HRW warns US heading to 'authoritarianism'

Trump's return to the White House has intensified a "downward spiral" on human rights that was already under pressure from Russia and China, HRW said in its annual report.
4 February 2026

'Prevent cancer before it starts': New WHO study maps risks

A new WHO study suggests more than 7 million cases of cancer in 2022 were preventable
4 February 2026

UNESCO recognition inspires hope in Afghan artist's city

A contemporary of Italian masters Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli, Behzad brought a new style to Herat before settling in Tabriz, in modern-day Iran
4 February 2026
4 February 2026

Trump signs spending bill ending US government shutdown

The legislation landed on Trump's desk at the White House after it was passed by a narrow 217-214 margin in the Republican-controlled House earlier in the day
4 February 2026

Britain's ex-prince Andrew leaves Windsor home: BBC

Andrew is living in a temporary home at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, the BBC reported
4 February 2026

Thousands of Venezuelans march to demand Maduro's release

Several demonstrators, many of them public sector workers, held photos of Maduro and of his wife, Cilia Flores, who was also seized in the US raid.
4 February 2026

Move on, says Trump as Epstein files trigger probe into British politician

Republican Trump insisted once again that he had been cleared by the newest trove of files as he faced renewed questions at the White House over the disgraced financier
4 February 2026

Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has been killed, sources say

Office of Libya's attorney general said investigators and forensic doctors determined that he died from gunshot wounds.
4 February 2026

Chomsky sympathised with Epstein over 'horrible' press treatment

In a 2019 email, Chomsky urged Epstein to 'lie low'
4 February 2026

US tanker approached by Iranian gunboats in Strait of Hormuz

US Air Force escorted the American destroyer away
4 February 2026

Sacked envoy Mandelson to quit UK parliament over Epstein scandal

Britain's sacked ex-ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, is quitting the upper house of parliament, the speaker announced Tuesday, amid a growing political scandal over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
3 February 2026

Over 50,000 arrested in Iran protest crackdown: rights group

300 forced confessions extracted from protestors, says US-based HRANA
3 February 2026

Turkey's Erdogan visits Saudi as ties between former foes warm

His first visit to Saudi in over two years
3 February 2026

Jeffrey Epstein's ties to politicians, business titans and other figures

Justice Department files expose Epstein’s ties to global elites, sparking scrutiny over politics, finance, and academia
3 February 2026

Trump says seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard

Critics have called it a pressure campaign by the administration on liberal universities
3 February 2026

Indian rupee, stocks soar in relief rally after trade deal with US

U.S. to slash tariffs on Indian exports to 18% from 50%
3 February 2026

Why gold and silver prices suddenly collapsed

After hitting record highs last week, the prices of gold and silver have suddenly reversed course.
3 February 2026

Death toll from heavy Japan snow hits 30

The central government has deployed troops to help residents in Aomori, the heaviest-hit region where as much as 4.5 metres (15 feet) of snow remains on the ground in remote areas
3 February 2026

US House to vote Tuesday to end shutdown

Trump has been pressuring Republicans to swiftly adopt a spending bill to end the shutdown, even as some have voiced their disdain for the deal that opens the door to modest reforms on immigration agents
3 February 2026