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Immigration-Enforcement-Minnesota
Federal authorities announce end to immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Federal officials in the US have announced an end to an immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Stonewall Rainbow Flag
Rainbow flag raised at Stonewall monument in New York in defiance of Trump
New York politicians have defiantly raised a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument, rebuking the Trump administration for removing the well-known symbol of pride from the LGBT+ landmark.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Trump EPA Coal Ash
Trump condemned for revoking scientific finding on climate change
The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that has been the central basis for US action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight .

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

A NATO flag flies at Cardiff Castle during the NATO summit which was held in Newport.
US tells Nato defence ministers to bolster military forces as White House plans to reduce troops in Europe
US policy chief Elbridge Colby said Europe has to go 'beyond inputs and intentions toward outputs and capabilities'

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Thomas Partey seen during UEFA Champions League game between teams of Sporting CP and Arsenal FC (Maciej Rogowski)
Ex-Arsenal star Thomas Partey charged with two more counts of rape
The 32-year-old is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on March 13 to face the charges, which relate to one alleged victim in 2020.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Italy to 'guarantee security of our borders' after bill approved allowing naval blockades
Italy to 'guarantee security of our borders' after bill approved allowing naval blockades
Legislation is latest step in crackdown by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government on irregular migration

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

The Archers 75th anniversary
Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against BBC over Panorama gets court date
Panorama faced criticism late last year over an episode broadcast in 2024 for appearing to give the impression the US president had encouraged his supporters to storm the Capitol building in 2021

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Radio Times Festival 2015
Strictly star ‘vulnerable to rejection emotionally and professionally’, inquest hears
Dancer left a note which said the way he was treated when he was dropped from the show 'destroyed' him

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Peter Mandelson - Jeffrey Epstein comment
UK government unsure if deleted Peter Mandelson WhatsApp messages can be retrieved
Issue of disappearing messages arose during the UK covid-19 Inquiry, where a senior civil servant who worked with Boris Johnson was found to have turned on the function a month before the probe was announced

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

France Macron
EU leaders set to clash over Buy European policy 
The 27 heads of state will gather on Thursday at a castle in eastern Belgium for a strategic discussion on Europe’s declining competitiveness

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Person holding smartphone with WhatsApp messaging app
Russia attempted to ‘fully block’ WhatsApp, Meta-owned company says
Move is a ‘backwards step’, company spokesperson says, amid concerns Kremlin is seeking more state control via messaging apps such as Max

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Manchester United File Photos
UK colonised by immigrants, says Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe
Downing Street said Ratcliffe’s remarks “play into the hands of those who want to divide our country” and called on him to “immediately” apologise

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Canada Shooting
Police identify suspect in high school shooting in Canada as 18-year-old
Royal Canadian Mounted Police deputy commissioner Dwayne McDonald said Jesse Van Rootselaar had a history of mental health contact with police

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Pam Bondi
Bondi clashes with Democrats amid furore over handling of Epstein files
US attorney general Pam Bondi has launched into a wide-ranging defence of Donald Trump, repeatedly shouting at Democrats during a hearing on the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Trump
Trump says he ‘insisted’ to Netanyahu that US talks with Iran continue
Donald Trump has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu privately and said he insisted that negotiations with Iran continue as the US pushes for a nuclear deal with Tehran.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Prime Minister's Questions
Starmer urged to appoint woman as first secretary of state to tackle misogyny
Starmer accused of 'stuffing government with hypocrites and paedophile apologists' during Prime Minister's Questions

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Madagascar Cyclone
Cyclone causes 20 deaths after smashing into Madagascar
At least 20 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Gezani made landfall in Madagascar’s main port city and collapsed houses on the Indian Ocean island.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Planet Earth burning, global warming concept
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
At just 1.3C of global heating in recent years, extreme weather is already taking lives and destroying livelihoods across the globe

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Simon Dobbin attacked
12 men charged with manslaughter of football fan who was attacked in 2015
Cambridge United fan Simon Dobbin was assaulted in Southend, Essex, in March 2015 after watching his team play Southend United

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Shooter among 10 dead after mass shooting at Canadian high school
Shooter among 10 dead after mass shooting at Canadian high school
Attack at remote British Columbia secondary school leaves community grieving as prime minister vows national solidarity and support

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Iran
Iran marks anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution
Iran has marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution as the country’s theocracy remains under pressure.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Savannah Guthrie Mom Missing
Man quizzed over disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released
A man has been released after being detained for questioning over the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Scales of justice and Gavel on wooden table and Lawyer or Judge working with agreement in Courtroom, Justice and Law concept
Sri Lankan court sentences 12 men to death for killing politician and bodyguard
A Sri Lankan court has sentenced 12 men to death for the killing of a lawmaker and his bodyguard in May 2022 during violence that erupted at the height of the nation’s economic crisis.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Iran
President apologises over crackdown as Iran marks 1979 Islamic Revolution
Iran has marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution as the country’s theocracy remains under pressure from US president Donald Trump and public anger over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Watch: Savannah Guthrie appeals for help from the public in new video
Watch: Savannah Guthrie appeals for help from the public in new video
U.S. television news host Savannah Guthrie appealed for help from members of the public on Monday (February 9), nine days after her mother Nancy’s presumed abduction in Arizona.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Savannah Guthrie Mom Missing
Person detained over disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
Deputies detained the person during a traffic stop south of Tucson on Tuesday, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

