Notable Events Around the World on - 2026-02-23

Hunkering Down in Mexico, Some Hope for a Flight Out Amid Burning Cars

Tourists watching a smoke rising after cartel members blocked roads and burned down businesses after a military operation led to the death of the Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes in Pue...

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World Nature Photography awards 2026 – in pictures

The World Nature Photography awards have announced the winners for 2026 and Australian Jono Allen has taken out the top prize Continue reading...

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The Hound of the Baskervilles review – boutique Sherlock gets laughs but fails to solve the real mystery

New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme The cast in this four-person capsule telling of the Conan Doyle thriller bring vigour and charm but it’s hard to discern any point to the exerciseTo get the measure o...

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More than 5,000 flights cancelled as US east coast digs out of record snow

A major snowstorm walloped the US north-east, causing disruptions for millions and thousands of flight cancellations.

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Reform vows to overhaul pension schemes for new local government workers

Reform plans to end more generous defined benefit pension schemes for new local government workers if it wins office

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With AI, investor loyalty is (almost) dead: at least a dozen OpenAI VCs now also back Anthropic

While some dual investors are understandable, others were more shocking, and signal the disregard of a longstanding ethical conflict-of-interest rule.

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Mexico sends thousands of soldiers to stop violence after death of drug lord

A wave of violence has erupted across Mexico since a powerful drug cartel boss died following his capture by special forces.

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Trump threatens countries that 'play games' with existing trade deals

The threat comes after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had exceeded his authority in enacting a sweeping global programme of tariffs.

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Europe’s New Way of War

Can Europe defend itself without the United States? A new strategic vision says yes.

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Are the US and Iran moving closer to war?

Diplomacy continues despite the significant United States military build-up.

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Mandelson’s downfall is one of fastest ever seen in British public life

Epstein links have taken political operator from a vaunted position in British diplomacy to arrest in under six monthsJust six months ago Peter Mandelson seemed unassailable as the UK’s ambassador...

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Trump’s new tariff threats trigger economic uncertainty; trade deals stall

The White House is set to impose a 15 percent tariff through Section 122 after the US Supreme Court ruled against Trump.

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Ex-Apple team launches Acme Weather, a new take on weather forecasting

The team that sold their last app Dark Sky to Apple are back with Acme Weather, which offers alternative forecasts, rainbow and sunset alerts, and more.

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What the leveraged loan market can tell us about the software sell-off

Crossing another credit market off our heat map bucket list

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Tourette syndrome campaigner shouts slur at BAFTA ceremony

At the BAFTA Film Awards, a guest with Tourette syndrome involuntarily shouted a racial slur during the BBC’s broadcast.

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Italian cricket in crisis amid sexual assault allegation

Italian cricket is in crisis days after the country's World Cup debut as it deals with an allegation of sexual assault by a senior figure within the national governing body.

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Peter Mandelson timeline: what have been his key jobs and past scandals?

The former ambassador, now under arrest, has had plenty of ups and downs in his career of more than 40 years in the Labour partyPeter Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public officeA...

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Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra

For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble – called an “astros...

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Another US boat strike in Caribbean Sea kills three, Pentagon says

Attack on alleged drug smugglers brings death toll from US military campaign against suspected drug boats to around 150.

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Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives

The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project, part of the NASA Science Activation program, aims to measurably enhance student STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) engag...

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Chelsea to host Spurs or Lionesses - full Women's FA Cup quarter-final draw

Chelsea handed London derby and WSL 2 leaders Charlton Athletic host Liverpool in the Women's FA Cup quarter-finals.

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Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of mining Claude as US debates AI chip exports

Anthropic accuses DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax of using 24,000 fake accounts to distill Claude’s AI capabilities, as U.S. officials debate export controls aimed at slowing China’s AI progress.

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Draper makes winning return to tour after injury

British number one Jack Draper marks his post-injury return to action on the ATP Tour with a straight-set win over Frenchman Quentin Halys at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

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Uber’s new autonomous vehicle division is about survival and opportunity

Uber Autonomous Solutions will see the company taking on all the tasks associated with operating a robotaxi, self-driving truck, or sidewalk delivery robot business.

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Uber wants to be a Swiss Army Knife for robotaxis

Uber Autonomous Solutions will see the company selling both software and services for all the tasks associated with operating a robotaxi, self-driving truck, or sidewalk delivery robot business.

