The influx of security personnel from around the world is sparking concern among Italians ahead of the Milano Cortina Olympic Games.https://www.wired.com/story/ice-and-qatari-security-forces-at-the-winter-olympics-put-italians-on-edge/
The people of Venezuela have spent years learning resilience in the face of censorship, disinformation, and repression. They now rely on those tools more than ever.https://www.wired.com/story/venezuela-information-networks-maduro-censorship/
Just spritz and sleep—no melatonin tablets or pills necessary.https://www.wired.com/story/onnit-instant-melatonin-spray-rave/
Bosch’s Unlimited 10 combines key features from Dyson’s and Shark’s stick vacuums and packs some nice extras, but it can’t seem to keep debris inside.https://www.wired.com/story/cordless-stick-vacuum-comparison/
We braved the cold to answer a modern dilemma: Can you keep your hands warm and use a smartphone at the same time?https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-touchscreen-gloves/
The president said he persuaded Russia’s Vladimir Putin to stop striking Ukraine’s energy grid during a frigid period, but missiles fell on Kyiv hours later.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/03/trump-war-russia-ukraine-attacks-power-sector/
The stepson of Crown Prince Haakon is accused of 38 offenses, including four counts of rape, domestic violence, assault and drug possession between 2018 and late 2024.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/03/norway-rape-trial-stepson-prince/
While Israel has faced sharp criticism over its war in Gaza, start-up executives say foreigners are eager to buy systems developed and tested on the battlefield.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/02/israel-military-defense-tech-gaza/
The U.N. and IOC are asking for a pause in wars, an ancient Olympic tradition, amid the Winter Games. Athletes from countries beset by violence are set to compete.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/02/olympics-ceasefire-winter-games-italy-ukraine-gaza-sudan/
Regional powers are working to bring together high-level negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, in hopes of staving off war.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/02/iran-us-nuclear-negotiations-trump/
He acknowledged that the weekend’s revelations further entangled him in the “understandable furor” surrounding the convicted sex offender.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/02/mandelson-resignation-labour-epstein/
Israeli troops seized the Rafah border crossing in May 2024. The reopening marks progress toward the second phase of the U.S.-backed ceasefire deal.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/02/israel-egypt-gaza-rafah-crossing/
The United States and India finalized a trade agreement Monday, helping stabilize a relationship that had been in decline during Trump’s second term.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/02/india-us-trump-trade-deal/
Prosecutors said the suspects ran an export network that sent more than 16,000 shipments worth more than $30 million to Russian customers, including arms manufacturers.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/02/germany-sanctions-evasion-five-arrested/
The Post spoke to four Kenyans who fought in Ukraine and relatives of nine other recruits, as a secret pipeline funnels young Africans to Russia’s military.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/01/kenya-russia-military-ukraine-war/
Myanmar’s military regime has tightened import restrictions, exacerbating the country’s economic crisis and sparking widespread hardship among the people.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/02/myanmar-yangon-economic-crisis/
Washington and Caracas have moved quickly to open Venezuela’s oil sector to U.S. investment. Ordinary Venezuelans will wait longer to feel any benefit.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/02/venezuela-us-oil/
Seen two years later, a suppressed U.S cable warning of a “wasteland” in northern Gaza, as reported by Reuters, is a small footnote of history.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/02/gaza-apocalyptic-wasteland-warning-united-states-/
A Russian attack on coal mining facilities in Ukraine Sunday killed at least 12 miners, according to DTEK, the country’s largest private energy company.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/01/russia-strikes-energy-miners-starlink-ceasefire/
Even after a 12-day war with Israel, Iran retains the arsenal to hit U.S. allies and bases. U.S. strikes would lead to “regional war,” Iran’s supreme leader said.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/01/iran-missiles-persian-gulf-trump-military-buildup/