98th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon - Arrivals
Sinners, grinners… and winners? Stars gather for Oscar nominees’ luncheon
Nearly all of the 230 people up for Oscars across 24 categories have gathered for the Academy Award nominees’ luncheon. The event functions as a celebration, a group portrait session and an orientation tutorial for next month’s big ceremony.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Iran US Israel
President apologises over crackdown as Iran marks 1979 Islamic Revolution
Iran has marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution as the country’s theocracy remains under pressure from US president Donald Trump and public anger over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

'Unimaginable tragedy': Ten people including shooter dead in Canada school shooting
'Unimaginable tragedy': Ten people including shooter dead in Canada school shooting
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said more than 25 people are injured

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

World Cup file photo
Family of worker killed on Saudi World Cup site still waiting for compensation a year on
Lengthy delays in compensation are ‘emblematic’ of what many relatives of migrant workers go through in the Gulf kingdom, say rights groups

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Five bones, teeth and car key found in Tasmanian search for missing Belgian backpacker
Five bones, teeth and car key found in Tasmanian search for missing Belgian backpacker
Police have been searching for Celine Cremer, 31, since she went missing near Cradle Mountain in June 2023

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Lord Peter Mandelson Epstein files scandal
Starmer to face PMQs after pledging to ‘never walk away’
Mr Starmer hit out at infighting within his party and said the political “turmoil” would not stop him after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for him to resign.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Somalia Plane Crash
Passenger plane in Somalia overshoots runway into shallow seawater near airport
A passenger aircraft carrying 55 people overran the runway at Somalia’s main airport and ended up in shallow water at a nearby beach on Tuesday during an emergency landing following a technical problem shortly after take-off.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Immigration Enforcement-Congress
ICE chief defends officers’ actions after deaths of two protesters
The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the US defended his agency’s officers before Congress on Tuesday, standing behind their tactics and saying they would not be intimidated as they carried out the president’s mass ...

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

APTOPIX Capitol Hill Coverage
Trump’s immigration chiefs face questions in Congress after protester deaths
The heads of the agencies carrying out US President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda were giving evidence in Congress on Tuesday, parrying questions over how they are prosecuting immigration enforcement in American cities.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

EU moves closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers
EU moves closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers
MEPs voted for legal changes that will give authorities more options to deport asylum seekers, including sending people to countries they have never been to

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Lord Peter Mandelson Epstein files scandal
Keir Starmer pledges to 'never walk away' after pressure to quit as PM
In his first public comments since Labour's Scottish leader Anas Sarwar called for him to quit, Starmer hit out at infighting within the party and insisted he would lead it into the next general election

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Epstein files
Ghislaine Maxwell told US politicians she remained silent in Epstein probe on legal advice
Committee posted video of the short session showing Maxwell first being asked if she was a 'close friend and confidant of Jeffrey Epstein'

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Donald Trump, Howard Lutnick
US commerce secretary acknowledges meeting Epstein after his conviction
Under questioning from Democrats on Tuesday, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged that he had met Jeffrey Epstein twice after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child, reversing Mr Lutnick’s previous claim that he ...

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Venezuela Prisoners
Venezuelan opposition politician ‘under house arrest’ after release from jail
Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close political ally of Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, has been placed under house arrest, his family said on Tuesday, two days after he was released from prison.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Russia Putin
Russia cannot attack Nato soon but plans to boost forces – intelligence chief
Russia cannot launch an attack on Nato this year or next but is planning to increase its forces significantly along the alliance’s eastern flank, depending on the outcome of the war in Ukraine, a senior European intelligence official said.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Pollution from smokestacks filling the air at the Boise Cascade Paper Plant in Rumford Maine
Donald Trump set to rescind US climate change policy and environmental rules – official
An EPA spokesperson did not address when the finding would be revoked but reiterated that the agency is finalising a new rule on it

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Israel Palestinians West Bank Crisis
Israeli minister calls West Bank control measures ‘de facto sovereignty’
Palestinians, Arab countries and human rights groups have called the moves announced on Sunday an annexation of the territory, home to roughly 3.4 million Palestinians who seek it for a future state

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Lord Peter Mandelson Epstein files scandal
Keir Starmer fights on after resisting demands to quit
Mr Sarwar became the most senior Labour figure to call for Mr Starmer to go, citing concern that the “distraction” from Downing Street would harm his party’s chances of unseating the SNP in May’s Holyrood elections

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

New Zealand Mosque Shootings
New Zealand mosque gunman ‘pleased with terrorism charge’, appeal court told
Brenton Tarrant, 35, was sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole after pleading guilty to terrorism, murder and attempted murder for his massacre of worshippers

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Trump
Trump threatens to block new bridge in latest tirade against Canada
President says Gordie Howe Bridge will open only when US is ‘fully compensated’ – and makes bizarre hockey claim

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

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