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Communication is key to the chances of Send reforms succeeding

Bridget Phillipson and her team are making sure MPs and the public grasp the need to overhaul the special educational needs system In her first week as a cabinet minister Bridget Phillipson held a...

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Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

The Metropolitan Police says a 72-year-old man has been taken to a London police station for interview following the arrest in Camden.

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US skier Lindsey Vonn reveals leg was nearly amputated

Lindsey Vonn revealed that her leg was injured so severely in her Olympic crash that amputation was a possibility.

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Uncanny Valley: AI Researchers’ Resignations, Bots Hiring Humans, Evie Magazine’s Party

This episode of Uncanny Valley covers the people resigning from AI companies and the humans getting hired by AI agents. Plus, we attend a soiree thrown by a conservative women's magazine.

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Edward Hoagland, Lyrical Chronicler of the Natural World, Dies at 93

Edward Hoagland, best known for writing about the natural world, travel and his own life, was, John Updike said, “the best essayist of my generation.”

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Google’s Cloud AI lead on the three frontiers of model capability

AI models are pushing against three frontiers at once: raw intelligence, response time, and a third quality you might call "extensibility."

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NASA to Cover 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure

NASA and its international partners will receive scientific research samples and hardware when a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Thursday, Feb. 26, and returns t...

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The Guardian view on Send reforms: ministers need to show how inclusion will work | Editorial

Building up support and expertise in mainstream schools will take time and ministerial focusWith its education white paper, the key section of which concerns support for children with special educa...

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Turkish ‘threat’ talked up in Israel as Netanyahu focuses on new alliances

Relations between Israel and Turkiye continue to deteriorate amid accusations and heightened geopolitical tensions.

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Peter Mandelson arrested amid Epstein files fallout

Former UK Ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson was arrested amid revelations over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Sources: WNBA sets deadline to keep '26 intact

The WNBA told the union and its teams on Monday that a new CBA must be agreed to by March 10 for the 2026 schedule not to be impacted, sources told ESPN.

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OpenAI calls in the consultants for its enterprise push

OpenAI is partnering with four consulting giants in an effort to see more adoption of its OpenAI Frontier AI agent platform.

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Iran banks big on murky oil ‘trustees’ as war with US on the horizon

Billions in oil funds have not been returned to Iran as transparency fades amid efforts to circumvent biting sanctions.

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Farage kicks things off before 30 minutes of hate – and has the final word | John Crace

Reform’s ‘shadow home secretary’, Zia Yusuf, launches tirade of misery that sounded more hardline and deranged as it wentIt was only last week that Nigel Farage declared he was no longer a one-man...

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The US Supreme Court’s ruling won’t stop Donald Trump’s tariffs

The justices have closed one door of trade policy while leaving an entire corridor wide open

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West Indies crush Zimbabwe by 107 runs to start Super 8 stage

West Indies posted the second highest total in T20 World Cup history and thrashed Zimbabwe by 107 runs in the Super Eights on Monday.  

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Guide Labs debuts a new kind of interpretable LLM

The company open-sourced an 8 billion parameter LLM, Steerling-8B, trained with a new architecture designed to make its actions easily interpretable.

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Labour’s Send revolution is a bold, high-stakes experiment – but is it Reform-proof? | John Harris

Bridget Phillipson’s 10-year plan is generous in places, but her party might not be in power long enough to see it throughWhether the change is down to the shifting of the Overton window or the dem...

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U.S. women's hockey team declines Trump invite

The U.S. women's hockey Olympic gold medal-winning team has politely declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address.

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Hetmyer hammers 85 as West Indies thrash Zimbabwe

Shimron Hetmyer stars as West Indies maintain their perfect record at the 2026 T20 World Cup with a 107-run win over Zimbabwe to start their Super 8 stage.

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What is really behind the West’s colonial nostalgia

There is concerted effort to rehabilitate the colonial past to usher in a new order.

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Venezuela demands immediate release of Maduro from US custody

Venezuela’s government emphasises reconciliation and amnesty efforts amid persistent political and economic challenges.

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Particle’s AI news app listens to podcasts for interesting clips so you you don’t have to

AI news app Particle can now pull in key moments from podcasts, letting readers instantly play short, relevant clips alongside related stories.

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Ex-techno DJ jailed for global aircraft engine fraud

Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala’s ‘utterly inexcusable’ actions put 60,000 suspect parts into the global aviation supply chain

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sees Martian ‘Spiderwebs’ Up Close

For about six months, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy hol...

