War on Gaza / 38,000 women, girls killed till end of 2025: UN
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Strait of Hormuz now open
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US-Israel war on Iran
China intensifies Iran diplomacy
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Mandelson row: British PM again under pressure to resign
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Int’l law ‘matters more than ever’ in chaotic world
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US Senate vote on arms sale to Israel shows huge ‘cracks’
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Trump says ‘no money’ to be involved in any Iran nuclear deal
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US-Israel war on Iran
Trump rejects NATO offer to help with Hormuz, says ‘stay away’
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Trump says US helping Iran remove mines from Hormuz
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US-Israel war on Iran
How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody
Photo, taken by Phil Noble, went viral when it was published on Thursday
20 February 2026, 14:55 PM
Epstein estate agrees to $35 million settlement in victim class action
Boies Schiller Flexner, a law firm representing Epstein victims, announced the settlement in a brief, filed in federal court in Manhattan
20 February 2026, 12:57 PM
King Charles' brother Andrew released after arrest over misconduct relating to Epstein
Mountbatten-Windsor, who turned 66 on Thursday, had been questioned all day by detectives from Thames Valley Police
20 February 2026, 12:53 PM
X files? Trump says he's ordering release of data on UFOs and aliens
Didn't specify whether classified documents would be released to the public
20 February 2026, 09:44 AM
Iran warns US bases, assets 'legitimate targets' if it attacks
Earlier on Thursday, Trump gave Iran 15 days to make a deal
20 February 2026, 09:37 AM
‘Consequences are not good’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview made public on Wednesday, said that any new US strike on Iran would have serious consequences and called for restraint to find a solution to enable Iran to pursue a peaceful nuclear programme.
20 February 2026, 03:05 AM
US to withdraw all troops from Syria: reports
The United States is planning to withdraw all of its 1,000 troops from Syria over the next two months, according to US media reports.
20 February 2026, 03:01 AM
Epstein scandal: Former UK prince Andrew arrested
King Charles’ younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested yesterday on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.
20 February 2026, 02:51 AM
Laser-written glass can store data for millennia
Thousands of years from now, what will remain of our digital era? The ever-growing vastness of human knowledge is no longer stored in libraries, but on hard drives that struggle to last decades, let alone millennia.
20 February 2026, 02:38 AM
RSF actions in Sudan’s al-Fashir points to genocide
The UN’s independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said yesterday the paramilitary siege and capture of El-Fasher bore “the hallmarks of genocide”.
20 February 2026, 00:40 AM
AI can’t be left to ‘whims of a few billionaires’
UN chief Antonio Guterres yesterday warned technology leaders of the risks of artificial intelligence, saying its future cannot be left to “the whims of a few billionaires”.
20 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Ex‑South Korea president Yoon gets life in prison
A South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison yesterday, after finding him guilty of masterminding an insurrection linked to his December 2024 attempt to impose martial law.
20 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Israeli actions raising ‘ethnic cleansing’ fears
Israel’s increased attacks and forcible transfers of Palestinians “raise concerns over ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the United Nations said yesterday.
20 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Russia ‘always’ stands by Cuba: Putin
Moscow will “always” stand by Cuba, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Havana’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Moscow on Wednesday, reiterating support for the Caribbean island struggling against sweeping US sanctions.
20 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Do not give away Diego Garcia
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was making a big mistake by entering into a lease on the Indian Ocean Chagos archipelago that hosts the US-UK Diego Garcia air base.
20 February 2026, 00:00 AM
The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself
Universities adopting AI across many areas beyond classroom
19 February 2026, 20:47 PM
US oil contract WTI hits six-month high on US-Iran tensions
Concerns that US-Iran nuclear talks may not avert new conflict
19 February 2026, 20:12 PM
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested over links to Epstein
The younger brother of King Charles has been in increasingly serious trouble over revelations about his links to the late US sex offender
19 February 2026, 16:54 PM
Ex-South Korea leader Yoon gets life in prison for insurrection
Yoon abruptly declared martial law in a televised address in December 2024, saying drastic measures were needed to root out "anti-state forces"
19 February 2026, 13:20 PM
AI cannot be left to 'whims of a few billionaires': UN chief
UN chief Antonio Guterres warned technology leaders Thursday of the risks of artificial intelligence, saying its future cannot be left to "the whims of a few billionaires"
19 February 2026, 11:31 AM