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New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
A bipartisan committee will seek testimony from alleged sexual abuse victims at the ranch, as well as identify officials who may have known what was going on at the property.
EU commissioner Dubravka Suica to attend US board of peace meeting
Grapevine, February 13, 2026: An anti-aggression alliance
Israeli, Greek, Cypriot, US gov't officials gather in Knesset as Turkish threat rises
US threatens to starve Iraq of its oil dollars over Iranian influence, sources say
The warning is the starkest example yet of US President Donald Trump's campaign to curb Iran-linked groups' influence in Iraq.
Trump warns Iran on nuclear reset as US carrier group deploys to Middle East
One official said additional air defense systems were also being considered for the Middle East.
Federal agents arrested two Minessota civil rights activists over church protest
In a speech in Ohio, Vice President JD Vance said Bondi had told him the "ringleader" of the church protest had been arrested.
Iraq says it will begin legal proceedings against ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria
More than 10,000 members of the ultra-hardline terror group have been held for years in about a dozen prisons and detention camps guarded by the SDF in Syria's northeast.
Mamdani tells 'The View' he would push rent freeze, vows to fight antisemitism
The remarks came amid sustained scrutiny from Jewish community leaders over how the new mayor would handle antisemitism, protests, and Israel-related disputes in the city.
France asks for NATO exercise in Greenland, ready to contribute to it, Macron says
News of the request comes as US President Donald Trump barrels into Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, where he is likely to use the World Economic Forum to escalate his push to acquire Greenland.
Japanese Court sentences man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former PM Shinzo Abe
Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested on the spot in July 2022 after fatally firing at Abe with a homemade gun while he was delivering a campaign speech in the western city of Nara.
Erdogan, Trump discuss Syria, Gaza in call as Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish forces
Turkey separately weighed whether Erdogan should join the US leader's "Board of Peace" initiative.
Trump: US 'seeking immediate negotiations to discuss acquisition of Greenland' at Davos WEF
During his remarks at Davos, Trump said that the United States would not use force to acquire Greenland. • "We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won't give it," Trump said.
Trump invites EU to Board of Peace, but European officials worried council aims to replace UN
"In the EU, nothing happens quickly. Legal teams and senior officials are carefully reviewing every word in the documents and conditions before any official response," an EU source told Maariv.
