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Alphabet Smashes Revenue Records as It Accelerates AI Spending

February 5, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

Alphabet, the technology conglomerate behind Google, announced fourth-quarter revenue of $113.8 billion on Wednesday, an 18 percent increase year-on-year and slightly above Wall Street expectations. Net income rose 30 percent to $34.5

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Trump’s Spy Chief Investigates Puerto Rico Voting Machines

February 5, 2026
United States/Venezuela/World

A team working under Tulsi Gabbard, who served as a senior intelligence official during the Trump administration, led an investigation last spring into Puerto Rico’s electronic voting machines, Reuters has learned from

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Russia Faces Sharp Budget Deficit as Oil Revenues Fall

February 5, 2026
Business/Trade Wars

Russia’s public budget deficit could reach between 3.5% and 4.4% of gross domestic product by the end of 2026, nearly three times the official target of 1.6%, according to calculations seen by

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Asian Stocks Slip Amid AI Investment Fears as Wall Street Eyes Recovery

February 5, 2026
Business

Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as concerns over escalating spending on artificial intelligence unsettled investors, with technology companies facing particular pressure. MSCI’s broadest Asia-Pacific index outside Japan slid 1%, while South

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Nestlé Expands Infant Formula Recall Amid Toxin Concerns

February 5, 2026
Human Rights/World

Nestlé announced on Wednesday that it was widening its recall of infant formula to include an additional batch of its Guigoz brand after France lowered the maximum allowed threshold for cereulide, a

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The World’s First Viral AI Assistant Sparks a Digital Freakout

February 5, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

Austrian coder Peter Steinberger has created what is being called the world’s first viral AI assistant with his open-source project, OpenClaw, and the results are “getting weird,” according to reporting from the

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India-China Trade Hits Record $155 Billion Amid Growing Deficit

February 5, 2026
Business/Trade Wars

India’s trade with China surged past $155 billion in 2025, marking a 12% increase from the previous year, according to Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong, Mint reports. Indian exports to China also rose

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India Forms High-Level Panel to Review Banking Sector

February 5, 2026
Business

As part of her 2026-27 budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the formation of a high-level committee to review India’s banking sector, Mint reports. The panel is expected to prioritize strategic

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Paradise in Peril: Meth and HIV Devastate Fiji

February 5, 2026
Diplomacy/Human Rights

On the sun-drenched islands of Fiji, known for pristine beaches and exclusive resorts, a hidden epidemic has quietly taken hold. Methamphetamine use and HIV infections are rising at alarming rates, fueled by

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The End of New Start: Are We on the Brink of a Global Nuclear Arms Race?

February 5, 2026
Defence/News

The expiration of the New Start treaty between the United States and Russia has sparked urgent concern among policymakers, military analysts, and global security experts. Signed in 2010 by President Obama and

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Killer Pigeons and Putin’s Daughter: Russia’s Bizarre Push for Mind Control

February 5, 2026
Defence/Diplomacy/Geopolitics

In Moscow, a neurotechnology company called Neiry is claiming to have developed pigeons equipped with computer chips capable of controlling their flight, a project that has drawn scrutiny for its links to

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Spain’s Royal Drug Scandal: King’s Cousin and Police Chief Arrested in €20 Million Bust

February 5, 2026
Diplomacy/News

Spain is reeling after revelations that Francisco de Borbón, a distant cousin of former King Juan Carlos, has been arrested for allegedly laundering millions in drug money through cryptocurrency, alongside Óscar Sánchez

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Inside Epstein’s Digital World: The Bizarre and Disturbing Revelations of 3 Million Pages

February 5, 2026
Human Rights/World

The latest tranche of documents released by the U.S. Justice Department, totaling an astonishing three million pages, offers unprecedented insight into the private life of Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex

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The Cost of Denial in Balochistan

February 5, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

Balochistan is passing through its fifth wave of insurgency, and I am not merely an observer of this conflict but one of its earliest witnesses and victims. This cycle of violence unfolded

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Keeping one-fifth of humanity warm — Inside China’s winter energy stress test

February 5, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

Winter has a way of stripping systems down to their essentials. Pipes freeze. Power lines snap. Heaters become the most important appliance in the house. When I started researching this episode of

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