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<p>Ukrainian servicemen of special police unit take part in training at the training field in Kharkiv region</p>

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv’s forces make huge gains on battlefield

<p>The distinctive Lovers’ Arch is part of the Sant'Andrea sea stacks near the town of Melendugno in the southern region of Puglia</p>

Famous Lovers’ Arch falls into sea during Valentine’s Day storm

<p>Two red roses are placed on the execution wall at the Kaisariani Shooting Range in the Kaisariani suburb of Athens</p>

Unseen Nazi execution photos listed online on eBay

<p>Prosecutors also say that the defendant had made ‘several attempts’ to buy weapons illegally outside the country and to bring them to Austria</p>

Taylor Swift Eras Tour attack plot leads to terrorism charges

Just in

<p>Year of the fire horse</p>

Year of the Horse: The meaning of the Lunar New Year symbol for 2026

Why Draco Malfoy has become an unlikely Lunar New Year mascot in China

<p>Cave lion skull excavated from Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan</p>

Japan’s lost ‘tigers’ found to be a different big cat species

Lunar holiday sees record Chinese tourists travel – but not to Japan

<p>India AI Summit</p>

India stakes its claim in the AI race with first global south summit

<p>Myanmar Election</p>

Myanmar junta expels diplomat over new war crimes investigation

<p>Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks during an interview at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei</p>

Taiwan vows to strengthen its defences in Lunar New Year message

<p>The debris thought to be from an Indian rocket</p>

Rocket debris with Indian space agency logo found on remote island

Rethinking Global Aid

<p>Sir Keir Starmer with Donald Trump</p>

UK foreign aid cuts set to be deeper than Trump’s slashing of US funds

UK foreign aid cuts set to be deeper than Trump’s slashing of US funds

<p>Sir Keir Starmer with Donald Trump</p>

<p>Donald Trump</p>

The answer to attacks on the UN is to revitalise it – not sideline it

<p>A health worker in Malawi</p>

Can tax help Malawi out of a funding crisis deepened by aid cuts?

<p>Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks at a White House event with Donald Trump. They announced they were rescinding a landmark finding that tied greenhouse gases to climate change</p>

Trump guts climate change ruling that greenhouse gases endanger health

<p>The Trump administration said it would act to overturn the 2009 endangerment finding on Thursday. The rule helps to regulate the planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions fueling human-caused climate change</p>

Trump returns car and power pollution to American skies

<p>The Trump administration said it would act to overturn the 2009 endangerment finding on Thursday. The rule helps to regulate the planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions fueling human-caused climate change</p>

Trump returns car and power pollution to American skies

<p>Former child soldiers stand in line waiting to be registered with UNICEF to receive a release package, in Yambio, South Sudan</p>

80% of UN Security Council resolutions involve conflict in Africa

<p>President Donald Trump</p>

Trump set to dismantle US climate rules in ‘betrayal’ of global goals

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Middle East

<p>The Board of Peace’s vision has grown more ambitious since it was first introduced as part of the Gaza ceasefire plan</p>

Trump claims ‘board of peace’ will give $5bn in aid to rebuild Gaza

<p>Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men burn trash during clashes with police after two female Israeli soldiers were rescued from riots that erupted in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Sunday</p>

Two female Israeli soldiers chased by huge crowd of ultra-Orthodox men

<p>People gather during a protest on 8 January 2026 in Tehran, Iran</p>

In Iran’s hospitals where protesters with vital signs sent to morgue

Distraught family ‘forced to pay for the bullet that killed their son’

Indonesia Gaza Peacekeepers

Indonesia says 8,000 troops ready for peacekeeping mission in Gaza

<p>Iranian deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi</p>

Iran open to compromise in nuclear talks if US lifts sanctions

Distraught family ‘forced to pay for the bullet that killed their son’

Indonesia Gaza Peacekeepers

Indonesia says 8,000 troops ready for peacekeeping mission in Gaza

<p>Iranian deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi</p>

Iran open to compromise in nuclear talks if US lifts sanctions

<p>Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an overnight Israeli strike, according to medics, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip</p>

At least nine killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza

At least nine killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza

<p>Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an overnight Israeli strike, according to medics, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip</p>

<p>Zahraa, 5, and Muhammad, 6, were killed in the explosion</p>

Families’ horror as children as young as five killed in mine blasts

Trump says regime change in Iran would be ‘best’ amid rising tensions

<p>The USS Gerald R Ford is the largest warship ever constructed</p>

US ‘sending second aircraft carrier’ to Middle East amid Iran tensions

<p>Iranian authorities claim satellite dishes like SpaceX’s Starlink receiver ‘deviate morality and culture'</p>

Trump administration ‘smuggled Starlink terminals into Iran’

