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Syria-US
US military reports airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria
The US military on Saturday reported a series of strikes against so-called Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria in retaliation for the December ambush that killed two US soldiers and one American civilian interpreter.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Safe Sex Colorful Condoms
Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
Free condoms have been provided since 1988 Olympics as athletes in Italy have been 'promised more will arrive'

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Savannah Guthrie Mom Missing
FBI seizes vehicle in search for missing Nancy Guthrie
Police in Arizona investigating the disappearance of TV host Savannah Guthrie’s mother have seized a vehicle from a parking lot and sealed off a road near Nancy Guthrie’s home.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Lord Peter Mandelson Epstein files scandal
Peter Mandelson seen for first time since being asked to speak at Epstein probe
He was seen leaving his north-west London home on Saturday, after two US politicians wrote to him on Friday asking that he appear in front of Congress’s Epstein investigation

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Tarique Rahman
New prime minister vows to work for democracy in Bangladesh after landslide victory
Bangladesh’s incoming leader said on Saturday that he would work to build a more democratic country, overcoming challenges related to weak institutions after his party secured an election victory.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Germany Munich Security Conference
Exiled crown prince calls for global day of action to support protests in Iran
Iranian leaders are already under intense scrutiny, facing renewed threats of US military action from President Donald Trump

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Marco Rubio
US and Europe 'will always be intertwined', Marcho Rubio tells Munich Security Conference
The US Secretary of State’s address at the Munich Security Conference was a drastic contrast with that made by vice president JD Vance in 2025

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Hungary Fire
At least three dead and dozens hurt after blaze at apartments near Budapest
At least three people died and nearly two dozen others were injured after a building used as temporary lodgings for workers caught fire early on Friday in a suburb of Hungary’s capital, authorities said.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Donald Trump
Bitter dispute between Trump and EU over Gaza’s future breaks out into the open
EU’s head of foreign policy claims ‘Board of Peace’ is vehicle for Trump with no accountability to Palestinians or UN

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Lord Peter Mandelson sacking
Mandelson asked to testify over Epstein by US politicians
Former British ambassador to Washington DC asked to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee as part of probe into Epstein

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

Munich security conference hears that US is ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’
Munich security conference hears that US is ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’
Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, warned Donald Trump that the US should be wary of going solo.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

France Knife Attack
Man who attacked police officer at Arc de Triomphe is shot and wounded
A man wielding a knife tried to attack police during a ceremony beneath the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris on Friday, and was shot and injured by a police officer, officials said.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

Palestine Action court case
UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers
Fate of more than 2,500 people, arrested for supporting Palestine Action since proscription, remains in limbo after home secretary said she would appeal against ban

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

New crew blasts off to start work at International Space Station
New crew blasts off to start work at International Space Station
A new crew rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday to replace the astronauts who returned to Earth early in Nasa’s first medical evacuation.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

Selenskyj visits Quantum Frontline Industries
Fresh round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to take place in Geneva
Another round of US-brokered talks between envoys from Russia and Ukraine will take place next week in Geneva, days ahead of the fourth anniversary of the all-out Russian invasion of its neighbour, officials in Moscow and Kyiv said on Friday.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

Bangladesh Election
Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in first election since uprising
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has claimed victory in the country’s first election since the 2024 uprising, positioning itself to form the next government and potentially reshaping Bangladesh’s political landscape after years of intense ...

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

Kathryn Ruemmler
Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer to resign after emails show close ties to Epstein
Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at investment bank Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to ex-US president Barack Obama, has announced her resignation after emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein showed a close relationship where she ...

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

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

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