#Scoop U.S. officials close to Sec. Rubio met with Raul Castro’s grandson on the sidelines of the annual meeting of Caribbean leaders on Wednesday in Saint Kitts as efforts to negotiate economic and political changes in #Cuba continue. /@Jacquiecharles
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article314847434.html
Politico: “The president has been upset that Lutnick’s family is profiting so aggressively off of his popularity and he confronted Lutnick directly about it during an episode at Mar-a-Lago over the winter holiday, said two people familiar with the exchange, one of whom witnessed it.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/howard-lutnick-trumps-dealmaker-tensions-00798716
At 8:16 a.m. on August 10, 2019, an anonymous 4Chan user posted, "don't ask me how I know, but Epstein died an hour ago from hanging, cardiac arrest. Screencap this."
It was 38 minutes before @AaronKatersky tweeted the news of Jeffrey Epstein's death.
How did a 4Chan anon know?
🚨 BREAKING: The European Commission has referred disgraced British politician Peter Mandelson to fraud investigators over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Read the developing story: https://www.politico.eu/article/peter-mandelson-referred-to-eu-fraud-investigators-olaf-over-jeffrey-epstein-files/
Teile des #Trump-Teams wollen Proteste seiner Wähler umgehen, indem #Israel den #Iran zuerst angreift. Unser @axelspringer Global Reporter @ConstSchreiber berichtet über die Reaktionen in Israel.
https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland-und-internationales/neuer-trump-plan-greift-israel-iran-zuerst-an-netanjahu-waere-kaltschnaeuzig-genug-69a02b33e9fb101245532006
NEWS: Inside the White House debate over Iran, where some advisers believe the politics are “a lot better” if Israel strikes first, potentially reshaping how Americans see U.S. involvement.
Story w/ @nahaltoosi
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/25/white-house-politics-israel-strikes-iran-00799456
🔴From a Ukrainian listening post, our reporter heard it happen: #Starlink terminals went dark, leaving Russian soldiers along the front unable to coordinate. Our @axelspringer reporter @IbraNaber for @POLITICO: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/25/elon-musk-russian-army-starlink-00793742
JUST IN - Bill Gates apologizes to his foundation staff over ties to Epstein and multiple affairs with Russian women that Epstein "discovered." "I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit," Gates said — WSJ
#As Cuba’s energy crisis rages, U.S. will let island’s private sector import fuel
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article314825118.html
Akteinsicht für ein Titelthema in der @WELTAMSONNTAG dauert nur eine halbe Stunde hat Kollege @LennartPfahler 🤡 gesagt. Weil ich gutgläubig bin und den Menschen nichts Schlechtes unterstelle, habe ich mich natürlich darauf eingelassen. 💘
NEW - Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland attempts suicide shortly after being charged with corruption in connection to Jeffery Epstein — iNyheter
Ein Report des Analysehauses Citrini Research hat die Aktienkurse abstürzen lassen. In dem Bericht wird eine Welt im Jahr 2028 skizziert, in der KI eine beinahe dystopische Wirkung entfaltet. Es gibt gute Gründe für die drastischen Reaktionen.
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/plus699d78137859a5f5c2f11b4e/citrini-report-schockt-die-wall-street-die-grosse-angst-vor-dem-2028-szenario.html
Top Trump official slams Germany over probe into man who called Chancellor Friedrich Merz ‘Pinocchio’.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-diplomat-attacks-eu-germany-over-investigation-against-man-who-called-friedrich-merz-pinocchio/
GENEVA/BEIRUT, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Israel has sent an indirect message to Lebanon that it would strike Lebanon hard, targeting civilian infrastructure including the airport, in the event that Hezbollah gets involved in any U.S.-Iran war, two senior Lebanese officials said
A Swedish American businesswoman who mentored young women sent photos of some of the “best and brightest” to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who selected those he wanted to meet.
https://www.politico.eu/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-sweden-business-leader-ehnbom-proposed-meet-women/
Jeffrey Epstein murdered?
Why did the Manhattan Medical Examiner (OCME) sign a confidentiality agreement "in connection with the investigation into the murder of Jeffrey Epstein?"
