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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
'Bored of Peace': Trump's latest project is a mockery of diplomacy - opinion
The man who modestly “settled eight wars,” “completely and totally obliterated” the Iranian nuclear threat, and brought peace to the Middle East “for the first time in 3,000 years” – all that in less than a year – and then said, “I never get credit, but that’s OK,” now wants to share his gifts with the rest of the w…
Trump diz que resolveu 8 guerras: até onde isso é verdade?
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, afirma que deveria receber o Prêmio Nobel da Paz após intervir em oito conflitos desde que assumiu o cargo em janeiro do ano passado. Mas muitos dos problemas que motivaram essas crises permanecem sem solução, e confrontos voltaram a explodir em algumas regiões, incluin…
· Deutsche Welle
EEUU impone nuevas sanciones a personas y empresas vinculadas a Irán
El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, habla en una entrevista después del discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión del presidente Donald Trump ante una sesión conjunta del Congreso en el Capitolio, Washington, el martes 24 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
· https://apnews.com/author/fatima-hussein
Yen Tumbles After Takaichi Nominates Two Prominent Doves To The BOJ
It's not just Trump who is stacking his central bank with uberdoves.
· Tyler Durden
Somalilândia oferece minerais em troca de reconhecimento
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Iran warns US: choose 'table of diplomacy' or face 'firm blow'
Iran pushed back Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump's pressure tactics ahead of critical nuclear talks in Geneva, with Tehran's parliament speaker warning that negotiations may yield an agreement through "honorable diplomacy"—but that an attack would draw a "firm blow" from Iranian forces.
· AfricaNews
Trump's portrayal of 'golden age' is out of sync with how Americans see economy
President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
· https://apnews.com/author/christopher-rugaber
Outside groups' spending has Senate primary in Texas shattering records
Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks to supporters during a campaign stop, in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
· https://apnews.com/author/john-hanna
El regreso de Trump al poder produjo cambios drásticos en la aplicación de leyes migratorias
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump pronuncia su discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión ante una sesión conjunta del Congreso en la Casa Blanca, en el Capitolio, Washington, el martes 24 de febrero de 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
· https://apnews.com/author/rebecca-santana
See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists
Riders show off their skills during Maslenitsa, or Shrovetide holiday celebrations in St. Petersburg, Russia, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
· https://apnews.com/author/the-associated-press
US imposes new sanctions on Iran ahead of nuclear talks
In his State of the Union address Trump said his preference was to use diplomacy in dealing with Iran. But, he added, “I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror — which they are, by far — to have a nuclear weapon.”
· https://apnews.com/author/fatima-hussein
Trump delivered the longest State of the Union in history … and ran out of steam | Ted Widmer
The State of the Union address has been in decline for decade as a TV spectacle, and Trump probably hastened that trend
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ted-widmer
Trump To Iran: War Can Be Averted If It Says "Those Secret Words"
Among the most important foreign policy statements of President Trump's during his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Tuesday night came in discussing his Iran red lines.
· Tyler Durden
US hits Iran's shadow fleet with new sanctions
The US issued new sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, targeting more than 30 individuals and companies connected to its so-called shadow fleet.
· The National
‘Nobel prize for fiction’: Trump’s State of the Union provokes polarized reactions
Democrats accuse president’s address of litany of lies as Republicans hail his bullish claims about year back in office
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/joseph-gedeon
Stephen Lillie on Donald Trump’s State of the Union address – cartoon
Stephen Lillie on Donald Trump’s State of the Union address – cartoon
Trump has made sweeping changes to immigration enforcement
President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
· https://apnews.com/author/rebecca-santana
New bill aims to stop Department of Homeland Security's use of the WRAP restraint device
Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill, speaks during a news conference to introduce The Full Body Restraint Prohibition Act on Capitol Hil, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
· https://apnews.com/author/jason-dearen
States sue Trump administration over changes to vaccine recommendations for children
States call move an illegal threat to public health and argue CDC puts children’s lives at risk with new guidance
· Associated Press
Ethics complaint filed vs absentee senator dela Rosa
(UPDATE) A CIVIL society organization led by former Finance undersecretary Cielo Magno has filed an ethics complaint before the Senate against Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa, citing his continued absence from official duties for more than three months.
· Javier Joe Ismael
Countries issue Middle East travel advisories amid rising US-Iran tensions
Several countries have begun withdrawing dependents of diplomatic personnel and non-essential staff from some locations in the Middle East, or advising citizens to defer travel to Iran, amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Senate to start hearing bill to ban officials' kin from government contracts
SEN. Francis Escudero will lead Senate hearings on a bill seeking to disqualify relatives of public officials from entering into government contracts.
· Javier Joe Ismael
Secret sleeping threat to $1.6 billion Aussie industry revealed
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Jorge Branco
Senate approves bill to reschedule first Bangsamoro Parliament poll to 2026
COTABATO CITY — The Senate has approved on second reading Senate Bill (SB) 1823, resetting the first Bangsamoro Parliament poll to Sept. 14, 2026, and the succeeding episodes every three years after, raising prospects to end what the author had lamented as a “cycle of disenfranchisements” in the autonomous region sp…
· Ali Macabalang
The economics of the US Supreme Court’s tariff ruling
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — The United States Supreme Court did the right thing by ruling that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977 “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.” Half of the court’s conservative majority has, at long last, stood up to US President Donald Trump’s brazen…
· Stephen S. Roach
Iran dismisses Trump’s nuclear claims as ‘big lies’
Iran has rejected accusations that it is seeking nuclear weapons, denouncing US President Donald Trump’s latest remarks as false and misleading.
