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In economic speeches, Trump claims inflation victory nearly 20 times even as prices bite

He cant continue to make claims that are demonstrably false, particularly at the expense of Republicans who are in competitive House districts or Senate races, said Rob Godfrey, a Republican strategist.

7 Feb 2026 6:00 pm
China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea

In an attempt to stir up troubles in the South China Sea, the Philippine side roped in countries outside the region and conducted so-called bilateral air patrol, said the China Southern Theater

7 Feb 2026 5:00 pm
Iran FM says agreed with U.S. to hold next round of talks soon

Irans Foreign Minister said that Irans missile programme was never negotiable because it relates to a defence issue.

7 Feb 2026 4:53 pm
Lack of access to cost-effective Indian vaccines straining Pakistan's economy: Minister

The government currently provides 13 types of vaccines free of charge to citizens, yet none are produced locally

7 Feb 2026 4:09 pm
Trump refuses to apologise for racist clip of Obamas

The video shared on U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social account on February 5, 2026 sparked censure across the U.S. political spectrum

7 Feb 2026 3:14 pm
Islamabad blast: Three arrested in Peshawar linked to suicide attack at Shia mosque

Investigators have also revealed that prior to the Islamabad bombing, the attacker had remained in Afghanistan for approximately five months where he allegedly received formal training in weapons handling and suicide attacks

7 Feb 2026 3:14 pm
U.S. gave Ukraine, Russia June deadline to reach agreement to end war, Zelenskyy says

Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, the Ukrainian President said

7 Feb 2026 3:08 pm
Drone attack on Sudan aid convoy kills one: UN agency

The convoy was headed on Friday (February 6, 2026) to an area near El-Obeid, a city under Army control but encircled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for a year

7 Feb 2026 1:12 pm
Russia hits Ukraine power grid with massive attack: operator

Russia has pressed on with its invasion of Ukraine in recent days despite the two countries holding U.S.-brokered talks

7 Feb 2026 12:00 pm
Venezuela Parliament chief vows quick release of remaining political prisoners

By February 13, at the latest they will all be free, Jorge Rodriguez, a former member of ousted leader Nicolas Maduro's inner circle, told prisoners' families

7 Feb 2026 11:51 am
Islamabad mosque blast: Funerals on Saturday for victims of suicide attack that killed at least 31

The attack comes as Pakistans security forces battle intensifying insurgencies in southern and northern provinces that border Afghanistan

7 Feb 2026 11:47 am
Clintons call for their Epstein testimony to be public

Both Clintons had been ordered to give closed-door depositions before the House Oversight Committee, which is probing the deceased financier's connections to powerful figures and how information about his crimes was handled

7 Feb 2026 11:04 am
IS claims suicide blast at Islamabad mosque

The blast occurred during Friday prayers, when mosques around the country are packed with worshippers

7 Feb 2026 10:03 am
Indias rare earths push finds possible ally in Germanys wind energy needs

New Delhis announcements of a rare earth corridor and permanent magnets manufacturing programme could align with Berlins plan to scale up its offshore wind capacity; the initiatives for a domestic supply chain come as Germany and Europe are planning to diversify their reliance on China

7 Feb 2026 1:13 am
Bangladesh elections: BNP promises to end border killings by BSF, seeks fair share of cross border rivers

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party released its election manifesto, promising to end border killings by the BSF, claiming fair share of common rivers with India and increased cooperation with Gulf countries

7 Feb 2026 1:10 am
Cycles of revolt: On Pakistan and the Baloch rebels

Pakistan risks being in eternal conflict with the Baloch rebels

7 Feb 2026 12:51 am
Lebanon and Syria ink deal on prisoner handover

Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri and Syrian Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais announced the signing of the agreement at a press conference in Beirut.

6 Feb 2026 9:18 pm
U.S. strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills two in Pacific: military

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration began targeting alleged smuggling boats in early September, insisting it is effectively at war with alleged arco-terrorists operating out of Venezuela

6 Feb 2026 9:15 pm
Pre-election violence shadows Bangladeshs polls as 127 million prepare to vote

The 13th national election, involving nearly 127 million voters, has raised hopes of a peaceful transition from the post-Hasina interim government to an elected administration; but the pre-election violence has posed new challenges to the election process

6 Feb 2026 6:06 pm
U.K. visa penalty threat: Three African countries agree to take back illegal migrants

Officials said that Namibia and Angola have agreed to cooperate on migrant returns a month after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood threatened visa penalties

6 Feb 2026 5:05 pm
World food prices ease further in January, says United Nations' FAO

FAO's cereal index edged up by 0.2% as stronger rice prices linked to firmer demand offset slightly weaker quotations for other major cereals

6 Feb 2026 3:59 pm
A deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded in Moscow

Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev was shot several time by an unidentified assailant in Moscow, Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said

6 Feb 2026 2:13 pm
Watch: Trump calls for new nuclear treaty as New START expires

U.S. President Donald Trump has called for a new nuclear arms treaty after the New START agreement with Russia expired, sparking fears of a renewed global arms race.

