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theguardian.com (2026-02-09). 53 people dead or missing after migrant boat capsizes in MediterraneanFifty-three people are dead or missing after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, the UN migration agency said on Monday. Only two survivors were rescued.
The International Organization for Migration said the boat overturned north of Zuwara on Friday, in the latest disaster involving people attempting the perilous Mediterranean crossing in the hope of reaching Europe.

zeenews.india.com (2026-02-09). What is China's latest Microwave weapon that can destroy Starlink satellites?China's TPG1000Cs is a compact high-power microwave (HPM) weapon capable of disrupting Starlink satellites by frying electronics with 20 gigawatts.

2026-02-09: Trump CORNERED as Iran Drops Missile BOMBSHELL, Israel Begs for War | Justin Podur

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dailysabah.com (2026-02-08). Iran vows to continue uranium enrichment despite US threats Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Tehran will not relinquish uranium enrichment in talks with Washington, dismissing U.S. threats of war as intimidation.
The minister told a forum in Tehran that the country had little trust in Washington and even doubted that the U.S. side was taking renewed negotiations seriously.

aljazeera.com (2026-02-08). Protests against ICE and Israel at Winter Olympics in Milan Protests have erupted in Italy against the Winter Olympics, with thousands marching to condemn Israel's participation, the presence of ICE agents with the US delegation

2026-02-08: TRUMP CAUGHT IN THE IRAN TRAP | W/dr Jim Kavanagh

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palestinechronicle.com (2026-02-07). Reporters, International Activists Arrested while Covering Settler Assaults Israeli occupation forces detained multiple journalists and foreign activists across the occupied West Bank on Friday while they were documenting illegal settler assaults, as arrests and restrictions on media coverage coincided with a wider surge in settlement-related violence.

sun-sentinel.com (2026-02-07). Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of released Epstein files

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2026-02-09: Genocide Roundup

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Staff (2026-02-09). Tensions Soar Over Herzog Visit. consortiumnews.com After the Bondi massacre and new hate laws, a visit to Australia beginning Monday by the Israeli president named in the ICJ genocide case is raising tensions as Herzog seals Israel's victory in Oz, writes Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria…

Staff (2026-02-09). President Herzog arrives in Australia for official visit to relations between Israel and Australia back on. haaretz.com Australian lawyers said police could potentially arrest Herzog on suspicion of inciting genocide, a crime under Australian and international law. Herzog said his visit 'engulfs both bereavement and condolences, as well as a message of friendship' between Israel and Australia…

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2026-02-09: Bad Bunny And The Politics Of The Super Bowl Halftime Show

Jorge RamosBad Bunny (Benito Martinez Ocasio) reminds the whole world that not all Americans (as a hemisphere at least) are of European settler descent. In fact, the majority of people in the North and South Americas as a hemisphere are of mixed (Mestizo), African, or Indigenous ancestry, especially in Central and South America. And even in the long history of racism in the USA, those large percentages of diverse peoples are here to stay.

2026-02-09: Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show

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2026-02-09: Bad Bunny DESTROYED the English Crossover..

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express.co.uk (2026-02-08). Trump and Elon Musk humiliated by huge Epstein files projection before Super Bowl Trump and Elon Musk were left embarrassed after a massive banner labelling them "Epstein Files Leaders" was projected onto a building in Las Vegas. On the eve of the eagerly anticipated Super Bowl campaigners beamed a giant "Pedo Bowl" video in Sin City.

aa.com.tr (2026-02-08). Illegal Israeli settlers assault elderly blind Palestinian in occupied West Bank Illegal Israeli settlers assaulted an elderly blind Palestinian on Sunday, beating him with sticks in the area of Bani Naim, east of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, local sources said.
Hussein al-Khudur, 81, was attacked by a group of illegal settlers while on his land in the Bani Naim wilderness area, sources told Anadolu. He was later taken to a hospital in a private vehicle.

nation.com.pk (2026-02-08). A New World Order?Let us state it plainly. If the reports are true, the United States did not defeat Venezuela in war. It did not sanction it into submission, nor did it wait for elections. It removed the sitting head of state of a UN member country. This is neither regime change nor intervention. Under international law, it is kidnapping. Once that line is crossed, the entire post-World War II order begins to crack.

aljazeera.com (2026-02-08). Trump won't apologise despite backlash over video depicting Obamas as apes Trump has refused to apologise for a now-deleted video that depicted Michelle and Barack Obama as apes on his social media account, prompting outrage. The racist snippet was published as part of a screen-recorded video about voter fraud in the 2020 election.

aljazeera.com (2026-02-08). Iran FM says Tehran ready for deal with US with peaceful nuclear enrichment In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera Arabic, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is ready to reach a deal with the US that allows for peaceful nuclear enrichment, following talks in Oman. He rejects the notion that Washington should be able to dictate what range missiles Iran produces.

aljazeera.com (2026-02-08). Iran ready for nuclear-focused talks, rejects US military build-up Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on the United States to respect his country as the two nations look ahead to another round of nuclear negotiations next week following mediated discussions in Oman.
"Our reasoning on the nuclear issue is based on rights stipulated in the Non-Proliferation Treaty," he wrote in a post on X on Sunday. "The Iranian nation has always responded to respect with respect, but cannot withstand the language of force".

palestinechronicle.com (2026-02-08). Israel Funds Settler Militias, Expands Land Control in Sweeping West Bank Policy ShiftThe Israeli government has approved extensive funding to institutionalize and reorganize radical settler groups in the occupied West Bank through a new state body known as the "Hill Administration"

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