The good, the bad and the ugly — Inside Europe’s race to supplant US defense enablers – Defense News

  1. The good, the bad and the ugly — Inside Europe’s race to supplant US defense enablers  Defense News
  2. Opinion | How to make NATO great again  The Washington Post
  3. How should Europe prepare for a transatlantic divorce? You asked, Ben Hall answered  Financial Times
  4. Breaking Europe’s Trans-Atlantic Habit: The End of the Senior Partner Myth  War on the Rocks
  5. Gone with the West  DIIS
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‘A frightening silence’ in Sanaa as Houthis prepare for war – Ynetnews

  1. 'A frightening silence' in Sanaa as Houthis prepare for war  Ynetnews
  2. Iranian-backed Houthis say they’ll resume attacks on Israel and on shipping routes  The Times of Israel
  3. Houthi plans for a US-Iran war worry a weary Yemen  dw.com
  4. Houthis escalate attacks against Yemeni government-aligned forces  Long War Journal
  5. MIDDLE EAST CRISIS(28 FEBRUARY 2026)  EEAS
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Brigitte Bardot tribute at the César awards greeted with boos

A shout of ‘racist’ could also be heard during the segment at France’s version of the Oscars

A tribute to Brigitte Bardot at the Césars, France’s version of the Oscars, on Thursday was greeted with boos. In a video clip posted on social media, boos can clearly be heard among the applause as the tributes, and a shout of “racist!” is also audible.

Bardot, who died in December aged 91, became arguably the most celebrated figure in postwar French cinema for films such as And God Created Woman and Contempt, but after quitting acting in the early 1970s her later years were marred by increasing political activity on the far right, resulting in a string of convictions for inciting racial hatred.

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A Trump Call Ignited Saudi-U.A.E. Feud – The New York Times – The New York Times

  1. A Trump Call Ignited Saudi-U.A.E. Feud - The New York Times  The New York Times
  2. Mohammed bin Salman urged Donald Trump to impose sanctions on UAE, report claims  The Times of India
  3. Trump told UAE leader Saudi Arabia wanted Emirates sanctioned: Report  Middle East Eye
  4. Trash-Talking Trump Pushed Two Allies Into Vicious Fight  The Daily Beast
  5. How one phone call from Trump restarted a feud in the Middle East  The Independent
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