- The Multipolar Delusion Foreign Affairs
- What is the 'rules-based order' and can it survive? DW.com
- 🚨⚖️ Leaders of Canada and Germany Announce that International Law and Rules are Effectively Over. This is the most important email I've sent to you in a very long time. thenorthstar.com
- FO Talks: Decoding Mark Carney’s Davos Speech Amid Rising Global Strategic Competition Fair Observer
- The new world disorder, from rules to might The Hindu
Australia refuses to repatriate ISIS-linked citizens in Syria as escape attempt fails – CNN
- Australia refuses to repatriate ISIS-linked citizens in Syria as escape attempt fails CNN
- Tony Burke ‘taking advice’ from security agencies about Australian women and children in Syria seeking to return The Guardian
- Australians with alleged IS ties are turned back after departing Syrian camp for repatriation AP News
- Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back after leaving for home BBC
- Australian PM Albanese says no help for ISIL relatives held in Syria camp Al Jazeera
Train derails in Switzerland, injuring five amid avalanches in the Alps
The accident happened as the region is under its second-highest avalanche warning, a level four out of five.
Australian PM Albanese says no help for ISIL relatives held in Syria camp
Group of 34 women and children with Australian passports forced to return to Roj detention camp for ISIL relatives.
Trump says he will be involved ‘indirectly’ in Iran nuclear talks
The US president's comments come ahead of a second round of high-stakes talks in Geneva on Tuesday.
Lunar New Year 2026 live: Year of the Fire Horse – BBC
- Lunar New Year 2026 live: Year of the Fire Horse BBC
- Lunar New Year 2026 Google Doodles
- The Year of the Fire Horse Is Here for the 1st Time in 60 Years! What it Means for You TODAY.com
- Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for 2026 as we enter the Year of the Fire Horse CNN
- Lunar New Year 2026: Celebrations around the world BBC
Iran Update, February 16, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update, February 16, 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
- Iran operating secret ‘black box’ sites holding thousands in detention: reports Fox News
- Iran News in Brief – February 17, 2026 National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
US Senator Mark Kelly tells BBC he will ‘seriously consider’ White House run
The former Navy captain and astronaut says "we're in some seriously challenging times".
Hyatt Hotels chairman Thomas Pritzker steps down over Epstein ties
Pritzker steps down as Hyatt executive chairman, effective immediately, over his relationship with the sex offender.
‘I just want to stop hearing about it’: a weary South Korea awaits verdict on Yoon insurrection charges – The Guardian
Lebanon sets four months for second phase of Hezbollah disarmament
Hezbollah rejects calls to dismantle its arsenals north of Litani River, describing pressure to do so as a 'grave sin'.
Frederick Wiseman, prolific documentary film-maker, dies aged 96
Recognised with an honorary Academy Award in 2016, Wiseman directed and produced almost 50 films with a lifelong commitment to curiosity and naturalism
Frederick Wiseman, the prolific film-maker whose documentaries primarily explored US public institutions and communities, has died aged 96.
His death on Monday was announced in a joint statement from the Wiseman family and his production company, Zipporah Films.
Continue reading...Rhode Island shooting: 2 killed, 3 critically injured at Pawtucket ice rink
The attacker has also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after opening fire at an ice hockey rink in the US.
Rubio plugs Orbán’s bid for another term in Hungary’s elections – AP News
- Rubio plugs Orbán’s bid for another term in Hungary’s elections AP News
- While MAGA faces challenges at home, Rubio seeks to export it abroad CNN
- Rubio lends hand to Hungary’s Orban as he faces tough election The Washington Post
- In Hungary, Marco Rubio Stresses Trump’s Support for Viktor Orban The New York Times
- Trump is ‘deeply committed to your success’, Rubio tells Orbán during Hungary visit – as it happened The Guardian
Taylor Swift concert attack plot: 21-year-old man charged with terrorism in Austria
Unnamed suspect accused of planning to bomb one of singer’s Eras tour shows in Vienna
Austrian prosecutors have filed terrorism-related charges against a 21-year-old who they say planned to attack one of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna in August 2024.
Three dates in Swift’s record-breaking Eras tour were cancelled after authorities warned of the plot.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,454
These are the key developments from day 1,454 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 16, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 16, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- The activity of the Russian army at the front is declining Online.UA
- ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 14, 2026 Kyiv Post
- Evaluation of Russian Military Operation Progress as of February 15, 2026 surfcoastnews.com.au
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 15, 2026 Critical Threats
U.S. Ally Humiliates Trump by Degrading Him on Presidents Day – The Daily Beast
Facing a demographic catastrophe, Ukraine is paying for troops to freeze their sperm – BBC
‘I just want to stop hearing about it’: a weary South Korea awaits verdict on Yoon insurrection charges
Yoon Suk Yeol could face the death penalty when judges rule on the martial law crisis that many in South Korea see as a dark moment they would rather forget
South Korea is awaiting one of the most consequential court rulings in decades this week, with judges due to deliver their verdict on insurrection charges against the former president Yoon Suk Yeol and prosecutors demanding the death penalty.
When Yoon stands in courtroom 417 of Seoul central district court on Thursday to hear his fate, which will be broadcast live, he will do so in the same room where the military dictator Chun Doo-hwan was sentenced to death three decades ago. The charge is formally the same. Last time, it took almost 17 years and a democratic transition to deliver a verdict. This time, it has taken 14 months. Chun’s death sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment on appeal, and he was eventually pardoned.
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