By Jose Alberto Nino – Occidental Observer – February 6, 2026
In 1964, Ayn Rand told Playboy magazine that any free nation had the moral right to invade Soviet Russia or Cuba. “Correct. A dictatorship — a country that violates the rights of its own citizens — is an outlaw and can claim no rights.” Instead, she preferred waging economic warfare against these rogue governments. “I would advocate that which the Soviet Union fears above all else, economic boycott. I would advocate a blockade of Cuba and an economic boycott of Soviet Russia, and you would see both those regimes collapse without the loss of a single American life.”
Six decades later, her disciples are advocates of a ground invasion of Iran, crushing Palestinian society, and not ruling out the use of nuclear weapons to bring the Islamic Republic of Iran to heel. A secular ideology devoted to laissez faire capitalism now sounds indistinguishable from the most hawkish neoconservatives and aligns with religious nationalist movements in Israel that openly advocate territorial expansion and Palestinian expulsion. … continue
By Larry C. Johnson | SONAR | February 5, 2026
What a day!! Lots of negotiation and non-negotiation action on the Iranian front. In the span of two hours, starting at 1 pm and ending around 3 pm eastern time, the world was whipped sawed with news that the bilateral negotiations between Iran and the US was cancelled — that was the 1 pm news — and then, at 3 pm, the talks were back on. The initial reports that the meeting in Oman would not take place cited Iran’s reaction to a US demand that Iranian ballistic missiles and Iran’s support for groups like Hamas and Hezbollah must be on the agenda or there would be no negotiations. Without a moments hesitation, Iran barked back and said, “Ok, no meeting.”
Axios reported that US officials were surprised by Iran’s reaction and scrambled to come up with a response to Iran. Within two hours, the US retreated and accepted Iran’s position that the Friday meeting in Oman would only address nuclear bombs and uranium enrichment. Iran won this first round. … continue
By Robert Inlakesh | The Palestine Chronicle | February 5, 2026
The United States has been pushing for a renewed set of negotiations, aimed at reaching a deal over Iran’s nuclear program, the very same move that was used to set up an Israeli surprise attack last year. This is not a serious effort and appears more than anything to be aimed at stalling.
In mid-January, it appeared as if a US attack on Iran was imminent, as some reports even suggested he was planning to launch airstrikes before backing out. The reason for the absence of any military action can be put down to a series of evolving factors at play, including the security concerns of Israel.
Considering that an enormous amount of the reports published in both the US and Israeli media are drip-fed from their CIA, Mossad, and government contacts, it is reasonable to assume that most of what we are hearing “leaked” from anonymous sources is part of a deliberate disinformation campaign. … continue
The Cradle | February 6, 2026
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the prominent son of former Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi, was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Libya on 3 February.
Gaddafi was killed in his home in the town of Zintan, 136km southwest of the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
Gaddafi’s political team released a statement saying that “four masked men” stormed his house and killed him in a “cowardly and treacherous assassination.”
The statement said that he tried to fight off the attackers, who shut off the security cameras at the house “in a desperate attempt to conceal traces of their heinous crimes.”
Gaddafi served as his father’s close advisor from 2000 until 2011, when Muammar Gaddafi was killed by NATO-backed militants with links to Al-Qaeda. … continue
By Mohamed Lamine KABA – New Eastern Outlook – February 6, 2026
… Africa is not facing isolated crises, but rather a coherent architecture of continental destabilization. France is not the sole actor in this, but it remains one of its most consistent architects.
From Sékou Touré’s Guinea to the contemporary Sahel, one constant emerges: African sovereignty has never been tolerated by the West, only contained. … Read full article
By Kit Klarenberg | Al Mayadeen | February 6, 2026
On February 2nd, the BBC published an extraordinary report on how the Trump administration “has declared a stark policy shift” towards Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the governments of which have sought to eradicate all ties to Western imperial powers, and forged the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The independent bloc is a revolutionary enterprise, with the prospect that further countries will follow its members’ lead. And Washington is under no illusions about the new geopolitical realities unfolding in Africa.
The British state broadcaster records how Nick Checker, State Department African Affairs chief, is due to visit Mali to convey US “respect” for the country’s “sovereignty”, and chart a “new course” in relations, moving “past policy missteps.” Checker will also express optimism about future cooperation with AES “on shared security and economic interests.” This is an absolutely unprecedented development. After military coups deposed the elected presidents of all three countries 2020 – 2023, the trio became Western pariahs.
France and the US sought to isolate and undermine the military governments, halting “cooperation” projects in numerous fields. Meanwhile, the Economic Community of West African States, a neocolonial union of which all three were members, first imposed severe sanctions on Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, before its combined armed forces prepared to outright invade the latter in summer 2023. The three countries didn’t budge, and in fact welcomed Western isolation, forging new international partnerships and strengthening their ties. ECOWAS military action never came to pass. … continue
RT | February 6, 2026
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is in a “profound” crisis and close to unraveling, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Friday during talks with the body’s leadership.
Speaking to OSCE Chairman-in-Office Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and OSCE Secretary-General Feridun Sinirlioglu, who arrived in Moscow on Thursday for what they described as dialogue on the Ukraine conflict, Lavrov suggested that there are too many examples to mention of how the organization has “come close to the real threat of self-destruction.”
The reason for this is “very simple” and is due to the “radical departure of most Western countries” from the foundational principles and declarations of the organization, Lavrov added. … continue
RT | February 6, 2026
Hungarian officials have accused NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte of overstepping his authority and making “pro-war” statements that put the bloc on course for a military clash with Russia.
