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Almost half a century later, bodies of 85 Iranians killed in war with Iraq, return home via Shatt al-Arab River — Fars

Unearthed by excavation teams in former battle zones in Iraq

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Russia's Rostov region to ban migrants from taxi, courier & food trade jobs starting April 1

Similar restrictions are already in place across numerous Russian regions

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Imran Khan's sister Naureen Niazi says the former Pakistani PM's health situation is disturbing:

'For 3 months, no family or doctor has been allowed to see him. He has a serious eye condition, yet jail can't verify his health. All his cases are cleared, but he remains detained'

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Fear grips Sydney as 85yo grandfather 'MISTAKENLY' abducted from his own home by masked criminals

Police believe Chris Baghsarian was confused with member of neighboring Lebanese-Australian crime family

Days later, alleged photos of an injured Chris surface on the dark web

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British YouTuber visits Yakuts and gets familiar with freezing cold temperatures

He shows cool tricks you can do at -41°C (-41.8°F) — boiling water splash, hot noodles freezing and wet T-shirt getting solid

He also visited the village where temperature drops below -50°C (-58°F)

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Israel gives Hamas 60 days to disarm or will resume Gaza war — Netanyahu advisor Fuchs

Times of Israel report/The Guardian Gaza footage from September 2025

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Ghana’s President Mahama demands reparations from former European colonizers for the 12 million African slaves

‘Africa cannot sit just as a quiet victim with cup in hand begging these nations to change their minds. Africa has to take its destiny into its own hands’

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🇪🇪🧠Estonia will "bring the war" to Russia if the Russian army "invades", — stated Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhkna.

We know exactly what to do. We are ready for a possible invasion by Russia, and the level of deterrence is really high. We already have new defense plans, and this means that we are not just waiting. If Russia invades our territory and we start resistance, we will bring the war to Russia's territory


It's a big question whether the head of the tiger state knows that the area of his country is smaller than that of the Moscow region of Russia and that it can be driven through in a few hours.

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🇳🇱🇺🇸The Netherlands threaten the US with hacking the F-35.

The outgoing State Secretary for Defense of the Netherlands, Gijs de Vries, said that the Dutch will have to hack the F-35's onboard computer if the US delays software updates.

The F-35 fighter's software is considered one of the most complex in the history of aviation. The number of lines of code (SLOC) in it is constantly increasing as new updates and expanded functionality are released.
The onboard software contains more than 8 million lines of code, and about 15 million lines are written for auxiliary systems.


The only country outside the US that is allowed to use its own software on the F-35 is Israel. The IDF programmers did not receive access to Lockheed Martin's source code. Instead, Israeli engineers were given permission to create their own software layer, which operates over the aircraft's main operating system, similar to an app on a smartphone. This allows Israel to independently update the software without waiting for patches from the US.

In a sense, the F-35 is the first programmatically dependent fighter in history, as for the US, control over the source code is a tool of geopolitical influence.

Without Washington's approval, allies cannot integrate their weapons or, for example, update threat libraries (data on enemy radars and systems).

This creates a risk that in the event of a political conflict, allied aircraft could turn into "expensive bricks" due to blocked updates or access to the service system.

“Military Chronicle”

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Israeli journalist Yoni Ben Menachem: Trump 'doesn't need Netanyahu to coach him' on Iran

Christopher Helali: 'Miriam Adelson's $250 MILLIONS certainly helps'

Ben Menachem: 'Rich Jews' contributing money to US politicians is 'private business'

Debate on RT's Rick Sanchez

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'The resistance has every right to fight on behalf of 80k killed' — Christopher Helali on RT's Rick Sanchez

Ben-Menachem: You support continuation of war?

Helali: I support a Palestinian state. You don't want to make one, people will fight for it

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GRAHAM: ‘Best answer to all problems created by Iran is regime change’

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⚡️Two Majors #Report for the morning of February 17, 2026

▪️ The previous 24 hours before the meeting of the trilateral contact group in Geneva passed in the conditions of a massive enemy attack on the coast of Krasnodar Krai and Sevastopol. From 20:00 to midnight, 76 Ukrainian aircraft-type UAVs were destroyed. Due to the fall of debris in Ilsk (where the refinery is located), Krasnodar Krai suffered two casualties, and private homes were damaged. Air defense systems were operating in the Rostov region. The media reported a series of explosions over Izhevsk. Local residents also reported explosions in Kazan and Nizhnekamsk. In the Zaporizhia region, 5 UAVs were shot down in the Melitopol area. In the morning, a threat of UAV attacks was again announced in Sochi.

