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- Tarique Rahman sworn in as new Bangladesh prime minister Al Jazeera
- After the landslide: Can India reset ties with a BNP-led Bangladesh? BBC
- An Islamist party becomes Bangladesh's main opposition for the first time NPR
- The 'Battle of Begums' chapter ends: Bangladesh turns a new page with a nawab, Tarique Rahman Times of India
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Russia threatens to deploy navy to protect vessels from ‘western piracy’ – The Guardian
- Russia threatens to deploy navy to protect vessels from ‘western piracy’ The Guardian
- Kremlin official says Russian navy to stop West’s seizure of merchant ships Al Jazeera
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- Kremlin aide warns West over seizure of Russian vessels Reuters
Ukraine is ramping up its counteroffensive regaining territories from Russian troops – Euronews.com
- Ukraine is ramping up its counteroffensive regaining territories from Russian troops Euronews.com
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- Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces made fastest battlefield gains since 2023, analysis finds The Guardian
- Ukraine regains over 200 sq km in five days – AFP Українська правда
- Ukraine frontline mapped: Kyiv counteroffensive regains territory as peace talks resume The Independent
Trump Said He’d End the War in a Day, but It’s Worsened for Ukrainians – The New York Times
- Trump Said He’d End the War in a Day, but It’s Worsened for Ukrainians The New York Times
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- Ukraine’s civilian casualties have surged 26 per cent in the last year as Trump talked about peace The Independent
Britain’s Monarchy Can’t Escape the Shadow of the Epstein Scandal – The Wall Street Journal
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- The Epstein files toppled a prince and a lord in the UK. How has the US elite escaped? The Independent
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- Tremors from the Epstein files rattle the age-old foundations of Britain's House of Lords Spectrum News NY1
- 'For the British monarchy, the stakes of the Epstein files go far beyond the individual case of a compromised prince' Le Monde.fr
US plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China’s alarm – AP News
- US plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China’s alarm AP News
- U.S. Plans to Deploy More Missile Systems in the Philippines, Challenging China The Wall Street Journal
- U.S. plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China's opposition PBS
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- US to Deploy More Cutting-Edge Missile Systems to Philippines Bloomberg.com
France releases suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker after huge fine, as Ukraine peace talks begin – as it happened – The Guardian
- France releases suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker after huge fine, as Ukraine peace talks begin – as it happened The Guardian
- France releases suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker after fine paid BBC
- Suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker GRINCH allowed to leave France after paying fine Reuters
- France Fines Russia-Linked Oil Tanker in Shadow Fleet Crackdown Bloomberg.com
- Suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker released after huge fine The Independent
‘Lovers’ Arch’ collapses on Valentine’s Day on Italy’s Adriatic coast – NBC News
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- Famous ‘Lovers’ Arch’ in Italy Collapses into Sea on Valentine’s Day Following Severe Weather Yahoo
- Italy’s famous Lovers’ Arch collapses into the sea on Valentine’s Day The Guardian
- Italy's 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses into sea on Valentine's Day BBC
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Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files ‘cover-up’ in BBC interview
"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it," the former US secretary of state says. The White House says it has done "more for the victims than Democrats ever did".
Kremlin aide warns West over seizure of Russian vessels – Reuters
- Kremlin aide warns West over seizure of Russian vessels Reuters
- Russia threatens to deploy navy to protect vessels from ‘western piracy’ The Guardian
- UK and European Allies Weigh Seizing Russian Shadow Fleet Ships Bloomberg.com
- Russia's 'shadow fleet' of tankers reported in Danish waters almost daily in 2025, Denmark says Euronews.com
- Bipartisan CODEL McCain Calls for Increased Interdiction of Russia’s Shadow Fleet U.S. Senate (.gov)
Australia won’t repatriate 34 women and children from Syria – NPR
- Australia won't repatriate 34 women and children from Syria NPR
- Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back after leaving for home BBC
- Australia refuses to repatriate ISIS-linked citizens in Syria as escape attempt fails CNN
- Australia rules out helping families of Islamic State militants leave Syrian camp NBC News
- Who are the 'ISIS brides' in Syria who want to return to Australia? Australian Broadcasting Corporation
South Korea says Kim Jong Un’s daughter has entered a ‘successor’ stage. The reality is murkier – The Observer
- South Korea says Kim Jong Un’s daughter has entered a ‘successor’ stage. The reality is murkier The Observer
- Kim Ju Ae: North Korea leader Kim Jong Un chooses daughter as heir, Seoul says BBC
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- North Korea's Kim positioning daughter as successor, Seoul spy agency briefing says Reuters
- Kim close to naming teenage daughter as future North Korean leader, South believes The Guardian
Ukraine: In Kyiv, exhausted repair crews work non-stop – dw.com
- Ukraine: In Kyiv, exhausted repair crews work non-stop dw.com
- Ukrainians face brutal cold without heat after Russian attacks on energy grid PBS
- Russia pummels Ukraine's power grid before talks Reuters
- On the Ground With Crews Battling to Keep the Lights On in Ukraine The Wall Street Journal
- Video appears to show Patriot intercepting Zircon hypersonic missile AeroTime
Europe Is America’s Secret Weapon. And We’re Giving It Up. – The Bulwark
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- Top general: EU defence clause should be an option prior to NATO's Euronews.com
Liam Alexander Hall named as man accused of attempted Invasion Day bombing in Perth
Liam Alexander Hall is the first person to be charged with terrorism offences in Western Australia
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A Perth magistrate has lifted a suppression order on the identity of Liam Alexander Hall, a 32-year-old man accused of attempting to bomb an Invasion Day rally in Perth.
Magistrate Lynette Dias told the court on Tuesday that openness of the court is fundamental in the administration of justice.
Continue reading...Police ‘determined’ to target abusers who drive women to suicide but say they lack of resources
NPCC lead for domestic abuse says officers dealing with huge caseloads, made worse by justice system backlogs
Police are “determined to do more” to hold to account domestic abusers who drive victims to kill themselves, the National Police Chiefs’ Council has said.
Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe, the NPCC lead for domestic abuse, has said that “more posthumous investigations are taking place”, but that officers struggle with a lack of resources, adding that 20% of all crime relates to domestic abuse in most forces.
Continue reading...Madrid museum shuffles its pack charting decades of rapid change in Spain
Reina Sofía’s three-year rehang of works by artists from Spain and beyond is billed as a ‘critical reinterpretation’
The Reina Sofía’s new rehang opens, quite pointedly, with a painting of a detained man sitting, head bowed and wrists shackled, as he waits for the arbitrary hand of institutional bureaucracy to decide his fate.
The picture, Document No …, was painted by Juan Genovés in 1975, the year Francisco Franco died and Spain began its transition to democracy after four decades of dictatorship. Genovés’s faceless, everyman victim of the Franco regime’s control and repression is the natural starting point for the Madrid museum’s exploration of the past 50 years of contemporary art in Spain.
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