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Drone strikes kill two in Ukraine and Russia ahead of U.S.-brokered peace talks in Geneva

The attacks came a day after a Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian border city of Belgorod killed two people and wounded five, according to regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov

14 Feb 2026 6:59 pm
In Munich, Nirmala Sitharaman stresses on differentiated climate action responsibilities

The Finance Minister explained the allocations towards environmental programs in the Union Budget did not tell the entire story of how much would be spent on projects during the year; also argued that India was not waiting for funds and technology to come from elsewhere

14 Feb 2026 6:14 pm
Reza Pahlavi calls on Trump to help Iranian people

Trump had said on February 13, that a change of government in Iran would be the est thing that could happen, as he sent a second aircraft carrier to the West Asia to ratchet up military pressure on the Islamic republic

14 Feb 2026 5:10 pm
Bangladesh elections: Tarique Rahman dedicates win to those who sacrified for democracy

The BNP alliance won 212 seats, compared with 77 for the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance, according to the Electoral Commission

14 Feb 2026 4:10 pm
Venezuela frees 17 political prisoners before amnesty law

The amnesty law, if enacted, is expected to cover all charges brought against dissidents who opposed the rule of ousted leader Nicolas Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chavez over the past 27 years

14 Feb 2026 12:03 pm
Widespread arrests roil Iran weeks after security forces crushed protests

A month after Iran launched a crackdown on nationwide protests, widespread arrests are roiling the country

14 Feb 2026 11:08 am
Carneyvisits memorial to victims of Canada mass shooting

Canadian leaders gathered in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, to honour victims of one of the countrys worst mass shootings. Police say 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed two family members before attacking a former school in the small mountain community.

14 Feb 2026 9:57 am
Quadrupled seats in Parliament, will be vigilant Opposition in Bangladesh: Ameer Shafiqur Rahman

The remarks of Jamaat-e-Islami leader came a day after the largest Islamist party of Bangladesh alleged that the election process had inconsistencies and fabrications

14 Feb 2026 9:04 am
Masked-prowler video tops sheriff's list of clues to Nancy Guthrie abduction

The Sheriff said release of the video, which took days to retrieve and reassemble from discarded digital data likely left unarchived on Google servers, immediately generated a flood of nearly 5,000 calls from tipsters

14 Feb 2026 7:14 am
In Dhaka, a new dawn and a gathering storm

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is set to form the government in Dhaka after a landslide victory, but jubilation is also palpable at the Jamaat-e-Islami headquarters, as the party-led alliance has secured 77 seats. As the country prepares for its first elected government since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinas ouster in August 2024, the road ahead remains fraught with challenges

14 Feb 2026 2:14 am
India tested, from U.S. sanctions to one-sided trade deal

Indias autonomy and global credibility could be undermined by its unilateral trade deal with the United States

14 Feb 2026 1:09 am
Accused Nikhil Gupta pleads guilty in U.S. court over alleged plot against Sikh separatist Pannun

Gupta has been jailed in Brooklyn since his June 2024 extradition to the U.S. from the Czech Republic, where he had been arrested a year earlier. He had pleaded not guilty previously

13 Feb 2026 10:17 pm
U.S. spent $40 million on roughly 300 deportations to third nations, Democratic report finds

The Democrats on the Foreign Relations panel, led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, criticised the practice of third-country deportations as costly, wasteful and poorly monitored in the report and called for serious scrutiny of a policy that now operates largely in the dark

13 Feb 2026 8:03 pm
Zelenskyy blasts Olympics ban for Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych over memorial helmet

An impassioned Heraskevych, who is allowed to remain at the Games despite not competing, told reporters at the Cortina Sliding Centre that he believed his disqualification was otally wrong.

13 Feb 2026 6:15 pm
Kremlin says Vladimir Medinsky to lead Russian delegation at Ukraine peace talks in Geneva from February 17

The next round of talks on the Ukrainian settlement will be held in the same trilateral Russia-U.S.-Ukraine format, on February 17-18 in Geneva, the RIA Novosti news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.

13 Feb 2026 5:13 pm
FBI increasing reward for information in Guthrie case to $100,000, releases new photos

The FBI doubled the reward; they also released new visuals of the suspect

13 Feb 2026 5:10 pm
Tissa Vitarana, leader of Sri Lankas LSSP, dies at 91

The leftist politician is known for his contribution to the APRC report, seen as a crucial starting point on power devolution to the Tamils

13 Feb 2026 4:08 pm
BNP: Back in power after 20 years

Bangladeshi Nationalist Partys ascent to power after 20-years marks a turning point in countrys politics, following violent protests in 2024 which toppled Sheikh Hasina government

13 Feb 2026 3:14 pm
Kim Jong Un's daughter is close to be designated as future leader, says South Korean spy agency

South Korean officials initially expressed doubt that Kim Jong Un's daughter could be chosen as a North Korean leader, citing the country's deeply conservative culture and tradition of male-dominated leadership

13 Feb 2026 12:08 pm
Hello Kitty designer bows out after 40 years in charge

Yuko Yamaguchi has been responsible since 1980 for the design of Kitty, who is officially not a cat but a little girl from London, overseeing her rise to the epitome of Japan's kawaii cute soft power

13 Feb 2026 11:11 am
UN approves 40-member scientific panel on impact of artificial intelligence

The vote in the 193-member assembly was 117-2, with the United States and Paraguay voting o and Tunisia and Ukraine abstaining

13 Feb 2026 11:10 am
Bangladesh election results LIVE: 'Serious questions' about integrity of results, says Jamaat-e-Islami

