Day: February 23, 2026

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said it “would be fine” if Israel took control of territory described in a biblical passage as stretching from the Nile River to the Euphrates, remarks he made during a televised interview that sparked broad attention after excerpts circulated online. Huckabee made the comments during an appearance on The Tucker Carlson Show, hosted by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson. The discussion centered on religious texts, Israel’s modern borders, and the relationship between theology and geopolitics. During the interview, Carlson read aloud a passage from the Book…

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The US Secret Service said Sunday its agents had shot and killed an armed man who illegally entered the premises of President Donald Trump´s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Trump was in Washington at the time of the incident, which officials said happened around 1:30am (0630 GMT). “An armed man was shot & killed by US Secret Service agents & @PBCountySheriff after unlawfully entering the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago early this morning,” agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a post on X. The suspect, a man in his early 20s, was…

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KARACHI: The Munich Security Conference has, over the years, developed an unintended reputation. It is not just a venue where policy is discussed, it is a stage on which great powers occasionally drop their diplomatic mask and reveal what they believe the structure of the world should look like. In 2007, Vladimir Putin used that moment to warn that NATO’s steady expansion towards Russia’s borders would not be treated indefinitely as a technical matter of alliance management. Many in the hall heard irritation rather than strategy, dismissing it as routine…

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President Donald Trump’s escalating threats against Iran have raised fresh questions about Washington’s long-term strategy, with officials offering little clarity on what the United States ultimately hopes to achieve through either limited strikes or a broader conflict. Trump has deployed warships and dozens of fighter jets to the Middle East and said he would decide within “10 or 15 days” whether to order military action if no nuclear deal is reached with Tehran. The move has fuelled speculation over potential US objectives — ranging from targeted strikes on the Islamic…

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BRUSSELS: The European Commission called Sunday for Washington to abide by the terms of the trade deal struck last year with the EU, as President Donald Trump announced new global tariff hikes a day after an adverse Supreme Court ruling. “A deal is a deal,” said a commission statement. “As the United States’ largest trading partner, the EU expects the US to honour its commitments set out in the Joint Statement — just as the EU stands by its commitments,” it added. “The European Commission requests full clarity on the steps…

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HONG KONG/ SEOUL/ BEIJING: China is making a “full assessment” of the United States Supreme Court’s tariff ruling and has urged Washington to lift “unilateral tariff measures” on its trading partners, warning that fighting between the two countries is “harmful”. The comments from China’s Commerce Ministry on Monday came days after the highest US court dealt President Donald Trump a stinging defeat by striking down many of the tariffs he has used in a global trade war, including some against rival China. Within hours of the ruling, Trump said he…

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