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S. Korea, US postpone announcement of date for annual military drills 22 Feb 2026 - 10:47 am
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Sandstorms worsen air quality in Beijing 22 Feb 2026 - 12:12 am
Representational file photo of a sandstorm in Beijing. AFP.
Trump to remove Vietnam from restricted tech list: Hanoi 21 Feb 2026 - 06:08 pm
A general view shows the sun setting over the skyline in the old quarter of Hanoi on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Amaury Paul / AFP)
Global AI summit calls for 'secure, trustworthy and robust AI' 21 Feb 2026 - 02:03 pm
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Hong Kong to offer buy-outs for flats damaged in deadly fire 21 Feb 2026 - 01:19 pm
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India, Brazil sign agreement on critical minerals: Modi 21 Feb 2026 - 12:23 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) holds hands with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as they walk before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 21, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Virus kills dozens of tigers in Thailand park 21 Feb 2026 - 08:04 am
A tiger looks on while it is chained to be photographed by tourists at Chang Siam Park in Pattaya on February 12, 2020. (Photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP)
Strong earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan: AFP journalists 20 Feb 2026 - 04:47 pm
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Fans flock to Japan zoo to see viral baby monkey Punch 20 Feb 2026 - 12:21 pm
This photo taken on February 19, 2026 shows a seven month-old male macaque monkey named Punch, who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, sitting with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chiba Prefecture. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT
Four militants killed in security operation in northwestern Pakistan 19 Feb 2026 - 09:29 pm
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Thai cops go undercover as lion dancers to nab suspected thief 19 Feb 2026 - 01:53 pm
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Japan city gets $3.6 mn donation in gold to fix water system 19 Feb 2026 - 01:48 pm
A person rides a bicycle as the Tokyo Skytree is seen in the background in Tokyo on February 10, 2026. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
AI Summit photo op fails to unite CEOs 19 Feb 2026 - 12:35 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) takes a group photo with AI company leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (C) and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei (R) at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
Modi calls for inclusive tech at AI summit 19 Feb 2026 - 11:31 am
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
Ex-South Korea leader Yoon gets life in prison 19 Feb 2026 - 11:10 am
South Korea ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on February 13, 2025. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun / POOL / AFP)
Five children among victims of fireworks shop explosion 19 Feb 2026 - 08:27 am
This photo shows the site of a fireworks retail store after explosion in Zhengji Town of Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua)
Indian professor's robot dog claim at AI summit sparks uproar 18 Feb 2026 - 12:54 pm
A visitor walks past a display at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 17, 2026. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Cambodia records 1st newborn rare Mekong dolphin in 2026 17 Feb 2026 - 08:07 pm
File photo for representational purposes showing a dolphin in the Mekong River in Phnom Penh. AFP.

Europe

Anthony Albanese and Tanya Plibersek dropped in for the Museum of Chinese in Australia opening. (Sitthixay Ditthavong/Australia Associated Press Museum of Chinese in Australia officially opens in Sydney
French volunteer baker Loic Nervi holds a basket of freshly baked bread in his mobile bakery in Borodyanka, Kyiv region on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP) French volunteer bakes for Ukraine amid frosts and power outages
Representational image Toddler with faulty transplant that shocked Italy dies
Representational file photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian President announces recapture of hundreds of kilometers in south of country

Africa

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General view of a flooded street in Toamasina on February 15, 2026 after the passage of tropical cyclone Gezani. Photo by RIJASOLO / AFP Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59

Americas

File photo Greenland does not need US hospital ship: Danish minister
A mural made with plastic bottle caps by Venezuelan artist Oscar Olivares is seen on an apartment building in the Zacamil neighborhood in Mejicanos, El salvador, on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Marvin Recinos / AFP) Artist creates 'Latin American Mona Lisa' with plastic bottle caps
File photo of US President Donald Trump Trump hikes US global tariff rate to 15 percent
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP) Trump imposes 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke

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