articles 18 feb.

   
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

'Maximum alert': Netanyahu orders Home Front Command to prepare for potential war with Iran
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/maximum-alert-netanyahu-orders-home-front-command-to-prepare-for-potential-war-with-iran/3834081

Even RUSSIAN WARSHIPS close to Persian Gulf to Defend Iran from “Trump Suicide War”. Already a Chinese Destroyer in Middle East
https://gospanews.net/en/2026/02/18/even-russian-warships-close-to-persian-gulf-to-defend-iran-from-trump-suicide-war-already-a-chinese-destroyer-in-middle-east/

Report: Trump Close To a Major Attack on Iran That Will Be Bigger Than 12-Day War
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/18/report-trump-close-to-a-major-attack-on-iran-that-will-be-bigger-than-12-day-war/

Axios: American military operation against Iran will be large-scale
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/axios-amerikanskaya-voennaya-operaciya-protiv-irana-budet-masshtabnoj

Rep. Ro Khanna To Force a Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Next Week
...to prevent Trump from attacking Iran without congressional authorization, as required by the Constitution.
Contact your House representative and tell them to support H.Con.Res.38
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/18/rep-ro-khanna-to-force-a-vote-next-week-on-iran-war-powers-resolution/

White House Claims There Are ‘Many Reasons’ to Strike Iran, Doesn’t Elaborate Further (There are over US$200 Million of them)
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/18/white-house-claims-there-are-many-reasons-to-strike-iran-doesnt-elaborate-further/

Israel prepares for possible US green light to strike Iran’s ballistic missile system: Public broadcaster
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-prepares-for-possible-us-green-light-to-strike-iran-s-ballistic-missile-system-public-broadcaster/3834153

Russian AIR DEFENSE + Chinese RADAR Ready for US ATTACK on Iran: THIS IS WW3 | Stanislav Krapivnik
https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/russian-defense-chinese-radar-iran-stanislav-krapivnik

BREAKING REPORT: Trump briefed on attack options in Iran, including those for regime change…
https://therightscoop.com/breaking-report-trump-briefed-on-attack-options-in-iran-including-those-for-regime-change/
 
MEARSHEIMER: Can Trump disobey his masters and not attack Iran? Unlikely
Israel has been trying to get the U.S. to go to war with Tehran
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/mearsheimer-can-trump-disobey-his

US buildup near Iran expands: Key aircraft, ships, and missile defenses deployed
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-military-buildup-near-iran

U.S. Navy Supercarrier Near Iran Deploys Air Defence Suppression Strike Package For Forward Exercises 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-navy-supercarrier-defence-suppression-iran

Iran Deploys 20+ Ghadir Mini Submarines to Threaten U.S. Carrier Strike Groups in Persian Gulf.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/iran-deploys-20-ghadir-mini-submarines-to-threaten-u-s-carrier-strike-groups-in-persian-gulf

China Provides Iran Real-Time Satellite Surveillance to Track U.S. Military Movements
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/China-Provides-Iran-Real-Time-Satellite-Surveillance-to-Track-US-Military-Movements/

U.S. Air Force Sends Six E-3G AWACS to Europe in Expanded Build-Up Focused on Iran
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/US-Air-Force-Sends-Six-E-3G-AWACS-to-Europe-in-Expanded-Build-Up-Focused-on-Iran/

NATO is preparing for a major amphibious operation in the Baltic Sea. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68826-nato-gotovitsja-k-krupnoj-desantnoj-operacii-v-baltijskom-more.html

"This is Not a Dress Rehearsal": U.S. Engaged in Massive Military Buildup as Threat To Bomb Iran Grows
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-us-nuclear-military-buildup-trump-khamenei

Laughter on the rise - Commentsd on the US ability to use their nuclear arsenal
https://en.topwar.ru/278026-smeh-na-vzlete.html?utm_referrer=topwar.ru

No 'Gentlemen's Agreement' With Russia To Continue Compliance With New Start Treaty: Top Official
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/no-gentlemens-agreement-russia-continue-compliance-new-start-treaty-top-official