6 Feb 2026 1:08 pm
Indonesia, Australia sign new security treaty to affirm deeper ties

Analysts said the treaty is becoming increasingly important to Australia in the face of growing tensions with China in the region

6 Feb 2026 11:59 am
U.S., Bolivia to appoint Ambassadors after 18-year break

Neither country has hosted an Ambassador since 2008, when then-President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia after accusing him of conspiring against his left-wing government

6 Feb 2026 9:58 am
U.S. steps up aid to Cuba while choking off fuel supply

Cubas Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio called the move two-faced

6 Feb 2026 9:14 am
Japan PM Sanae Takaichi wins Donald Trumps full endorsement ahead of snap election

U.S. presidents have typically refrained from endorsing candidates in overseas elections, but Mr. Trump has done so repeatedly, including throwing his backing behind Argentinas Javier Milei and Hungarys Viktor Orban

6 Feb 2026 9:02 am
Baku court hands life, long terms to Karabakh separatist leaders

Araik Harutyunyan who led Karabakh's separatist government from May 2020 to September 2023 was sentenced to life imprisonment by Baku's military court, state news agency Azertag said.

5 Feb 2026 9:14 pm
Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with U.S. escalate

Residents of a small coastal Cuban town face severe hardships despite living near energy sources

5 Feb 2026 9:06 pm
U.K. court jails Russian captain for 6 years for fatal North Sea crash

The collision at speed in March 2025 set the cargo ship and the anchored oil tanker vessels ablaze and triggered a massive offshore rescue operation

5 Feb 2026 7:12 pm
Pentagon asked to probe SpaceX for potential Chinese ownership

The senators warned that any Chinese ownership could trigger U.S. rules governing foreign ownership, control or influence, known as FOCI, given the potential exposure of sensitive information or technologies.

5 Feb 2026 6:02 pm
Kremlin regrets end of nuclear weapons treaty with U.S.

The Kremlin said that it could neither confirm nor deny reports that French President Emmanuel Macrons top diplomat had visited Moscow this week

5 Feb 2026 4:58 pm
Daily quiz | On nuclear weapons

Nuclear weapons are worlds most closely guarded objects, yet countries in conflict have not infrequently misplaced weapons-grade material before. A quiz about some of them

5 Feb 2026 3:30 pm
Taiwan-U.S. ties are 'rock solid', the island's President says after Trump-Xi call

Mr. Trump said the call with Mr. Xi was excellent and thorough in a post late on Wednesday (February 4) on Truth Social

5 Feb 2026 12:14 pm
India free to buy oil from any supplier: Russia after Trumps claim

India has always purchased these products from other countries. Therefore, we see nothing new here, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

5 Feb 2026 11:09 am
Boeing's defence unit to cut 300 supply chain jobs: report

Some of the laid-off workers could end up filling open jobs elsewhere in the company

5 Feb 2026 11:08 am
Telegram's Pavel Durov says proposed Spanish social media restrictions seek to censor critics

Pavel Durov on Wednesday joined Elon Musk in publicly criticising plans by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to ban social media access for youth under 16

5 Feb 2026 11:05 am
IOC elects first female member from Iran to join exclusive global Olympic body

Soraya Aghaei is now the youngest representative and the 107th member of the IOC by a 95-2 vote as just the third-ever Iranian representative and the first since 2004

5 Feb 2026 8:06 am
Man who tried to shoot Trump at Florida golf course gets life in prison

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon pronounced Ryan Routh's fate in the same Fort Pierce courtroom that erupted into chaos in September when he tried to stab himself shortly after jurors found him guilty on all counts

5 Feb 2026 7:11 am
U.S. charges suspect with terrorism in killing of two Israeli diplomats

The new indictment includes nine charges, including hate crimes, filed earlier

5 Feb 2026 5:10 am
Maduro ally Saab, Venezuelan businessman once held in U.S., arrested again

Alex Saab, 54, is expected to be extradited to the U.S. in the coming days, the U.S. official said

5 Feb 2026 4:57 am
Iran, U.S. to hold nuclear talks in Oman on February 6

The U.S. confirmation on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) came after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also said the meeting was due to be held in Muscat

5 Feb 2026 4:08 am
Nine workers killed after truck falls into ravine in central Philippines

A truck has veered off a mountain road in the central Philippines, plunging into a ravine and killing nine workers on board

4 Feb 2026 7:08 pm
U.K. will release files related to Mandelson's Ambassador appointment in more Epstein fallout

The government has agreed to release the requested information unless it is prejudicial to U.K. national security or international relations. It's unclear how much material will be released, or when.

4 Feb 2026 6:03 pm
Thousands of troops hit streets in Nepal ahead of polls

In total, 300,000 security personnel and temporary election police were being sent out in the lead up to the March 5 vote, an increase from previous polls

4 Feb 2026 4:57 pm
Gunmen kill at least 35 in western-central Nigeria

The attack was confirmed by police, which did not provide casualty figures, and the State government, which blamed it on errorist cells

4 Feb 2026 2:58 pm