
Alert F-16s out of California scrambled to hunt down mysterious targets over Nevada and California twice on Sunday.
https://www.twz.com/air/f-16s-find-balloons-not-ufos-after-sunday-scramble-norad

Hybrid engine could reduce aviation emissions by up to 30%
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-hybrid-aviation-emissions.html

US Army tests autonomous TRV-150 cargo drone for high-risk resupply missions
https://interestingengineering.com/military/army-evaluates-trv-150-autonomous-cargo-drone

NATO Preparing For Maritime Blockade of Russian Civilian Trade with Focus on Arctic and Baltic - Reports 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/russia-warns-nato-preparations-maritime-blockade

Poland Needs Its Own Nuclear Arsenal Aimed at Russia - President 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/poland-needs-nuclear-arsenal-russia

Israel Equips F-35I Adir with Stealth Fuel Tanks to Expand Long-Range Strike Reach.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/israel-equips-f-35i-adir-with-stealth-fuel-tanks-to-expand-long-range-strike-reach

Taiwan Set to Acquire Additional Patriot PAC-3 MSE Interceptors in $20 Billion Defense Package
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Taiwan-Set-to-Acquire-Additional-Patriot-PAC-3-MSE-Interceptors-in-20-Billion-Defense-Package/

RS (Responsible Statecraft): America may not be able to handle a war with a comparable enemy 
https://en.topcor.ru/68762-rs-amerika-mozhet-ne-potjanut-vojnu-s-sopostavimym-protivnikom.html

And the king is naked - "Instead of a radar, ballast weight is temporarily placed in the nose of the new F-35s being delivered."
https://en.topwar.ru/277866-a-korol-to-golyj.html?utm_referrer=topwar.ru

China has surpassed Russia in the number of nuclear submarines and taken second place in the world.
https://avia-pro.net/news/kitay-oboshel-rossiyu-po-chislu-atomnyh-podvodnyh-lodok-i-zanyal-vtoroe-mesto-v-mire



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Offshore wind farms change ocean current patterns, simulations show
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-offshore-farms-ocean-current-patterns.html

Evidence that some birds are stubborn appears in the form of color preferences
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-evidence-birds-stubborn.html

Tens of thousands of peanut butter jars recalled over ‘foreign material’
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/peanut-butter-recall-ventura-foods-states-b2920847.html

Video. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava hundreds of meters into the air as it erupts again 
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/16/hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-spews-lava-hundreds-of-meters-into-the-air-as-it-erupts-again

Wild storm hits New Zealand, disrupts flights, leaves thousands without power
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/wild-storm-hits-new-zealand-disrupts-flights-leaves-thousands-without-power/3831102

Earthquakes 5+
6.0    86 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia    2026-02-16 21:42:52 UTC    43.0 km
5.7    114 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands    2026-02-16 19:23:39 UTC    40.0 km
5.7    South Sandwich Islands region    2026-02-16 14:52:55 UTC    27.0 km
5.5    South Sandwich Islands region    2026-02-17 03:36:37 UTC    10.0 km
5.5    southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge    2026-02-16 17:32:55 UTC    10.0 km
5.1    115 km E of Tual, Indonesia    2026-02-16 23:47:21 UTC    10.0 km
5.0    29 km NNW of Calama, Chile    2026-02-16 21:24:57 UTC    103.4 km
5.0    97 km WNW of Pariaman, Indonesia    2026-02-16 06:00:39 UTC    59.6 km
https://earthquakesworldwide.com/earthquakes/recent/



ECONOMY

A Venezuelan-Like Oil Blockade Against Iran Could Enable The US To Divide-And-Rule RIC
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/venezuelan-oil-blockade-against-iran-could-enable-us-divide-and-rule-ric

Ship Orders From South Korea Are Surging Thanks To U.S. Fees On Chinese-Made Ships
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ship-orders-south-korea-are-surging-thanks-us-fees-chinese-made-ships

Why Firing 9% Of The Federal Workforce Didn't Move The Needle
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/why-firing-9-federal-workforce-didnt-move-needle

Whistleblower details ‘rampant’ SNAP-EBT fraud in Massachusetts: ‘It’s just unbelievable’ 
https://archive.vn/OmfzD#selection-1277.4-1277.93

