Philippine vice-president Sara Duterte announces 2028 presidential bid

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Sara Duterte, daughter of a former president who is facing charges of crimes against humanity at the Hague, pledged to offer her ‘life, strength and future’ in service of the Philippines

Philippine vice-president Sara Duterte, daughter of the imprisoned former leader Rodridgo Duterte, has announced she will run for president in the country’s 2028 election.

Sara Duterte, 47, said she would offer her “life, strength and future” in service of the Philippines, in a speech on Wednesday that accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, of presiding over a period marked by rampant corruption.

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Poland bars Chinese-made cars from military sites over data security fears – Reuters

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  1. Poland bars Chinese-made cars from military sites over data security fears  Reuters
  2. Poland Bars Chinese-Made Cars From Army Sites Over Data Fears  Bloomberg
  3. Polish army bans Chinese vehicles from military premises  Associated Press News
  4. Poland bans Chinese-made cars from army sites over data fears  Automotive News
  5. Polish Military Banned from Connecting Phones to Chinese Cars  Militarnyi
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US and Japan unveil $36bn of oil, gas and critical minerals projects in challenge to China

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Donald Trump says deals ‘end our foolish dependence on foreign sources’, while Japanese PM hails enhanced economic security

Japan has drawn up plans for investments in US oil, gas and critical mineral projects worth about $36bn under the first wave of a deal with Donald Trump.

The US president and Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, announced a trio of projects including a power plant in Portsmouth, Ohio, billed by the Trump administration as the largest natural gas-fired generating facility in US history.

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U.S. offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test – The Washington Post

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  1. U.S. offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test  The Washington Post
  2. US reveals new details of alleged Chinese nuclear test  Reuters
  3. U.S. Hardens Allegation That China Conducted a Secret Nuclear Test  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Statement by Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the CTBTO  CTBTO
  5. US offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test  South China Morning Post
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China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be? – The Guardian

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  1. China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be?  The Guardian
  2. Analysis: China’s biggest TV event had a clear star: the robot  CNN
  3. China's humanoid robots take center stage for Lunar New Year showtime  NBC News
  4. Humanoid robots perform advanced martial arts at Chinese New Year gala  Al Jazeera
  5. Chinese kung-fu robots steal the show in world's most-watched TV program  Le Monde.fr
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China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be?

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Eye-catching martial arts performance at China gala had viewers and experts wondering what else humanoids can do

Dancing humanoid robots took centre stage on Monday during the annual China Media Group’s Spring Festival Gala, China’s most-watched official television broadcast. They lunged and backflipped (landing on their knees), they spun around and jumped. Not one fell over.

The display was impressive, but prompted some to wonder: if robots can now dance and perform martial arts, what else can they do?

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Vatican says it will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ – Reuters

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  1. Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace'  Reuters
  2. Cardinal Parolin: Holy See will not participate in Board of Peace  Vatican News
  3. Vatican declines to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ calls for UN leadership  Fox News
  4. Pope Leo rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite and backs UN to solve global crises  The Independent
  5. US-led Board of Peace a 'colonialist operation,' Cardinal Pizzaballa says  National Catholic Reporter
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A Giant ISIS Detention Facility Comes Apart in Syria’s Desert – The Wall Street Journal

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  1. A Giant ISIS Detention Facility Comes Apart in Syria’s Desert  The Wall Street Journal
  2. Power Shift in Syria Upends an Archipelago for ISIS Prisoners  The New York Times
  3. Few people left at Syria camp that held Islamic State families, former director says  Reuters
  4. What is happening to Syria’s IS camps and their former residents?  The Guardian
  5. Syria starts evacuating Al-Hol camp housing thousands linked to IS, officials say  Euronews.com
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Radio Free Asia resumes broadcasts to China after Trump cuts forced near closure

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CEO said services have restarted after termination of grants led to criticism that US was ceding ground to China

Radio Free Asia has resumed broadcasts to people in China, its chief executive said on Tuesday, after Trump administration cuts last year largely forced the US-funded outlet to cease operations.

For years, RFA and its sister outlets, including Voice of America (VOA), had been financed with funding approved by the US Congress and overseen by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM).

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Iran Update, February 17, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War

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  1. Iran Update, February 17, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Iran - Situation Assessment (February 2026): The Race to Rebuild the Nuclear and Missile Array, Casual Terror and the CRINK  Alma Research and Education Center
  3. Tehran Daily Life on February 17, 2026  WANA News Agency
  4. Iran News in Brief – February 18, 2026  National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
  5. Iran News in Brief – February 12, 2026  National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
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Lunar new year 2026: year of the fire horse around the world – in pictures – The Guardian

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  1. Lunar new year 2026: year of the fire horse around the world – in pictures  The Guardian
  2. Lunar New Year 2026  Google Doodles
  3. Lunar New Year is under way. Here is how people celebrate it  CNN
  4. The Year of the Fire Horse Is Here for the 1st Time in 60 Years! What it Means for You  TODAY.com
  5. Don’t cut your hair and no sweeping – how to boost your luck in the lunar new year  The Independent
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Race for AI is making Hindenburg-style disaster ‘a real risk’, says leading expert – The Guardian

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  1. Race for AI is making Hindenburg-style disaster ‘a real risk’, says leading expert  The Guardian
  2. AI 'Arms Race' Risks Human Extinction, Warns Top Computing Expert  Barron's
  3. Opinion | Brace Yourself for the AI Tsunami  The Wall Street Journal
  4. The AI Trilemma  Foreign Affairs
  5. We could have managed the AI jobs apocalypse. It is too late now  The Telegraph
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Peru’s president ousted in ‘express impeachment’ after just four months – The Guardian

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  1. Peru’s president ousted in ‘express impeachment’ after just four months  The Guardian
  2. Peru’s leader José Jerí ousted over ‘Chifa-gate’ scandal, as presidential ‘curse’ strikes again  CNN
  3. Peru Votes to Impeach President José Jerí - The New York Times  The New York Times
  4. Peru's Congress ousts president after four months in office  BBC
  5. Lawmakers will elect Peru’s next president after the latest ouster  Associated Press News
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