Monday, February 23, 2026
Geopolitics
Reuters
President Donald Trump renewed his condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court after it ruled against his sweeping tariff program last week, vowing to turn to other tariff powers and licenses but giving no details. The ruling threw his trade policy into uncertainty.
Geopolitics
Reuters
The EU says it will accept no increase in US tariffs after the Supreme Court ruling. Brussels is standing firm despite the uncertainty in US trade policy, maintaining its position that it will not negotiate under threat of tariffs.
Geopolitics
Reuters
One of Mexico's most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera ("El Mencho"), was killed in a military raid backed by US intelligence. The operation, aided by a new US military-led group, sparked widespread retaliatory violence across Jalisco.
Tech & Science
Reuters
Elon Musk says SpaceX has shifted focus to building a "self-growing city" on the moon, which could be achieved in less than 10 years. The ambitious timeline marks a significant acceleration in lunar colonization plans.
Tech & Science
Reuters
Europe launched the first operational Ariane 6 rocket, successfully deploying 32 Amazon satellites to low Earth orbit. The launch marks a critical milestone for European independent access to space.
Tech & Science
Reuters
Scientists examining decades-old radar data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft have detected a large underground cavity created by a lava flow on Venus — the first subsurface feature ever found on Earth's planetary neighbor.