The Hindu

In response to a reporter's question on whether the U.S. could take limited military action as the countries negotiate, Mr. Trump said, I guess I can say I am considering that.

U.S. Governor Pritzker urged the White House to cut the check after justices ruled 6-3 that Donald Trump had exceeded his authority by invoking emergency powers to impose tariffs that reshaped global trade

Starliners technical failures kept NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on the ISS for nine months in a high-stakes test mission initially planned to last roughly a week

As Iran launches fresh military exercises in the corridorto prepare for potential security threats, attention has once again shifted to the worlds most critical energy chokepoint that carries almost 20% of global petroleum; any disruption here could jolt energy prices and economies, including Indias

Donald Trump claimed, as he has done before on multiple occasions, that he stopped the war (in May 2025) between India and Pakistan largely by threatening each country with 200% tariffs

Amid a torrent of often tawdry revelations from the files of late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, King Charles III has already stripped his younger brother of all his titles and ousted him from his home in Windsor

Poland, which ratified the document in 2012 and completed the destruction of its domestic anti-personnel mine stockpile in 2016, withdrew from the treaty on February 20, 2026 and says it plans to renew manufacturing weapons

The Israeli military said late Wednesday (February 18, 2026) that unnamed suspects shot at Palestinians, who were later evacuated for medical treatment

The majority judges found that the Constitution very clearly gives Congress the power to impose taxes, which include tariffs

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchis comments stand in contrast to information relayed by high-ranking U.S. officials including Donald Trump, who has repeatedly said Iran must not be allowed to enrich uranium at any level

The Diego Garcia base has recently been used for operations in the West Asia against Yemens Houthis and in humanitarian aid to Gaza

Police have concluded their search there but are still searching Royal Lodge, his 30-room former home in the grounds of Windsor Castle, just west of the capital

Talks covered bilateral cooperation in areas such as energy, connectivity, infrastructure, healthcare, skilling, culture, blue economy, according to social media posts of the leaders

The author subverts tropes to examine colonial ambition and whitewashing of history inher new novel

In first post-election speech, Sanae Takaichi plans to review Japan's defence strategy and military export rules; promises to speed up nuclear reactor restarts

U.N. has said the United States owes $2.19 billion to its regular budget, including $767 million for this year, as well as $1.8 billion to a separate budget for the far-flung U.N. peacekeeping operations

Jose Maria Balcazarwas on February 18 named Perus interim leader, for a period of just over five months until the next election, after predecessor Jose Jeri was impeached on graft allegations

Broken down by policy areas, the disapproval rates are 64% for immigration policies, 68% for domestic economic policy and 70% for international economic policy (trade, tariffs, sanctions)

Amid a massive U.S. military buildup in the West Asia that has fueled fears of a wider war, U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran were going well but insisted Tehran has to reach a meaningful agreement

Russia has a strategic partnership treaty with Iran, although it does not include a mutual defence clause

A U.K. police force says it has arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office

President Macron is on a three-day trip to India to attend AI Impact Summit 2026

We are determined to continue to shape the rules of the game... with our allies such as India, Macron said in New Delhi

Mr. Trump name-checked prominent Black Americans among his supporters, including boxer Mike Tyson, whom Trump praised for defending him against accusations of racism, and rapper Nicki Minaj

The trial will mark the first time Mark Zuckerberg will address the safety of his world-dominating platforms directly before a jury.

An explosion at a fireworks shop in Chinas Hubei province has killed 12 people

At the time of the fourth alleged rape, he was already under police investigation

Iranian state media broadcast footage on Tuesday (February 17) of Revolutionary Guards drills in and around the Strait of Hormuz, hours after talks began, as semi-official Fars said parts of the waterway would close for a few hours for security precautions.

Any plan requiring Ukraine to give up territory that Russia had not captured in the eastern Donbas region would be rejected by Ukrainians if put to a referendum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said

Installations made with sunflowers, roses, orchids, wattles and bougainvillea left at the 2025 Bondi Beach massacre site will be unveiled at the Sydney Jewish Museum next year

The event faced interruption by law enforcement during a follow-up performance at the John F. Kennedy Center

Mr. Jeri took over from unpopular leader Dina Boluarte, who was also impeached amid protests against corruption and a wave of violence linked to organised crime

The series of strikes conducted brought the death toll to at least 145 people since the administration began targeting those it calls narco-terrorists in small vessels since early September

The violence erupted after explosions in Kabul, the Afghan capital, on October 9 that the Taliban government blamed on Pakistan and vowed to avenge

Television and film titan Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns CNN, announced in late October that it was open to acquisition offers; its board subsequently accepted a bid from Netflix to buy only its streaming and studio business.

New York State Police were investigating the cause of the blast, which occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the Abundant Life Fellowship Church in a rural area about 50 miles (80 kilometre) northeast of Syracuse

Ultimately, we were able to reach broad agreement on a set of guiding principles, based on which we will move forward and begin working on the text of a potential agreement, Abbas Araghchi told state TV

Shoring up defence cooperation and enhancing bilateral engagement in the critical technology sector are priority areas for both governments to take forward the ties

TTP claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide attack on the FC check post in the Bajaur district bordering Afghanistan

Mr. Trump said it was inappropriate for Britain to be dealing with Democratic governor Gavin Newsom

The U.S. President and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are due to meet in Beijing in April