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‘There are so many images I’d like to forget’: Julia Kochetova’s astonishing photographs of war in Ukraine

From the frontline to underground shelters to children’s funerals, Kochetova has captured the war in Ukraine with power and humanity for the Guardian. ‘I have the same scars as the people I photogr...

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Spotify rolls out AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.K. and other markets

Spotify continues to test its AI-powered “Prompted Playlists” feature, now rolling out the tool to Premium subscribers in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and Sweden.

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Putin’s strategy is that Ukraine will fall before he does: Ex-FM Kuleba

Dmytro Kuleba talks to Al Jazeera as Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary of war with Russia.

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Cartel attacks kill more than two dozen people in Mexico

Cartel reprisals for the killing of drug lord “El Mencho” killed at least 25 Mexican National Guard soldiers.

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Finnish quantum unicorn IQM set to go public

Finnish unicorn IQM plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) valuing the company at approximately $1.8 billion — joining the growing cohort of quantum computing companies...

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US stocks fall as software sell-off reignites

Private capital groups also hit as traders digest fallout from president Trump’s 15% global tariff

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What could Mexico cartel violence mean for World Cup?

BBC Sport explores the unfolding security situation in Mexico and the potential impact on this summer's World Cup.

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EU delays ratifying US trade deal

Move comes in response to Supreme Court ruling deeming Trump’s tariffs illegal

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Philippe Gaulier obituary

French clown who established his own theatre school to teach actors and comics how to find their ‘inner idiot’In 1980 the École Philippe Gaulier opened its doors in Paris to help performers find an...

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Team GB's Winter Olympians land back in the UK

Team GB's athletes have arrived home from the Winter Olympics after their most successful Games ever. They won five medals, including three golds, to finish 15th in the medal table.

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Telegraph suitor considers legal action against UK government over rival bid

Exclusive: Figures led by New York Sun owner may seek judicial review after restrictions lifted on DMGT offerFigures involved in a rival bid for the Telegraph are drawing up legal action against th...

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Lindsey Vonn reveals she nearly lost her leg after Olympic crash

American skier Lindsey Vonn has described how she nearly lost her leg following her crash in the women's downhill at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina after having already ruptu...

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'We'll give them a tough time' - England face another trial by spin

With Pakistan's spinners promising to provide a "tough time", England's frequent batting weakness stand between them and a World Cup semi-final.

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Pakistan vs England: T20 World Cup Super Eight – team news, start time, XI

Pakistan and England play second match of the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup with semifinal qualification at stake.

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Why Leeds would be flying high without league-worst late-goal record

After conceding another late goal on Saturday, we look at the stats that show Leeds would be seventh in the Premier League if games ended after 85 minutes.

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Bus crash in Nepal kills 19

At least 19 people, including a British national, were killed when a bus crashed on Nepal's Prithvi Highway.

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The minister and the alleged smear campaign: key unanswered questions

Josh Simons, who is at centre of scandal in which journalists were falsely linked to a ‘pro-Kremlin’ network, faces questions over candour of his statementsThe Cabinet Office minister at the centre...

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Reform UK’s ICE-style deportation plan condemned as ‘sadistic’

Zia Yusuf sets out proposals and calls migration an ‘invasion’, as refugee groups decry ‘grotesque’ measuresUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK’s plan to create an ICE-style deportation agen...

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‘Profoundly moving’: Netflix’s posthumous celebrity interview series is a marvel

Famous Last Words is a series of interviews conducted with notable names and only released after their death and is offers an incredible opportunityExactly one day after the death of actor Eric Dan...

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Bath BachFest review – joyous and mesmerising music making

Guildhall & St Mary’s Bathwick, BathThe festival’s new artistic director Adrian Brendel presided over – and was a key part of – a day of virtuosic and adventurous performances Taking up the man...

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O'Sullivan to make World Seniors Snooker Championship debut

After a record-equalling seven world titles, Ronnie O'Sullivan will be making his debut on the senior world stage in May at the 2026 World Seniors Snooker Championship.

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Supreme Court to Weigh Oil-Industry Effort to End a Major Climate Suit

A Suncor Energy oil refinery in Commerce City, Colo.

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‘Musicians drank too much and slept on my barn floor’: Andrew Bird on making cult album The Mysterious Production of Eggs

‘I was playing all day and night in a kind of fever, throwing in pop, jazz, violin, guitars and polyrhythms, while wrestling with some demons’We had a family farm three hours west of Chicago, and w...

