Trump orders Pentagon, federal agencies to release files on UFOs and aliens
US president’s announcement comes amid a surge of interest following comments on aliens by ex-President Barack Obama.

US president’s announcement comes amid a surge of interest following comments on aliens by ex-President Barack Obama.


![U.S President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member, and Climate Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi present signed documents of the declaration of the funding donors to the Board of Peace, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2026. [FILE: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-19T171416Z_1519238211_RC23PJA064KN_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-TRUMP-BOARD-1-1771531367.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



![A police officer talks to demonstrators wearing masks depicting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and US President Donald Trump, during a protest near the U.S. Institute of Peace building, on the day of the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, in Washington, DC, US on Feb. 19, 2026. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1771529902.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


Iran says US president’s comments suggest ‘real risk of military aggression’ as Trump says he wants a ‘meaningful deal’.
![A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber taxis after landing at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, May 4, 2025. [Tech. Sgt. Anthony Hetlage/US Air Force]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/9436274_cropped-1771516401.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
Donald Trump praised the “magnificent” B-2 bombers that “totally decimated the nuclear potential” of Iran.

Led by US President Donald Trump, the “Board of Peace” convened for its first meeting to discuss Gaza reconstruction.
Trump and Nigeria appeared headed for a clash over bogus claims of a Christian massacre. Now the US is helping Nigeria.
Analysts say Trump will seek to show Gaza progress at controversial board meet, but pressure on Israel needed for gains.
Environmental group says FBI is visiting activists’ homes as Trump administration rolls back pollution protections.
Petro said he had invited Rodriguez to meet in the border city of Cucuta to discuss energy cooperation.
The US Environmental Protection Agency rescinded the climate change finding as part of a push to slash regulation.
These are the key developments from day 1,456 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.