måndag 16 februari 2026
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Political situation in France
Political crisis in France after fatal beating
The fatal beating of a 23-year-old far-right activist has triggered a political crisis in France, French media report.
23-year-old Quentin Deranque was beaten to death at a far-right demonstration in Lyon on Thursday. Videos show at least six masked people beating three people who are lying down. Two of them manage to escape. One remains.
The government accuses the left-wing populist party Indomitable France (LFI) of inciting violence with its rhetoric. The LFI denies this. The day after the attack, the offices of ten LFI members were vandalized, writes France Info.
Violence between far-right and far-left groups in Lyon has escalated in recent years, according to Radio France. Quentin Deranque is now being portrayed as a martyr by the far-right, who are calling for a memorial march in the city on February 21.
A preliminary investigation into the murder was opened on Monday evening, according to Le Monde.
Political situation in Israel
Israeli police rescue female soldiers from religious mob: “Terrorism”
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox men and women attacked two female Israeli soldiers when they visited the city of Bnei Brak on Sunday, Israeli media reported. The incident has caused the conflict between secular and religious Israelis to explode – and the opposition to submit a vote of no confidence in the government.
– Anyone who attacks IDF soldiers is a terrorist. If order cannot be restored, send in a border battalion, opposition politician Avigdor Liberman said in parliament on Monday, according to Haaretz.
He believes that the riots, in which at least 22 people were arrested on Sunday, are being directed by the ultra-Orthodox leadership. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned “an extreme minority” in statements, according to Sky News.
The riots arose in connection with demonstrations against the fact that, according to a new bill, the ultra-Orthodox will be forced to do military service just like other Israelis.
Middle East crisis Gaza war
Israel's OB: "We are ready to go from defense to offense in Gaza"
Israeli forces in Gaza can escalate their attacks in Gaza again at any time. This is what the commander-in-chief Eyal Zamir says in a speech to soldiers in Gaza, reports the Jerusalem Post.
- We will not give up the war goal of demilitarizing Gaza and disarming Hamas completely. We are ready to go from defense to offense, says Eyal Zamir according to the newspaper.
Several Israeli media outlets have reported on the plans, despite the current ceasefire. The army is expected to be able to move more aggressively now that there are no longer any Israeli hostages left in Gaza, writes the Times of Israel.
More than 600 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since the ceasefire began, according to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry. Twelve of them were killed yesterday, including internally displaced people in a tent camp, writes AFP. Israel says all attacks are in response to Hamas violations of the ceasefire.
¨Sources: Space X in secret Pentagon drone technology competition
Elon Musk's SpaceX is participating, together with its now wholly owned subsidiary XAI, in a secret Pentagon competition to develop voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarm technology, sources tell Bloomberg.
The companies are one of a few teams selected for the competition, where $100 million is at stake.
Bloomberg writes that Musk has previously advocated a ban on autonomous weapons systems that can select and attack targets without meaningful human control.
The six-month competition aims to develop technology that can translate voice commands into digital instructions and coordinate multiple drones in offensive military operations.
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