New START Treaty Expires: Fears of Arms Race Surge as Russia Unshackles Nuclear Limits – 2/5/2026, 4:24:30 PM

Key world news stories as of February 5, 2026, include the expiration of the New START nuclear arms treaty, an EU-Japan-US critical minerals partnership, arrests in France for alleged Chinese spying, and a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine.[1][2][4] Nuclear Arms Control Russia announced on February 4 that it is “no longer bound” by New…