IRAN: It's all about Regime Change, Regime Change... /Larry Johnson 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf1pzGeq1Ww

The US wants all nuclear powers to participate in disarmament negotiations
(Will that include Israel?)
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https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/die-usa-wollen-dass-sich-alle-atommaechte-an-abruestungsverhandlungen-beteiligen/



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

US Withdrawing All Forces From Syria: Report
https://ground.news/article/us-preparing-for-pullout-of-all-troops-from-syria

Algorithms and AI have turned Gaza into a Laboratory of Death 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/02/18/algorithms-and-ai-have-turned-gaza-into-a-laboratory-of-death/

Israeli Settlers Shot Three Palestinians in the West Bank
https://www.telesurenglish.net/israeli-settlers-shot-three-palestinians-in-the-west-bank/

Qatar’s ‘Ring of Fire’: The growing influence posing a deadly threat to Israel's security - opinion
If we do not cleanse Israel of the Qatari parasite, we will experience much greater disasters than the October 7 massacre.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-887082



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

U.S. and Dutch Contractor Pilots Flying F-16s For Ukraine: Western Personnel Widely Relied on to Operate Complex Equipment 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-dutch-contractor-f16s-ukraine-complex

Ukraine Deploys Ground Robots, Carries Out 7,000+ Combat and Logistics Missions in January
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Ukraine-Deploys-Ground-Robots-Carries-Out-7000-Combat-and-Logistics-Missions-in-January/

One and a half million dead Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters have been identified in Ukraine. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68812-na-ukraine-opoznali-poltora-milliona-pogibshih-boevikov-vsu.html

An American expert called for Ukraine to be given weapons for a "long-range strike" against Russia. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68825-amerikanskij-jekspert-prizval-dat-ukraine-oruzhie-dlja-dalnego-udara-po-rf.html

"Well, that's it": Medvedev commented on Zaluzhny's demarche against Zelensky. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68822-nu-vot-i-vse-medvedev-prokommentiroval-demarsh-zaluzhnogo-protiv-zelenskogo.html

Kyiv received financial guarantees from Britain to continue the war against Russia. 
https://en.topcor.ru/68769-kiev-poluchil-ot-britanii-finansovye-garantii-dlja-prodolzhenija-vojny-protiv-rf.html

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the launch pad of the UAV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Chernihiv region
https://ria.ru/20260219/spetsoperatsiya-2075371141.html

Hungary and Slovakia halt diesel exports to Ukraine amid oil transit dispute
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/18/hungary-and-slovakia-halt-diesel-exports-to-ukraine-amid-oil-transit-dispute

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of 120 drones in six hours
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8442700?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Russia warns of military response to blockade of the Baltic Sea
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https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/russland-warnt-vor-militaerischer-reaktion-auf-eine-blockade-der-ostsee/



NATIONAL  2

Delta flight makes emergency landing after pilot says a passenger wanted to access the cockpit
https://ground.news/article/delta-says-no-cockpit-breach-attempt-on-houston-to-atlanta-flight

A CABAL OF SATANIC ZIONIST CHILD-RAPING CANNIBALS ARE SENDING US TO WAR
https://keithmchenry.substack.com/p/a-cabal-of-satanic-zionist-child

WOAH 🚨 38,000 ballots arrived at 3:45 a.m. after Election Day in Michigan during the 2020 election
- OVER 100% VOTER TURNOUT, 40,000 voters registered to vote 2 DAYS BEFORE the election, Over 100,000 votes “mismatched” in poll books, NONE of the names on processed ballots were found in the regular electronic poll books...
https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/2023729146753675331

The Israeli Government Installed and Maintained Security System at Epstein Apartment
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israeli-government-surveillance-epstein-apartment-66th-street-ehud-barak

Waste Of The Day: (Black) Principal Bought Lobster With School Funds
Topline: Most New York public school lunches consist of room temperature chicken nuggets or reheated pizza. But at Wyandanch Memorial High School on Long Island, principal Paul Sibblies dined on steak and lobster at taxpayers’ expense.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/waste-day-principal-bought-lobster-school-funds

