Simple English News Daily Thursday 12th February 2026. NATO Arctic mission. Norway Nobel release. Russia START treaty. Kenya cult arrests. Madagascar cyclone...
Feb 11, 2026
NATO launches a new Arctic mission to tighten allied coordination and presence. Norway pushes for the release of a Nobel laureate jailed in Iran. Russia links its future in the START treaty to US actions. Authorities arrest leaders over a deadly cult in Kenya. Madagascar faces deaths and evacuations after Cyclone Gezzani.
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NATO Unifies Arctic Operations
- NATO launched 'Arctic Century' to unify allied military activity in the High North.
- The plan centralises large exercises and logistics to address rising Arctic tensions after Trump's Greenland moves.
Call For Immediate Release
- Norway's Nobel Committee urged Iran to release Nobel laureate Mohammadi immediately.
- The committee framed her sentence as part of brutal repression following mass protests and called for her freedom.
Russia Conditions START Continuation
- Russia says it will keep abiding by the new START treaty only if the US does the same.
- President Trump wants a new modernised treaty rather than extending the existing agreement.