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Belgium summons US ambassador over mohel prosecution dispute
Ambassador called Belgian child safety investigation "antisemitic," triggering rare NATO ally rebuke
Feb 19, 2026
Belgium summons US ambassador over mohel prosecution dispute
Ambassador called Belgian child safety investigation "antisemitic," triggering rare NATO ally rebuke
Fourth Circuit reinstates Pentagon's HIV enlistment ban
Conservative panel layers military deference over lowest constitutional scrutiny
Feb 19, 2026
Fourth Circuit reinstates Pentagon's HIV enlistment ban
Conservative panel layers military deference over lowest constitutional scrutiny
Peru's Congress ousts eighth president in a decade over secret meetings
Disguised president met businessman seeking stalled energy concession
Feb 19, 2026
Peru's Congress ousts eighth president in a decade over secret meetings
Disguised president met businessman seeking stalled energy concession
Trump invokes Defense Production Act for glyphosate and phosphorus
Bayer gets liability shield as $7.25B in cancer lawsuits settle
Feb 19, 2026
Trump invokes Defense Production Act for glyphosate and phosphorus
Bayer gets liability shield as $7.25B in cancer lawsuits settle
US and Iran agree on nuclear deal "guiding principles" in Geneva
Two carrier strike groups sit 700km away as Oman shuttles messages
Feb 19, 2026
US and Iran agree on nuclear deal "guiding principles" in Geneva
Two carrier strike groups sit 700km away as Oman shuttles messages
Immigration judge blocks Mahdawi deportation over evidence failure
DHS submitted uncertified Rubio memo, judge threw out the evidence
Feb 19, 2026
Immigration judge blocks Mahdawi deportation over evidence failure
DHS submitted uncertified Rubio memo, judge threw out the evidence
California sued Trump for canceling $1.2 billion in energy programs Congress already funded
Thirteen states say DOE Secretary Chris Wright and OMB Director Russell Vought illegally killed clean energy and infrastructure grants approved by bipartisan majorities in Congress
Feb 18, 2026
California sued Trump for canceling $1.2 billion in energy programs Congress already funded
Thirteen states say DOE Secretary Chris Wright and OMB Director Russell Vought illegally killed clean energy and infrastructure grants approved by bipartisan majorities in Congress
UN panel says Epstein files may meet crimes against humanity threshold
Experts cite systematic trafficking, sexual slavery, and femicide across borders
Feb 18, 2026
UN panel says Epstein files may meet crimes against humanity threshold
Experts cite systematic trafficking, sexual slavery, and femicide across borders
UN experts call Epstein files evidence of crimes against humanity, urge international probe
Panel of 11 UN experts found patterns of sexual slavery and torture that meet international legal thresholds
Feb 17, 2026
UN experts call Epstein files evidence of crimes against humanity, urge international probe
Panel of 11 UN experts found patterns of sexual slavery and torture that meet international legal thresholds
Israel takes major step toward West Bank annexation, violating Geneva Convention
New Israeli plan opens legal path to annexing Palestinian land through property records
Feb 16, 2026
Israel takes major step toward West Bank annexation, violating Geneva Convention
New Israeli plan opens legal path to annexing Palestinian land through property records
US kills 133 in 39 boat strikes since September with no evidence released
SOUTHCOM strikes three more boats on Feb. 16, calling victims "narco-terrorists" without documentation
Feb 16, 2026
US kills 133 in 39 boat strikes since September with no evidence released
SOUTHCOM strikes three more boats on Feb. 16, calling victims "narco-terrorists" without documentation
US, Russia, and Ukraine open third peace talks in Geneva
Trump tells Ukraine to "come to the table fast" as Witkoff and Kushner lead delegation
Feb 16, 2026
US, Russia, and Ukraine open third peace talks in Geneva
Trump tells Ukraine to "come to the table fast" as Witkoff and Kushner lead delegation
US military prepares weeks long Iran campaign not one off strike officials confirm
Two carriers mass in Arabian Sea as Trump warns Iran of deal-or-war choice
Feb 16, 2026
US military prepares weeks long Iran campaign not one off strike officials confirm
Two carriers mass in Arabian Sea as Trump warns Iran of deal-or-war choice
Rubio endorses Orbán ahead of Hungary's April elections, pledges U.S. financial aid
Rubio tells Orbán 'your success is our success' weeks before crucial vote
Feb 16, 2026
Rubio endorses Orbán ahead of Hungary's April elections, pledges U.S. financial aid
Rubio tells Orbán 'your success is our success' weeks before crucial vote
Trump nominates Colin McDonald to lead new White House-controlled fraud division
Trump creates new fraud division under direct White House control, raising separation-of-powers concerns
Feb 16, 2026
Trump nominates Colin McDonald to lead new White House-controlled fraud division
Trump creates new fraud division under direct White House control, raising separation-of-powers concerns
Federal judge blocks Trump's transfer of Biden-commuted inmates to Supermax prison
Federal judge blocks Trump's attempt to punish inmates who received Biden commutations
Feb 16, 2026
Federal judge blocks Trump's transfer of Biden-commuted inmates to Supermax prison
Federal judge blocks Trump's attempt to punish inmates who received Biden commutations
Fifth Circuit rules immigrants can be detained indefinitely without bond hearings
Fifth Circuit expands detention power, blocking bond hearings for immigrants
Feb 16, 2026
Fifth Circuit rules immigrants can be detained indefinitely without bond hearings
Fifth Circuit expands detention power, blocking bond hearings for immigrants
Exiled Iranian prince calls for US humanitarian intervention as death toll disputed
Pahlavi claims 36,000 killed in protests while Trump sends second carrier group to Middle East
Feb 16, 2026
Exiled Iranian prince calls for US humanitarian intervention as death toll disputed
Pahlavi claims 36,000 killed in protests while Trump sends second carrier group to Middle East
Trump's Board of Peace announces $5 billion for Gaza reconstruction
Trump announces $5B Gaza pledge while UN estimates $70B needed for reconstruction
Feb 16, 2026
Trump's Board of Peace announces $5 billion for Gaza reconstruction
Trump announces $5B Gaza pledge while UN estimates $70B needed for reconstruction
Schumer calls ICE "rogue force" while progressives demand abolition
Schumer demands ICE reforms as 70+ House Democrats back total abolition
Feb 16, 2026
Schumer calls ICE "rogue force" while progressives demand abolition
Schumer demands ICE reforms as 70+ House Democrats back total abolition