Ukrainian missile attack kills two in Russia’s Belgorod

A Ukrainian missile attack yesterday killed two people and injured three in the Russian city of Belgorod near the border, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
14 February 2026, 03:49 AM

‘It’s going to be very traumatic’ for Iran

US President Donald Trump threatened Iran Thursday with “very traumatic” consequences if it fails to make a nuclear deal -- but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was skeptical about the quality of any such agreement.
14 February 2026, 03:37 AM

SpaceX launches 12th long-duration crew to ISS

A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida early yesterday with a crew of two US Nasa astronauts, a French astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut headed to the International Space Station (ISS) for an eight-month science mission in microgravity.
14 February 2026, 02:52 AM

Russia strikes Ukraine energy, port sites

Six people died in Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight that targeted the southern port city of Odesa and energy infrastructure, officials announced yesterday.
14 February 2026, 02:21 AM

UN ‘extremely worried’ by Cuba crisis

The United Nations said yesterday it was deeply alarmed by the crisis unfolding in Cuba as the island nation struggles under what amounts to a US blockade of oil deliveries.
14 February 2026, 02:15 AM

Shooting kills 2, wounds one at southern US university

Gunfire killed two people and wounded another in an apartment at a historically Black university in the southern United States on Thursday, officials said, marking at least the third shooting on the campus since October.
14 February 2026, 02:08 AM

US court rules Marine can keep adopted Afghan war orphan

Baby discovered severely wounded on battlefield in 2019
13 February 2026, 18:46 PM

Dubai port giant DP World appoints new leadership after Epstein allegations

Chairman and CEO's name appears in files released by Department of Justice
13 February 2026, 18:33 PM

Pakistan's jailed Imran Khan loses 85% vision in right eye, lawyer says

Central retinal vein blockage left Pakistan's ex-PM with watery eyes and deep distress, court filing reveals
13 February 2026, 18:13 PM

Russia pounds Ukraine with drones, missiles

Russia pounded Ukraine with drones and ballistic missiles overnight yesterday, further battering its energy system and leaving tens of thousands in the capital Kyiv and the cities of Dnipro and Odesa without heat, power and water, officials said.
13 February 2026, 03:48 AM

Canadian fossil reveals one of the first plant-eating animals

Scientists have unearthed in Canada’s province of Nova Scotia the skull of a creature dating to about 307 million years ago that is one of the oldest-known plant-eating land vertebrates, representing a pivotal juncture in animal evolution.
13 February 2026, 03:26 AM

3 dead, 4 missing as migrant boat sinks in Aegean

Three people died and four were missing after a migrant boat got into trouble yesterday in the Aegean Sea, the Turkish coastguard said.
13 February 2026, 01:43 AM

No ‘definitive’ deal with Netanyahu

President Donald Trump said after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday they reached no “definitive” agreement on how to move forward with Iran but he insisted negotiations with Tehran would continue to see if a deal can be achieved.
13 February 2026, 00:58 AM

21 drown in Nile boat sinking in Sudan

At least 21 people drowned when a boat sank in the Nile River in northern Sudan, according to the local state government and eyewitnesses interviewed by AFP.
13 February 2026, 00:52 AM

US lawmakers accuse Bondi of concealing names

A Republican US lawmaker on Wednesday accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of concealing the names of powerful associates of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as she faced questions about the Justice Department’s handling of investigative files in a charged hearing before a House of Representatives panel.
13 February 2026, 00:51 AM

EU vows swift reforms to meet challenge

EU leaders yesterday vowed to act boldly to bolster Europe’s economy faced with twin threats from China and the United States, as they huddled in a Belgian castle to bridge differences on the path ahead.
13 February 2026, 00:50 AM

UK couple held in Iran ‘caught’ in geopolitical tensions: son

The son of a British couple held in Iran said Wednesday his parents were “caught in the middle” of geopolitical tensions as he urged the British government to act on their case.
13 February 2026, 00:48 AM

US allies pledge to step up within Nato

US allies in Nato yesterday said they believed the crisis over Greenland had passed after the launch of a mission in the Arctic -- and looked to press on with bolstering Europe’s role in the alliance.
13 February 2026, 00:46 AM

Risk of Nipah spread low

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the risk of the deadly Nipah virus spreading was low after three cases of infection were recently confirmed in India and Bangladesh.
13 February 2026, 00:44 AM

Constitutional ‘coup’ under way

Leading Zimbabwe opposition figures accused the government Wednesday of a constitutional “coup” after the cabinet approved amendments that would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his term in office.
13 February 2026, 00:42 AM