<p>Iranian authorities claim satellite dishes like SpaceX’s Starlink receiver ‘deviate morality and culture'</p>

Trump administration ‘smuggled Starlink terminals into Iran’

<p>An Israeli citizen and reserve soldier were indicted on suspicion that they used classified information to place bets on military operations using the Polymarket website</p>

Israeli soldier accused of using classified information to place bets

Iran accuses Israel of trying to sabotage US nuclear talks

US

<p>Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused the Trump administration of ‘slow-walking’ the full release of the Epstein files</p>

Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein ‘cover-up’

<p>Local police have identified a gunman suspected of targeting family members in a mass shooting at an indoor ice rink in Rhode Island that has left at least two dead and multiple others injured</p>

Police identify suspected gunman in Rhode Island hockey rink shooting

<p>The lawsuit says that ‘Jane Doe’ is a resident of Ohio, and attends the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus</p>

Student accused of using AI sues college for disability discrimination

<p>Alexis Strain, graduate student in biological sciences at Louisiana State University, shows the biodegradable Mardi Gras beads they are developing, Jan. 27, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)</p>

Mardi Gras makes change to its famous beads year after ban

<p>President Donald Trump has taken another swipe at Marjorie Taylor Greene, whom he’s called a 'traitor,' as the former congresswoman says she’s faced hundreds of death threats</p>

Trump takes a swipe at MTG as she talks about receiving death threats

<p>A person in a costume depicting U.S. President Donald Trump in an orange jumpsuit gives a thumbs-up as demonstrators gather during a flash mob in front of Trump Tower on Presidents' Day in New York City, U.S., February 16, 2026.</p>

Protesters swarm Trump Tower for Presidents Day flashmob

<p>Trump adviser Steve Bannon discussed invoking the 25th Amendment against Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein during the Republican’s first term, according to newly released files</p>

Steve Bannon told Epstein that Trump should be removed from office

<p>Billionaire Thomas Pritzker has stepped down as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels over his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein</p>

Thomas Pritzker retires as Hyatt executive chairman over Epstein ties

AZ women sue startup coach for ‘using their photos to make AI porn’

AZ women sue startup coach for ‘using their photos to make AI porn’

<p>Governor Moore and President Trump previously tangled over the president’s decision to block some Democrats from an upcoming White House meeting</p>

Trump slames Maryland Governor Wes Moore over Potomac sewage spill

<p>Today show host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have been ruled out as possible suspects in the disappearance of their mother, Nancy Guthrie, by Pima County Sheriff Chris Nano</p>

Sheriff says all of Nancy Guthrie’s family ruled out as suspects

<p>Campbell has previously disavowed Epstein and described his crimes as ‘indefensible’</p>

Naomi Campbell had more Epstein contacts than previously known: files

<p>Almost a quarter of U.S. parents say at least one of their children is not getting the mental health care they need, according to a new survey of data from 2023 and 2024</p>

A quarter of parents say children aren’t getting mental health support

<p>Almost a quarter of U.S. parents say at least one of their children is not getting the mental health care they need, according to a new survey of data from 2023 and 2024</p>

A quarter of parents say children aren’t getting mental health support

<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer face significant hurdles ahead of the midterms.</p>

Signs point to a ‘blue wave’ in midterms. Democrats shouldn’t be cocky

Obit Robert Duvall

Adam Sandler, Jamie Lee Curtis and others pay tribute to Robert Duvall, who died at age 95

Europe

<p>Investigators believe the husband ruthlessly exploited his wife on a large scale</p>

Man accused of selling sex with his wife to at least 120 men

APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Curling

Is there such a thing as bad publicity? At the Olympics, curling is finding out ... probably not

<p>U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister of Hungary, Victor Orban, as he arrives at the White House on November 7, 2025</p>

Trump ‘committed’ to Hungarian PM Orban’s success, says Rubio

<p>This aerial photograph shows a damaged residential building as municipal workers clean debris next to it following a Russian overnight drone attack in Odesa on 4 February</p>

Ukraine casualties surged last year as US-backed piece talks failed

<p>Keir Starmer at the Munich Security Conference announced that British warships are set to patrol the Arctic</p>

Europe must be ready to fight, Starmer says as he deploys warships

<p>In dark red: the countries actively investigating. Shaded: the countries with calls for investigations.</p>

The countries that have launched Epstein investigations so far

<p>Russia Oil Sanctions</p>

Hungary and Slovakia ask neighbouring country to deliver Russian oil

<p>Rescuers work at the scene of the incident on Monday</p>

Swiss train derailed by avalanche with multiple casualties feared

<p>Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, and Ukrainian energy minister Herman Halushchenko shake hands in Kyiv, Ukraine, in September 2024</p>

Ukraine’s ex-energy minister arrested while leaving the country

Ukraine’s ex-energy minister arrested while leaving the country

<p>Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, and Ukrainian energy minister Herman Halushchenko shake hands in Kyiv, Ukraine, in September 2024</p>

<p>EUR-GEN RUSIA-NAVALNY</p>

The fates of Putin’s critics and rivals from poison to prison

<p>Epibatidine can be detected using a combination of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.</p>

What is dart frog toxin, the poison linked to Alexei Navalny’s death?

