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West Jerusalem has moved to register large areas in the occupied territories as “state property” for the first time since 1967 · A view showing the Jewish settlement of Adumim in the West Bank near Nablus. ©  Getty Images / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Nasser Ishtayeh · [RT] 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…

The Ukrainian leader has sunk to new lows with his attacks on the Hungarian PM, Adriel Kasonta has told RT · Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference, February 14, 2026. ©  Johannes Simon / Getty Images · Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky’s personal remarks about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Munich Security Conference were “childish” and unbecoming of a head of state, political risk consultant…

Americans care about flight safety, not what the crew “looks like or their gender,” the US transportation secretary has said · FILE PHOTO ©  Tom Brenner / Getty Images · [RT] The US 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,…

A randomized controlled trial found that adding 75g IV vitamin C to chemotherapy doubled median survival compared with chemotherapy alone — in one of the deadliest cancers known. · by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH · Before we dig into the extremely promising randomized trial, it’s important to understand that over 100 studies and decades of evidence reveal that vitamin C exerts anti-cancer effects through four powerful mechanisms: pro-oxidative…

Redacted · When you hear the word ‘Pizzagate,’ most people instantly think of the 2016 internet frenzy, hacked emails from John Podesta... the mainstream media tried to spin it as if it was focused around a DC pizza shop which ended in violence. · One journalist 10 years ago who was fearlessly reporting on Pizza Gate was journalist Ben Swann. He was one of only a few mainstream TV people at the time who was willing to ask questions on-air…

While Democrats trash the President abroad, Rubio challenges Europe on sovereignty, industrialization, and Western civilization's future—offering partnership or separation. · Barbara Boyd · In a live Saturday wrap-up, Barbara Boyd discuss the ongoing Munich Security Conference and argue it functions as a gathering for “deep state” and globalization-aligned figures. Barbara and Adam note the conference theme “Under Destruction”…

Who makes the most reliable cars? · This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, ranks the most reliable car brands in 2026 based on predicted reliability scores by Consumer Reports. · Consumer Reports calculated predicted reliability scores for nearly every new car, truck, and SUV by analyzing data from its annual member reliability surveys. These surveys collect detailed, self-reported information about problems owners…

He calmly acknowledged that it’s now more difficult for Russia to advance its foreign policy goals due to the US’ renewed attempt to dominate the global economy through coercion and force, but he still believes that BRICS will play a pivotal role in furthering the global systemic transition to multipolarity. · Andrew Korybko · Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov recently gave an interview to TV BRICS about their namesake organization and…

Dennis Small- Pentagon Policy Chief Elbridge Colby at the NATO Defense Ministers meeting. Credit: NATO · Scarcely six weeks into 2026, a profound shift in the global military-strategic situation is fully underway and is being openly discussed as such in Washington, Moscow, and other world capitals. The U.S. Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby was blunt in his Feb. 12 speech to NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels: “We…

The bloc should move away from overreliance on US security guarantees, the UK prime minister has said · UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. © Getty Images · [RT] European NATO members must move from “overdependence” on the US and toward more autonomy and “hard power,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. This comes as Washington has pressed the rest of the bloc to increase defense spending, and amid a transatlantic rift on a number of…