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US, Ukraine to meet in Geneva as Russia hits cities with missiles, drones 

26 February 2026

Russia pounded Ukraine with a barrage of missile and drone attacks across the country overnight, wounding at least 25 pe...

UN approves first carbon credits under Paris Agreement market mechanism 

26 February 2026

The United Nations has approved the first credits to be issued under a carbon market established by the Paris climate ac...

Germany’s Merz eyes business opportunities at Chinese tech hub in Hangzhou 

26 February 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in the tech hub of Hangzhou on the second day of his first official trip to...

Near-blind Rohingya refugee dies after US agents left him far from home 

26 February 2026

A nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Myanmar has been found dead in Buffalo, New York, days after the United States Bord...

Bill and Hillary Clinton set for Epstein deposition: What to know 

26 February 2026

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are set to appear before the House Oversight...

Israel carries out military incursion into Syria’s Quneitra in the Golan 

26 February 2026

Dozens of Israeli military vehicles have staged an incursion into Syria’s southwestern Quneitra province in the Golan ...

Syria confirms ‘mass escape’ from camp housing relatives of ISIL fighters 

26 February 2026

A Syrian official has confirmed “mass escapes” from a facility housing relatives of suspected ISIL (ISIS) fighters i...

Hong Kong appeals court overturns Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction 

26 February 2026

A Hong Kong appellate court has overturned a fraud conviction against pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in a surprise...

UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson talks up US State Department visit 

26 February 2026

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson says he visited the United States Department of State as part of a recent trip...

Ramadan in Iraq’s Mosul: Living traditions between past and present 

26 February 2026

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began last week, the Iraqi city of Mosul regained its spiritual and cultural vibranc...