Slovakia halts emergency power supplies to Ukraine over Russian oil dispute
Slovakia had issued a two-day ultimatum to Ukraine to reopen the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline.
Trump’s new tariff threats trigger economic uncertainty; trade deals stall
The White House is set to impose a 15 percent tariff through Section 122 after the US Supreme Court ruled against Trump.
Tourette syndrome campaigner shouts slur at BAFTA ceremony
At the BAFTA Film Awards, a guest with Tourette syndrome involuntarily shouted a racial slur during the BBC’s broadcast.
Hamas seen working to maintain control of Gaza via Trump-backed bodies – The Times of Israel
- Hamas seen working to maintain control of Gaza via Trump-backed bodies The Times of Israel
- Hamas is reasserting control in Gaza despite its heavy losses fighting Israel BBC
- Board of Peace: Gap between vision and reality The Jerusalem Post
- Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Presses Hamas on Disarmament, Officials Say The New York Times
- Hamas moves to reassert control in Gaza areas vacated under US-led deal | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
El Mencho: Mexico officials say 25 soldiers killed after cartel raid
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that calm is being restored and improvised cartel roadblocks are being removed.
Another US boat strike in Caribbean Sea kills three, Pentagon says
Attack on alleged drug smugglers brings death toll of US military campaign against suspected drug boats to about 150.
40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia – Phys.org
- 40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia Phys.org
- Ancient art could hold clues to the origins of written language Scientific American
- The first record-keepers? Stone Age carvings ‘resemble writing’ The Times
- These Hunter-Gatherers Developed A System Of Written Signs Thousands Of Years Before Writing Was Invented IFLScience
- Earliest known writing dates back over 40,000 years Popular Science
BBC criticised for nixing ‘Free Palestine’ tribute from BAFTA coverage
Part of award-winning filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr's speech in which he says 'Free Palestine" was not aired.
EU sanctions Russian officials as Hungary blocks funds to Ukraine
European Union fails to approve further Russia sanctions and a $106bn loan to Ukraine after Hungary refuses to agree.
Lebanon’s tax hikes draw anger from economically frustrated public
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has announced hikes on petrol and sales taxes. Analysts say it is a regressive policy.
Israeli settlers vandalise, torch mosque in occupied West Bank
Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Religious Affairs says Israeli settlers defaced and set fire to a mosque.
Israeli settlers deface, set fire to West Bank mosque during Ramadan – Al Jazeera
- Israeli settlers deface, set fire to West Bank mosque during Ramadan Al Jazeera
- Jewish settlers reportedly set fire to mosque in West Bank The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli settlers attack West Bank mosque, local officials and army say The Hindu
- West Bank mosque set on fire, graffitied with ‘revenge’ in apparent settler attack The Times of Israel
- Israeli settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque during Ramadan AP News
US skier Lindsey Vonn reveals leg was nearly amputated
Lindsey Vonn revealed that her leg was injured so severely in her Olympic crash that amputation was a possibility.
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 23, 2026 – USNI News
Carney heading on trade trip as Canada seeks to reduce reliance on US – BBC
- Carney heading on trade trip as Canada seeks to reduce reliance on US BBC
- Prime Minister Carney to diversify Canada’s trade, attract new investment, and secure new partnerships with visits to India, Australia, and Japan pm.gc.ca
- Mark Carney to visit India, Australia and Japan The Globe and Mail
- Canadian PM Carney Puts India At Heart Of Indo-Pacific Push To Reset Ties NDTV
- Canada's Carney to visit India, Australia, and Japan Reuters
Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump’s residence, Secret Service says
The suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers say, while Trump was in Washington DC at the time.
Settlers in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land – The New York Times
- Settlers in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land The New York Times
- After Israel destroyed Gaza’s essential infrastructure, 39 local residents, including 22 minors, lost their lives due to severe weather in December and January B'Tselem
- Evil in the West Bank The New York Review of Books
- Mapping forced displacements and settler attacks by Israel in the West Bank Al Jazeera
- Israeli settler land grab intensifies Morning Star | The People’s Daily
Ukraine negotiator tells BBC how it feels to sit across table from Russia
Sergiy Kyslytsya is among those trying to negotiate an end to the conflict, which is entering its fifth year.
Ukraine negotiator tells BBC how it feels to sit across table from Russia
Sergiy Kyslytsya is among those trying to negotiate an end to the conflict, which is entering its fifth year.
US partially evacuates Beirut embassy amid rising Iran tensions
The State Department has ordered non-essential staff to leave the embassy in Beirut after a security review.