Rutte visited Kiev this week in a show of support, saying member states would maintain military aid to Ukraine, possibly including troop deployments on Ukrainian soil. Moscow has repeatedly called such a scenario unacceptable.
“We call on the NATO secretary-general not to make pro-war statements,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday, adding that NATO leaders have long agreed not to provoke direct conflict with Russia. Rutte’s comments contradict that policy, he asserted.
Rutte suggested troops deployments could be approved by Moscow as part of a US-backed peace deal. Budapest fears pro-Kiev nations – including France, Germany, and the UK – would push to send troops despite Russian objections. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reiterated his concerns Friday, calling the potential move a threat to his country.
“If the Western plan is implemented, then the war will come closer to Hungary, we will be much more directly affected by this,” he said. “Then not only the economic effect, but also the physical destructive effect could reach Hungary.” … continue
RT | February 6, 2026
The Ukrainian government is once again attempting to sabotage peace negotiations through terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, following a suspected assassination attempt on a senior military intelligence general in Moscow on Friday.
Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev, first deputy chief of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), was shot several times in the back outside his residence in the western part of the capital, according to investigators. Alekseev has been taken to the hospital with injuries but officials have not offered any further details on his condition. The assailant fled the scene and is the subject of a police manhunt.
Lavrov described the incident as a “terrorist act” that “once again confirmed the focus of the Zelensky regime on constant provocations aimed, in turn, at disrupting the negotiation process.” … Full article
By Lorenzo Maria Pacini | Strategic Culture Foundation | February 6, 2026
… the action, presented on the one hand as a legitimate response to incursions or pressure on the battlefield, is perceived as a deliberate attempt to sabotage the dialogue. The logic is simple: provocations of this kind can radicalize positions, consolidate nationalistic rhetoric, and reduce the willingness of the parties to find common ground. The immediate effect is greater mutual distrust, with a corollary of strengthened security measures, withdrawals of negotiating delegations, and a possible hardening of pre-negotiation conditions. … Read full article
The new European coalition could make national internet laws a shared tool of control
By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | February 5, 2026
At the 2026 World Government Summit in Dubai, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a set of measures aimed at reshaping how social media platforms operate within Spain and across Europe. He described social media as a “failed state” and declared that if governments want to protect citizens, “there is only one thing we can do: take back control.”
The proposal, to be introduced in Spain’s parliament next week, includes holding platform executives criminally accountable for illegal content, criminalizing algorithmic amplification of prohibited material, and creating a “Hate and Polarization Footprint” to monitor how companies spread divisive content.
Sánchez also said his government will “work with our public prosecutor to investigate and pursue the infringements committed by Grok, TikTok and Instagram” and promised “zero tolerance on this matter.”
He further announced that Spain has joined five other European nations in forming a “Coalition of the Digital Willing,” which is “committed to enforcing stricter, faster, and more effective regulation of social media platforms.”
According to Sánchez, the coalition will hold its first meeting soon to “advance coordinated action at a multinational scale.”
Digital rights advocates and technology leaders have voiced serious concern that these initiatives risk expanding government surveillance and undermining free speech.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said on Wednesday that “Pedro Sánchez’s government is pushing dangerous new regulations that threaten your internet freedoms. Announced just yesterday, these measures could turn Spain into a surveillance state under the guise of ‘protection.’”
He warned that the plan will cause “increased government-led censorship of online content, breaches of privacy through de-anonymizing users and mass-surveillance.” … Full article
By Craig Murray | February 5, 2026
As the trial finished at Woolwich Crown Court of the six Palestine Action activists who entered the Filton factory to destroy Israeli killer drones, Starmer, Cooper, Lammy and Mahmood are left bereft of a single guilty verdict in the case on which they relied heavily to label Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
I could not, on pain of imprisonment, tell you this during the trial. One item produced by the prosecution as evidence was the notebook of Charlotte Head, on which she had written details from her training session with Palestine Action and of the proposed direct action against Elbit’s drone factory.
The first ten pages of her notes were about the Israeli weapons company Elbit, their footprint in the UK, their corporate structure and the weapons they manufacture, and the evidence of the use of their weaponry in the genocide in Gaza.
The jury were shown the notebook but were specifically not allowed to see the first ten pages. Throughout the trial anything that referred to the crimes of Elbit, their role in the mass killing and mutilation of women and children, and their cosy relationship with the British government, was excluded from the jury. The judge continually stopped the defence lawyers from asking or saying anything about who ELbit are or why their property was being attacked.
The defendants were not permitted therefore to explain to the jury why they did what they did, which you might have believed was a pretty fundamental right. The jury were additionally in effect instructed by Judge Johnson to convict on the least serious charge, that of of criminal damage.
But despite the state taking every possible precaution to ensure that the state got its convictions in this show trial, the jury refused to find that trying to stop Genocide is a crime. … continue
Press TV – February 5, 2026
The Belgium-based Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) legal advocacy group has filed a complaint in a United States court seeking a criminal investigation into an Israeli-American trooper’s war crimes and genocidal acts committed during the Israeli regime’s war on Gaza.
The complaint was submitted on Wednesday, while Adi Karni, a former sergeant in the Israeli army’s 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion, was physically present in the United States, where he was scheduled to speak publicly at Boston University.
HRF said Karni’s presence on US soil “directly engages US jurisdiction” and triggers an obligation under federal law to investigate the allegations outlined in the filing.
The complaint invokes the War Crimes Act (18 U.S.C. §2441) and the Genocide Statute (18 U.S.C. §1091), which allow US courts to exercise jurisdiction over individuals present in the country who are credibly accused of committing international crimes abroad.
