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Monday, February 16, 2026 (UTC) | 12:00 UTC
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"As Trump redraws the world order, markets, courts and culture strain to keep pace with rising conflict and mistrust."
WORLD
tense
Trump's new order forces rapid European reset
Syrian Army advances deeper into Kurdish regions
Navalny killing tied to rare dart frog toxin?
Global power shifts around Trump and Syria mix with strikes and poison allegations, leaving Europe and Russia uneasy.
US
anxious
Lawsuits swarm the second Trump administration
Trial opens for father tied to Georgia school shooting
Epstein-academic ties expose dark side of fundraising
Trump-era lawsuits, school-shooting trials and Epstein-linked scandals stoke anxiety even as small-town pride offers brief relief.
BUSINESS
cautious
AI selloff reveals strain beneath tech optimism
Saudi oil price cuts spur sales surge to China
Ray Dalio: Munich talks ended post-war market order
Investors juggle AI selloffs, cheap Saudi oil and a rotation toward Europe as great-power tensions reshape global markets.
SCIENCE
cautious
Europe bars China from key Horizon research schemes
Do we really know what publics think of science?
Researchers question how well surveys capture public trust as Europe locks China out of key research programs over security fears.
CULTURE
reflective
AI video of Cruise vs. Pitt spooks Hollywood
Puppet show lampoons those pulling world-stage strings
Roma artist's work illuminates Holocaust trauma and survival
Artists, puppeteers and filmmakers explore power, presidents, Roma memory and AI deepfakes, blurring lines between politics, history and play.
SPORTS
hopeful
Coco Gauff decries people 'dying in the streets'
Coco Gauff speaks out on US injustice, saying no one should die in the streets just for existing.