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• United States: CENTCOM conducts 10 military strikes against 30 ISIS targets in Syria
  Cuba suspends annual cigar festival as U.S. oil blockade deepens energy crisis
  U.S. and European interests are 'intertwined,' Secretary of State Rubio says
• China: China Reviving Nuclear Technology Development
  In Xi Jinping’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty
  
• Russia: Russian Sources Claim Palantir Hacked for Top Secret info
  Ukraine receives $690 million from Japan, Canada
  Russia Seized A Dozen Ukrainian Villages In February: 'Expanding Security Zone
• United Kingdom: UK considering significant increase to defence spending
  Iran ready to discuss compromises to reach nuclear deal, minister tells BBC in Tehran
  BOE on Knife Edge Over Rates Awaits Pivotal UK Inflation Data
• India: Ahead of Budget session, doctors urge T.N. government to double staff strength in hospitals
  Watch: No-confidence motion against Om Birla to be taken up on March 9, says Kiren Rijiju
  
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• Japan: Mizuho Securities reportedly faces probe for insider trading
  
  
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• Australia: Breaking: Syria blocks Australian women and children, linked to ISIS fighters, from traveling through Syrian‑controlled territory
  
  
• Venezuela: US forces board tanker in Indian Ocean that fled US Venezuela blockade
  
  

• White House:
  Presidential Message on Susan B. Anthony Day
  In Munich, Secretary Rubio Calls on Allies to Embrace Shared Heritage, Meet Challenges of New Era
  President Trump Delivers Biggest Regulatory Relief in History
• State Department:
  Rubio meets Orban as Trump ally lags in polls ahead of Hungary elections
  Sec of State Rubio Visits Eastern Europe to Bolster Ties with Leadership of Hungary and Slovakia
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  US Air Force buying more bunker-buster bombs after Iran nuclear strikes
  US Army to debut FPV Bumblebee V2 drone interceptor next month
  Lockheed unveils Lamprey underwater drone that can attach to ships
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• DHS:
  DHS Shuts Down: How It Impacts Travel, ICE - and How Long It Could Last
  
  
• Treasury:
  Exclusive: US Fed to tap former Wall Street lawyer Guynn for top bank oversight role, say sources
  Economist predicts Kevin Warsh will ‘clean house’ at Federal Reserve
  
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• DOT:
  FAA Countermands all DEI Mandates and Institutes Strict Merit Hiring and Promotion for Pilots
  
  
• Energy:
  Energy Department identifies 26 Genesis Mission challenges
  
  
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• Senate:
  Voter ID via Overwheliming Popular SAVE America Act still moving to die via filibuster
  
  
• House:
  Both Parties Ramping UP Redistricting To Manipulate Midterms
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Republicans urge Supreme Court to restore New York congressional map
  Supreme Court announces cases it will hear at term’s end
  Republicans urge Supreme Court to restore New York congressional map

• Markets quiet as US closed for President's Day and China away for New Year
  Walmart earnings, spending data, and more AI disruptions: What to watch this week
  Big Tech's data center push has sent electricity bills higher. Lawmakers want to slow them down.

• Ancient Mars was warm and wet, not cold and icy
  NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches to International Space Station
  
• As Demand Grows, US Nuclear Energy Industry Faces Looming Crunch In Reactor Fuel Supply
  
  

• Altman and Pichai among tech CEOs heading to India for major AI summit in a key market
  African defensetech Terra Industries, founded by two Gen Zers, raises additional $22M in a month
  The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead)
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