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Tarique Rahman claimed election victory on Friday, a top party official told AFP, after the first polls since a deadly 2024 uprising

13 Feb 2026 10:16 am
Hasina slams Bangladesh elections as well-planned farce, demands 'free, fair and inclusive' polls

She claimed that voter turnout was negligible in most polling centres nationwide, and in many centres across the capital and other areas, there were no voters at all

13 Feb 2026 6:56 am
Britain pledges major air defence package for Ukraine

The British Defence Ministry said some $200 million would go to a NATO scheme backed by U.S. President Donald Trump to buy American weaponry for Kyiv

12 Feb 2026 11:07 pm
U.S. Judge rejects BBC's stay application in Trump defamation case

The Judge said the BBCs application was premature nor had it shown that it would be prejudiced if the stay was not granted

12 Feb 2026 8:02 pm
Family of Indian student, killed by U.S. officer, to get 262 crore settlement

Jaahnavi Kandula was hit by Officer Kevin Dave, who was driving as fast as 119 kph in a 40-kph zone as he responded to a drug overdose call. He had his emergency lights on and had been using his siren at intersections.

12 Feb 2026 4:18 pm
WhatsApp says Russia 'attempted to fully block' app

Moscow has been trying to nudge Russians to use a more tightly controlled domestic online service.

12 Feb 2026 12:05 pm
Elections in Bangladesh: looking towards the future | Explained

Which are the two major blocs competing in the Bangladesh elections? What is the referendum for?

12 Feb 2026 10:11 am
U.S. President Trump hails trade deal with India as historic

And under our leadership, we're becoming a massive energy exporter. In just the past few months, we've made historic trade deals with Japan, Korea, India and others to increase our coal exports dramatically, Mr. Trump said

12 Feb 2026 9:11 am
Bangladesh polls LIVE: Country votes in landmark election after Gen Z revolution

The contest pits two coalitions led by former allies, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami, with opinion polls giving an edge to the BNP

12 Feb 2026 7:07 am
Police identify suspect in Canada school shooting as 18-year-old

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner said the suspects mother and stepbrother were also found dead in a home near the school and added the motive remained unclear

12 Feb 2026 3:03 am
U.K. to double troops in Norway to defend against 'rising' Russian threat

Arctic and High North security will be strengthened against rising Russian threats as Britain steps up its presence in the region, says U.K. Ministry of Defence

11 Feb 2026 9:08 pm
Actor behind Albania's AI Minister wants her face back

Well-known Albanian actor Anila Bisha, whose face and voice were used to create Diellas avatar, said she had not approved her identity for use in that way

11 Feb 2026 8:02 pm
Canada school shooting: India stands in solidarity, PM Modi says

At least 10 people dead in the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School; dozens more injured

11 Feb 2026 6:09 pm
Drone attack sparks fire at a plant in Russia's Volgograd region, Governor says

The attack caused damage to an apartment in a residential building, and drone debris also fell on the territory of a kindergarten, the Governor said.

11 Feb 2026 11:58 am
Trump administration plans to hold back grant money for some Democratic-led states

The approach has become a familiar one for the administration, and this time focuses on frequent targets: California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota

11 Feb 2026 10:58 am
Netanyahu to push Trump on Iran missiles in White House talks

Benjamin Netanyahu, making his sixth visit to the United States since Donald Trump took office, will be urging the U.S. leader to take a harder line on arch-foe Iran's ballistic missile programme

11 Feb 2026 10:09 am
At least eight dead in school shooting in northeastern Canadas British Columbia

Canadian police say eight people were killed in a school shooting in British Columbia, including a shooter, and dozens more were injured

11 Feb 2026 8:10 am
Russian strike on Ukraine kills four, including three young children: official

Two one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl died as a result of an enemy strike, according to regional military head

11 Feb 2026 7:14 am
U.S. to scrap legal cornerstone of climate regulations this week

U.S. President Trump will be joined by (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin to formalise the rescission of the 2009 Obama-era endangerment finding

11 Feb 2026 4:00 am
Bangladesh elections 2026: Will hand over power to elected government fast, says Yunus

He called for citizens to vote in favour of the popular referendum on the July Charter that will bring substantial changes to the Constitution

11 Feb 2026 12:11 am
Bangladesh will replace Indian cotton with U.S. cotton: Interim government

Information adviser Shafiqul Alam says the U.S.-Bangladesh trade deal inked on Monday is a game changer that can further open up the U.S. market for Bangladesh. In April 2025, Bangladesh restricted yarn imports from India through its land ports after bilateral ties soured. In May 2025, India imposed curbs on imports of readymade garments and other items from Bangladesh through land ports.

10 Feb 2026 8:09 pm
Bangladesh Hindu businessman, 62, hacked to death days before polls

The shop owner hacked to death with a sharp weapon in Mymensingh; family alleges robberyas minority groups warn of rising communal violence ahead ofFebruary 12 elections.

10 Feb 2026 7:14 pm
Trump's Immigration Chiefs to testify in Congress following protester deaths

Donald Trump's immigration campaign has been heavily scrutinised in recent weeks, after the shooting deaths in Minneapolis of two protesters at the hands of Homeland Security officers

10 Feb 2026 7:07 pm
Netanyahu to meet Trump with Iran missiles high on agenda

It will be their sixth meeting in the United States since Donald Trump returned to office a year ago; they also met in Jerusalem in October when Mr. Trump announced a ceasefire in Gaza

10 Feb 2026 4:05 pm
Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrews connection | Explained

Andrews association with convicted-sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has made global headlines and put the UK royal family in a tight spot.

10 Feb 2026 1:02 pm