Venezuela rights activist freed from jail amid prisoner release
Javier Tarazona freed after four years in prison on ‘terrorism’ and conspiracy charges.
Month: February 2026
Sliver of hope for civilians as Israel reopens Rafah crossing into Gaza
Israel has announced it is partially reopening the Rafah crossing between the devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt following months of urging from humanitarian organisations, although the initial access will be limited to the movement of people. Rafah is c…
Gaza’s Rafah crossing to partially reopen after years of near-complete closure
Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday, after months of appeals from aid organisations, although access is restricted to pedestrians. COGAT, the Israeli Ministry of Defence body responsible f…
Venice kicks off 15 days of Carnival festivities
It’s the most colorful time of the year – at least in Venice… The Italian city has kicked off its annual Carnival festivities. The event draws thousands of tourists eager to party and purchase one of Venice’s famous handmade masks. Story by Shirli Sit…
‘It Was Just an Accident’ Co-Writer Mehdi Mahmoudian Arrested In Iran – Deadline
‘It Was Just an Accident’ Co-Writer Mehdi Mahmoudian Arrested In Iran DeadlineOscar-nominated screenwriter of Iranian drama ‘It Was Just an Accident’ arrested in Tehran AP NewsOscar-Nominated Screenwriter Arrested in Iran for Crit…
The World Says an Effective Goodbye to America – WhoWhatWhy
The World Says an Effective Goodbye to America WhoWhatWhyAfter American exceptionalism Engelsberg IdeasUS’ hemispheric turn isn’t a retreat — and the world recalculates chinadailyasia.comWhy we may not be entering a new…
Elon Musk says ‘unauthorised’ Russian use of satellite-based Starlink internet stopped
Elon Musk said on Sunday that moves by his SpaceX company to stop the ‘unauthorized’ use by Russia of its internet system Starlink seemed to have worked, while Kyiv’s defence chief said officials were working on ways to prevent any future use by Mos…
U.S. Marines select Anduril Bolt-M for OPF-L fielding
The award follows a 13-month testing and evaluation period in which Anduril supplied more than 250 Bolt-M systems to the U.S. Marine Corps.
The post U.S. Marines select Anduril Bolt-M for OPF-L fielding first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Only ‘half’ of Epstein files have been released, says lawmaker who led efforts to unearth them
Ro Khanna warns contempt charge and impeachment could be in Pam Bondi’s future if files do not come out
‘Melania’ earns a surprising $7 million, the highest opening for a nonmusic documentary in a decade
Amazon reportedly paid an estimated $40 million to acquire “Melania” and spent an additional $35 million on marketing.