US: Florida ICE Targets “Foreign” Iguanas! (8.2.2026)

As Florida experienced a rare cold snap in early February 2026, residents were alarmed to see green iguanas falling from trees and lying motionless on sidewalks (pavements}, lawns, and roads. Despite the shock, these unique reptiles are not frozen or dead. They are in a natural, temporary state called torpor, a cold-induced coma that helps them conserve energy when temperatures drop below 40°F (4.4°C).

US: Florida ICE Targets “Foreign” Iguanas! (8.2.2026)

Nord Stream 2 is a double-edged geopolitical tool

When Pavel Zavalny, the chairman of Russian parliamentary committee on energy, made the forecast last Friday that Nord Stream 2 pipeline could start shipping natural gas to Germany as early as next month, it was received with disbelief. But Zavalny was categorical, and was quoted by Reuters as saying, “I can say with a high degree of certainty that the first gas via Nord Stream 2 will go in January.”

Nord Stream 2 is a double-edged geopolitical tool