“Jurisdiction is not discretionary: presence activates responsibility,” HRF said.
According to the foundation, the filing is supported by an investigative report prepared in line with international evidentiary standards.
The report documents Karni’s involvement in controlled demolitions of civilian infrastructure in Gaza, including the destruction of protected religious buildings such as mosques. It also cites widespread and systematic destruction carried out by his unit.
The report further references Karni’s post-deployment public statements, including assertions that “there are no civilians in Gaza,” which HRF says are relevant to assessing intent and patterns of dehumanization.
HRF said the conduct documented “may constitute war crimes” and, when assessed in context, contributes to the legal elements of crimes against humanity and genocide. … Full article
IMEMC | February 6, 2026
On Thursday, Israeli forces demolished two Palestinian homes and razed citizens’ lands near Hebron, in the southern West Bank, in addition to issuing stop-work orders to six houses near Ramallah, in the central West Bank.
Fard Barqan, the head of the Birin village council told the WAFA News Agency that occupation forces invaded the “Khallat al-Farn” area of the village, accompanied by bulldozers and demolished two homes belonging to the citizen Hazem Abu Najma.
He added that the bulldozers filled a water well and destroyed agricultural crops in the vicinity of the two homes. The army also razed at least 30 dunams of land, destroying several walls and fences surrounding the property belonging to the citizen Saeed Abu Hadid. … Full article
MEMO | February 5, 2026
Illegal Israeli settlers carried out coordinated attacks across several areas of the occupied West Bank on Thursday, uprooting hundreds of olive trees, assaulting Palestinian civilians and shepherds, and storming villages under the protection of the Israeli army, Palestinian sources said, Anadolu reports.
In the northern Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, illegal settlers uprooted around 300 olive trees in the town of Turmus Ayya. Local sources told Anadolu that the attack targeted agricultural land and the home of a Palestinian family in the town’s plain area, which has been repeatedly subjected to settler assaults.
In northeastern Ramallah, groups of illegal settlers stormed the village of al-Mughayyir, where they attacked the southern part of the village and assaulted residents while they were grazing livestock, the sources said.
Further south in the Nablus governorate, illegal settlers sprayed pepper gas at a number of Palestinians and physically assaulted three young men while they were working at a house in the Wadi al-Hajj Issa area, located between the villages of Aqraba and Jurish, according to local accounts. … Full article
IMEMC | February 6, 2026
Israeli forces shot a Palestinian child on Thursday, after invading the town of Beita, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank. The army also abducted three children in the Ain Al-Sultan refugee camp, north of Jericho in the northeastern part of the West Bank, and two young men in Jerusalem.
On Thursday afternoon, Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian teen and denied him medical treatment after invading the town of Beita, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank.
According to Eid Ahmad, the director of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance and emergency center in Nablus, occupation soldiers shot a 16-year-old boy in Beita town, and blocked ambulance crews from approaching him to provide medical treatment.
A WAFA correspondent reported that after storming Beita town, Israeli forces opened fire with live rounds and tear gas canisters towards Palestinian civilians, shooting the child in the back with live ammunition.
He added that the local paramedics contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross to coordinate the recovery of the young man from Israeli forces who continued to withhold the wounded child.
Meanwhile, five Palestinians, including three children were abducted by occupation forces in the Jericho and Jerusalem governorates of the West Bank.
Eid Brahmah, the director of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) in Jericho and the Jordan Valley, told the WAFA News Agency that Israeli soldiers invaded and ransacked the home of current detainee Naif Abu Dahouk, and abducted his three sons, Ayoub, 14, Mohammad, 15, and Luay, 16, in the Ain al-Sultan refugee camp, north of Jericho in the northeastern part of the West Bank.
In the evening, Israeli police abducted two young men who work as guards for the Al-Aqsa Mosque, after invading their homes in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – February 5, 2026
GAZA – Palestinian former prisoner Basel al-Haimouni, who had been forcibly exiled to the Gaza Strip after his release in a 2011 prisoner exchange, has died of wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike, according to Palestinian sources.
Al-Haimouni, originally from the city of Al-Khalil in the southern occupied West Bank, was wounded on Wednesday when Israeli occupation forces targeted an area in Gaza. He succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning. His exile followed his release under the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner exchange deal, after he spent many years in Israeli prisons.
The Asra Media Office said al-Haimouni’s assassination reflects a continued policy of pursuing and targeting former prisoners even after their release, describing it as a new crime within a broader pattern of collective punishment.
The Office noted that several freed prisoners who had been forcibly relocated to Gaza were assassinated during the ongoing genocide. … Full article
Press TV – February 5, 2026
Israeli authorities have abruptly canceled the planned evacuation of a third group of patients and injured Palestinians from the Gaza Strip via the Rafah land crossing as the regime launched deadly strikes on the besieged territory.
Raed al-Nems, the spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), reported on Wednesday that the World Health Organization officially notified the society of the cancellation, but no reasons were provided for the decision.
Nems stated that Red Crescent teams were fully prepared to evacuate patients from al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, but the last-minute cancellation of coordination halted the operation.