The Tariff Delay Is Now Over, Companies Start Hiking Prices Again
https://mishtalk.com/economics/the-tariff-delay-is-now-over-companies-start-hiking-prices-again/

Russia launched a counterattack against the anti-Chinese actions of the United States – NetEase
The era of Washington's hegemony is coming to an end
https://utro.ru/news/politics/2026/02/16/1569055.shtml



EU - UK - CANADA

A political scientist explained why the EU refuses to sign a non-aggression pact with Russia. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68723-politolog-objasnil-pochemu-es-otkazyvaetsja-podpisyvat-pakt-o-nenapadenii-s-rf.html

"Everything is being done openly": The West is beginning to implement a plan to strangle Russia. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68701-vse-delaet-otkryto-zapad-nachinaet-realizovyvat-plan-po-udusheniju-rossii.html

Zakharova: The EU announced Navalny's poisoning in a penal colony to hush up the Epstein affair 
https://en.topwar.ru/278015-zaharova-nazvala-vbrosom-zajavlenie-ob-otravlenii-navalnogo-jadom-ljagushki.html

Kallas demanded that Russia reduce its army and allow the EU to the negotiating table. 
https://en.topwar.ru/277972-kallas-potrebovala-ot-rossii-sokratit-armiju-i-pustit-es-za-stol-peregovorov.html

There is virtually no chance of peace in the next three months; Europe wants to fight. 
https://en.topwar.ru/277965-shansov-na-mir-v-blizhajshie-tri-mesjaca-prakticheski-net-evropa-hochet-voevat.html

French prosecutors widen Epstein probe with raid on Jack Lang’s former institute
https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/16/french-prosecutors-widen-epstein-probe-with-raid-on-jack-langs-former-institute

Germany’s co-ruling Social Democrats urge social media ban for children under 14
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/germany-s-co-ruling-social-democrats-urge-social-media-ban-for-children-under-14/3831274

British premier pledges 'rapid' action on social media, under-16 ban
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/british-premier-pledges-rapid-action-on-social-media-under-16-ban/3831564

The British Airways Killer: Pilot Who Bludgeoned Wife to Death Faces Parole Fury
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/british-airways-killer-case-justice-fear-1779506

Sudanese rapist jailed for just two years as judge calls him ‘wonderful young man’
https://www.noticer.news/sudanese-thon-angui-jailed-toowoomba/

Germany: Berlin Green Party’s manifesto calls to take in world’s climate refugees and end deportations despite housing and fiscal crisis
https://rmx.news/article/germany-berlin-green-partys-manifesto-calls-to-take-in-worlds-climate-refugees-and-end-deportations-despite-housing-and-fiscal-crisis/

‘Civil war looming’ – Numerous suspects identified in connection with beating death of nationalist 23-year-old Quentin Deranque in Lyon, Macron calls for ‘calm’
https://rmx.news/article/civil-war-looming-numerous-suspects-identified-in-connection-with-beating-death-of-nationalist-23-year-old-quentin-deranque-in-lyon-macron-calls-for-calm/



CHINA - ASIA

After a multi-year "Fukushima" hiatus, a nuclear power plant in Japan has begun generating electricity to the grid. 
https://en.topwar.ru/277998-posle-mnogoletnego-fukusimskogo-pereryva-ajes-v-japonii-nachala-generaciju-v-set.html

Kim Jong Un Gifts New Apartments To Families Of Soldiers Killed In Ukraine War
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/kim-jong-un-gifts-new-apartments-families-soldiers-killed-ukraine-war



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA - CARIBBEAN

Over 32,000 Cuban Pregnant Women at Risk Amid U.S. Fuel Blockade
https://www.telesurenglish.net/over-32000-cuban-pregnant-women-at-risk/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

U.S. Deploys First 100 Troops to Nigeria to Support Fight Against Boko Haram and ISWAP
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/US-Deploys-First-100-Troops-to-Nigeria-to-Support-Fight-Against-Boko-Haram-and-ISWAP/

Niger offers Russia mineral resources in exchange for a permanent military base 
https://en.topwar.ru/277975-niger-predlagaet-rossii-poleznye-iskopaemye-v-obmen-na-postojannuju-voennuju-bazu.html