- Ukraine liberates 300 square km in southern counteroffensive, Zelensky says — here's what that means The Kyiv Independent
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 21, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine makes fastest battlefield gain in 2.5 years France 24
- Elon Musk flipped a switch. Now, Russia is desperately sending men up towers to die Scripps News
- Musk cuts Starlink access for Russian forces - giving Ukraine an edge at the front BBC
At least 10 killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley, health ministry says
Hezbollah leader among dead as Israel says it hit militant command centres
At least 10 people have been killed and 24 wounded – including three children – in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley, the Lebanese health ministry has said.
Israel said it had hit “command centres” of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in the Bekaa valley. Two security sources told Reuters that senior Hezbollah leader Hussein Yaghi was killed in the attacks.
Continue reading...Sentence extended but no jail for NT hit-and-run driver Jake Danby who called victims ‘oxygen thieves’
Jake Danby’s sentence for hitting two Aboriginal men with his car, killing one, was extended from five months to two years in home detention
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The family of an Aboriginal man fatally run down before the driver bragged about his death are angry and heartbroken after their brother’s killer has again avoided jail on appeal.
In June 2024, Jake Danby hit two Aboriginal men with his car on a Darwin street, killing one and injuring the other.
Continue reading...Inside press briefing as Trump criticises Supreme Court tariffs ruling
Bernd Debusmann describes how the president reacted after his sweeping levies were struck down.
Hungary Poses Unexpected Hurdle to Europe’s 90-Billion Euro Loan to Ukraine – The New York Times
- Hungary Poses Unexpected Hurdle to Europe’s 90-Billion Euro Loan to Ukraine The New York Times
- Slovakia threatens to stop electricity to Ukraine unless Kyiv resumes piping Russian oil Reuters
- Fico threatens to cut Ukraine’s emergency power over oil transit dispute politico.eu
- Ukraine war briefing: Hungary threatens to block €90bn EU loan to Kyiv in oil row The Guardian
- Hungary blocks €90bn EU loan to Ukraine days before war anniversary Financial Times
US envoy suggests it would be ‘fine’ if Israel expands across Middle East
'It would be fine if they took it all,' Mike Huckabee says when asked about expanding Israel from Nile to Euphrates.
Twelve Palestine Action activists granted bail
Bailed activists include four former hunger strikers: Teuta Hoxha, Kamran Ahmed, Qesser Zuhrah and Heba Muraisi.
Trump says he is considering limited military strike on Iran
Trump's new threat came a day after he appeared to give Iran about 10 days to agree to a deal to curb its nuclear programme.
US envoy Mike Huckabee says it would be ‘fine’ if Israel took all Middle East land
Rightwing Trump ally tells Tucker Carlson Israel has biblical right to land from ‘wadi of Egypt to the great river’
The US’s ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has contended to the podcaster Tucker Carlson that Israel has a biblical right to take over the entire Middle East – or at least the lion’s share of it.
“It would be fine if they took it all,” Huckabee said to Carlson during an interview posted on Friday. The Trump administration appointee and former Arkansas governor discussed with Carlson interpretations of Old Testament scripture within the US Christian nationalist movement.
Continue reading...Can Trump still impose tariffs after the Supreme Court ruling?
The case is the first major challenge to Trump’s agenda, but he still has other avenues to pursue trade restrictions.
What’s next for Gaza after Trump’s Board of Peace meets in Washington?
Only one Palestinian present at international gathering for Gaza.
Floreana giant tortoise reintroduced to Galápagos island after almost 200 years
Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants
Giant tortoises, the life-giving engineers of remote small island ecosystems, are plodding over the Galápagos island of Floreana for the first time in more than 180 years.
The Floreana giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger niger), a subspecies of the giant tortoise once found across the Galápagos, was driven to extinction in the 1840s by whalers who removed thousands from the volcanic island to provide a living larder during their hunting voyages.
Continue reading...How are killer drones reshaping the conflict in Sudan
Sudan enters Ramadan as Civil War intensifies, famine spreads, and drone strikes hit civilian markets.
Hungary to block 90 billion euro EU loan to Ukraine in Russian oil dispute
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says Hungary 'will not give in to this blackmail' after oil flows from Ukraine halted.
Give Punch a break! Zoo responds to heartbreaking video of baby monkey – USA Today
- Give Punch a break! Zoo responds to heartbreaking video of baby monkey USA Today
- A Lonely Baby Monkey Wins Hearts, and Even a Few Friends The New York Times
- IKEA donates plush orangutans to Punch the monkey. Get one for $20. USA Today
- Abandoned monkey at zoo near Tokyo finds comfort in stuffed animal, creates buzz 毎日新聞
- Baby macaque Punch finds comfort in stuffed orangutan after being rejected by mother — and becomes a viral symbol of hope Yahoo
Tariff refunds could take years amid US Supreme Court ruling, experts warn
At least 1,000 companies have already sued the administration of United States President Donald Trump.
US President Trump promises new tariffs, slams Supreme Court decision
Supreme Court blocks Trump's emergency tariffs, but he plans to invoke other laws to maintain and raise tariffs.
Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say
Nasrallah Abu Siyam shot dead in occupied West Bank as UN human rights office accuses Israel of war crimes
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American man during an attack on a village, the Palestinian health ministry and a witness have said.
Raed Abu Ali, a resident of Mukhmas, said a group of settlers came to the village on Wednesday afternoon where they attacked a farmer, prompting clashes after residents intervened.
Continue reading...Former Prince Andrew’s Arrest Upends Royal Family’s Effort to Move Past His Scandal – The New York Times
- Former Prince Andrew’s Arrest Upends Royal Family’s Effort to Move Past His Scandal The New York Times
- Andrew and King Charles, a personal battle of royal brothers BBC
- News Wrap: Ex-prince's former home searched a day after his arrest PBS
- ‘The photo gods were on my side.’ How that astonishing image of Andrew was captured CNN
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ex-wife 'Fergie' also undone by Epstein ties Reuters
More than 37 days of heavy rain brings disastrous flooding to France
Devastating floods have left entire villages isolated in western France after a record-breaking 37 days of rain.