He emphasized that many critically ill patients are ready to leave Gaza for urgent medical care overseas, pointing out that the health system in the strip is on the verge of total collapse. … Full article
MEMO | February 5, 2026
While Gaza’s human population remains trapped behind concrete walls and fire, a curious “evacuation” is taking place. Under the banner of the “Donkey Flights Project,” an Israeli organization named Starting Over Sanctuary has been working with the IDF to collect, “rehabilitate,” and export Gaza’s donkeys to sanctuaries in France and Belgium. To the Western donor, it is a heartwarming tale of saving the innocent from “slavery” and abuse. But to the Gazans whose hospitals, ambulances, and fuel supplies have been pulverized, the removal of these animals is the final act of a scorched-earth policy. … continue
Press TV – February 5, 2026
An international coalition of activists say they have plans for a massive civilian-led flotilla to Gaza in March, aiming to deliver humanitarian aid, break Israel’s blockade, and spotlight ongoing Israeli violations despite a fragile ceasefire.
Organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla announced on Thursday that a new mission involving around 3,000 participants from roughly 100 nationalities and more than 100 ships would depart for the besieged Gaza Strip on March 29, primarily from Barcelona, with additional vessels joining from Spain, Tunisia, and Italy.
The flotilla will carry humanitarian aid along with medical workers, engineers, and war crimes investigation teams in an effort to break Israel’s blockade on the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.
A parallel land convoy, expected to draw thousands more activists, will attempt to reach Gaza via the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border. … Full article
MEMO | February 5, 2026
Jeffrey Epstein “was close to the former Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Barak, and trained as a spy under him,” according to a 2020 FBI document based on direct reporting from a confidential human source (CHS). The revelation adds further weight to long-circulating allegations that Epstein, a convicted child sex trafficker, was compiling Kompromat on behalf of Mossad.
The document, dated 19 October 2020, details conversations in which the source, who had personal contact with figures in Epstein’s circle, outlines how Epstein was involved in intelligence activity coordinated with Mossad.
The CHS recounts multiple phone calls between Alan Dershowitz — Epstein’s lawyer and Harvard law professor — and Epstein. Following these calls, the document states, Mossad would call Dershowitz to debrief. The source “took notes” during these conversations and concluded that the debriefing process was part of a coordinated intelligence operation. … continue
Al Mayadeen | February 5, 2026
Australia’s government has declined to address calls for the arrest of Israeli President Isaac Herzog ahead of his planned visit to the country.
Herzog is due to arrive on Monday for a four-day visit, following an invitation to meet with Australia’s Jewish community after a December 14 shooting at Bondi Beach in the Australian city of Sydney.
The visit has drawn criticism after a UN-mandated inquiry in 2025 found that Herzog had “incited the commission of genocide,” citing remarks in which he said all Palestinians, “an entire nation,” were responsible for October 7, 2023. […]
The Palestine Action Group has announced plans to hold a protest march in Sydney on February 9, opposing the visit of Herzog.
Josh Lees, a spokesperson for the group, urged NSW police to “exercise their discretion” and allow a peaceful march from Town Hall to the state parliament, part of broader nationwide protests against Herzog’s four-day visit to Australia. “We’ll be gathering in huge numbers at Town Hall,” Lees said. “Things will go much more smoothly if the police work with us to facilitate a peaceful march.”
On Tuesday, NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon extended a restriction order that limits public protests within parts of Sydney’s CBD and eastern suburbs, including Town Hall. The restriction, in place for another 14 days, prevents the authorization of protests via the Form 1 system, effectively banning protest marches in restricted zones. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | February 5, 2026
Israeli occupation forces have bulldozed sections of the Gaza War Cemetery in Gaza City’s al-Tuffah neighborhood, damaging graves of British, Australian, and other allied soldiers from the First and Second World Wars, according to an investigation by The Guardian.
Satellite imagery shows systematic earthworks in the cemetery’s southern corner, including removed gravestones, churned soil, and a large earth berm indicating the use of heavy machinery. The damage was not visible in images from March last year but appeared clearly in satellite photos taken in August and December.
Essam Jaradah, the cemetery’s former caretaker, told The Guardian that Israeli bulldozers first cleared land around the cemetery walls before later entering the graveyard itself, flattening nearly one dunum of land that included graves of Australian soldiers.
“The bulldozing covered the area from the bench where foreign visitors used to sit up to the memorial monument,” Jaradah said, adding that the operations took place after Israeli occupation forces withdrew from the area in late April or early May. … continue
By Thomas Karat | The Libertarian Institute | February 5, 2026
Between January 27 and January 29, 2026, something carefully orchestrated unfolded across Western capitals. Within this forty-eight hour window, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group arrived in the Persian Gulf, President Donald Trump declared “time is running out,” the European Union unanimously designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorists, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced “Iran’s days are numbered,” and oil surged 5%. This was not a spontaneous crisis but methodical preparation for military action.
Analysis of 235 news headlines from eleven countries reveals a coordinated information operation mirroring Iraq and Libya’s preparatory phases. The pattern: synchronized political statements, expanding legal justifications, managed market reactions, and systematic absence of dissenting voices. What emerges is not diplomacy exhausted but deliberately sidelined.
Forty-seven headlines—twenty percent of the dataset spanning back to 2021—appeared within those two days. This clustering is inconsistent with organic news flow. News organizations covering genuine crises do not synchronize attention with such precision across multiple countries unless events themselves were coordinated to generate exactly this response. The headlines did not drive events; events were staged to generate headlines.
Military deployments require weeks of planning. Carrier groups do not sail on presidential whim. … continue
The Cradle | February 5, 2026
Chinese authorities have asked state-owned companies to suspend talks on new projects in Panama, in response to the Central American nation’s cancellation of a contract with China’s CK Hutchison Holdings to operate two ports along its strategic canal, Bloomberg reported on 5 February.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Panama’s decision could jeopardize billions of dollars in potential Chinese investments.
