Millions of people living in Somalia are struggling to find food as a severe hunger crisis grips the country. Six and a half million people are currently experiencing high levels of food insecurity, the United Nations' (UN) World Food Program (WFP) reported on Tuesday.

25 February 2026

The United Kingdom and France have said that they will not deploy troops to Ukraine unless Russia consents to the move. Moscow has long claimed that it would not ever allow NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) troops to build any kind of military presence in Ukraine.

25 February 2026

Russia has drawn a line in the sand, issuing a warning if European nations arm Ukraine with nuclear weapons. Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Vassily Nebenzia, denounced the plan as "irresponsible."

25 February 2026

In the late 1960’s, Edmund Phelps and Milton Friedman challenged the popular view that there can be a sustainable trade-off between inflation and unemployment. In fact, over time, according to Friedman, expansionary central bank policies set the platform for lower economic growth and a higher rate of inflation (i.e., stagflation). A famous case of stagflation occurred during the 1974-75 period. In March 1975, industrial production fell by nearly 13 percent year-on-yea,r while the yearly growth rate of the consumer price index (CPI) jumped to around 12 percent.

25 February 2026

In a single afternoon, a technological announcement triggered a financial tremor, erasing an astounding $30 billion from the market capitalization of IBM [1]. The catalyst? An announcement from the Artificial Intelligence firm Anthropic regarding its AI model's newfound proficiency in understanding and potentially automating legacy COBOL programming code. This event is not an anomaly but a harbinger, demonstrating how a single AI advancement can instantly vaporize entire legacy revenue models and threaten established corporate giants that have built fortunes on outdated, proprietary systems.

24 February 2026

United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said that he will learn alongside the American public whether his department holds records proving the existence of aliens. When asked if he thinks aliens are real, Hegseth said, “We’ll see. I get to do the review and find out along with you.”

24 February 2026

The United States Department of War is seeking to acquire "killer AI (artificial intelligence)". This kind of AI doesn't ask questions of humans. So the real question is, what does the Pentagon plan to do with this technology?

24 February 2026

The United States' relationship with Canada has deteriorated in the aftermath of the trade war started by Donald Trump. The president has also been calling Canada the 51st state, irritating the Northern neighbor.

24 February 2026

In a Monday televised speech on the occasion of Russia's "Defender of the Fatherland Day," President Vladimir Putin declared that the development of the nuclear triad "remains an absolute priority" for Russia, coming soon on the heels of the collapse of the New START nuclear treaty with the United States.

24 February 2026

We are about to witness a very rare sight in the heavens. A “planetary parade” involving at least 6 planets is quite rare. In fact, normally, there are at least a couple of decades between such events. But as the threat of a major war in the Middle East looms, we will get to see a “planetary parade” that includes Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune this week…

23 February 2026