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The European Court of Human Rights has formally taken up 20 cases challenging Turkey’s designation of foreign Christians as national security threats, with a legal advocacy group warning that “peaceful worship and participation in church life are not threats to national security.” The cases — largely supported by Alliance Defending Freedom International — were “communicated” to the Turkish government on Feb. 5, a procedural step signaling that the court considers them sufficiently related to be examined together and inviting Ankara to submit its observations as proceedings move forward. According to ADF International, the applications stem from Turkey’s use of internal…
President Donald Trump delivers an address at the “Champion of Coal” event at the White House on Wednesday, February 11. The event will highlight the president’s backing of “clean, beautiful coal” for meeting America’s energy needs. With Trump are scheduled to be EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Read the full article here
Nearly half of the households that watched the Super Bowl tuned out halftime performer Bad Bunny, per Samba TV. This also represents a 39 percent decline in Bad Bunny viewers when compared to last year’s halftime show. “Our latest viewership insights reveal,” writes Samba TV, that “48.6M U.S. households tuned in to #SuperBowl LX, representing a 13% decrease from last year’s game[.]” As far as Bad Bunny and his halftime show, Samba reports: “26.5M U.S. households watched #BadBunny’s #halftime performance, down 39% from Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 show[.]” The reason you’re seeing preliminary headlines based on Nielsen ratings that look like…
Saif al-Islam was assassinated because he believed in a unified and sovereign country, Moussa Ibrahim has said The assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was ordered by foreign powers, the country’s former information minister, Moussa Ibrahim, has said.Saif al-Islam was killed by gunmen at his residence in the city of Zintan in northwestern Libya last week. The 53-year-old politician had intended to run for president of the North African state, which remains divided between rival governments and has been plagued by intermittent civil war since his father was murdered in a NATO-backed uprising in…
WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump was presented with an award on Wednesday, naming him the “undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal,” on behalf of coal miners across the country. James Grech, the CEO of Peabody Energy, presented Trump with the award in the East Room of the White House, shortly before the president signed an executive order directing the Department of War to prioritize buying power from America’s coal industry. “To show our appreciation, the trophy says the ‘undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal,’” Grech noted, to a standing ovation from those in attendance, including coal miners. Trump then signed the order,…
The House Committee on Homeland Security hears testimony from officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday, February 10. The hearing comes after the fatal shootings of anti-ICE demonstrators in Minnesota over the last several weeks. Testifying will be Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow. Read the full article here
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis slammed the Justice Department’s push to criminally charge Democratic lawmakers who last November urged military servicemembers to disobey illegal orders in a video, calling it “political lawfare” in a post on X on Wednesday. A Washington, D.C., grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict the six lawmakers, who include battleground state Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.). It marked another instance of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro failing to clinch a high-profile federal indictment since taking over as the top prosecutor in D.C. “Political lawfare waged by either side undermines America’s criminal justice system, which…
The European Commission president won’t let individual member states stand in the way of her maximalist goals European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants groups of EU countries to pass ambitious economic reforms without the consent of the entire bloc. The move is about trade, regulations, and – of course – Ukraine.EU leaders will meet in Belgium’s Alden Biesen castle on Thursday to discuss the bloc’s moribund economy. The meeting comes two years after former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi released a report calling on Brussels to slash regulations and invest up to €800 billion annually, or face…
The Department of Homeland Security is using a repurposed $55 billion Navy contract to convert warehouses into makeshift jails and plan sprawling tent cities in remote areas. In the wake of immigration agents’ killings of three US citizens within a matter of weeks, the Department of Homeland Security is quietly moving forward with a plan to expand its capacity for mass detention by using a military contract to create what Pablo Manríquez, the author of the immigration news site Migrant Insider calls “a nationwide ‘ghost network’ of concentration camps.” On Sunday, Manríquez reported that “a massive Navy contract vehicle, once valued at $10 billion, has ballooned to…
Counter-terrorism cops are leading the investigation due to “surrounding circumstances” about the stabbing of two boys at a London school on Tuesday. A 13-year-old boy is being held and questioned on suspicion of attempted murder after an attack at Kingsbury High School in Brent, north-west London on Tuesday. Two boys ages 12 and 13 years old are in “serious” condition in hospital after having been stabbed, and others are reported to have been “sprayed with a substance”. The police have recovered a suspected weapon and hailed the bravery of one victim who had the presence of mind to raise the alarm…