Epstein scandal: Former UK prince Andrew arrested

King Charles’ younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested yesterday on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.
20 February 2026

Laser-written glass can store data for millennia

Thousands of years from now, what will remain of our digital era? The ever-growing vastness of human knowledge is no longer stored in libraries, but on hard drives that struggle to last decades, let alone millennia.
20 February 2026

RSF actions in Sudan’s al-Fashir points to genocide

The UN’s independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said yesterday the paramilitary siege and capture of El-Fasher bore “the hallmarks of genocide”.
20 February 2026

Russia ‘always’ stands by Cuba: Putin

Moscow will “always” stand by Cuba, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Havana’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Moscow on Wednesday, reiterating support for the Caribbean island struggling against sweeping US sanctions.
20 February 2026

Do not give away Diego Garcia

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was making a big mistake by entering into a lease on the Indian Ocean Chagos archipelago that hosts the US-UK Diego Garcia air base.
20 February 2026

AI can’t be left to ‘whims of a few billionaires’

UN chief Antonio Guterres yesterday warned technology leaders of the risks of artificial intelligence, saying its future cannot be left to “the whims of a few billionaires”.
20 February 2026

Ex‑South Korea president Yoon gets life in prison

A South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison yesterday, after finding him guilty of masterminding an insurrection linked to his December 2024 attempt to impose martial law.
20 February 2026

Israeli actions raising ‘ethnic cleansing’ fears

Israel’s increased attacks and forcible transfers of Palestinians “raise concerns over ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the United Nations said yesterday.
20 February 2026
19 February 2026

US oil contract WTI hits six-month high on US-Iran tensions

Concerns that US-Iran nuclear talks may not avert new conflict
19 February 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested over links to Epstein

The younger brother of King Charles has been in increasingly serious trouble over revelations about his links to the late US sex offender
19 February 2026

Ex-South Korea leader Yoon gets life in prison for insurrection

Yoon abruptly declared martial law in a televised address in December 2024, saying drastic measures were needed to root out "anti-state forces"
19 February 2026

AI cannot be left to 'whims of a few billionaires': UN chief

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned technology leaders Thursday of the risks of artificial intelligence, saying its future cannot be left to "the whims of a few billionaires"
19 February 2026

Bill Gates cancels India summit speech to 'ensure focus' on AI

The Gates Foundation said the president of its Africa and India offices would speak instead
19 February 2026

Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning

Mining, plantations, and fires have caused the clearance of large tracts of lush Indonesian rainforest, removing trees that absorbed rain and helped stabilise soil
19 February 2026

Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids

Zuckerberg was called as a witness in case over alleged harms to youth
19 February 2026

Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites amid US tensions

Images also show that Iran has buried tunnel entrances at a nuclear site bombed by the U.S. during Israel's 12-day war with Iran last year, fortified tunnel entrances near another, and has repaired missile bases struck in the conflict
19 February 2026
19 February 2026

Iran 'drafting framework to advance' future US talks: FM

Two countries held second round of negotiations on Tuesday in Geneva
19 February 2026

Gas explosion kills 38 miners

A gas explosion yesterday killed at least 38 lead miners who were down the pits at a mine in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, local sources told AFP.
19 February 2026