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N Korea’s Kim unveils 50 rocket launchers ahead of key congress 

19 February 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled dozens of nuclear-capable rocket launchers ahead of a key congress of the g...

At least 37 killed in Nigeria mine carbon monoxide poisoning: Reports 

19 February 2026

News|Mining At least 37 miners have died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a mining site in central Nigeria, the Reuters...

Houthi threats and US-Iran conflict escalate Ramadan fears in Yemen 

19 February 2026

Sanaa, Yemen – Ahmed Abdu, 28, parked his motorbike near a hall under construction in the al-Jiraf neighbourhood of Sa...

Young Palestinian shot, killed by Israeli settlers northeast of Jerusalem 

18 February 2026

A young Palestinian man was killed and four other people were injured when a group of Israeli settlers, backed by Israel...

Activist group Extinction Rebellion says it is under FBI investigation 

18 February 2026

Environmental group Extinction Rebellion has said that climate change activists associated with the group are being inve...

Venezuela’s Rodriguez, Colombia’s Petro say they will meet ‘soon’ 

18 February 2026

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has announced that she and Colombian President Gustavo Petro agreed to h...

Peru appoints Jose Maria Balcazar as president after Jose Jeri’s removal 

18 February 2026

Peru’s Congress has voted to appoint former judge and left-wing lawmaker Jose Maria Balcazar as interim president, re...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,456 

18 February 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Thursday, February 19: Fighting Russian forces launched multiple a...

Advocacy groups sue Trump administration over endangerment finding’s repeal 

18 February 2026

More than a dozen health and environmental advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Age...

US is withdrawing all 1,000 troops from Syria: WSJ report 

18 February 2026

The United States is preparing to pull back the nearly 1,000 troops from its military that remain in Syria, the Wall Str...