Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz:

I have left X. That network is a place of hate.

We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.

Germany's Merz:

We are always prepared to talk to Russia.

But we will not open parallel negotiation channels.

The key to ending this war lies in Moscow.

Germany’s Merz:

I do not want to conduct talks that lead to results like the bombing of a children’s hospital in Kyiv.

Astrophysicist David Kipping says science has crossed a real threshold.

In a private gathering at the Institute for Advanced Study, leading physicists warned that AI now handles as much as “90%” of their work and could soon uncover truths humans can’t fully grasp.

According to Kipping, emergency conversations are already underway among the world’s top scientists.

BIG: The United States says China has secretly conducted at least one yield-producing nuclear weapons test in recent years, despite Beijing’s declared moratorium.

Speaking in Geneva, a senior U.S. arms control official alleged that China used techniques to conceal underground explosions, including a test in June 2020.

China last acknowledged a nuclear test in 1996 and denies the new accusations, calling them false and blaming the U.S. for escalating the arms race.

Neither country has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, though both claim to follow testing moratoriums.

Source: TWZ

Trump deleted the video from his Truth Social account hours after posting it, following bipartisan backlash.

The White House later said a staffer posted it in error, reversing earlier claims that criticism was “fake outrage.”

A man the U.S. considers a key participant in the 2012 Benghazi attack has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced.

Zubayr al-Bakoush was taken into custody overseas and brought to the U.S., where he faces charges including murder, terrorism, and arson.

Prosecutors say he was among a group that stormed the U.S. mission in Benghazi, set buildings on fire, conducted surveillance, and attempted to break into vehicles used by U.S. personnel.

Six people, including a five-year-old child, were lightly injured on Friday afternoon after a grenade was thrown into a beauty salon in central Grenoble, France.

Zohran Mamdani:

Islam is a religion built upon a narrative of migration.

Prophet Muhammad was a stranger too, who fled Mecca and was welcomed in Medina.

NEW: The U.S. officially imposes a 25% tariff on all countries trading with Iran.

China has warned the U.S. that moving ahead with new arms sales to Taiwan could derail President Trump’s planned April 2026 visit to Beijing.

The warning followed a recent Trump–Xi phone call, where Xi stressed Taiwan is China’s top red line and urged extreme caution on arms sales.

The U.S. is reportedly considering another major defensive package for Taiwan.

Source: FT

Israel’s four-member team was met with scattered boos during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

At the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, JD Vance was loudly booed when shown on the stadium screen.

Documents released by Congress show John Phelan, now US Navy Secretary, was a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane on a single 2006 flight from London to New York.

A friend says Phelan didn’t know it was Epstein’s plane until arrival, had no further contact with Epstein, and was invited by another financier.

There’s no evidence Phelan knew of Epstein’s crimes, which were charged months later.

Source: CNN

Members of Congress will be allowed to review unredacted Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein starting Monday.

The review must be done in person at the DOJ, with 24 hours’ notice. Lawmakers can take notes but may not bring staff or electronic devices.

Access is limited to about 3 million files already released publicly, not the full 6+ million documents the DOJ holds.

Source: NBC News

Trump:

The “Experts” said that if I hit 50,000 on the Dow by the end of my Term, I would have done a great job, but I hit 50,000 today, three years ahead of schedule — Remember that for the Midterms, because the Democrats will CRASH the Economy!

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:

We know that the techno-caste has more money and even more power than many countries, but our determination is stronger than their pockets.

So, we are going to move forward despite their threats.