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5 days left to lock in the lowest TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket rates

5 days to save up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket. These lowest rates of the year disappear on February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here.

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NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova

Forty million years ago, a star in a nearby galaxy exploded, spewing material across space and generating a brilliant beacon of light. That light traveled across the cosmos, reaching Earth June 29,...

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Benfica's Prestianni gets provisional one-match ban after Vinicius incident

Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni receives a provisional one-match Uefa suspension after Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr reported alleged racist abuse during last week's Champions League meeting.

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Live Updates: Violence Flares in Mexico After Killing of Cartel Boss

President Claudia Sheinbaum was addressing the unrest incited after the death of “El Mencho,” the longtime head of a powerful cartel. The mayhem has stranded travelers and forced airlines to cancel...

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How AI agents could destroy the economy

Citrini Research imagines a report from two years in the future, in which unemployment has doubled and the total value of the stock market has fallen by more than a third.

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BBC Total Immersion: Icelandic Chill review – ambience, flowerpots and drones in varied day of new music

Barbican, London This celebration of Iceland’s outsize musical talents was a mixed bag, but highlights such as Bára Gísladóttir’s double bass concerto and Daníel Bjarnason’s I Want to Be Alive reve...

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US probably shed jobs last year, top Federal Reserve official says

Governor Chris Waller says he would back March rate cut if there are further signs of weakening in labour market

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Ireland's Lowe a doubt for Wales with groin injury

Ireland wing James Lowe is a doubt for their Six Nations game against Wales after he sustained a groin injury in his side's 42-21 victory over England on Saturday.

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Winter storm hits US Northeast, shuts down New York City

A winter storm has shut down New York City and much of the US Northeast, bringing heavy snowfall and strong winds.

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O'Sullivan signs up for World Seniors Championship

Ronnie O'Sullivan, 50, is set to make his debut in the World Seniors Snooker Championship at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre in May.

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Neither saint nor sinner, Artemisia Gentileschi’s Mary Magdalene is electrifyingly alive

Soon to go on display at the National Gallery of Art in DC, it took a female artist to portray the biblical figure not as shamed and repentant but in the throes of ecstatic raptureA woman knocks he...

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‘We are not losers, we are winners’: Ukraine reflects on four years of war

Despite Ukraine's losses, the four-year anniversary of Russia's war reignites a spirit of resilience among some.

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Duke back atop AP men's poll thanks to U-M win

Duke's win against Michigan has propelled the Blue Devils to a familiar perch: No. 1 in the AP men's college basketball poll.

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Bediako asks Alabama Court to allow him to play

Charles Bediako is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to give him "interim injunctive relief" so he can finish the college basketball season with the Crimson Tide.

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Reform promises agency to ensure illegal migrant removals

The party's new home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says it would be a "burning" priority for a Reform UK government.

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Curacao boss Advocaat steps down and misses making World Cup history

Curacao will have a new head coach in charge for their World Cup warm-up friendly against Scotland on 30 May after Dick Advocaat stood down for personal reasons.

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What's at stake as ICC judges hear charges against ex-Philippine president Duterte?

Duterte is accused of crimes against humanity during a long and bloody war on drugs in which thousands were killed.

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BBC apologises again for Baftas N-word incident as show removed from iPlayer for re-edit

Corporation says it is sorry that racial slur spoken involuntarily during ceremony by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, was not edited out before broadcast• Catherine Shoard: With N-word in...

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Chad shuts border with Sudan after cross-border incursion kills its troops

Chad says the border will remain closed until further notice, citing repeated violations by Sudan's warring sides.

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Access all areas: behind the scenes at the 2026 Baftas – in pictures

Guardian photographer Sarah Lee had exclusive backstage access at this year’s film Baftas. Here are her candid shots of stars, fans – and a bear Continue reading...

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Brook 'excited' as England still searching for perfect game

Harry Brook says England's pursuit of a flawless T20 World Cup performance makes for an exciting prospect.

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Video: Protests as ICC hearings start for ex-Philippine leader Duterte

Human rights activists marched outside the ICC against the Philippines’ ex-President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands' youngest and first gay PM

The 38-year-old is sworn in as premier after clinching a narrow victory in October's election.

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Trump’s new interest in war will end badly

The US president has developed an appetite for the wars of choice that he once denounced

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Indian protesters want Modi’s Israel visit to be called off

Activists in India are protesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit to Israel.