HORROR: (Black) Michigan Man Mows Down Family with His Car, Fatally Shoots Couple’s 3-Year-Old Girl
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/horror-michigan-man-attacks-mows-down-family-his/

Whitney Webb: Epstein-Tied Jewish Billionaire Les Wexner Admitted He Was Possessed by Demons 
https://rumble.com/v75y4t6-whitney-webb-epstein-tied-jewish-billionaire-les-wexner-admitted-he-was-pos.html?mref=8g74p&mrefc=13

Trump Assassination Attempt Update!
https://www.judicialwatch.org/trump-assassination-attempt-update/

BREAKING VIDEO – Kash Patel just revealed FBI has discovered FUNDERS of Antifa
https://therightscoop.com/breaking-video-kash-patel-just-revealed-fbi-has-discovered-funders-of-antifa/

Banks urges Bondi to investigate foreign funding behind anti-ICE protests 
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/banks-urges-bondi-investigate-foreign-funding-behind-anti-ice-protests

Tucker Carlson 'DETAINED' in Israel: Journalist 'dragged into interrogation room' as explosive interview sparks diplomatic firestorm
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15571619/Tucker-Carlson-DETAINED-Israel-interrogation.html

Illegal Alien Semi-Truck Driver Runs Red Light, Kills Elderly Man in Indiana
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/illegal-alien-semi-truck-driver-fleeing-ice-runs/

Former students blast Grand Canyon University over 'worthless degrees' 
https://courthousenews.com/former-students-blast-grand-canyon-university-over-worthless-degrees/

Why NYC is the Most Corrupt Court Perhaps in the World
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/rule-of-law/why-nyc-is-the-most-corrupt-court-perhaps-in-the-world/

UPDATE 12: EPSTEIN FILES HORROR SHOW: United Nations Coverup, Overcoming African Resistance To Vaccine Campaigns, Brainwashing Drugs, 25% Of Americans Are Pedophiles & THE MOST REPULSIVE EVIDENCE YET 
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/update-12-epstein-files-horror-show



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy may help prevent preeclampsia
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-covid-vaccination-pregnancy-preeclampsia.html

Scientists find a mechanism showing how exercise protects the brain
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-scientists-mechanism-brain.html

Study: Cancer-Linked Chemicals in All Headphones Tested
https://ground.news/article/study-cancer-linked-chemicals-in-all-headphones-tested_2b00fe

FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/18/aiming-speed-access-fda-drop-two-study-requirement-new-drug-approvals/

WHO Warns That New Recombinant Strains of Mpox Involving Clade Ib and IIb Emerging Globally - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/who-warns-that-new-recombinant-strains-of-mpox-involving-clade-ib-and-iib-emerging-globally

Persistent SARS-CoV-2 in Gut Linked to Long COVID Risks - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/persistent-sars-cov-2-in-gut-linked-to-long-covid-risks

Indonesian Researchers Find That Phytochemicals from Garcinia Fruit Are Able to Destroy Liver Cancer Cells - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/indonesian-researchers-find-that-phytochemicals-from-garcinia-fruit-are-able-to-destroy-liver-cancer-cells

Lychee Polyphenol Drink Dramatically Speeds Muscle Recovery After Vigorous Exercise or Physical Activity - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/lychee-polyphenol-drink-dramatically-speeds-muscle-recovery-after-vigorous-exercise-or-physical-activity

COVID-19 Linked to New Onset of Hashimoto’s Thyroid Disease - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-19-linked-to-new-onset-of-hashimoto-s-thyroid-disease



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Video: World’s first underwater 3D-printed concrete to reshape wind farms and defense
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/underwater-3d-concrete-printing

Super Bowl Dethroned? This Major Chinese Event Drew More Than 400 Million Live Viewers
https://www.prototypingchina.com/2026/02/18/super-bowl-dethroned-this-major-chinese-event-drew-more-than-400-million-live-viewers/

Can Russia's Barrage-1 outperform Starlink in functionality? 
https://en.topcor.ru/68807-mozhet-li-rossijskij-barrazh-1-po-funkcionalu-prevzojti-starlink.html?utm_referrer=topcor.ru

