Pentagon leaders should have more control over services’ tech budgets, GAO suggests
Unsurprisingly, “The Departments of Army, Air Force, and Navy disagreed.”
Day: February 6, 2026
French navy held responsible as inquiry brands Channel disaster that killed 27 migrants ‘avoidable’
THE French navy has been partly blamed for failing to stop Britain’s deadliest small boat tragedy on record. An independent inquiry found the deaths of 27 men, women, and children — plus the disappearance of four others — was “avoidable…
Number of homeless refugees in England soars, BBC has found – BBC
Number of homeless refugees in England soars, BBC has found BBC
Asia markets mostly fall, tracking Wall Street losses on tech rout
Most markets in Asia were in negative territory, with Australia leading losses.
Strategy reports Q4 net loss grew to $12.4B from $671M a year earlier, as BTC trades below its ~$76K average purchase price; MSTR is down 68% in the past year (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)
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Strategy reports Q4 net loss grew to $12.4B from $671M a year earlier, as BTC trades below its ~$76K average purchase price; MSTR is down 68% in the past year — Shares of the bitcoin-stockpiling…
Andrew vouched for Epstein on state visit to UAE with queen in 2010
Emails appear to show Mountbatten-Windsor attempting to introduce Epstein to UAE crown prince via foreign affairs ministerAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor vouched for Jeffrey Epstein during a UK state visit to the United Arab Emirates with Queen Elizabeth II…
Alabama sets execution for man in auto parts store customer’s death
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a March execution date for a man sentenced to death for a fatal shooting during a 1991 robbery.
Australian drug kingpin Tony Mokbel walks free after police informant scandal
One of the key figures in Melbourne’s years-long gangland war, Mokbel was jailed for 30 years in 2012 after pleading guilty to masterminding an elaborate drug syndicateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, f…
Freight train carrying liquid propane derails in Connecticut
Town officials said that a shelter-in-place order was issued for those living within half a mile of the derailment
Three firms move ahead in Army’s future-of-flight-training helicopter training takeover
Despite Congressional concerns, the Army is sprinting to Phase III of its “Flight School Next” initiative.