· RT
Private prison company loses Supreme Court appeal
The Supreme Court is photographed, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
· https://apnews.com/author/lindsay-whitehurst
'All options remain on the table': Iranian speaker Ghalibaf sends warning after Trump address
Iran is prepared for a diplomatic approach with the US or “a remorseful response that would make any aggressor regret their malicious behavior,” Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Wednesday.
Horrific New Data Reveals Thousands Of Children Mutilated Under Biden Regime
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
· Tyler Durden
Trump keeps world waiting on his plans for Iran after State of the Union
In a world on edge waiting to see what US President Donald Trump does next in the Middle East, he provided no clear signal when he presented the longest ever State of the Union address.
· Lyse Doucet
State of the Union: five ways Trump could try to tilt the midterms in his favor
With Republicans facing grim poll figures, Trump promised action to influence the vote citing debunked fraud claims
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/george-chidi
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· https://apnews.com/author/the-associated-press
Zimbabwe walks away from $367M US health deal over sovereignty concerns
Zimbabwe has abruptly pulled out of talks with the United States over a new health aid deal meant to replace a program dismantled under President Donald Trump.
· AfricaNews
Calls for justice grow after Israeli settlers kill another US citizen
Washington, DC – After Israeli settlers killed 19-year-old United States citizen Nasrallah Abu Siyam in the occupied West Bank last week, the US State Department said it “has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans”.
· Ali Harb
USTR says new U.S. global tariff will rise to 15 pct or higher for some countries
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday that a new U.S. global tariff will rise to 15 percent or higher from 10 percent for some countries, as President Donald Trump's administration is taking steps to replace its sweeping emergency tariffs struck down by the Supreme C…
· Song Sang-ho
Trump considers ordering banks to collect citizenship data – FT
The White House is weighing an executive order that would force banks to collect citizenship information from customers, the Financial Times has reported.
· RT
Canada approves all Gulfstream jets, ‘backing down’ to Trump’s threatsUS transport chief Duffy described the decision as the ‘Art of the Deal in real time’.
US transport chief Duffy described the decision as the ‘Art of the Deal in real time’
· Bloomberg
Trump plans to take his State of the Union message on the road — eventually
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has delivered the State of the Union. Now the challenge for him is to make that message stick.
· Associated Press
Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden y Shakira reciben nominaciones al Salón del Rock
Phil Collins se presenta en el Palacio de los Deportes en la Ciudad de México el 9 de marzo de 2018, a la izquierda, Lauryn Hill se presenta durante el sorteo para la Copa Mundial de fútbol de 2026 en Washington el 5 de diciembre de 2025, en el centro, y Shakira se presenta durante el Global Citizen Festival en Nuev…
· https://apnews.com/author/mark-kennedy
QuoteHands tied on tariffs by the Supreme Court, could Trump resort to sanctions?
The US Supreme Court’s February 20 ruling has significantly limited President Donald Trump’s ability to use tariffs as a negotiation tool. However, friends and foes have not yet breathed a sigh of relief; restricting the President may increase his use of potentially much more damaging instruments.
· Omar Al-Ubaydli
Secretario de Estado de EEUU viaja al Caribe entre inquietud de líderes regionales
El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, llega antes de que el presidente Donald Trump pronuncie su discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión ante una sesión conjunta del Congreso en el Capitolio, Washington, el martes 24 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
· https://apnews.com/author/matthew-lee
US tariffs could rise to 15% or more after supreme court blow, trade representative says
Jamieson Greer warns tariffs may climb from 10% after Trump imposed global levy amid US supreme court setback
· Guardian staff and agencies
Investigation urged into immigration practices of company owned by Maga donors
Milwaukee city council member calls for inquiry into Uline’s previous ‘shuttle program’ to bring in Mexican workers
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/stephanie-kirchgaessner
Futures Rise Ahead Of Critical Nvidia Earnings
US equity futures are higher into NVDA earnings release after the close, and the risk-on tone in the US yesterday has spread globally with tech giant's earnings a catalyst for maintaining the rally aided by Tech. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.3% as with Nasdaq 100 contracts +0.4%; NVDA is up 0.6% in pre…
· Tyler Durden
The US men’s hockey team at the State of the Union showed proximity to Trump is never neutral
The newly crowned Olympic champions were warmly greeted by both Republicans and Democrats. They were also used as props by the president
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/colin-horgan
Anthropic vs the Pentagon: Why AI firm is taking on Trump administration
A row is simmering between the United States government and Anthropic, one of the tech companies that develops artificial intelligence (AI) tools for defence and civilian uses.
· Sarah Shamim
NY Young Republican Club leader to speak in Pretoria, cementing bonds with Afrikaners and European far right
International conference circuit gives worldwide right wing opportunities to share ideas and learn from each other
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/wilson-jason
Wellness influencer picked by Trump for surgeon general faces Senate grilling
Critics concerned as Casey Means, aligned with RFK Jr on vaccine stance, does not have active medical licence
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/shrai-popat