The Russian Supreme Court upheld the 91,5 quintillion ruble recovery order against Google Russia. ($1.19 Sextillion US)
...penalty that Google International LLC, a Russian subsidiary, is obligated to pay to Russian broadcasters for blocking their YouTube channels.
https://en.topwar.ru/278127-verhovnyj-sud-rf-podderzhal-vzyskanie-s-google-russia-915-kvintilliona-rublej.html

Laser-etched glass can store data for for 10,000 years, Microsoft says
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-laser-etched-glass-years-microsoft.html

Wind turbines combined with tidal–wave installations increase power generation by up to 70%
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-turbines-combined-tidalwave-power-generation.html

As Trump Marches US Toward Iran War, Critics Ask: Where’s the ‘Pushback’ From Dems and Media? 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/02/18/as-trump-marches-us-toward-iran-war-critics-ask-wheres-the-pushback-from-dems-and-media/



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

1700-foot record-breaking Antarctica drill retrieves longest-ever sediment core
https://interestingengineering.com/science/record-breaking-antarctica-drill

US firm advances next-gen nuclear fuel supply with new deal for military use, reactors
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/next-gen-nuclear-fuel-for-military-reactors

Ancient fossils reveal our oldest known ancestors had four eyes
https://interestingengineering.com/science/ancient-four-eyed-fish-fossil-evolution

A super stable laser on the moon could guide future lunar missions and improve our timekeeping
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-super-stable-laser-moon-future.html

No First Amendment Right to Force Government to Provide Live Feed of Macaques in Government Lab
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/02/18/no-first-amendment-right-to-force-government-to-provide-live-feed-of-macaques-in-government-lab/



MILITARY - AVIATION

UK Drone Pilot Convicted on 17 Offenses Spanning 44 Flights
https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=8C26E98B-D1EA-4EF3-A36F-EAC62F98CA1F

Strong Jet Stream Pushes JetBlue Airbus A321neo To Reach Speed Of 755mph Over New Mexico
https://simpleflying.com/strong-jet-stream-pushes-jetblue-airbus-a321neo-reach-speed-755mph-new-mexico/

American Airlines 737-800 Forced To Divert To Jacksonville After Tail Strike
https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-737-800-tail-strike-jacksonville/

Delta Plane Forced to Turn Around When Man Starts Attacking Other Passengers (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/delta-plane-forced-turn-around-when-man-starts/

US admits it’s POWERLESS to defend against Russia and China’s ‘game changer’ hypersonic weapons that are too quick to stop 
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8000618/us-powerless-defend-against-russia-china-hypersonic-weapons/

U.S. Shield AI Reveals X-BAT AI-Piloted vertical take-off and landing Fighter Jet for Autonomous Combat.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/us-shield-ai-reveals-x-bat-ai-piloted-vertical-take-off-and-landing-fighter-jet-for-autonomous-combat

China Backs Iran’s Counterintelligence Drive With BeiDou Shift and Encrypted Systems
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/China-Backs-Irans-Counterintelligence-Drive-With-BeiDou-Shift-and-Encrypted-Systems/

The US has accused China of carrying out a full-scale nuclear explosion.
https://en.topcor.ru/68804-ssha-ulichili-kitaj-v-provedenii-polnocennogo-jadernogo-vzryva.html

MQ-9 drones sharpen US eye on China’s Pacific moves 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/02/mq-9-drones-sharpen-us-eye-on-chinas-pacific-moves/

Major Deployment Of Rickety E-3 Sentry Fleet For Iran Crisis Highlights Worrisome Gaps
https://www.twz.com/air/major-deployment-of-rickety-e-3-sentry-fleet-for-iran-crisis-highlights-worrisome-gaps

North Korea's Kim Jon-Un unveils nuclear-capable rocket system
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260219-north-korea-kim-jon-un-unveils-nuclear-capable-rocket-system



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Lake Tahoe avalanche leaves 8 backcountry skiers dead, 1 still missing
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/lake-tahoe-avalanche-8-backcountry-skiers-found-dead-1-missing-184727020.html