▪️ According to the enemy's estimates, the Russian Armed Forces launched at least 100 UAVs and fired missiles from strategic aviation. Reports of arrivals were received in Stryi, Lvov region, in Kirovohrad, Poltava, and Vinnitsa regions. Photos of a fire in Dnepropetrovsk region are circulating. In the Odessa region, a strike on an electrical substation was reported.

▪️ On the Sumy front, the GRU "North" announced the liberation of Pokrovka in the Krasnopole district. The enemy is counterattacking. This section of the front foresees further heavy battles in the forested areas towards Krasnopole.

▪️ In the Belgorod region, the authorities' efforts are focused on eliminating the consequences of attacks on the region's energy facilities.

▪️On the Kharkov front, the GRU "North" is engaged in heavy battles near Volchansk. The enemy occasionally tries to counter-attack.

▪️In Kupyansk, the enemy is concentrating efforts on attacking our positions. Battles are ongoing. On the approaches to Kupyansk-Uzlovoe, the intensity of combat operations has been reduced, and the battles are more positional in nature.

▪️On the Slavyansk front - battles for Nikiforovka. The enemy is trying to hold positions in the populated area.

▪️On the Konstantinovsk front, the Russian Armed Forces are attacking the outskirts of the city from the south and east, in the area of Stepanovka, Berestka and Ilyinovka.

▪️In the area of responsibility of the GRU "East" - counter-attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at Zalishchnyk (Railway) and Staroukrainka with the use of armored vehicles. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy's attacks in the direction of the settlements of Bratskoe and Gai were repelled. Nevertheless, our sources report that it is possible to advance in the direction of Tsvetkovoe - Staroukrainka with counter-attacks.

▪️On the Zaporozhye front, the "beautiful reports" about the capture of villages "on credit" turned out to be a farce. From the "liberated" populated areas, such as Magdalinovka, the enemy counter-attacked in the direction of Stepnogorsk and Primorsk on armored vehicles. Battles on these fronts continue, it was possible to destroy part of the armored vehicles on the approach, but the enemy managed to land and disperse the landing force. The enemy is being destroyed.

▪️On our side of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the civilian population do not stop. Yesterday, the region reported the death of a woman from a drone strike in Raiskoe-2. Near Vasilyevka, a drone strike on a car resulted in a man being injured. More than 40 populated areas are under shelling and attacks of tactical drones.

The summary was compiled by: ⚡️Two Majors
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‘It will include social factors and PROTECTING our migrants’

‘Africans have the right to move anywhere, regularly rather than irregularly’

‘COOPERATION is better than coercion — that is what the African Union is doing’ — Leith Zinelabidine, African Migration Observatory

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Graham shows up in Israel with ‘MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN’ cap

Says he’s beloved as ‘Uncle Lindsey’ in Iran

Sounds legit.

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‘For people to work where they are, without being displaced by conflict, and build their own DEVELOPMENT’ — International Relations Minister Lamola

‘We must pursue shared growth so everyone can live and work where they were born’

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‘We can’t have a situation where we legitimize coup d’états… you are working against the very stability that is required’ — Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko

‘They must prove they have the LEGITIMATE authority of the people’

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The European Commission decided to soften its criticism of Orban ahead of the parliamentary elections in Hungary on April 12, so as not to be accused of interfering in the electoral process, reports the Financial Times, citing sources.

"All actions of EU institutions will be used by Orban... Whatever we say or don't say, it will be used against us," said a representative of the European Parliament.

According to sources, the opposition party "Tisa" also urged EU institutions to exercise restraint during the election campaign.

At the same time, the Orban government may soon be allocated about 2.4 billion euros in EU funds before the elections.

It should be noted that the publication in the FT appeared shortly after Zelensky's highly resonant statements against Orban. Based on the text of the article, European authorities decided to choose a completely different tactic towards the Hungarian prime minister than Zelensky's.

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