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Willie Colón was an explosive energy source who took salsa into the stratosphere

With his gangster image, Colón ruffled the feathers of the musical establishment, but thrilled millions of fans as he displayed the raw rhythmic possibility of salsaWillie Colón, who has died in Ne...

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Geno makes record 655th AP Top 25 appearance

Geno Auriemma broke a tie with Tara VanDerveer for most appearances by a coach in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday when UConn was again a unanimous No. 1.

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Dates set for England's three-Test tour to South Africa

England will face world champions South Africa in a three-Test series over Christmas and New Year before three ODIs in early 2027, but a proposed T20 series has been postponed.

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Gulf countries back Kuwait’s sovereignty after Iraq draws new boundaries

Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and UAE express support for Kuwait after Iraq submits new maritime coordinates to UN.

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AP Top 25 poll reaction: OU, Iowa and TCU on the rise

The new AP Top 25 is here! Which teams moved up? Which team replaced Tennessee, which fell out of the poll?

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Robert Mugabe's son charged with attempted murder in South Africa

Bellarmine Mugabe and one other man have not commented on the charges after a 23-year-old was shot.

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Mexican Open denies cancellation amid drug cartel violence

Mexican Open organisers say the tournament will go ahead despite violence following the death of the country's most wanted drug baron.

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Activists hang Andrew arrest photo at Louvre Museum

Political activists hung a photo of the UK’s former Prince Andrew on the day of his arrest in the Louvre museum.

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‘You either fight or die’: Kenyans tricked into joining Russia-Ukraine war

More than 1,000 Kenyans and people from 36 African nations are fighting for Russia, many of them recruited fraudulently.

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'Closest I've felt' - Hodgkinson on breaking longest-standing world record

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson says she feels "closer than ever" to breaking the women's 800m outdoor record - the longest-standing world record in athletics.

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UK set to be among worst hit by Trump's 15% global tariff

US allies will suffer the biggest hit from the president's latest announcement, think tank Global Trade Alert says.

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Letterboxd’s most eager reviewers are changing cinema etiquette: ‘I was excited to pull out my phone’

The popular film-logging app is spurring cinephiles to linger through the credits and jot down their thoughts right awayI completely turn my phone off when I go to the movies. Not just on silent –...

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Aberdeen head coach appointment delayed by 'unforeseen circumstances'

Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack has revealed the appointment of a new head coach has been delayed due to "unforeseen circumstances".

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Has the Championship promotion pendulum swung decisively back towards Coventry?

How quickly things can change in the Championship.

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Gaza child dies after Israel blocks medical evacuation

Palestinian boy Nidal Abu Rabeea died in Gaza after waiting months for Israel to allow his medical evacuation.

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Else review – pandemic-style horror has bad guys crawling out of the woodwork, literally

Thibault Emin’s thriller sees a new couple forced to barricade themselves in an apartment amid an outbreak in which the infected merge with their physical surroundingsHeavily fermented films born f...

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AI threatens enterprise software companies, says Franklin Templeton CEO

Jenny Johnson’s warning comes amid a sell-off in buyout shops and private credit lenders that have bet heavily on tech

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‘Press freedom predator’: Donald Trump’s new cancel culture

Journalists, political opponents and Fed officials are being targeted in assault on First Amendment rights

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Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible

History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.

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Gaza child dies waiting for Israeli permission to leave for treatment

Israel continues to block thousands of Palestinians from seeking medical treatment abroad through Rafah crossing.

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Ramadan in Gaza: Cost of iftar doubles as genocidal war devastates economy

Al Jazeera analysis shows cost of a basic Ramadan meal in Gaza doubles under Israeli siege.

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Martin Lewis ambushes Badenoch on Good Morning Britain over student loans plan

Finance campaigner marches on to set and tells Tory leader her policy to cut interest rates will only help top earnersUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has faced what could be describe...

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Russia kills four Ukrainians on eve of fourth war anniversary

EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss a loan for Kyiv and 20th package of sanctions against Russia.

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Women’s Olympic Hockey Gold Medalist Has Her Brothers’ Eccentric Support

Haley Winn celebrates her gold medal in Milan on Thursday with her brothers Ryan, left, Tommy and Casey Winn.

