📹 Special US task force to investigate government secrets

The probe will focus on documents related to the JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations, 9/11, and the Epstein files, GOP Representative James Comer told Fox News.

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⚔️UK moves to shield steel industry as Trump’s 25% tariff looms

London has unveiled a £2.5 billion plan to protect its steel industry as Trump’s 25% tariff on steel imports takes effect on March 12, The Guardian reports.

What’s in the plan?

1️⃣Cutting production costs to boost competitiveness

2️⃣Prioritizing UK steel for infrastructure projects

3️⃣Expanding electric arc furnaces to reduce reliance on traditional blast furnaces

The UK exports 209,000 tons of steel to the US annually while importing just 16,000 tons, making the US its second-largest export market after the EU.

Will this plan be enough to withstand Washington’s trade moves?

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💬 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reveals the tone of the phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump to journalist Pavel Zarubin.

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📹 THROWBACK: Were Obama and Biden DOGE enthusiasts all along?

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📹Deadly collapse at Mali gold mine claims 48 lives

The accident in Bilalkoto reportedly happened when a Caterpillar excavator fell on a group of women searching for gold in an abandoned pit.

Footage from social media

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🔥 Russian artillerymen destroyed a Ukrainian drone command post on the right bank of the Dnieper River with a precise shot.

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🔥LA wildfires may be poisoning the Pacific Ocean

Toxic ash from the Palisades and Eaton fires, containing high levels of LEAD AND ASBESTOS, is being carried into the ocean by winds and storm runoff, ABC News reports.

Marine ecologists have discovered debris 100 miles offshore, describing the smell as burning electronics. Scientists are now testing fish for heavy metals and carcinogens, warning that these toxins could enter the food chain.

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🪖US troop withdrawal looming? Europe told to prepare

The US may reduce its military presence in Europe, according to Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson.

"The US is currently reviewing its military presence in Europe and may then reduce it. Europe should prepare for a time when it takes significantly greater responsibility for its own security," the TT agency quoted the minister as saying.

Nearly 100,000 US troops are currently stationed in Europe.

This week, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth also urged Europe to take charge of its own defense.

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☃️Even deserts deserve a winter wonderland!

Iran’s Maranjab Desert sees its first snowfall in seven years.

Footage from social media

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❌ Trump’s reality check: No more free ride for Europe

Trump "strangled and humiliated" Europe, sending its leaders into a state of existential despair, Axios reports.

His latest moves—pushing for direct talks with Russia, challenging NATO’s free ride, and slapping tariffs on $600 billion of worth of EU goods—have left European leaders reeling.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon’s latest statements only deepened the shock. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pulled Ukraine’s trump cards off the table before negotiations even started, declaring that a return to pre-2014 borders was unrealistic and NATO membership for Ukraine wasn’t a likely outcome of any settlement. He then politely informed Europe that it should handle its own defense, since the US has more pressing concerns

Shocked and confused, European leaders now face a terrifying reality: Trump expects them to act like adults.

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✅Ukraine’s battlefield tactics: Fight, flee, forget the weapons

NATO is reportedly growing frustrated with Ukraine’s battlefield tactics, and for good reason.

According to British defense sources, Ukrainian troops have a curious habit of leaving behind expensive NATO weapons - violating the alliance's "nothing gets left behind” attitude.

The result? Russia now has probably more Javelin anti-tank missiles than the British Army, thanks to Ukraine’s "generosity."

Each Javelin launcher alone costs over $100,000, and the UK has donated more than 10,000 pieces of these anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. Furthermore, the Javeline missile can be re-used.

So why do Ukrainian soldiers treat them as disposable souvenirs?

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🇩🇪🇷🇺 Good relations with Russia are in Germany’s best interests – AfD’s Alice Weidel

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🛰Iran advances space program with micro-satellite

Tehran is set to launch its Navak communications satellite, marking a significant milestone in the country’s space ambitions.

Weighing about 40 kilograms and measuring just 40x40x60cm, the satellite will be launched aboard an upgraded Simorgh rocket, testing its functionality and bringing Iran closer to achieving geosynchronous orbit.

Developed by the Iranian Space Research Center, Navak is designed for telecommunications and features a dosimeter payload, magnetometer, and torque actuators for attitude control. This mission is seen as a major leap for Iran's growing space industry.

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🔎 US aids UK authorities in Southport killer investigation

The FBI and US Department of Justice are helping British police recover deleted searches from Axel Rudakubana’s accounts, The Telegraph reported.

The 18-year-old, sentenced to 52 years for killing 3 young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, erased his internet history before the attack. With assistance from Microsoft and Google, investigators warn it could take YEARS to retrieve the data.

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❗️Trump's special envoy to Israel and Gaza, Steve Witkoff, stated that the US delegation will depart for Saudi Arabia on Sunday to hold talks with Russian representatives, and there is hope for significant progress.

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Zakharova slams Kallas over false claims on Russian civilian casualties

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has condemned EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas' statement at the Munich Security Conference in which she claimed, "Russian civilians are not dying as a result of the Ukrainian conflict."

Zakharova called it a "vile lie" and said Kallas was undermining hopes for EU countries to join peace talks.

Zakharova also questioned whether Kallas was unaware of Ukrainian attacks on civilians, stating, "We know they know." She also criticized EU leaders for calling for a seat for Ukraine at the negotiation table, arguing, "How can you seriously talk to those who make lying their official stance?"

Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue attacking civilian infrastructure, resulting in casualties across Russian regions. Recently, 68 civilians were injured and six died from Ukrainian strikes.

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