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Xi Jinping discusses growing links, ties with US and global crises in video call with Vladimir Putin

China’s Xi Jinping held a video call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral ties and exchange strategies and views on current geopolitical tensions. The call between the two allies came just before President Xi held a wide-ranging phone call with US President Donald Trump.

Euronews

Vance heads overseas for the Winter Olympics. Then he'll stop in Armenia and Azerbaijan

Vice President JD Vance is heading overseas to lead President Donald Trump’s delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

A look at the violence flaring in Gaza months into an Israel-Hamas ceasefire

As Israeli strikes killed two dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, many in Gaza wondered what had become of the ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October

The Independent UK

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What to know about the New Jersey special election primary for Sherrill’s seat

Democrats in New Jersey’s 11th District are voting Thursday to pick their nominee and likely successor to Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Roll Call

When will Americans receive Trump’s promised $2,000 tariff checks? Even the president isn’t quite sure

President Donald Trump said he would promise to deliver the checks before immediately contradicting himself and saying he ‘may’ make a commitment

The Independent UK

Trump pushes Beijing to break from Tehran in phone call with Xi

Trump said he held an “excellent” phone call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday where the pair discussed many things, from trade to the war in Ukraine. Topping the agenda of their talks was the situation in Iran, as Washington continues to urge countries to isolate Tehran.

Euronews

'None of their equipment worked’: Donald Trump talks about US' ‘discombobulator’ use in Venezuela during Maduro's capture

US President Donald Trump once again confirmed that the United States used a weapon he described as a “discombobulator” during a military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Catastrophe’ for Putin as front line cut off from vital Starlink satellites

Elon Musk appears to stop Moscow’s forces using internet service they rely on to operate weapons

The Independent UK

How close is the US to massive civil conflict? ICE may hold the answer

Functional democracies like to assume their institutions are like solid parents. Then one day, those institutions turn out to be estranged relatives.

Newslaundry

Trump says he will only accept the midterm results ‘if the elections are honest’ and again pushes to ‘nationalize’ voting

President Donald Trump also refused to rule out a third term

The Independent UK

Scoop: FBI chief ready to head to Tucson as Trump pledges help to find Savannah Guthrie's mom

Trump said he's "directing ALL Federal Law Enforcement" to be at the family's and local law enforcement's disposal "IMMEDIATELY."

Axios

Should Iran's supreme leader Khamenei be worried? Donald Trump's response and a blunt warning

President Trump issued a stern warning to Iran against restarting its nuclear program, threatening severe consequences if new facilities are established. He claimed US strikes had previously destroyed targeted nuclear sites, preventing Iran from accessing them and asserting that the country was close to developing a nuclear weapon.

The Times of India

Nancy Pelosi warns press freedom is ‘under siege’ after arrest of journalist

Ex-House speaker says at dinner ‘facts are challenged, truth is distorted and press is treated as enemy’ by those in power

The Guardian - US

‘Grave moment’: end of US-Russia nuclear pact comes at worst possible time, UN chief warns

António Guterres urges two powers to quickly sign new deal as New Start expires

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‘Can use a softer touch on immigration’: Donald Trump says after Minneapolis shootings that killed 2; ‘ICE was not happy either’

US President Donald Trump has said that two people shot dead by federal immigration officers last month were “not angels”, but said that their actions did not justify their deaths.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president hints at ‘softer touch’ on immigration as federal drawdown planned in Minnesota

Trump told NBC News the decision to pull 700 officers from state came from him, but that administration is ‘waiting for [Minnesota] to release prisoners’ – key US politics stories from 4 February 2026 at a glance

The Independent UK

Democratic lawmakers clash with Bessent in fiery hearing: ‘Can someone shut him up?’

The hearing about oversight of the U.S. financial system devolved into insults several times

The Independent UK

JD Vance chuckles over Trump admonishing CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and says DOJ’s case against journalist Don Lemon is ‘rock solid’

Lemon has pleaded not guilty to the charges

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Axios

Dems embrace "law and order" in ICE shutdown fight

"This isn't about trying to enact immigration reform," one top Democrat said.

The Independent UK

15 FBI officials have been harassed since their IDs were stolen during Minnesota ICE protest, feds say

Threats against a federal official and their child began soon after people vandalized government vehicles and made off with FBI documents in Minneapolis in January, complaint alleges

Barchart

This Dividend Stock Reports Q4 Earnings on February 20. Is It a Buy, Sell, or Hold?

AngloGold Ashanti will release its Q4 earnings later this month, where it is expected to announce an additional dividend along with the regular dividend of 12.5 cents. Is the stock a buy ahead of the report?

The Independent UK

Texas A&M professor files lawsuit after firing over gender identity lesson

A Texas A&M University professor who was fired last year after a controversy over a classroom video that showed a student objecting to a children’s literature lesson about gender identity has sued the school

The Independent UK

Chinese national who exposed rights abuses is freed from US detention after being granted asylum

Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five months in federal detention

The Independent UK

CIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference tool

The CIA is ending the publication of its popular World Factbook reference manual

The Independent UK

Melania bristles at Epstein question when confronted by reporter at event to honor Israeli hostages

Included in the recently released Epstein files was a letter apparently intended for Ghislaine Maxwell signed ‘Love Melania’

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