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For Iran’s Rulers, Refusing U.S. Demands Is a Risk Worth Taking

A march in Tehran this month marked the anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Iran is facing an economic crisis and a major buildup of U.S. firepower in the Persian Gulf.

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Supreme Court Considers Fate of Docks and Other Assets Seized by Cuba in 1960

Revolutionaries confiscated the property of the Havana Docks Company in 1960.

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The Ukrainian Bureaucrat Working to Squeeze Russia’s War Machine

Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian commissioner for sanctions policy, in Kyiv, in January.

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‘A spiritual awakening’: why Con Air is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers on their most important comfort films is a celebration of Nicolas Cage’s finest action momentIt’s easy to poke fun at Nicolas Cage. Between the meltdown memes, d...

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This election is an appeal for trust, a battle against fear and a straight fight between Greens and Reform | Hannah Spencer

Thursday’s stakes could not be higher. We know Labour has failed and Farage’s Reform is poisonous. I want to win Gorton and Denton as a fresh startHannah Spencer is the Green party candidate in thi...

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‘We’ve scratched the surface’: mission to digitise UK public art reaches 1m entries

New Art UK chair Ben Terrett appointed as charity marks 10 years of building online databaseFrom a bronze Rodin sculpture of the naked Eve outside a Nando’s in Harlow to more than 6,000 artworks by...

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Meet Regina Senegal, Acting Chief of Johnson’s Quality and Flight Equipment Division

Safety and quality management are integral to every program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and across the entire agency. That gives team members like Regina Senegal, acting chief...

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Winter Olympics 2026 closes after setting ‘a new standard for future’

Italy’s record medal haul crowns Milano Cortina Winter Olympics as Verona hosts a music-filled farewell.

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Watch: Winter storm covers parts north-east US in snow

Weather warnings and travel bans are in place, as the storm causes power outages.

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USA Basketball's road to 2028: New era, new coach, new decisions

With Los Angeles 2028 up next on the Olympic calendar, what lies ahead for USA Basketball?

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'Big plans to take world by storm!' - Benn explains Hearn split

Conor Benn will target a “mega-fight” with Ryan Garcia after signing with new promoter Zuffa Boxing, but also revealed he is open to another bout with Chris Eubank Jr, this time up at s...

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Teaching union claims extra £4bn for Send overhaul just ‘drop in bucket’ compared with what’s needed – UK politics live

Full details of government plans to be published this morning with reforms partly driven by move to contain soaring costsGood morning. Of all the government U-turns performed by Labour so far, it i...

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Football matches postponed in Mexico after drug cartel leader killed

Cancelled games included the seventh round of the Clausura tournament in Mexico's premier MX professional league.

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All You Need is Kill review – time loop anime offers giant alien flower for Groundhog Day with mechs

New version of the sci-fi day-on-repeat sees a perplexed duo repeatedly battle monstrous plants but leaves you feeling as bored as the protagonist appearsThe second film adaptation of Hiroshi Sakur...

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As If by Isabel Waidner review – surreal doppelganger story

Two uncannily similar men switch places in an existential farce that playfully explores the precarity of working lifeIn Isabel Waidner’s previous novel, 2023’s Corey Fah Does Social Mobility, a wor...

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Video: Armed man killed after breaching perimeter of Trump residence

US Secret Service ⁠agents killed a man who broke into the secure perimeter of President Donald Trump's Florida property.

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Inside college basketball's biggest question: What's going on with Darryn Peterson?

The projected No. 1 NBA draft pick has sat out enough time to cast uncertainty on his team's potential in March.

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Scientists create universal nasal spray vaccine that protects against COVID, flu, and pneumonia

Scientists at Stanford Medicine have unveiled a bold new kind of “universal” vaccine that could one day protect against everything from COVID-19 and the flu to bacterial pneumonia and even common a...

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani orders citywide shutdown as snowstorm hits

The city's entire traffic network is shut down except for emergency travel as a severe snowstorm hits northeast US.

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As NIL cash grows, coaches call for rules to protect athletes from 'street agents'

Coaches and other observers see a growing need to protect athletes by regulating middlemen in NIL deals.

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Wispr Flow launches an Android app for AI-powered dictation

AI-powered dictation startup Wispr Flow has launched its Android app today. The company released its app for Mac and Windows first, then launched on iOS in June 2025. On iOS, users could use Wispr...

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Donald Trump’s actions stir election concerns in the lead-up to US midterms

November midterms will be first major US election since Trump took office and follow false claims over 2020 loss.