Coffee producers across the world are facing more crop-damaging heat, new climate change analysis says 
https://ground.news/article/coffee-regions-hit-by-extra-days-of-extreme-heat_16d075

Earthquakes 5+
5.5    136 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia    2026-02-19 00:26:14 UTC    10.0 km
5.2    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge    2026-02-18 19:53:22 UTC    10.0 km
5.1    151 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji    2026-02-18 07:57:31 UTC    532.3 km
https://earthquakesworldwide.com/earthquakes/recent/



ECONOMY

CELENTE: 'K-shaped' U.S. economy continues to widen wealth gap
New data shows that middle-income earners are now beginning to slide further down the K’s lower leg
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/celente-k-shaped-us-economy-continues

We must pass laws that require cash be accepted as payment to impede the surveillance state
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/when-cash-disappears-so-does-something-else

BRICS Develops New Cross-Border Payment System Capable of Handling 20,000 Transactions Per Second
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/BRICS-Develops-New-Cross-Border-Payment-System-Capable-of-Handling-20000-Transactions-Per-Second/

A stable and smart BRICS route to de-dollarization 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/02/a-stable-and-smart-brics-route-to-de-dollarization/

Washington's Millionaire Tax Is Economic Suicide
https://reason.com/2026/02/18/washingtons-millionaire-tax-is-economic-suicide/



EU - UK - CANADA

Donald Trump tells Keir Starmer 'do not give away Diego Garcia' in fresh attack on Chagos Islands deal
https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-tells-keir-starmer-do-not-give-away-diego-garcia-in-fresh-attack-on-chagos-islands-deal-13509245

Trump repeats false or exaggerated claims about Greenland as he pushes for U.S. ownership
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-repeats-false-or-exaggerated-claims-about-greenland/

UK Unemployment Reaches Five-Year High 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/britain/uk-unemployment-reaches-five-year-high/

Syrian home care worker told 80-year-old victim her vagina ‘doesn’t look that used’ during home visit sexual assault in Sweden
The Syrian national was jailed for just one year
https://rmx.news/article/syrian-home-care-worker-told-80-year-old-victim-her-vagina-doesnt-look-that-used-during-home-visit-sexual-assault-in-sweden/

Hungary: Budapest seeks longer sentences for far-left Hammer Gang members in 2023 assaults
https://rmx.news/article/hungary-budapest-seeks-longer-sentences-for-far-left-hammer-gang-members-in-2023-assaults/

‘Deep crisis’ – Germany sheds 124,000 industrial jobs in 2025
Since 2019, the sector has shed 266,000 jobs, a decline of just under 5 percent in half a decade.
https://rmx.news/article/deep-crisis-germany-sheds-124000-industrial-jobs-in-2025/

Why EU politicians can't accept that the war is lost
It is clear to every thinking person that the EU has lost the war against Russia in Ukraine, only the politicians of the EU do not want to accept that.
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https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/warum-die-politiker-der-eu-nicht-akzeptieren-koennen-dass-der-krieg-verloren-ist/

Bloomberg: There is disagreement in the EU over the draft of the 20th package of sanctions against Russia
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https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/bloomberg-in-der-eu-gibt-es-uneinigkeit-ueber-den-entwurf-des-20-sanktionspakets-gegen-russland/

When Der Spiegel interviews Hillary Clinton, there are no critical questions about the Epstein case
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https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/wenn-der-spiegel-hillary-clinton-interviewt-gibt-es-keine-kritischen-fragen-zum-fall-epstein/



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA - CARIBBEAN

Russia does not accept sanctions against Cuba: Putin
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/russia-does-not-accept-sanctions-against-cuba-putin/3834120

(Ecuador) Nightmare Beach: 8 Severed Human Heads Found on Beach with Disturbing Pamphlets Nearby 
https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/nightmare-beach-8-severed-human-heads-found-on-beach-with-disturbing-pamphlets-nearby/

Cuba Launches Journey Against U.S. Military Presence in Guantanamo
https://www.telesurenglish.net/cuba-journey-u-s-presence-guantanamo/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

US Bombs Somalia for 35th Time This Year
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/02/18/us-bombs-somalia-for-35th-time-this-year/