Pentagon Signs Controversial $210 Million Cluster Munitions Deal with Israeli Firm Tomeare – 2/9/2026, 8:28:33 PM

Top U.S. and World Headlines as of February 9, 2026

Key global stories include ongoing tensions in Ukraine and Iran, a major U.S. arms deal with Israel, crackdowns in Iran, and humanitarian crises in Sudan and elsewhere, alongside U.S. domestic developments like protests and infrastructure rulings.[1][2]

International Conflicts and Diplomacy

• EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas warns that Ukraine peace efforts risk rewarding Russian aggression without Moscow’s concessions, criticizing U.S.-led talks in Abu Dhabi where Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire over a year ago but Russia continues bombing civilians.[2]
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss Iran nuclear talks, insisting on limits to Iran’s ballistic missiles and regional militants; indirect Oman talks followed a U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran in June.[2]
• Pentagon signs $210 million deal with Israeli firm Tomeare for 155mm cluster munitions over three years, despite nearly 25,000 recorded injuries and deaths from such weapons since the 1960s, mostly from unexploded remnants.[1]
• Iran’s foreign ministry open to uranium enrichment limits for sanctions relief; separately, security forces arrest four senior opposition politicians on overthrow charges amid a crackdown killing thousands since late December protests; jailed Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi ends hunger strike after new seven-year sentence.[1]
• In Sudan, RSF drone attack kills 24, including eight children, near Al-Arahd in North Kordofan; conflict is world’s largest humanitarian crisis with over 40,000 dead and 14 million displaced.[1]

U.S. Politics and Domestic News

• At least 50 arrested in Minneapolis protesting one-month anniversary of Renee Good’s fatal shooting by an immigration officer.[1]
• Google employees protest company’s Customs and Border Protection contract, calling it profiting from “violent state repression.”[1]
• Republican Tim Scott criticizes Trump comment as “most racist” from White House; Trump defends it aboard Air Force One.[1]
• Federal judge unfrozen $16 billion Trump-withheld funds for New York-New Jersey rail; acting AG calls it “political retribution.”[1]
• Trump claims pride in economy, predicts better 2026.[4]
• Lawmakers prepare to review unredacted Jeffrey Epstein documents.[5]
• In UK, PM Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney resigns over recommending Jeffrey Epstein friend Peter Mandelson as ambassador.[1]

Other Notable Events

• Urgent search for Nancy Guthrie enters second week; she was taken from home against her will, family pleads for return, linked ransom account empty.[4][5]
• Italy: Thousands protest Milan Winter Olympics over environmental impacts, Israel’s participation, and U.S. ICE agents; police use tear gas; U.S. VP JD Vance booed.[1]
• NASA-SpaceX Crew-12 prelaunch news conference held.[6]
• Local U.S.: Investigation into fatal shooting by authorities near Philipsburg.[3]

These headlines are synthesized from major broadcasts and reports aired or published on February 9, 2026, focusing on the most prominent and timely developments.[1][2][4][5]