Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday mourned the loss of three U.S. service members as part of what she called an “absolutely unnecessary” operation against Iran. U.S. Central Command said that as of 9:30 a.m. EST Sunday, three American service members have been killed in action, while five have been seriously wounded and… Source link
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow on February 18, 2026. Pavel Bednyakov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s fuel blockade on Cuba, saying Moscow considers the latest restrictions unacceptable. His comments come as the island nation grapples with a worsening economic crisis, one that has been compared to its biggest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union. “This is a special period, with new sanctions. You know how we feel about this. We do not accept anything like this,” Putin said on Wednesday during a meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, according to Russian news agency Tass. Russia, which has been allied to Cuba for decades, has recently described Havana’s fuel situation as “truly critical” and said it is actively discussing what help it can provide to the country. “We have always been on Cuba’s side in its struggle for independence, for the right to follow …
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Leo XIV’s key adviser and the Vatican’s secretary of state, described the deadly shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis as “unacceptable,” as a growing number of Catholic prelates in the United States have spoken against immigration enforcement operations in the country. “The Holy See’s position is always that of avoiding any type of violence, obviously, so we cannot accept episodes such as these,” Parolin told journalists on Wednesday (Jan. 28) as he left a conference titled “Ethics and Economics,” organized by the LUMSA University in Rome. Two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis this month, leading some bishops in the country to issue appeals for restraint and respect for human dignity. Catholics on the ground have also mobilized and organized vigils, Masses and gatherings to condemn the killings. “Issues, problems, contradictions should be resolved in other ways,” said Parolin, echoing the statements of several prelates in the U.S. In November, Pope Leo spoke against the “vilification” of migrants, adding that there are legal …
President Trump said early Wednesday that anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be “unacceptable.” “The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA… Source link
David Lammy has said that US vice president JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI-generated deepfakes – such as those made using Elon Musk’s Grok – are “entirely unacceptable”. The deputy prime minister told The Guardian that Mr Vance expressed concern about how artificial intelligence was being used to create “hyper-pornographied slop” online when they met in Washington on Thursday. After discussing Greenland, Mr Lammy said: “I also raised with him the Grok issue and the horrendous, horrific situation in which this new technology is allowing deepfakes and the manipulation of images of women and children, which is just absolutely abhorrent. “He agreed with me that it was entirely unacceptable.” Image: Lammy said he raised Grok with Vance during a meeting in Washington. File pic: Reuters Since the start of the new year, X users – mainly women – have reported that accounts have used Grok to generate images of them without clothing. And earlier this week, the Internet Watch Foundation reported that criminals have been using Grok to create child sexual abuse imagery. You need …
