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- Unpacking Trump’s claim on India halting Russian oil imports
India has “committed” to stop importing Russian oil, President Trump says, putting in black and white a claim that White House officials have recently made. Why it matters: The news — which Trump wrote in a tariff-lowering executive order on Friday — is big, if it’s true.
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/09/trump-india-russia-oil-tariff-executive-order
- US-Iran talks are not a countdown to conflict
When Iranian and US officials met for talks in the Omani capital of Muscat on February 6, many journalists and analysts were speculating as to whether diplomacy will fail and whether war will inevitably follow. But that framing misses the deeper reality of this moment. The more important question is why both sides have returned to the negotiating table at all, despite years of hostility, sanctions, proxy conflict and open threats.
https://theconversation.com/us-iran-talks-are-not-a-countdown-to-conflict-275349
- Netanyahu to meet Trump in US to discuss Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will head to the United States to meet Donald Trump as the US president confirmed plans to hold follow-on discussions with Iran after the weekend talks in Oman between the two foes, according to Netanyahu’s office.
- Trump says China’s Xi to visit US ‘toward the end of the year’
Trump made the comment in an interview with NBC News taped Wednesday — the same day he and Xi had a wide-ranging conversation about trade, Taiwan, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the situation in Iran. Trump is expected to go to China in April, before Xi would then visit the United States.
- As Trump presidency enters second year, his voters share hopes – and concerns
Joyce Kenney is even happier with Donald Trump today than when she voted for him in 2024.
“I would gladly vote for him any time,” said the 74-year-old retiree in Prescott Valley, Arizona. As Trump heads into the second year of his presidency, Kenney hopes he continues his crusade against government waste and fraud, cuts costs for senior citizens, and deports more criminal immigrants – but also makes it easier for law-abiding immigrants to stay in the U.S., even those who entered illegally.
- In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions
As rising global temperatures speed up the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, it’s set off a boom of ships taking routes that previously were frozen and not traversable. The increase in marine Arctic traffic, which received increased attention as President Donald Trump pushed for the United States to take over Greenland , has come with a heavy environmental cost: black carbon, or soot, that spews from ships and makes the ice melt even faster.
- Trump leaves Republicans guessing on midterms plans as outlook darkens
Republicans looking to the White House to lead in the face of the party’s dimming prospects for November’s midterms are facing a crucial hang-up: the president.
The party’s flagship campaign committee and super PACs have no indication of how President Donald Trump will deploy his $300 million-plus war chest because the president has not approved a spending plan. Republican donors are funding expensive Senate primaries in Texas and Georgia because Trump has not cleared the field with his endorsement, or, in the case of Louisiana, endorsed a challenger to the incumbent Republican.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/09/trump-midterm-plans/
- Nvidia Should Benefit From OpenAI Spending, Analyst Says. The Stock Drops Anyway.
Nvidia NVDA +7.87% was edging down early on Monday. The chip maker’s sharp rally on the back of heavy spending by large technology companies looked to be on pause as investors assessed the artificial-intelligence trade.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/nvidia-stock-price-openai-spending-ai-chips-2e75bc2d
- Striving for unity among nations: President Donald Trump chairs “Board of Peace” in hopes to reconstruct Gaza
After officially ratifying his proposed Board of Peace in January, according to the U.S. Embassy, President Donald Trump is determined to end the war in Gaza. The Board of Peace was created by Trump to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza after destruction from the Israeli-Palestine war, according to CNN. In addition to the United States, Trump has invited other countries to join, according to AP News.
- PSI Inter-America condemns the US economic blockade of Cuba
For decades, the Cuban people have endured this blockade, which constitutes a violation of the United Nations Charter and has been condemned year after year by the overwhelming majority of the international community. In addition to this economic warfare, Cuba continues to face persistent attacks on its sovereignty and right to self-determination by the United States.