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18.02.2026 16:40 In direct response to the 2026 National Defense Strategy's call for urgency and speed, the U.S. Air Force rolled out its plan for the LGM-35A Sentinel program, which will deliver the nation's next-generation, modernized, land-based nuclear deterrent to America's warfighters. Leveraging considerable progress over the last 12-18 months, program officials are executing a transformed acquisition strategy paving the way to complete the restructure and

18.02.2026 16:40 The UN has the funds and capacity to scale up relief and reconstruction operations in Gaza but does not have the necessary access to carry out these vital tasks, Alexander De Croo, the head of the UN Development Programme , told journalists on Tuesday.

18.02.2026 16:40 As the war in Sudan approaches a fourth year, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and 123 partners appealed on Tuesday for $1.6 billion to support millions of people forced to flee the country in pursuit of safety.

18.02.2026 16:40 "A recent media report about the U.S. Coast Guard contained numerous inaccuracies about the Service. Among those, the allegation that the Secretary of Homeland Security directed the Acting Commandant to divert a C-130 long range aircraft from a search for a missing U.S. Coast Guard crewmember who went overboard from a U.S. Coast Guard cutter at sea is categorically false."

18.02.2026 16:40 A second round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's nuclear program concluded in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 17 without an agreement.

18.02.2026 16:40 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has announced that the latest round of negotiations on sanctions removal with the United States concluded with an agreement on a set of guiding principles that will shape future discussions toward a potential deal.

18.02.2026 16:40 To protect Canada's sovereignty, build our prosperity, and strengthen our strategic autonomy, the Canadian government must change how we invest in defence. Canada's defence procurement has long been too complicated, too slow, and too reliant on international suppliers, limiting the growth of our defence industries

18.02.2026 16:40 Switzerland is reassessing its air defense plans after the United States postponed delivery of Patriot missile systems, with a European alternative now under consideration.

18.02.2026 16:40 At the invitation of Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, President of the French Republic H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron paid an official visit to India from 17 to 19 February 2026 and participated in the Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit 2026.

18.02.2026 16:40 Iran signaled cautious optimism on Tuesday after a second round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States, describing them as opening a "new window of opportunity," while Washington said Tehran had yet to acknowledge President Donald Trump's "red lines."

18.02.2026 16:40 The United States Department of Homeland Security today announced that, after an extremely competitive bidding process and engagement with dozens of companies, the highly respected Parsons Government Services Inc. will oversee and manage the completion of border wall construction.

18.02.2026 16:40 The United States has quietly deported nine migrants to Cameroon under a secret arrangement, including individuals who had already been granted legal protection by US courts prohibiting their return.

18.02.2026 16:40 A new round of trilateral talks among Ukraine, the United States and Russia lasted over four hours on Tuesday, and will continue on Wednesday.

18.02.2026 16:40 A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft has carried out a successful fisheries patrol over the Pitcairn Island Exclusive Economic Zone identifying vessels of interest for the United Kingdom.

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