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US Supreme Court strikes down swath of Trump global tariffs 20 Feb 2026 - 07:18 pm
US President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled
Austria snowstorm brings road and power chaos, two deaths 20 Feb 2026 - 07:09 pm
Snow covers chairs and tables of a cafe as winter strikes Vienna, Austria with snow and freezing temperatures on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)
Palestinian child wounded by Israeli gunfire in northern Gaza 20 Feb 2026 - 06:18 pm
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Turkiye ready to send troops to Gaza's ISF: Turkish FM 20 Feb 2026 - 05:11 pm
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Nearly 7,000 Ukrainian military casualties over past week: Russia 20 Feb 2026 - 04:54 pm
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Strong earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan: AFP journalists 20 Feb 2026 - 04:47 pm
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80,000 Palestinians attend first Friday prayer of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque 20 Feb 2026 - 04:32 pm
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New Zealand freestyle skier Ives in hard Olympic crash 20 Feb 2026 - 02:59 pm
New Zealand's Finley Melville Ives is evacuated by a medical team in the freestyle skiing men's freeski halfpipe qualification run 2 during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park, in Livigno (Valtellina), on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
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
Florida airport to be renamed after US President Donald Trump 20 Feb 2026 - 12:17 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump steps off of Air Force One after returning to the nation's capital on February 19, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Four militants killed in security operation in northwestern Pakistan 19 Feb 2026 - 09:29 pm
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Mesaharaty and lanterns: a deep-rooted Ramadan tradition in Egypt 19 Feb 2026 - 08:10 pm
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Ramadan in Gaza: traditional dishes resist erasure after two years of war 19 Feb 2026 - 06:14 pm
Palestinians shop for food beneath a destroyed building in Gaza City's Zawiya market on February 18, 2026, on the first days of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
'Systemic failures' led to Louvre robbery, inquiry finds 19 Feb 2026 - 04:43 pm
French police officers stand in front of the Louvre Museum after robbery, in Paris on October 19, 2025. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP)
Jose Balcazar elected as new Peruvian president 19 Feb 2026 - 01:54 pm
Jose Balcazar speaks after being sworn in as president of Peru at the Congress of the Republic of Peru, in Lima, Peru, on Feb. 18, 2026. (Peru's Congress/Handout via Xinhua)
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)
UK police arrest ex-prince Andrew on suspicion of misconduct 19 Feb 2026 - 01:41 pm
Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York reacts as he leaves St. George's Chapel, in Windsor Castle, after attending the Easter Mattins Service, on March 31, 2024.  (Photo by Justin Tallis / AFP)