Bill Gates pulls keynote after DOJ emails allege Jeffrey Epstein ties | 19 Feb 2026 | Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates pulled out of a keynote address at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi after weeks of scrutiny over his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Hours before Gates was…

Arrested Andrew is pictured being released from custody: Former Prince is driven back to Sandringham from police station after becoming the first royal to be arrested in modern times | 19 Feb 2026 | An ashen-faced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been pictured leaving police custody, following his unprecedented arrest on Thursday…

Former Prince Andrew arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct over ties to Epstein | 19 Feb 2026 | The former Prince Andrew was arrested and held for hours by British police Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his links to Jeffrey Epstein, an…

U.S. drones take to the skies as Trump's fleet descends on the Middle East | 18 Feb 2026 | As speculation that a major U.S. strike against Iran could be nearing, America's most trusted spy drones have begun gathering intelligence high over the Persian Gulf. A remote-controlled MQ-4 Triton drone…

Breaking: Trump 'identifies date for strike on Iran' as world's largest aircraft carrier heads to the Middle East --The U.S. and Israel would also launch the operation in a military joint effort. | 18 Feb 2026 | Donald Trump could make a decision on military strikes in Iran soon, with…

Moderna says FDA reversing course, will review mRNA flu shot | 18 Feb 2026 | Moderna said Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration is reversing course, and will now review the company's mRNA flu shot. The reversal comes after Moderna said last week that the FDA's Center for Biologics…

Jay Bhattacharya to become acting CDC director | 18 Feb 2026 | National Institutes of Health head Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House told Politico. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted CDC…

U.S. Justice Department issues new 'Russiagate' subpoenas - AP | 18 Feb 2026 | The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly issued a fresh round of subpoenas, as it continues to investigate the campaign by President Donald Trump's opponents to undermine his 2016 victory with claims of "Russian interference." The…

Tucker Carlson 'detained' in Israel: Journalist 'dragged into interrogation room' after interview with Trump's ambassador | 18 Feb 2026 | Conservative podcasting titan Tucker Carlson said he and his staff were detained in Israel on Wednesday following an interview with Donald Trump's ambassador to the country. The former Fox News…

Pair of Illegal Aliens Accused of Torturing, Sexually Assaulting Man in North Carolina Home Invasion | 17 Feb 2026 | A pair of illegal aliens, as well as a third suspect, are accused of breaking into the residence of a man in Pitt County, North Carolina, before torturing and sexually…

Israel's Gaza 'ceasefire' death toll tops 600 --Airstrikes by IDF have continued despite U.S.-backed truce, in force since October 2025 | 17 Feb 2026 | Thousands of Palestinians have been killed and wounded in Gaza since October, when a U.S.-backed ceasefire was declared, as Israeli airstrikes have continued, local health…

Rhode Island hockey shooter ID'd as transgender father Robert Dorgan | 16 Feb 2026 | Police identified the gunman who killed two people and critically injured three others at a high school hockey game in Rhode Island on Monday afternoon as Robert Dorgan and revealed he went by a female…

Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on table in talks with U.S. | 15 Feb 2026 | Iran is pursuing a nuclear agreement with the U.S. that delivers economic benefits for both sides, an Iranian diplomat was reported as saying on Sunday, days before a second round of…

U.S. military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations | 15 Feb 2026 | The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously…

Kiev on the brink of catastrophe - mayor --Ukraine's future is uncertain amid massive blackouts, with Vladimir Zelensky's actions complicating the situation, Vitaly Klitschko has said | 15 Feb 2026 | Kiev is teetering on the brink of catastrophe amid large-scale power outages, Mayor Vitaly Klitschko has told the Financial…

Trump's Board of Peace rallies 'thousands' of troops for Gaza deployment --The U.S. president has claimed that member states also committed $5 billion to the "humanitarian" initiative | 16 Feb 2026 | U.S. President Donald Trump has said that members of his newly formed Board of Peace have pledged "thousands…

Israel approves major land grab in West Bank | 15 Feb 2026 | The Israeli security cabinet has approved a proposal to register large areas in the West Bank as "state property" for the first time since occupation began in 1967 following the Six-Day War. The new decision builds on…

U.S. airlines told to stop DEI-hiring pilots | 15 Feb 2026 | The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a sweeping mandate requiring all commercial airlines to formally commit to merit-based hiring for pilots, explicitly barring the use of race or sex as factors in recruitment. The directive, delivered…

Full list of hundreds of celebrities and politicians in Pam Bondi's Epstein files letter | 15 Feb 2026 | All of the Epstein files have been released, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Millions of emails, photos, and documents relating to the harrowing case against predator Jeffrey Epstein have been…

Iran open to compromise on nuclear deal if U.S. lifts sanctions, senior official says | 15 Feb 2026 | Iran is prepared to consider compromises in order to reach a nuclear agreement with the United States, provided that Washington is willing to discuss lifting sanctions, a senior Iranian official told…