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Ex-Sony Pictures Boss Regrets Seth Rogen’s ‘The Interview’ and Says Obama Told Him After the Sony Hack: ‘What Were You Thinking? Of Course That Was a Mistake’ Michael Lynton, former Sony CEO, wishes he had thought more carefully before greenlighting "The Interview" from Seth Rogen.

Ex Sony Pictures Boss Regrets Greenlighting Seth Rogen's 'The Interview' variety.com/2026/film/ne...

North Korea: Party Congress Set to Bolster Repression North Korea’s ninth Party Congress started on February 20, 2026, amid escalating repression of young people, strict control of information, and widespread forced labor.

North Korea: Party Congress Set to Bolster Repression | Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

North Korea heralds ‘remarkable successes’ at day two of Party Congress | NK News North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a review of the country’s policies and achievements on the second day of the Ninth Party Congress on Friday, heralding the last five years as a period of “great...

North Korea heralds ‘remarkable successes’ at day two of Party Congress | NK News www.nknews.org/2026/02/kim-...

Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The United States plays a pivotal role in shaping the global economy. At the same time, Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home w...

"I impose, for a period of 150 days, a temporary import surcharge of 10 percent ad valorem, as described below, on articles imported into the United States, effective February 24, 2026." – The White House www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Gov't vows all-out efforts to respond to U.S. tariff uncertainties | Yonhap News Agency SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Saturday vowed to put in utmost ...

Gov't vows all-out efforts to respond to U.S. tariff uncertainties | Yonhap News Agency en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2026...

Trump's Iran options: "Token" nuclear enrichment to taking out Khamenei "One scenario takes out the ayatollah and his son and the mullahs."

Trump's Iran options: "Token" nuclear enrichment to taking out Khamenei www.axios.com/2026/02/21/t...

1994...and 2026

As North Korea’s party congress opens, Kim asserts state’s ‘irreversible’ position while avoiding naming South, U.S. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un kicked off the country's Ninth Party Congress, the decision-making body of the party, with a defiant tone on the state's de facto nuclear status while avoiding direct m...

As North Korea’s party congress opens, Kim asserts state’s ‘irreversible’ position while avoiding naming South, U.S. koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-02...

Where is Kim Ju-ae? Succession question hangs over North Korea’s ruling congress With Kim Jong-un set to outline his end-of-decade vision, the notable absence of his teenage daughter raises fresh succession questions.

Where is Kim Ju-ae? Succession question hangs over North Korea’s ruling congress | South China Morning Post www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...

Live updates: Trump says he’s enacted a 10% global tariff by executive order President Donald Trump says he'll enact a 10% global tariff using other federal laws after the Supreme Court ruled against his far-reaching global tariffs on Friday.

Trump says he’ll enact 10% global tariff after Supreme Court loss | AP News apnews.com/live/supreme...

N. Korea touts 'remarkable' success in policy implementation over past 5 years at key party congress | Yonhap News Agency SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Saturday it has achieved "remarkable"...

N. Korea touts 'remarkable' success in policy implementation over past 5 years at key party congress | Yonhap News Agency en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2026...

Second-day Sitting of Ninth Congress of WPK Held Comrade Kim Jong Un Starts Report Reviewing Work of Eighth-term WPK Central Committee | KCNA Watch kcnawatch.org/newstream/17...

Epstein leveraged relationship with Botstein to draw in multiple women Jeffrey Epstein wanted to reassure an Eastern European musician about his intentions. He turned to the conductor and Bard College President Leon Botstein.

Epstein leveraged relationship with Botstein to draw in multiple women www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...

Jeffrey Epstein’s Playbook for Bard’s Botstein: Humiliate, Disparage, Reject, Repeat - The Daily Catch Editor’s Note: Emails from Jeffrey Epstein cited here are riddled with spelling errors, punctuation mistakes, and typos. The Daily Catch has decided to print them unedited.  The criticisms were wither...

Jeffrey Epstein’s Playbook for Bard’s Botstein: Humiliate, Disparage, Reject, Repeat - The Daily Catch www.thedailycatch.org/articles/jef...

Has Israel crossed the annexation threshold in the West Bank? Six ‘game-changing’ recent cabinet decisions may push the occupation past a tipping point toward permanent Israeli rule, says Yesh Din director Ziv Stahl.

Has Israel crossed the annexation threshold in the West Bank? www.972mag.com/israel-west-...

Vladimir Putin is caught in a vice of his own making Russia’s president cannot win the war, but fears peace

Vladimir Putin is caught in a vice of his own making www.economist.com/leaders/2026...

Ninth Congress of WPK Opens with Splendor | KCNA Watch kcnawatch.org/newstream/17...

N. Korea overhauls inner circle, removing old guard - The Korea Times North Korea reshuffled the leadership of its ruling party’s highest decision-making body at its ninth party congress, the North's state media repor...

N. Korea overhauls inner circle, removing old guard - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...

Shunning Seoul: Why North Korea suddenly stopped talking about the South | NK PRO Coverage of South Korea in North Korea’s leading newspaper peaked in the first half of 2025 in response to military exercises and political turmoil, only to collapse by the end of the year, according ...

Shunning Seoul: Why North Korea suddenly stopped talking about the South | NK PRO www.nknews.org/pro/shunning...

Tariffs on Trial: The IEEPA Ruling and What Comes Next (2/23) share.hsforms.com/1AFNjUouJT7W...

Why China suddenly approves of hereditary succession in North Korea The South Korean National Intelligence Service revealed last week that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had selected his 13-year-old daughter, Kim Ju-ae, as his successor.

Why China suddenly approves of hereditary succession in North Korea | Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/fe...

(LEAD) Trump says he will use Section 122 of 1974 Trade Act to impose additional 10 pct global tariff | Yonhap News Agency (ATTN: CHANGES photo; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) --...

Trump says he will use Section 122 of 1974 Trade Act to impose additional 10 pct global tariff | Yonhap News Agency en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2026...

The Moment Trump Found Out the Supreme Court Killed His Tariffs President gets the news as meeting with governors opens; ‘so, it’s a loss, then?’

The Moment Trump Found Out the Supreme Court Killed His Tariffs - WSJ www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Opinion | After Cuba completes its failed-state collapse, then what? The Trump-targeted country, low on fuel and low on food, faces, at best, social entropy.

Opinion | Trump-targeted Cuba soon may finally collapse. Then what? - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Trump announces a new 10% global tariff.

Happy midterms, GOP.

Trump: "I can do anything I want to do to them ... I'm allowed to destroy the country."

Trump is trying to be on his best behaviour and stick to the script.

It won’t last. You can see how utterly broken and infuriated he is.

He’s going to meltdown during questions.

Trump accuses the Supreme Court of having been “swayed by foreign interests,” and of being “unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution.

‘Al-Aqsa is a detonator’: six-decade agreement on prayer at Jerusalem holy site collapses Israeli police raid compound, arrest staff and curb Muslims’ access as Ramadan begins

‘Al-Aqsa is a detonator’: six-decade agreement on prayer at Jerusalem holy site collapses | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why, or Why Now

As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...