Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and star of The Godfather, dies aged 95
The US actor was nominated for seven Oscars and won one for his role as a washed-up country singer in Tender Mercies.
Brazil’s Lula gets image boost at Rio Carnival, but also faces legal risks – AP News
- Brazil’s Lula gets image boost at Rio Carnival, but also faces legal risks AP News
- Giant robot tribute to Brazil's President Lula leads start of Rio Carnival BBC
- Lula Faces Political Blowback in Brazil Over Carnival Parade Tribute Bloomberg.com
- Rio Carnival Parades Kick Off With Divisive Ode To Lula In Election Year Barron's
- Carnival tribute to Brazil's Lula in Rio sparks political backlash Reuters
‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse: February 2026 path, visibility over Antarctica and partial eclipse for South Africa – CNN
- ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse: February 2026 path, visibility over Antarctica and partial eclipse for South Africa CNN
- Here's what will happen during each phase of the Feb. 17 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse Space
- Your horoscope for the week ahead: Magnificent changes are on the way as the first eclipse of 2026 arrives CBC
- This Rare New Moon Will Bring Major Change—Here’s What It Means For You Personally Vogue
- There's a solar eclipse on Feb. 17. Where you would have to travel to see it The Providence Journal
Why Is Trump Strangling Cuba? – Zeteo | Substack
- Why Is Trump Strangling Cuba? Zeteo | Substack
- No food, no fuel, no tourists: Under US pressure, life in Cuba grinds to a halt CNN
- Cuba’s alliances are crumbling in Trump’s world EL PAÍS English
- After Venezuela, Is Cuba Next? The New York Times
- No fuel, no tourists, no cash – this was the week the Cuban crisis got real The Guardian
Palestinians in Gaza get creative to decorate for Ramadan
Despite Israel’s restrictions on materials, many Palestinians are using creative ways to decorate Gaza for Ramadan.
Fertility patients win high court battle to save embryos after consent error
Judge says people should not lose chance of parenthood ‘by the ticking of a clock’ after 10-year deadline missed
More than a dozen fertility patients have won a high court battle to save their embryos, eggs and sperm from destruction after errors meant they did not renew consent to store them within the 10-year window required by law.
Ruling that the material could be kept, the judge said they should not “have the possibility of parenthood … removed by the ticking of a clock”.
Continue reading...’Ready to govern’ Hungary: Former ally Magyar challenges Orban with Europe gun – France 24
- ’Ready to govern’ Hungary: Former ally Magyar challenges Orban with Europe gun France 24
- Hungarian opposition leader Magyar vows to pull Hungary back toward the West in campaign launch AP News
- Hungarians have had enough of Viktor Orbán. But Trump’s tailwind could save his skin | András Bíró-Nagy The Guardian
- Hungarian Opposition Leader Vows To Defend Rights In Election Challenge To Orban Barron's
- Hungary's Tisza party keeps its lead as number of undecided voters drops, poll shows Reuters
In Argentina, locals are taking loans to buy food
Argentinians are taking on loans, selling their belongings, and living on credit cards to pay for basics including food.
‘Joyful yet tearful’: Khalil Hathaleen on charges for Yinon Levi
Awdah Hathaleen's brother says Israeli prosecutors’ plan to indict settler Yinon Levi is welcome, but not enough.
Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back after leaving for home
The group of 34 women and children with family links to Islamic State group have been held in the Roj camp for nearly seven years.
Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements – AP News
Morocco, Albania, Greece to join Indonesia in Gaza ISF – The Jerusalem Post
- Morocco, Albania, Greece to join Indonesia in Gaza ISF The Jerusalem Post
- Indonesia says 8,000 troops ready for possible peacekeeping mission in Gaza by June Politico
- Indonesia’s Gaza gamble Al Jazeera
- Indonesia preparing to deploy up to 8,000 soldiers to Gaza BBC
- Indonesia Says It’s Preparing Thousands of Peacekeeping Troops for Trump’s Gaza Plan The New York Times
What’s the fallout from Israel’s land grab?
Israel takes another step towards annexing the occupied West Bank.
Supporters mourn Alexey Navalny two years after his death
Two years after Alexey Navalny’s death in an Arctic penal colony, supporters gathered at his Moscow grave.
What is happening to Syria’s IS camps and their former residents?
Experts say the detention centres were a breeding ground for extremism and a new generation of IS members
Humanitarians warned for years that the camps in north-east Syria holding tens of thousands of family members of suspected Islamic State (IS) fighters would have to be dealt with. Calling them a “ticking time bomb”, relief groups said the women and children could not just be left to rot in squalid desert camps indefinitely, because eventually they would come home.
Despite the warnings, most states ignored the problem, refusing to repatriate their citizens. At least 8,000 women and children from more than 40 countries have been stranded in the camps of north-east Syria since 2019.
Continue reading...Hungary Seeks Croatian Help As Russian Oil Flows Via Ukraine Halted – Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
- Hungary Seeks Croatian Help As Russian Oil Flows Via Ukraine Halted Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
- Oil Supplies to Hungary and Slovakia Halted After Damage to Druzhba Pipeline The Moscow Times
- Hungary asks Croatia for help after Russian oil flows via Ukraine halted Reuters
- Croatia’s Plenkovic Skeptical on Hungary’s Oil Pipeline Request Bloomberg.com
- EU Pushes Ukraine On Repair Of Druzhba Pipeline Carrying Russian Oil To Hungary, Slovakia Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
A solar eclipse is coming tomorrow. Why isn’t anyone talking about it? – OregonLive.com
- A solar eclipse is coming tomorrow. Why isn’t anyone talking about it? OregonLive.com
- What time is the annular solar eclipse on Feb. 17? Space
- ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse: February 2026 path, visibility over Antarctica and partial eclipse for South Africa CNN
- This Rare New Moon Will Bring Major Change—Here’s What It Means For You Personally Vogue
- Your horoscope for the week ahead: Magnificent changes are on the way as the first eclipse of 2026 arrives CBC
19-year-old’s bizarre beer pong injury required surgery to fix – Currently.com
How Robert Duvall became a Hollywood great
A look at the life of the prolific actor whose many films included Apocalypse Now and The Godfather.
US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran
A second US aircraft carrier appears to be heading towards the Middle East as Washington increases its pressure on Iran.