Day: February 17, 2026

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Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo defended its use of remote assistance personnel in the face of questions from Congress and said they have never been used to move robotaxis in US on-road operations https://reut.rs/4tCYUMN

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Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo defended its use of remote assistance personnel in the face of questions from Congress and said they have never been used to move robotaxis in US on-road operations reut.rs/4tCYUMN

— Reuters (@Reuters) Feb 18, 2026

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta is building an artificial intelligence accountability program as his office probes Elon Musk’s xAI over the generation of non-consensual sexually explicit images, he told Reuters in an interview

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta is building an artificial intelligence accountability program as his office probes Elon Musk’s xAI over the generation of non-consensual sexually explicit images, he told Reuters in an interview https://t.co/EpV7iz9zz5

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 18, 2026

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US releases another $77 million in frozen New York tunnel funding

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US releases another $77 million in frozen New York tunnel funding https://t.co/0pg2HA5mKC https://t.co/0pg2HA5mKC

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 18, 2026

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Armenia’s constitution: A fault line in peace process

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The peace process is no longer measured by diplomatic formulas but by internal political resilience. The failure to sign the agreed peace text between Azerbaijan and Armenia is not due to technical details but to a fundamental question that Yerevan’s political system has been unable to resolve: on what reality is the state’s constitutional identity based?

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Romania leads Europe in next-generation nuclear energy

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Romania is emerging as a leader among developing European countries in the field of next-generation nuclear energy. The centerpiece of this effort is the construction of a nuclear power plant in Deutschești, based on innovative small modular reactors (SMRs), AzerNEWS reports.

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Israel is accelerating its creeping annexation of the West Bank. Can Donald Trump stop it? – The Conversation

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Post date February 17, 2026

Israel is accelerating its creeping annexation of the West Bank. Can Donald Trump stop it? The Conversation

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U.S. energy chief warns u.s. could quit IEA if agency keeps focus on climate http://reut.rs/4bViSMh http://reut.rs/4bViSMh

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U.S. energy chief warns u.s. could quit IEA if agency keeps focus on climate reut.rs/4bViSMh reut.rs/4bViSMh

— Reuters (@Reuters) Feb 18, 2026

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This isn’t really about nuclear tech- it’s about leverage. Armenia eyeing U.S. reactors means less dependence on Moscow, and Russia’s sharp reaction says it knows energy equals influence. Lose that, and you lose control. #Geopolitics #NationalSecurity https://share.google/qeo0nBzl2Yp2nyBCf

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This isn’t really about nuclear tech- it’s about leverage. Armenia eyeing U.S. reactors means less dependence on Moscow, and Russia’s sharp reaction says it knows energy equals influence. Lose that, and you lose control.
#Geopolitics #NationalSecurity share.google/qeo0nBzl2Yp2nyB…

— Robert Morton (@Robert4787) Feb 18, 2026

The post This isn’t really about nuclear tech- it’s about leverage. Armenia eyeing U.S. reactors means less dependence on Moscow, and Russia’s sharp reaction says it knows energy equals influence. Lose that, and you lose control. #Geopolitics #NationalSecurity https://share.google/qeo0nBzl2Yp2nyBCf first appeared on October Surprise 2016 – octobersurprise2016.org.

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Turkey’s Erdogan says Israel’s recognition of Somaliland benefits nobody

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Turkey’s Erdogan says Israel’s recognition of Somaliland benefits nobody https://t.co/DHt80J9YLj https://t.co/DHt80J9YLj

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 18, 2026

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