The U.S. Justice Department Begins Releasing Hundreds of Thousands of Documents in the Jeffrey Epstein Case
The Disclosure Will Unfold in Several Stages Over the Coming Weeks
The FBI Has Opened “Domestic Terrorism” Investigations in 23 U.S. Regions
Civil Rights Groups Warn of the Risk of Pressure on Protests and Activity Protected by the First Amendment
It Is Becoming Harder for Democrats to Criticize the Economy Under Trump
Inflation Is Slowing, and Tariffs Have Not Led to Higher Prices
The EU Failed to Agree on the Use of Frozen Russian Assets
Ukraine Will Receive a €90 Billion Loan Backed by the Bloc’s Budget
EU Taxpayers Will Pay About €3 Billion a Year in Interest to Finance Ukraine
The Bloc Is Issuing Joint Debt While Deferring a Decision on Using Frozen Russian Assets
Merz and von der Leyen Suffer a Defeat in Their Push to Use Frozen Russian Assets
Macron Says Direct Dialogue With Moscow Must Be Resumed
The Premier of New South Wales Proposes a Temporary Ban on Street Protests
Authorities Link the Initiative to the Bondi Attack and Are Preparing to Expand Police Counterterrorism Powers
“President Biden Told Me: No, You Will Not Be in NATO.”
Zelensky Said the Former U.S. President Ruled Out Ukraine’s Admission to the Alliance Even Before the War
The United States Approved an $11.1 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan—the Largest Package in Years
The Delivery Strengthens the Island’s Defenses and Complicates Washington’s Efforts to Stabilize Relations With Beijing
Vladimir Putin Calls Kyiv’s Supporters “European Pigs” and Promises the “Liberation of Historical Lands.”
His Rhetoric Shows No Willingness to Make Any Concessions on the War’s Original Aims
The Senate Demands That the Pentagon Release Video of a Strike Off Venezuela’s Coast
Congress Is Reviewing Whether the Operation Complied With the Laws of War
The White House Chief of Staff Called Trump Impulsive, Vance a Conspiracy Theorist, and Musk Uncontrollable
A Vanity Fair Interview Details Conflicts and Decision-Making Inside the Administration
“They Fought for American Values.”
Afghans Evacuated and Resettled in the United States After 2021 Have Fallen Under New Immigration Restrictions Imposed by the Trump Administration
Trump Prepares to Move to the Second Phase of the Gaza Plan
Hamas Disarmament, International Forces, and the Future Governance of the Strip Remain Unclear
TikTok Agreed to Transfer Its U.S. Business to a Joint Venture Controlled by American Investors
Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX Will Take Control of Data and Operations Under a Deal Set to Close on February 22
Julian Assange Challenges the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado
He Says the Decision Violates Nobel’s Will and Demands the Prize Payment Be Frozen
Starmer Demands That Abramovich Transfer £2.5 Billion From the Sale of Chelsea to Ukraine
London Warns It Is Prepared to Seek the Funds Through the Courts
Oil Prices Fall Amid the Prospect of a Russia-Ukraine Peace Agreement
Brent and WTI Slide to Multi-Year Lows
Trump Filed a Lawsuit Against the BBC Over the Editing of His January 6 Speech
Court Filings Cite a $5 Billion Claim, While Publicly the Demand Exceeds $10 Billion
Disney Becomes the First Major Media Company to License Its Content to OpenAI
The Agreement Grants Access to Characters and Strengthens the Company’s Control Over the Use of Its Intellectual Property
Democrats Release New Photos From Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate—Featuring Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Lawrence Summers, and Bill Gates
The Purpose of the Images Remains Unclear, as No Evidence of Illegal Activity Is Shown
Global Politics Is Moving Away From Reliance on a Single Patron Toward a System of Multiple Partnerships
India’s Experience Shows When Diversification Strengthens Autonomy—and Why It Does Not Replace Alliances
Europe Is Expected to Show Strength and Act
Why It Should Respond to External Criticism With Decisions, Not Resentment
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Board Rejects Paramount’s $108.4 Billion Acquisition Offer
The Company Urges Shareholders to Keep the Current Netflix Deal and Points to the Risks of an Alternative Scenario
The United States Threatens Retaliatory Measures Against Europe’s Largest Companies Over EU Digital Regulation
The European Commission Says It Will Not Revisit Its Rules
Meta Introduces a Unified Age Verification System Based on AgeKey
The Company Aims to Simplify Compliance as Child Protection Requirements Expand
Amazon Uses the AI Hype to Justify Rising Workloads
Engineers Say the Technology Remains Underdeveloped but Is Used to Tighten Demands on Employees
Megaconstellations of Satellites Could Ruin Up to 40% of Hubble Images and More Than 90% of Frames From New Telescopes
Astronomers Call for International Rules to Preserve Low Orbit as a Shared Space for Science
The Jony Ive–OpenAI Project Has Reached the Prototype Stage of an AI Device
Ive and Altman Promise to Present the Finished Product in Less Than Two Years
