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Motorcycle-riding gunmen swept into three villages in a central region of Nigeria, shooting dead or cutting the throats of at least 46 people, a humanitarian source told AFP on Saturday.
16 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Trump’s ‘desire’ to own Greenland persists: Danish PM
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Saturday she believed US President Donald Trump still desires to own Greenland despite dialling back his recent threats to seize it by force.
16 February 2026, 00:00 AM
‘Putin is a slave to war’: Zelensky
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Russia’s Vladimir Putin as a “slave to war” in a speech to the Munich Security Conference Saturday evening, adding that Russia’s attacks had damaged every power plant in the country.
16 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Israeli airstrikes kill 12 Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that Israeli strikes killed at least 12 people since dawn yesterday, while a military official said the attacks were carried out in response to “violations of the ceasefire”.
16 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe aims to rely less on US defence after Trump’s Greenland push
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered limited reassurance to Europeans in his conference speech
15 February 2026, 22:47 PM
China confirms visa-free access for Canada, UK visitors from Feb 17
Move aims to facilitate people-to-people exchanges between China, other countries
15 February 2026, 16:51 PM
46 killed in fresh Nigeria attacks
Security report claims attackers used "41 motorcycles, each carrying two or three men"
15 February 2026, 11:50 AM
Obama deplores lack of shame after Trump racist monkey clip
Former US president Barack Obama criticized a lack of shame and decorum in his country's political discourse
15 February 2026, 11:29 AM
Japan's 'godless' lake warns of creeping climate change
Known as "miwatari" in Japanese, it occurs when a crack opens up in the frozen lake surface, allowing shards of thinner ice to break through and form a ridge where local deities are believed to cross.
15 February 2026, 09:50 AM
Pak govt to form medical board for Imran Khan
Opposition continues protest, wants family doctor on board
15 February 2026, 09:17 AM
Russia's Navalny poisoned with dart frog toxin: European states
Navalny, a staunch critic of Putin, died in a Russian prison on February 16, 2024, while serving a 19-year sentence
15 February 2026, 08:57 AM
US readies for weeks-long Iran ops
The US military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two US officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries.
15 February 2026, 03:27 AM
‘West’s decline’ not in US interest
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States was the “child of Europe” in a message of unity yesterday, offering some reassurance at what felt like a rift as tensions rise with an assertive Russia.
15 February 2026, 02:01 AM
Son of Iran’s last shah urges US action against regime
The exiled son of Iran’s last shah called on US President Donald Trump on Saturday to help the Iranian people, a day after the American leader said a change of power would be the “best thing”.
15 February 2026, 01:48 AM
Abbas urges removal of all Israeli ‘obstacles’
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas yesterday called for the removal of “all obstacles” he said Israel has imposed on implementing phase two of the Gaza ceasefire.
15 February 2026, 01:44 AM
‘Don’t blame China for EU’s problems’
China’s foreign minister told his French and German counterparts that Beijing was not to blame for Europe’s economic and security problems as he pushed for more cooperation at a summit in Munich, a foreign ministry statement said yesterday.
15 February 2026, 01:43 AM
US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations
Trump keeps “all options on the table”
14 February 2026, 13:57 PM
12 Italians convicted for trying to revive Fascist party
Twelve members of Italy’s fringe group CasaPound have been jailed for seeking to revive the Fascist Party, which ruled from 1922 to 1943 under dictator Benito Mussolini.
14 February 2026, 04:02 AM
‘New world disorder’ threatens co-op
The UN’s climate chief on Thursday urged countries to unite against an “unprecedented threat” to international cooperation from pro-fossil fuel forces -- issuing the appeal as US President Donald Trump rattles the global order.
14 February 2026, 03:58 AM
Trump ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota
President Donald Trump’s pointman on Thursday announced the end of an aggressive immigration operation in Minnesota that triggered large protests and nationwide outrage following the killing of two US citizens.
14 February 2026, 03:57 AM