Chinese authorities also asked shipping companies to consider rerouting goods through other ports if the extra cost is not prohibitive, and have stepped up inspections of Panamanian imports, such as bananas and coffee.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian issued a statement saying that the Panamanian Supreme Court ruling “ignores the facts, violates credibility,” while harming the interests of Chinese companies.
Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison responded to the Supreme Court decision by initiating international arbitration proceedings against Panama. … continue
RT | February 5, 2026
European leaders have “changed their tune” toward Russia, moving from calls to inflict a strategic defeat on Moscow to cautious reassessment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has told RT.
Speaking with RT’s Rick Sanchez ahead of Diplomats’ Day on Wednesday, Lavrov noted how many European politicians had initially “spoken in unison, demanding firmness, insisting on unwavering support for Ukraine, continued arms shipments, sustained financing – all to ensure Russia’s defeat, a strategic defeat on the battlefield.”
Over time, European leaders “realized it was all an illusion,” he said in a wide-ranging interview. Western military strategists, who orchestrated the Ukraine conflict and “prepared Ukrainians to fight and die advancing European interests against Russia,” are finally recognizing that their plans had collapsed, the top diplomat stated.
Lavrov added that Western governments had learned nothing from history, citing Adolf Hitler and Napoleon’s failed attempts to defeat Russia. He said Europe had once again rallied nearly the entire continent under the same ideological banners, “only this time, unlike Napoleon and Hitler, not yet as soldiers on the battlefield, but as donors, sponsors, arms suppliers.” He said this attempt had produced outcomes similar to the failures of Napoleon and Hitler, adding that the West, particularly Germany, “learns history poorly.”
Lavrov noted that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had “lifted constitutional restrictions on military spending, then declared this was necessary for Germany to once again – I emphasize that word, once again – become Europe’s dominant military power.” The minister said the stance “speaks volumes” about Merz’s mindset, arguing that in practice it amounts to preparation for war. … continue
RT | February 5, 2026
The actions of US President Donald Trump’s administration contradict its claims that it is willing to restore economic cooperation with Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
Since returning to the White House more than a year ago, Trump has repeatedly said he wants to do business with Moscow. After a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin last March, the White House teased “enormous economic deals” between the two countries once the Ukraine conflict is settled.
Moscow doubts the sincerity of those claims by Washington, Lavrov said in an interview with RT’s Rick Sanchez on Thursday, ahead of Diplomatic Workers’ Day on February 10.
Not only the economic restrictions that had been slapped on Moscow under the previous administration of US President Joe Biden “all remain in place,” but “very harsh sanctions have been imposed against our largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, for the first time,” he said. … continue
Sputnik – 05.02.2026
President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that Greenland should become part of the US. The authorities of Denmark and Greenland have warned Washington against any attempt to seize the island, stressing that they expect respect for their territorial integrity.
“If the US deploys long-range cruise missiles with conventional or nuclear warheads in Greenland, it will become a very serious factor affecting strategic stability and Russia’s national security,” Fyodor Voitolovsky, head of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations think tank, said.
The same applies to the US deployment of medium-range missiles in Europe, Voitolovsky added.
“I believe this would not contribute to further dialogue on arms control between Russia and the United States. On the contrary, it would provoke retaliatory steps by Russia and, in my view, would significantly accelerate a new arms race,” the analyst concluded.
MOSCOW – Washington’s approach of ignoring Russia’s ideas on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is regrettable, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
“However, no formal official response from the United States with regard to the Russian initiative has been received through bilateral channels. Public comments from the US side also give no reason to conclude that Washington is ready to follow the course of action in the field of strategic offensive arms proposed by the Russian Federation,” the ministry said in a statement.
“In fact, it means that our ideas have been deliberately left unanswered. This approach seems erroneous and regrettable,” it added Russia proceeds from the position that the parties to the New START Treaty are no longer bound by any obligations and symmetrical declarations amid the expiration of the treaty.
With the suspension of the New START Treaty in February 2023, Russia declared its intention to voluntarily stick to the central quantitative limits on weapons set by the Treaty until it expires in February 2026, the statement said.
“In the current circumstances, we assume that the parties to the New START are no longer bound by any obligations or symmetrical declarations in the context of the Treaty, including its core provisions, and are in principle free to choose their next steps,” the statement read.
Russia “intends to act responsibly and in a balanced manner,” developing its policy based on an analysis of the US military policy and the overall situation in the strategic sphere, the statement added.
Still, Moscow is open to finding ways to stabilize the situation through equal dialogue, the ministry added.
“The Russian Federation remains ready to take decisive military-technical measures to counter potential additional threats to the national security. At the same time, our country remains open to seeking politico-diplomatic ways to comprehensively stabilize the strategic situation on the basis of equal and mutually beneficial dialogue solutions, if the appropriate conditions for such cooperation are shaped,” the ministry said.
RT | February 5, 2026
European powers are ramping up efforts to derail progress toward a Ukraine peace deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, has said. He added, however, that this campaign indicates that progress is being made.
Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a key figure in Ukraine peace talks, made the comments prior to the second day of trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The talks have mainly revolved around territorial disputes between Moscow and Kiev.
Speaking to reporters, Dmitriev noted that Moscow and the administration of US President Donald Trump are pursuing “active work to restore Russia-US relations in the economic sphere” within a designated group, with the meetings “going positively.”
Asked whether there has been progress toward a peace agreement, Dmitriev highlighted what he described as European efforts to derail diplomacy.
