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President Trump has called on Iran to reach an immediate accord or else face the threat of a possible U.S. attack.
By Aaron BoxermanErika Solomon and Nick Cumming-Bruce
The New York Times, Feb. 17, 2026
People tend to associate democratic erosion with election interference and violent police crackdowns. But there’s a quieter tell that a democracy is endangered: the dissolution of laws that protect public money. Then there are Mr. Trump’s private deals. The president is not only creating off-the-books accounts that sideline Congress. He is also undermining the institutional tools our government uses to raise public funds.
By Aziz Z. Huq and Vanessa Williamson
The New York Times, Feb. 17, 2026
The government wants prosecutors to investigate X, Meta and TikTok, adding to a growing clash between the U.S. and Europe over regulating social media.
By Jason Horowitz
The New York Times, Feb. 17, 2026
The country last year accounted for a fifth of all European Union exports to the U.S.
By Paul Hannon
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 17, 2026
The brightly coloured waterways in the Arctic are a sign that permafrost is thawing, with potentially hazardous consequences
By Eva Xiao in New York, Jana Tauschinski and Justine Williams in London
Financial Times, Feb. 17, 2026
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Both sides described previous U.S.-mediated negotiations as productive, although they did not appear to address sticking points like territory and security guarantees.
By Constant Méheut
The New York Times, Feb. 17, 2026
In a series of deals over the past three months, lawmakers rejected some of the president’s most aggressive attempts to whittle down the government.
By Tony Romm
The New York Times, Feb. 17, 2026
Europe’s largest economy faces steeper demographic decline than previously estimated, says Ifo
By Olaf Storbeck in Frankfurt
Financial Times, Feb. 17, 2026
The new initiative will build on partnerships with Google and Microsoft and aim to expand its data-center portfolio to 5 gigawatts, it said
By Kosaku Narioka
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 17, 2026
Lunar new year travel is taking place faster than ever
By FT
Financial Times, Feb. 17, 2026
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The diplomat, Bill White, was then asked to meet with the Belgian foreign minister, at a time of rising tensions between the U.S. and countries in Europe.
By Jeanna Smialek and Koba Ryckewaert
The New York Times, Feb. 17, 2026
A new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a “con man,” “clown” and “laughingstock.”
By Peter Baker
The New York Times, Feb. 17, 2026
Majority of fund managers think Trump’s nominee to run Federal Reserve will spark further declines for US currency
By Rachel Rees and Emily Herbert in London
Financial Times, Feb. 17, 2026
Experts criticise halt to programme that had used Deloitte and IBM as contractors
By Emma Agyemang in Copenhagen and Peter Foster in London
Financial Times, Feb. 17, 2026
Copper now accounts for the largest share of its earnings
By Rhiannon Hoyle
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 17, 2026
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