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'It's going to be a huge focus': Teams are dialing in on pitch tipping in 2026

With a new rule already in place, MLB front offices are cracking down on another tiny way to get an advantage.

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Pakistan claims at least 70 fighters killed in strikes along Afghan border

Afghan officials accuse Pakistan of targeting civilians and violating its sovereignty in Sunday's border air raids.

aljazeera.com

Papers: Saka injury concern emerges for Arsenal

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...

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Let's predict the 2028 USA Olympic men's basketball roster: Expect a youth movement

In a time of transition for USA basketball, here's what the 12-man squad that will go up against a competitive international slate could look like.

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Olympic standouts, disappointments from all 32 NHL teams

It was an honor for every player to skate for their country. Still, some will come home frustrated.

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Ireland potential 'huge' after record win - Farrell

Head coach Andy Farrell says the potential in his current Ireland squad is "huge" after Saturday's historic Six Nations win over England at Allianz Stadium.

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The Ukraine war in numbers: People, territory, money

Four years into Russia's grinding war on Ukraine, Al Jazeera looks at the costs — to people, territory and treasuries.

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Duterte’s Fans Rally in The Hague as the I.C.C. Weighs Evidence Against Him

Supporters of Rodrigo Duterte, the former leader of the Philippines, on Saturday outside the International Criminal Court detention center on the outskirts of The Hague.

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Children with special educational needs have been let down again and again. That ends right now | Bridget Phillipson

Too many young people go out into the world ill equipped. We’ll change that: we’ll give more rights and support to them and their familiesSend support for schoolchildren in England to get £4bn over...

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Politics Without Politicians by Hélène Landemore review – power to the people

Can a radical proposal to get rid of career politicians really be implemented?No Donald Trump, Nigel Farage or Liz Truss; no Zack Polanski, Jacinda Ardern or Volodymyr Zelenskyy either. No pol...

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Ways to Traverse a Territory review – documenting an ancient and disappearing way of life

Gabriela Domínguez Ruvalcaba’s meditative documentary follows the traditional daily rituals of Mexico’s Tzotzil women and their deep connection with natureA poetic calm subsumes Gabriela Domínguez...

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The occult-tinged murder that rocked a quiet Welsh village: best podcasts of the week

BBC’s Crime Next Door examines how a 17-year-old vampire-obsessed student took the life of 90-year-old, Mabel Leyshon. Plus, people who have found a better way to approach lifeThe 2001 murder of 90...

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Powerful winter storm slams US north-east as NYC issues travel ban

The nor'easter storm already has left tens of thousands without power and led to thousands of cancelled flights.

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Dollar and stocks decline after US Supreme Court hits Trump’s tariffs

Gold and Treasury yields rise as markets price in uncertainty over president’s trade agenda

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The political implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on Trump's tariffs

The Supreme Court has found some of President Trump's tariffs to be illegal. What are the political implications?

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Blue Owl and private credit’s structural problem

Troubles at New York-based asset manager have made investors nervous about the wider industry

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TV tonight: a furious drama about water companies dumping raw sewage

David Thewlis and Jason Watkins star in Channel 4’s alarming Dirty Business. Plus: Prof Hannah Fry gets to grips with AI. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Channel 4In 1999, eight-year-old Heat...

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The former kitman, 102, who left his mark on the World Cup

Charlie O'Leary was the Republic of Ireland kitman, but his influence extends to football across the island.

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Four years into its full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia is feeling the effects

Steve Rosenberg reports on the economic consequences of Russia's war, and how people are coping.

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GB's record haul, penis injection claim decoded and too much snow...

Sky Sports News' Geraint Hughes appraises the good, the troubling and the weird from the latest edition of the Winter Olympics...

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Violence erupts in Mexico after drug lord El Mencho killed

The death of the most-wanted Jalisco cartel chief sparks retaliatory violence in at least a dozen states in Mexico.

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U.S. has a quarter fewer immigration judges than it did a year ago. Here's why

The continued drain of personnel from the already strained immigration court system has contributed to depleted staff morale, mounting case backlogs — and floundering due process.

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Australian prosecutors consider reopening British girl's cold case disappearance

Cheryl Grimmer's family have been petitioning police to consider the new evidence they say they've found.

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Tour Montparnasse is One of Paris’s Uglier Landmarks. It’s Getting a Makeover.

The Tour Montparnasse is one of Paris’s least-loved landmarks. After half a century, it’s finally being remodeled.