North Korea Kim's Daughter

North Korea opens housing district for families of Ukraine war dead

<p>Kaja Kallas speaks at the Munich Security Conference</p>

EU chief hits back at ‘European-bashing’ after Rubio speech

<p>Kaja Kallas speaks at the Munich Security Conference</p>

EU chief hits back at ‘European-bashing’ after Rubio speech

<p>A woman holds a picture of Alexei Navalny, who died two years ago in a Siberian penal colony</p>

UK hits back at Russia’s denial over Navalny’s death

<p>Residents cope with electricity, heating and water outages following Russian attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure in Kyiv</p>

Growing up in a cold and dark Ukraine under constant Russian attack

Africa

<p>Charcoal smuggling is common in the southern African country and one of the main causes of rampant deforestation</p>

Smugglers stage fake funeral procession through town

Smugglers stage fake funeral procession through town

<p>Charcoal smuggling is common in the southern African country and one of the main causes of rampant deforestation</p>

<p>Ivory Coast is the world's top cocoa producer</p>

World’s top cocoa producer sees crops flourish amid unseasonal rain

<p>Violet Zulu, who was sent to a maximum-security prison after she was denied a legal abortion and ended her pregnancy on her own, poses for a photograph in Lusaka, Zambia, Jan. 21, 2026.</p>

Woman denied legal abortion sent to prison over an illegal termination

<p>A resident prepares food at a public primary school used as a shelter for people affected by the passage of tropical cyclone Gezani during the night of February 10 to 11, in Toamasina on February 15, 2026</p>

At least 59 dead and thousands displaced as cyclone batters island

<p>At least 15 bodies have been recovered so far as residents and rescue crews search the area</p>

Ferry capsizes on Nile River leaving at least 15 people dead

<p>At least 15 bodies have been recovered so far as residents and rescue crews search the area</p>

Ferry capsizes on Nile River leaving at least 15 people dead

Somalian passenger jet veers off runway and crashes onto beach

<p>‘The pilot’s swift and calm decision-making played a decisive role in ensuring the safety of everyone on board’</p>

Pilot saves 55 by crash-landing faulty Somali passenger plane into sea

<p>The cyclone hit Madagascar on Tuesday, killing nine</p>

Nine killed as devastating tropical cyclone hits island nation

<p>Smallholder farmers such as this banana farmer in the Antilles - who supply a large share of UK tropical fruit - are increasingly at risk from climate change. Campaigners argue that new UK legislation could help protect them and also ensure resilient supply chains to the UK</p>

‘Once-in-a-decade’ chance to transform the UK’s footprint on the world

Babies among 53 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya

<p>The attack targeted a Catholic priest who was abducted</p>

Gunmen kill three and abduct Catholic priest in Nigeria

<p>Keir Starmer</p>

PM Keir Starmer accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over international aid cuts

<p>Survivors gather on the third day of Islamic prayers for one of the victims of an extremist attack, in Kaiama, Nigeria.</p>

Nigeria: Extremists issued a call to prayer then massacred 162 people

<p>People line up to receive aid at a refugee camp in Maban, South Sudan</p>

New $50bn US aid package offers health lifeline – but climate ignored

<p>Global aid cuts to services like HIV prevention are already hitting countries such as Kenya</p>

MPs warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences if UK does not pause aid cuts

Asia

<p>Supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party carry a poster of him during a protest over concerns about their leader's health in Karachi, Pakistan</p>

Khan’s family ‘extremely worried’ after ex-PM denied hospital visit

<p>First resort: Qingdao in eastern China</p>

When will British tourists be able to visit China visa-free?

<p>Humanoid robots perform ahead of the Lunar New Year in Beijing</p>

Humanoid robots to take centre stage at annual Lunar New Year gala

<p>Fire performers carry a dragon during a molten iron fireworks performance known as "fire dragon steel flowers" ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations at an amusement park on the outskirts of Beijing, China.</p>

Massive fireworks store explosion in China kills eight

<p>Tulip Siddiq</p>

New Bangladesh government wants UK to extradite Labour MP Tulip Siddiq

<p>Afghan burqa-clad women sit along a pavement in the Gazargah area of Herat</p>

How Taliban’s new penal code puts husbands on par with ‘slave masters’

<p>Fire performers carry a dragon during a molten iron fireworks performance known as "fire dragon steel flowers" ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations at an amusement park on the outskirts of Beijing, China.</p>

