UK blocks Trump from using RAF air bases for potential

The United Kingdom is blocking the Trump administration from using its military air bases for a possible attack on Iran over concerns that a strike could violate international law.  A report by The Times said the U.S. was drawing up a report to use Royal Air Force base Fairford in England, which is home to […]Read More

Trump says Iran has 15 days to reach a deal

Iran has a short window to agree to a deal with the U.S., President Donald Trump said Thursday, before warning that the situation could soon shift if negotiations fail. The talks focus largely on curbing Tehran’s advancing nuclear program, which U.S. officials say has moved closer to weapons-grade enrichment. The U.S. and Israel also want […]Read More

Cambodian PM says Thai forces occupying disputed land despite Trump-brokered

Last year when President Donald Trump helped broker a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, he took a victory lap. ‘Who else could say, ‘I’m going to make a phone call and stop a war between two very powerful countries, Thailand and Cambodia?” he said. Now, that agreement appears under strain, as Cambodian Prime Minister […]Read More

Kinross’ Great Bear Gold Project Accelerated Under Ontario’s 1P1P Framework

Ontario is moving to accelerate one of Canada’s largest emerging gold projects, cutting permitting timelines in half for Kinross Gold’s (TSX:K,NYSE:KGC) Great Bear development in the Red Lake district. The province announced that Great Bear will be designated under its new One Project, One Process (1P1P) framework, a streamlined approval system aimed at reducing government […]Read More

Rapid Growth in Tokenized Assets: Bitget Doubles Daily TradFi Volume

Centralized crypto exchanges are blending TradFi with crypto, and the data shows it’s catching on fast. TradFi tokenization, where digital tokens represent traditional assets on a blockchain, allows investors to trade stocks, bonds, commodities and other off‑chain instruments on a crypto exchange. Users also often benefit from 24/7 markets and lower barriers to entry. Bitget, […]Read More

Steadright Critical Minerals Announces Private Placement Financing For Gross Proceeds

(TheNewswire) February 19, 2026 TheNewswire Muskoka, Ontario Steadright Critical Minerals Inc. (CSE:SCM,OTC:SCMNF) (‘Steadright’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that it has arranged non-brokered private placement offerings of units for gross proceeds of up to $2,500,000 (the ‘Offering’).   Under the Offering, the Company will issue up to 10,000,000 units (‘Units‘) at a price […]Read More

Oreterra Announces Further Over-Subscription and Upsizing of Non-Brokered Private Placement

Oreterra Metals Corp. (TSXV: OTMC,OTC:RMIOD) (OTCID: OTMCF) (OTCID: RMIOD) (FSE: D4RO) (WKN: A421RQ) (‘Oreterra’ or the ‘Company’) (previously, ‘Romios Gold Resources Inc.’) is pleased to announce that, due to continued significant demand, the non-brokered private placement financing announced on February 10, 2026, upsized on February 12, 2026, and further upsized on February 18, 2026, will be again be […]Read More

Trump jokes about Nobel Prize at inaugural Board of Peace

President Donald Trump welcomed leaders from around the world on Thursday as he hosted the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, D.C.  One country that would not be joining the board but will be hosting a related event is Norway. The U.S. president announced the plan for Norway to host a meeting […]Read More

Built for weeks of war: Inside the firepower the US

The U.S. military has assembled one of its most substantial concentrations of naval and air power in the Middle East in decades, a force built near Iran not for a limited strike, but for sustained combat operations if ordered.  While diplomats in Geneva trade proposals, the Pentagon has moved beyond a ‘show of force’ to […]Read More

Rick Scott says Prince Andrew ‘absolutely’ must face US trial

A top Senate Republican demanded that if former Prince Andrew is found to have broken American laws with his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, he should stand trial in the U.S. ‘If he’s violated American law, absolutely,’ Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital. Scott’s comments came after the news that the former prince, now […]Read More