Russia, Ukraine still differ on key issues

Ukraine and Russia did not find agreement on the central issues of how to end the four-year at US-mediated talks in Geneva, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday.
19 February 2026

Japan PM Takaichi reappointed following election

Japan’s lower house formally reappointed Sanae Takaichi as prime minister yesterday, 10 days after her historic landslide election victory.
19 February 2026

Thai forces still occupying territory: Cambodian PM

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told Reuters on Tuesday that Thai forces are occupying Cambodian territory after fighting last year despite a peace accord brokered by US President Donald Trump, and called on Thailand to allow a joint boundary commission to begin working on their disputed border.
19 February 2026

Japan PM Takaichi reappointed following election

Reappointment comes 10 days after historic landslide election victory
18 February 2026

Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say

Crimes committed against backdrop of supremacist beliefs, racism, corruption
18 February 2026

Coffee regions hit by extra days of extreme heat: scientists

Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia hit hardest
18 February 2026

Iran foreign minister says progress made in nuclear talks with US in Geneva

Agreement does not mean deal is imminent, Araghchi cautions
18 February 2026

US, Japan announce first tranche of $550 bn investments

US announced a first tranche of investments by Japan out of a colossal $550 billion promised by Tokyo in its trade deal with Donald Trump
18 February 2026

Drone attack on Sudan market kills 28

A drone attack on a crowded market in central Sudan killed 28 people, a rights group reported Monday, as the army and its paramilitary rivals traded aerial strikes in their battle for territory.
18 February 2026

Kyiv must negotiate ‘fast’

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he hopes Ukraine reaches a deal with Russia “fast,” as Washington-brokered peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv began in Geneva.
18 February 2026

France frees suspected Russia tanker after fine

France yesterday released a tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet” called “Grinch” after its owner paid a fine of several million euros, a minister said.
18 February 2026

Nigeria announces arrival of 100 US soldiers

Some 100 US soldiers are being deployed to Nigeria as part of increased military cooperation to fight insecurity in the West African country, the Nigerian defence ministry announced Monday.
18 February 2026

Cuba a ‘failed’ nation: Trump

President Donald Trump on Monday said Cuba was a “failed nation” and called on Havana to make a deal with the United States, though he dismissed mounting a regime change operation.
18 February 2026

India court clears mega project on sensitive island

India’s environmental court has given the go-ahead to the strategically significant Great Nicobar infrastructure project despite widespread concerns of ecological damage to the island in the Andaman Sea.
18 February 2026

France’s Macron eyes fighter jet deal in India

French President Emmanuel Macron met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai yesterday, as he began a three-day visit to India focused on artificial intelligence cooperation and a potential multibillion dollar fighter jet deal.
18 February 2026

Russian military police building collapses

A Russian military police building collapsed on the grounds of an army base outside Saint Petersburg, the local governor said yesterday, adding that authorities were probing the causes of the incident.
18 February 2026

17 killed in bomb attacks, gunfight

Two bomb attacks and a gunfight between police and militants in northwest Pakistan killed at least 14 security personnel and three civilians including a child, officials said.
18 February 2026

Ramadan 2026 to begin tomorrow in Saudi Arabia

Crescent moon sighting marks holy month’s commencement
17 February 2026

Russia pummels Ukraine's power grid before talks

Ukraine's air force downs most projectiles, 13 targets hit
17 February 2026

Iran says lifting sanctions 'part and parcel' of any deal with US

Spokesman Emsaeil Baqaei speaks in video broadcast on Press TV
17 February 2026