“The warmongers from Europe, Britain, are constantly trying to hinder this process, constantly trying to interfere in it. And the more such attempts occur, the more we see that there is certainly progress and good positive movement forward,” he said. … Full article
RT | February 5, 2026
Moscow would welcome a new EU Arctic policy if it is aimed at international cooperation and not confrontation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Russia is an Arctic nation and has major interests in the region, which it will not hesitate to defend, he told journalists on Wednesday.
Peskov was commenting on a recent statement by the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, who called for a “a fresh EU Arctic Policy” at the 2026 Arctic Frontiers Conference on Tuesday. Brussels needs to “ground this in strong partnerships,” she said.
Kallas, however, framed Russia as a threat and not a potential partner in her speech, as she accused Moscow of turning the Arctic into a “testing ground for Russian missiles” and launching a “military buildup in the region.”
“The Arctic region needs international cooperation,” Peskov said, commenting on Kallas’ words. If the EU seeks “confrontation, which is now fashionable in Brussels, we could hardly welcome that and it would hardly have any positive effect,” the Kremlin spokesman warned. … Full article
Sputnik – 04.02.2026
Russia calls on the international community to prevent the trafficking of arms and Starlink terminals from Ukraine to militants in African countries, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said on Wednesday.
“We call on the international community to take effective measures to prevent weapons and their components from falling into the hands of terrorists. The supply of weapons to militants must not go unpunished,” Nebenzia said during a UNSC meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
Nebenzia added that weapons from Ukraine find their way through black markets to militants across Africa and their trafficking grows.
The diplomat stressed the need to prevent the ISIS terror group and its affiliates from acquiring and using commercial satellite communication terminals including Starlink. … continue
Brussels manufactured the Romanian election debacle and faces accusations of strangling the free speech of Europeans and Americans alike
RT | February 4, 2026
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What kind of speech does the EU censor?
The EU has banned RT in all of its jurisdictions. In its handbook on “borderline content,” the EU Internet Forum recommended a wide range of content for monitoring, demotion, and deletion. This list included “populist rhetoric,” “anti-government/anti-EU” content, “anti-elite” content, “political satire,” “anti-migrants and Islamophobic content,” “anti-refugee/immigrant sentiment,” “anti-LGBTIQ” content, and “meme subculture.”
The US House Judiciary Committee noted in its report that “these issues represent the dominant topics of European – indeed, global – political life today.”
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020, EU officials began pressing tech firms to “demote and remove” content skeptical of vaccines and lockdown measures, according to European Commission documents. At bimonthly meetings, the (mostly US) platforms were asked to “update [their] terms of service or content moderation practices” surrounding vaccines, long before the vaccines first hit the market.
“Vaccines will be our new focus on disinformation on covid,” the commission’s vice president, Vera Jourova, told TikTok executives in a call that November. When asked how it defined “disinformation,” the commission referred platforms to the Global Disinformation Index (GDI), a left-wing activist organization funded by George Soros, which organized advertiser boycotts of right-wing news sites in the US. – Full article
By voiding Hawaii’s law, the court signaled that the fear of deepfakes cannot outweigh the freedom to mock those in power.
By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | February 4, 2026
A federal judge has struck down Hawaii’s election “deepfake” law, calling it a violation of free political expression. In The Babylon Bee v. Lopez, U.S. District Judge Shanlyn Park ruled that Act 191, which criminalized or penalized the use of certain AI-generated media during elections, infringed on both the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
The ruling permanently blocks enforcement of the statute, which had been set to take effect on February 1. … continue
Senator Chuck Schumer said that he would fight to get Israel “all the aid that it needs.”
“I will fight for aid to Israel. All the aid that Israel needs. I will continue to fight for it,” the Senate minority leader said on Saturday. He went on to refer to Israel aid as his “baby.”
The US has provided hundreds of billions in security assistance to Israel and fought several wars in the Middle East for Tel Aviv. Following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, the US sent Israel $14 billion in arms that were used to conduct a genocide in Gaza.
Schumer touted his role in passing that aid package to Israel. “We delivered more security assistance to Israel, our ally, under my leadership than ever, ever before. We will keep doing that,” he told the conference of Jewish-Americans. “As long as I’m in the Senate. This program will continue to grow from strength to strength, and we won’t let anyone attack it or undo it.”
The Democratic leader of the Upper Chamber also said that he hopes the ceasefire in Gaza turns into a lasting peace. However, Israel is undermining the truce with daily strikes on Gaza. Since Saturday, Israel has killed over 60 Palestinians.
While the US holds significant leverage over Israel via military assistance, statements like Schumer’s make it clear to Tel Aviv that Washington is unprepared to threaten Prime Minister Netanyahu that if he does not comply with the ceasefire, Washington will end the flow of aid.
The Dissident | February 4, 2026
In text messages between Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein in 2018, now released as part of the DOJ’s Epstein releases , Bannon admitted that the Trump administration was captured by the Zionist lobby and the Zionist mega donor Sheldon Adelson.
While discussing U.S. policy towards Qatar with Epstein, Bannon admitted “Bolton [John Bolton, then National Security Advisor to Trump] only doing what Sheldon Adelson tells him to do– I got John the job but he will not cross Sheldon” to which Epstein replied, “I’m aware”.
This is further conformation that much of Trump’s foreign policy agenda during his first term was set by Sheldon Adelson, and since his passing, his wife Miriam Adelson. … continue
By Freddie Ponton | 21st Century Wire | February 4, 2026
… The Epstein files do not prove that Tom Barrack committed a specific criminal act alongside Jeffrey Epstein. What they reveal is more corrosive. They show a man entrusted with immense diplomatic authority who chose proximity to a predator over moral clarity, silence over accountability, and access over principle. They expose a system that tolerates compromised elites so long as they remain useful, and that treats the safety of children as expendable collateral in the pursuit of power. The documents do not need interpretation to condemn this arrangement. They speak with devastating clarity. – Read full article
Press TV – February 4, 2026
An audio recording released by the US Department of Justice, part of a trove of more than three million files disclosed last week, features convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak discussing “gigantic” sums paid to former UK prime minister Tony Blair for “consulting work.”