And why are the names redacted in this document?
scoop: Senior Trump administration officials have called around to several Arab countries to do damage control on Amb. Huckabee's interview with Tucker Carlson https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/huckabee-israel-comments-damage-control-00793689
Dr. Peter Attia exits CBS News after chummy Epstein emails surface in DOJ dump https://trib.al/eksAvv3
Talking to #Raulito would be great. #Cuba
🚨 BREAKING: Former U.K. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson was arrested today on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Read the developing story: https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-peter-mandelson-arrested-amid-jeffrey-epstein-fallout/
R to @Tim_Roehn: m.bild.de/politik/ausland-un…
Es wird immer verrückter.
In der Tat bemerkenswert, dass Schmidt so freimütig offen legt, wie blank DEU im Februar 2022 auch informativ dastand. Man sollte doch meinen, dass in diesen Positionen und Verantwortlichkeiten Schweigen Gold ist - jedenfalls bis man seine Memoiren schreibt und abrechnet.
Dass der damalige Kanzleramtschef @W_Schmidt_, der qua Amtes im ständigen Austausch mit Geheimdiensten stand, von einem Journalisten vom bevorstehenden Russland-Einmarsch in die Ukraine erfahren hat, ist ein Armutszeugnis. Und warum erzählt er das so freimütig?
R to @Tim_Roehn: welt.de/debatte/article6999f…
"Limiting American defense industry participation in European procurement programs threatens that partnership and weakens our mutual security."
The U.S. diplomats @AndyPuzder , Ambassador to the EU, and @MattWhitaker46, Ambassador to NATO, have written this op-ed for the @axelspringer Global Network.
https://www.politico.eu/article/why-us-eu-defense-industrial-cooperation-matters-more-than-ever/
It is almost impossible to study the Mexican drug cartels in detail, especially CJNG and the old Los Zetas, without losing a bit of your humanity. I actually went through a period of depression during my PhD while researching what was really going on.
Tourists riding horses, drinking beer, as smoke from burnt vehicles rises in Puerto Vallarta. What a scene.
So lächerlich wie gruselig
I spent 100 hours over the past week researching, writing and editing the piece we just put out.
It’s a scenario, not a prediction like most of our work. But it was rigorously constructed, dismissing it outright requires the kind of intellectual laziness that tends to get expensive.
And we’ve released it for free. Hopefully you enjoy it.
https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic
🔴Angespannt wartet die ganze Region, ob Präsident Trump einen Angriff auf den Iran befiehlt. Experten halten mehrere Szenarien für möglich. Und Israel bereitet sich bereits auf den Ernstfall vor, berichtet @ConstSchreiber aus Tel Aviv. https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus699ac1ac860785bf17cbcb18/iran-begrenzter-schlag-oder-umfassender-angriff-sicherheitsexperten-fuerchten-eskalationsspirale.html
A U.S. official confirms nuclear talks with Iran are planned for Thursday
It is a key moment & perhaps a key opportunity for Iran's regime to take President Trump up on his offer for a diplomatic deal to avoid a strike. My conversation with Iran's negotiator Abbas Araghchi.
Ich habe zufällig eines der seit Wochen ungeheizten Wohnhäuser in Kyjiw gewählt und an allen 138 Türen geklingelt. Die Geschichten der Bewohner erzählen nicht nur von Kälte, sondern von vier und teils zwölf Jahren Krieg, von Kampf und Flucht, Verlustangst, und großer Hoffnung.
CUBA ENERGY CRISIS: A ship believed to be carrying Russian fuels is on its way to Cuba, putting US President Donald Trump’s sanctions to the test amid the island’s deepening energy crisis https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-20/cuba-bound-tanker-carrying-russian-fuels-to-test-trump-blockade?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter
Here's the documentary that 1.1 million Hungarians have watched over the past week. It investigates the damage that Viktor Orban's regime has done to health, education and public transportation in Hungary.
With English subtitles:
https://youtu.be/9NQEcLIiOpM?si=Y4UYtnnj6ICBUVtn
Ultimatum, Truppenaufbau, Krisenmodus – Steht der Nahe Osten vor der Explosion?
@axelspringer Global Reporter @ConstSchreiber berichtet für unsere Marken aus #Israel:
https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland-und-internationales/ultimatum-truppenaufbau-krisenmodus-steht-der-nahe-osten-vor-der-explosion-6999fe93d2efdf1bd0d2de21?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fm.bild.de%2Fpolitik%2Fausland-und-internationales%2Fultimatum-truppenaufbau-krisenmodus-steht-der-nahe-osten-vor-der-explosion-6999fe93d2efdf1bd0d2de21