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February 2026

Canada Completes Construction of Nuclear Power Plant

What you are looking at with Canada completing the roughly $9.4 billion Darlington nuclear refurbishment early and under budget is something that completely contradicts the prevailing political narrative about energy policy in the West. The final 878-MW unit is now preparing to return to commercial operation, marking the end of a decade-long rebuild of the

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Industrial Production Falls 1.4% in Euro Area

According to the February 2026 Euro indicators data, euro area GDP expanded by just 0.3% in the fourth quarter, matching the previous quarter and underscoring a persistent low-growth environment across the bloc. Year-over-year growth is hovering around roughly 1.3%, which is hardly a recovery when you consider the massive fiscal expansion, energy disruptions, and regulatory

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Tehran’s Surveillance State – Coming to a Regime Near You

Iran’s digital surveillance machine is close to completion, as reported by Wired. Governments don’t build surveillance systems because there is an actual need to watch 75 million citizens. They build them because power always seeks leverage over society. It is not unique to Iran. This is the inevitable endpoint of every state that believes it

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Kim Jung-Un Names Successor

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has reported that Kim Ju-ae, the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is now in the “successor nomination stage,” a phrase indicating not just symbolic visibility but active internal positioning as the next leader. This marks the clearest signal yet that Pyongyang is preparing for a fourth-generation transfer of

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Russian Pensioner Fined for Liking YouTube Videos

A court in Russia’s Arctic Murmansk region has fined a pensioner 30,000 rubles (€325) for “discrediting” the army by liking videos on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/c6qPg9vj9o — Novaya Gazeta Europe (@novayagazeta_en) February 9, 2026 A Russian court fined a 72-year-old pensioner for the act of “liking” two YouTube videos. The court found the man guilty of discrediting

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