Massive fireworks store explosion in China kills eight

<p>Tulip Siddiq</p>

New Bangladesh government wants UK to extradite Labour MP Tulip Siddiq

<p>Afghan burqa-clad women sit along a pavement in the Gazargah area of Herat</p>

How Taliban’s new penal code puts husbands on par with ‘slave masters’

<p>File. The Dotonbori shopping district as seen from the Ebisu bridge in Osaka, Japan</p>

Teenager killed and two injured in late-night stabbing

<p>Cricket World Cup: full schedule today</p>

T20 World Cup 2026 fixtures, teams and how to watch on TV

<p>Wake up to views of the sunrise before dipping in a private pool at Sri panwa</p>

Sri panwa, Thailand, hotel review

<p>File. Arundhati Roy</p>

Arundhati Roy quits Berlinale after jury chief’s remarks on Gaza war

<p>Health officials monitor passengers arriving at the Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on 25 January 2026</p>

India reports first Nipah death but says no new cases detected

<p>Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman and election candidate Tarique Rahman (L) greets his supporters as leaves his residence in Dhaka on 13 February 2026 a day after Bangladesh's general election</p>

Bangladesh nationalists claim landslide victory in election

<p>A Japan Coast Guard ship burns flares to represent an onboard fire during a maritime exercise</p>

Japan detains Chinese fishing boat and captain amid escalating tension

<p>Deepak Kumar, a gym trainer in India who stood up for a Muslim shopkeeper in Uttarakhand, has become a national ‘hero’ Screengrab</p>

India backs Hindu gym owner facing death threats for saving Muslim man

Australasia

<p>At least one killed in deadly stabbing in Sydney</p>

Man killed and two fighting for life in Sydney triple stabbing attack

Man killed and two fighting for life in Sydney triple stabbing attack

<p>At least one killed in deadly stabbing in Sydney</p>

<p>Victoria police form a line to secure the area during a protest against the visit of Israel's president Isaac Herzog in Melbourne on 12 February 2026</p>

Australia faces reckoning over police crackdown on Palestine protests

<p>Stolen items included mummy mask that was verified by British Museum</p>

Police recover ancient Egyptian artefacts stolen during museum heist

<p>A sketch by artist Rocco Fazzari shows accused Bondi shooter Naveed Akram appearing via video link at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney</p>

Bondi Beach attack suspect makes first appearance in court

<p>Chris Baghsarian was taken by a group of at least three people who forced their way into his house and drove him away in a dark SUV, detectives say</p>

Sydney police plead for return of 85-year-old kidnapped by mistake

<p>Chris Baghsarian was taken by a group of at least three people who forced their way into his house and drove him away in a dark SUV, detectives say</p>

Sydney police plead for return of 85-year-old kidnapped by mistake

<p>File image</p>

Coles accused of ‘utterly misleading’ discounts in landmark court case

<p>Floodwaters cover the road after heavy rain and wild winds in Puketotara, Waikato region, New Zealand, 13 February 2026, in this picture obtained from social media</p>

30,000 without power and flights cancelled as storm hits New Zealand

<p>Former Leader of the Opposition, Sussan Ley announces her resignation from parliament during a media conference after a Liberal Party leadership spill</p>

Australian Liberal Party ousts its first woman leader

<p>NSW Police surround protesters on George Street during a rally against the visit of Israel's President Isaac Herzog on 9 February 2026 in Sydney</p>

Police to be investigated for ‘brutality’ at anti-Herzog protests

<p>Pro-Palestine supporters gather to protest against the visit of Israel’s president Isaac Herzog in the central business district (CBD) on 12 February 2026 in Melbourne, Australia</p>

Protests surround last day of Israeli president’s visit to Australia

<p>Australian teenagers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones were killed in 2024 methanol poisoning in Laos</p>

Australia sends special envoy to Laos for methanol poisoning probe

<p>Belgian backpacker Celine Cremer’s car keys, besides teeth and bones, were found during the search over the weekend. The items are now being examined by forensic experts, police said</p>

Discoveries made in search for backpacker who vanished in Australia

<p>Cameron Bolton of Team Australia wins the silver medal, Mia Clift of Team Australia wins the silver medal during the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships Day 13 on March 29, 2025 in Engadin, Switzerland</p>

Winter Olympics

Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton breaks neck in Winter Olympics crash

<p>People hold placards and wave Palestinian flags during a protest against the visit of Israel's president Isaac Herzog on 9 February 2026 in Sydney, Australia</p>

Clashes erupt in Sydney amid Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit

<p>Lauren Mastrosa’s novel sexually objectifies children, court finds</p>

‘Offensive’ erotic novel is child sex abuse material, judge rules

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