In the recording, Barak and Epstein appear to be discussing strategies for former political figures to earn money after leaving office.
Barak later references reports that Blair was earning around $11 million per year from the government of Kazakhstan.
He’s heard saying that he was receiving the money “just to give them advice, to help them with lobbying in some NGO or UN agency.”
Epstein expresses skepticism about how much of the money actually went to Blair.
“I don’t know what Tony’s doing for money. And I don’t know if the money that Tony is getting is actually to Tony or to somebody else,” he says.
“I hear gigantic numbers given to Tony – $5m here, $10m here, $5m there. Tony’s not making $30m a year,” Epstein adds.
Barak responds that Blair may be sharing portions of the payments with others involved in the work.
The DOJ has not confirmed when the conversation took place, though media reports suggest it occurred in early 2013. … Full article
Press TV – February 4, 2026
The Israel-Palestine director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) has resigned in protest, saying the organization’s new Executive Director prevented the publication of a report exposing Israel for committing “crimes against humanity” by denying Palestinian refugees their right of return.
In separate resignations published on Tuesday, Omar Shakir, who led HRW’s Israel-Palestine team for nearly a decade, and assistant researcher Milena Ansari condemned the leadership’s decision as a break from standard approval procedures.
“I have lost my faith in the integrity of how we do our work and our commitment to principled reporting on the facts and application of the law … As such, I am no longer able to represent or work for Human Rights Watch,” Shakir wrote in his resignation letter. … continue
Palestinian Information Center – February 4, 2026
GAZA – At least 24 Palestinian citizens were martyred, including eight children and one paramedic, and many others were injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, amid other ceasefire violations persisting for the 116th consecutive day in different areas of the coastal enclave.
According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter, Israeli shelling this morning struck tents sheltering displaced families in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, killing two girls and one paramedic and injuring 12 others.
The Red Crescent said that paramedic Hussein as-Samiri was killed in Khan Yunis while performing his humanitarian duty.
Israeli tanks also attacked Gaza City’s al-Tuffah neighborhood, targeting a building belonging to the Haboush family. The attack resulted in the killing of four people, including two children.
Seven more Palestinians were killed in continued Israeli strikes on the same neighborhood of Gaza City.
Three civilians, including a woman and an infant, were killed in an Israeli attack on al-Zeitoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza, according to local sources.
Three people, including a child, were killed in Israeli artillery shelling that targeted tents and homes in the Qizan Abu Rashwan area, south of Khan Yunis.
Later in the afternoon, a medical source reported that one person was killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a group of civilians in the northern ash-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City.
A citizen and a girl child were also martyred and several others sustained injuries in an Israeli strike on a tent in Deir al-Balah City in central Gaza.
In the northwest of Rafah, a female employee at the Doctors Without Borders hospital was injured by Israeli random gunfire while she was on duty inside the hospital pharmacy.
Meanwhile, Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire today in the eastern, central, and southern areas of Khan Yunis.
Israeli gunboats also opened machinegun fire towards the coastline of Khan Yunis.
On Tuesday, a child from the Abu Hadayed family died of wounds he had previously sustained from Israeli fire in Khan Yunis, while a woman was killed by Israeli drone gunfire near al-Shawa Square in Gaza City’s al-Tuffah neighborhood.
Palestinian Information Center – February 4, 2026
JORDAN VALLEY – A horde of extremist Jewish settlers stormed and ransacked Al-Tahadi School in the hamlet of Khirbet Ibziq, north of Tubas in the northern Jordan Valley, on Wednesday.
The settlers wreaked havoc on the school’s contents and bulldozed the road leading to it in an attempt to prevent students and staff from reaching it.
Azmi Balawneh, director of education in Tubas, said that the settlers stole educational tools and materials from the school, damaged its water, electricity, and internet networks, and blocked the road leading to it with stones and holes.
Balawneh noted that it was the second such attack by settlers against the school.
Palestinians in the northern Jordan Valley have endured long months of an unprecedented aggressive Israeli campaign aimed at undermining their presence in their areas and depriving them of their natural right to live on their land.
IMEMC | February 4, 2026
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian young man and injured others, on Tuesday evening, after storming the city of Jericho, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that 24-year-old Sa’id Nael Sa’id Al-Sheikh was shot and killed by occupation forces during a military incursion into the city of Jericho.
For his part, the director of Jericho Governmental Hospital, Riyad Eid, said that the slain Al-Sheikh died as a result of a live gunshot wound to the abdomen, adding that he suffered a ruptured liver. … Full article
Press TV – February 4, 2026
Israel will begin cutting off water and electricity to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) facilities in the occupied Palestinian territories, a top Israeli minister announced on Wednesday.
Israel’s Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen told The Jerusalem Post that he will “personally” oversee the shutdown of utilities to UNRWA offices in occupied al-Quds starting today.
Cohen accused the agency of operating “in a systematic way to incite against Israel.” He said utility companies had been formally instructed to carry out the cutoff, which is expected to be completed within two weeks.” … continue
MEMO | February 4, 2026
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has accused the Israeli army of endangering peacekeepers after a drone incident during a routine patrol near Kfarkela in southern Lebanon.
