Australia bans citizen trying to return from IS camp in Syria
The person temporarily banned is among a group of 34 who this week attempted to leave the camp for Australia.
Australia bans citizen trying to return from IS camp in Syria
The person temporarily banned is among a group of 34 who this week attempted to leave the camp for Australia.
Philippine vice-president Sara Duterte announces 2028 presidential bid
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.
Continue reading...Poland bars Chinese-made cars from military sites over data security fears – Reuters
- Poland bars Chinese-made cars from military sites over data security fears Reuters
- Poland Bars Chinese-Made Cars From Army Sites Over Data Fears Bloomberg
- Polish army bans Chinese vehicles from military premises Associated Press News
- Poland bans Chinese-made cars from army sites over data fears Automotive News
- Polish Military Banned from Connecting Phones to Chinese Cars Militarnyi
US and Japan unveil $36bn of oil, gas and critical minerals projects in challenge to China
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.
Continue reading...U.S. offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test – The Washington Post
- U.S. offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test The Washington Post
- US reveals new details of alleged Chinese nuclear test Reuters
- U.S. Hardens Allegation That China Conducted a Secret Nuclear Test The Wall Street Journal
- Statement by Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the CTBTO CTBTO
- US offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test South China Morning Post
China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be? – The Guardian
- China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be? The Guardian
- Analysis: China’s biggest TV event had a clear star: the robot CNN
- China's humanoid robots take center stage for Lunar New Year showtime NBC News
- Humanoid robots perform advanced martial arts at Chinese New Year gala Al Jazeera
- Chinese kung-fu robots steal the show in world's most-watched TV program Le Monde.fr
China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be?
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?
Continue reading...Suspect in Rhode Island ice hockey shooting killed ex-wife and son
Robert Dorgan - who also went by the name Roberta Esposito - was found dead inside the Pawtucket arena.
Vatican says it will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ – Reuters
- Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace' Reuters
- Cardinal Parolin: Holy See will not participate in Board of Peace Vatican News
- Vatican declines to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ calls for UN leadership Fox News
- Pope Leo rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite and backs UN to solve global crises The Independent
- US-led Board of Peace a 'colonialist operation,' Cardinal Pizzaballa says National Catholic Reporter
No DNA matches on glove found in Nancy Guthrie case, police say
But the sheriff tells the BBC he is confident they will find the missing woman - whether it takes days, months "or worse".
Philippine VP Sara Duterte to run for president in 2028
The daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte has feuded spectacularly with the incumbent, Bongbong Marcos.
A Giant ISIS Detention Facility Comes Apart in Syria’s Desert – The Wall Street Journal
- A Giant ISIS Detention Facility Comes Apart in Syria’s Desert The Wall Street Journal
- Power Shift in Syria Upends an Archipelago for ISIS Prisoners The New York Times
- Few people left at Syria camp that held Islamic State families, former director says Reuters
- What is happening to Syria’s IS camps and their former residents? The Guardian
- Syria starts evacuating Al-Hol camp housing thousands linked to IS, officials say Euronews.com
Radio Free Asia resumes broadcasts to China after Trump cuts forced near closure
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).
Continue reading...Over 80 film workers slam Berlin festival’s silence on Israel’s Gaza war
Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem among actors and directors expressing dismay at Berlinale's 'anti-Palestinian racism'.
Iran Update, February 17, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update, February 17, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Iran - Situation Assessment (February 2026): The Race to Rebuild the Nuclear and Missile Array, Casual Terror and the CRINK Alma Research and Education Center
- Tehran Daily Life on February 17, 2026 WANA News Agency
- Iran News in Brief – February 18, 2026 National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
- Iran News in Brief – February 12, 2026 National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
Kremlin official says Russian navy to stop West’s seizure of merchant ships
Russian official says Western powers seizing sanctioned vessels carrying Moscow's oil commit 'piracy-like attacks'.
Lunar new year 2026: year of the fire horse around the world – in pictures – The Guardian
- Lunar new year 2026: year of the fire horse around the world – in pictures The Guardian
- Lunar New Year 2026 Google Doodles
- Lunar New Year is under way. Here is how people celebrate it CNN
- The Year of the Fire Horse Is Here for the 1st Time in 60 Years! What it Means for You TODAY.com
- Don’t cut your hair and no sweeping – how to boost your luck in the lunar new year The Independent
‘Tug of war’: Democrats push Trump to release New York City tunnel funds
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the $77m released Tuesday falls short of the amount owed for the transport project.