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Swearing, Marty Supreme … and Prince William: Bafta’s 12 biggest snubs and surprises

This year’s Baftas were a chaotic mix of wild praise and inadvertent insults as the best actor prize was won by an unknown – and one of the nominees seemingly slurred from a man in the stallsHow th...

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How an annual ‘wedding flight’ of 1,000 virgin queens is ensuring the revival of Europe’s dark bee

The Belgian ceremony attracts beekeepers from the Netherlands, France and Germany keen to boost dark bee numbers and stop the spread of the hybrid honeybeeEvery summer, 1,000 virgin queens descend...

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‘We watched 9/11 from the rooftop, blasting the music out’: how The Disintegration Loops became a requiem for the attacks

It is an epic piece of music that literally falls apart – and it perfectly captured the end-of-days chaos after the tragedy. Composer William Basinski and musician Anohni recall its febrile birth i...

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William Hague: Britons in their 60s are the ‘luckiest generation’ in history

Oxford university chancellor calls for ‘national conversation’ around young people facing high student debt and living costs

ft.com

US banks enjoyed record profits of $300bn in 2025

Lenders have prospered under Trump as they pay lower rates of interest to savers and write more loans

ft.com

Poll: Most say the state of the union is not strong and the U.S. is worse off

Ahead of the State of the Union address on Tuesday, evidence continues to mount that President Trump is facing political headwinds.

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Hong Kong court rejects appeal in landmark subversion case

Appellants were among 45 opposition figures sentenced to prison in 2024 for organising an unofficial primary election.

aljazeera.com

One Battle After Another triumphs at UK’s BAFTA film awards

The offbeat thriller has won six BAFTAs, including best film and best director for Paul Thomas Anderson.

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Poll: Most say the state of the union is not strong and the U.S. is worse off

What Americans think about the state of the union ahead of President Trump's address.

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Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal eye Sporting CP defender, Ben White future uncertain

Ben White could leave Arsenal this summer, while Luka Modric is reportedly open to returning home to Croatia. Transfer Talk has the latest.

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Who was El Mencho, Mexico's most wanted man?

The BBC's Will Grant examines the power wielded by the Jalisco drug cartel chief, who died after a clash with security forces assisted by US intelligence.

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Why the outer solar system is filled with giant cosmic “snowmen”

Far beyond Neptune, in the frozen depths of the Kuiper Belt, many ancient objects oddly resemble giant snowmen made of ice and rock. For years, scientists wondered how these delicate two-lobed shap...

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,460

These are the key developments from day 1,460 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

aljazeera.com

Cleaner wrasse show self awareness in stunning mirror experiments

Cleaner wrasse have revealed a remarkable new side of fish intelligence. Marked with fake parasites, they used mirrors to inspect and remove the spots—far faster than seen in earlier tests. Even mo...

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Susan Sheehan, Pulitzer-Winning Chronicler of Lives on the Margins, Dies at 88

Susan Sheehan in 1982 at her home in Washington.

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What to Know About the Killing of ‘El Mencho’

Firefighters extinguishing a burning bus in Jalisco state, Mexico, on Sunday. Organized crime groups set fire to buildings and vehicles across the country in response to the death of Nemesio Osegue...

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NASA Delays Launch of Artemis II Lunar Mission Once Again

A failure in the helium flow of the SLS rocket has prompted NASA to delay the Artemis II moon mission. Rather than March 6, the launch is now targeted for April.

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Kara Braxton, 2-time WNBA champion, dies at 43

Kara Braxton, a two-time WNBA champion with the Detroit Shock and former SEC freshman of the year at Georgia, has died at the age of 43.

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A giant blade-crested spinosaurus, the “hell heron,” discovered in the Sahara

Deep in the heart of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered Spinosaurus mirabilis — a spectacular new predator crowned with a massive, scimitar-shaped crest that may once have blazed with color unde...

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How Liverpool shook off 'horrendous' start to beat Forest

Match of the Day pundits Danny Murphy and Shay Given compare Liverpool's "flat" first-half performance against Nottingham Forest with their match-winning display in the second period.

bbc.com

Conservatives should not just focus on voters lost to Reform, analysis suggests

Polling finds that Tory voters who have drifted left or become disengaged outnumber those turning to Nigel Farage’s party

ft.com

Venezuela’s Long Road to Recovery

An economic revival can’t happen without a political transformation.

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