In a statement posted on X, UNIFIL said its personnel observed two drones flying over the patrol “in a hostile manner”. Peacekeepers then noticed that one of the drones was carrying an unidentified object and entered an area that posed “a direct threat” to their safety.
“According to standard operating procedures, the soldiers took defensive action against this threat,” UNIFIL said.
The force said the drone subsequently dropped a stun grenade, which exploded around 50 metres from the patrol before the aircraft headed back towards Israel. No injuries were reported.
UNIFIL said it informed both the Israeli and Lebanese armies of the activity, in line with standard procedures for incidents occurring near the Blue Line.
Peacekeepers concluded that the drone belonged to the Israeli army and had crossed the Blue Line in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. UNIFIL said the use of an armed drone in the area was “unacceptable”.
The UN mission reiterated its call on Israel to respect the Blue Line, ensure the safety of peacekeepers, and cease attacks against or near UN forces.
UNIFIL said the incident constituted a breach of Resolution 1701 and international law, obstructed its Security Council-mandated mission, and risked undermining efforts to restore stability along the Blue Line.
Press TV – February 4, 2026
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun has condemned Israel for carrying out an environmental crime, following reports that Israeli forces dispersed a mysterious substance over towns in southern Lebanon, which officials in Beirut have described as toxic.
Aoun expressed strong disapproval of the Israeli actions on Wednesday, stating that he instructed government agencies to pursue all necessary diplomatic and legal channels to “address this aggression,” which he described as a “clear violation” of Lebanon’s sovereignty.
“This is an environmental and health crime against Lebanese citizens and their land,” Aoun was quoted as saying by Lebanon’s official National News Agency.
He said the incident is a “continuation of repeated Israeli attacks on Lebanon and its people”.
“These dangerous practices that target agricultural lands and the livelihoods of citizens and threaten their health and environment require the international community and relevant United Nations organizations to assume their responsibilities to stop these attacks,” Aoun said.
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, said on February 2 that the Israeli military had notified them about plans to release a “non-toxic chemical substance” from the air over regions close to the border.
“The [Israeli military] said that peacekeepers should stay away and remain under cover, forcing them to cancel over a dozen activities,” UNIFIL said. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | February 4, 2026
Settlers from the occupied Palestinian territories, namely the settlement of Kibbutz Hanita, located near the Lebanese border area, have filed a lawsuit seeking about $11 million from Ballet Vision, the Chinese investment fund that controls the Hanita Lenses plant, accusing it of refusing to honor an option to purchase the kibbutz’s remaining shares.
The lawsuit, filed with the Tel Aviv District Court, says Ballet Vision, which holds roughly 80% of Hanita Lenses, has declined to buy out the kibbutz’s minority stake, despite a deadline set for December 2025.
In a response letter attached to the filing, the fund cited political and regulatory constraints, saying Beijing has classified the occupied Palestinian territories as a “high-risk area” since the outbreak of the war and has barred any new Chinese investments there.
“Since the outbreak of the fighting in Israel, the Chinese government has classified Israel as a high-risk zone (red category) and prohibited any new Chinese investment,” the fund wrote. “As long as this restriction remains in place, there is no practical operational ability to exercise the option.” … continue
RT | February 4, 2026
The European Commission used unproven claims of Russian interference to overturn the results of Romania’s 2024 presidential election, a US House report has suggested.
Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the election’s first round after intelligence services alleged anti-establishment candidate Calin Georgescu’s lead resulted from foreign meddling. A House Judiciary Committee report cited the case on Tuesday, calling it the “most aggressive censorship steps” taken by the EU executive in recent years.
The report referenced internal TikTok documents submitted to the European Commission that contradicted claims of a Russian-backed pro-Georgescu campaign on the platform. TikTok stated it found no evidence supporting the allegation, which was foundational for the court’s ruling.
“By late December 2024, media reports citing evidence from Romania’s tax authority found that the alleged Russian interference campaign had, in fact, been funded by another Romanian political party,” the document noted. “But the election results were never reinstated, and in May 2025, the establishment-preferred candidate won Romania’s presidency in the rescheduled election.” […]
The damning new US report said the European Commission is conducting a “comprehensive decade-long effort” to pressure social media companies to limit freedom of expression in the name of combatting ‘hate speech’ and ‘disinformation’. The campaign “has established sufficient control of global online speech to comprehensively suppress narratives that threaten the European Commission’s power,” and directly affects constitutionally protected rights of American citizens, it stated. – Full article
By Deng Xiaoci | Global Times | February 4, 2026
The head of German Space Command Michael Traut reportedly claimed that Germany is considering a 35 billion euro ($41 billion) military space push, including spy satellites, space planes and offensive lasers, citing so-called “threats” from Russia and China in orbit. Chinese analysts on Wednesday slammed the move as classic double standards and Cold War mentality, as it cites baseless China “threat” claims, while ignoring the fact that the US is the top driver of space militarization. … continue
RT | February 4, 2026
Ukrainian strikes have severely damaged energy infrastructure in Russia’s Belgorod Region, causing widespread power outages and disrupting heating and water supplies, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on Wednesday morning.
Emergency crews worked through the night to repair the damage following what he described as a massive attack.
According to the governor, the city of Belgorod was struck by 12 munitions and three drones, with energy facilities among the damaged targets. Drone and artillery attacks were reported across nearly a dozen other districts. In the village of Dunayka, a drone attack on a truck wounded a man, requiring hospitalization. Another civilian was injured by an FPV drone in the village of Glotovo. A volunteer fighter was also wounded in Borisovsky District. … continue
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