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Washington Post CEO steps down after massive layoff 08 Feb 2026 - 11:36 am
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Man charged with threatening to kill US vice president 07 Feb 2026 - 02:48 pm
File photo of US Vice President JD Vance
Trump signs order preparing for tariffs on Iran's trade partners 07 Feb 2026 - 08:45 am
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Brazilian runs record 24h on treadmill, 188 kilometres 05 Feb 2026 - 10:06 pm
A photo of Pepe Fiamonini at Rio de Janeiro’s Ipanema beach. (Photo taken from the official Instagram account of YoPRO Brasil)
Filipino Nobel laureate, Canadian tech pioneer nominated to UN's AI panel 05 Feb 2026 - 08:02 pm
File photo of Filipino Nobel laureate Maria Ressa
Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024 04 Feb 2026 - 09:19 pm
(FILES) This booking photo obtained on September 19, 2024 from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's office in Florida, shows the mugshot of Ryan Wesley Routh, 58. (Photo by Handout / Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office / AFP)
UN chief warns of humanitarian 'collapse' in Cuba over oil shortage 04 Feb 2026 - 09:08 pm
Two US flags and a Cuban flag flutter on the roof of a tricycle in front of the Capitolio in Havana on February 3, 2026. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)
Colombia to work with US on drug trafficking: president 04 Feb 2026 - 08:26 pm
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 03, 2026 shows (L/R) Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on November 13, 2025 and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2026. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA and SAUL LOEB / AFP)
NASA Moon mission launch delayed to March after test 03 Feb 2026 - 04:58 pm
A full moon rises as the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft, integrated for the Artemis II mission, are seen at the Kennedy Space Center, on February 1, 2026. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP)
Cuban tourism in crisis; visitors repelled by fuel, power shortages 02 Feb 2026 - 11:33 pm
Tourists ride bicycles along a street in Havana on February 2, 2026. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)
Laura Fernandez wins Costa Rica presidential election 02 Feb 2026 - 11:54 am
Costa Rica presidential candidate from the Sovereign People Party, laura Fernandez, gestures to supporters during her victory speech after the presidential election results at the Aurola Hotel, in San Jose on February 1, 2026. (Photo by Marvin Recinos/ AFP)
Prominent Venezuelan activist released after over four years in jail 01 Feb 2026 - 11:14 pm
Human rights activist Javier Tarazona (L) greets his brother Jose Rafael Tarazona (R) and his mother Teresa de Jesus Sanchez after his release from prison at La Candelaria church in Caracas on February 1, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Snowstorm disrupts travel in southern US as blast of icy weather widens 01 Feb 2026 - 12:14 pm
This handout image released by the Gastonia Police Department shows a semi-truck struck by a freight train at the intersection of Poplar Street and Airline Avenue in Gastonia, north of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina on January 31, 2026 amid a winter snowstorm affecting the region. Photo by Gastonia Police Department / AFP
New head of US mission in Venezuela arrives as ties warm 01 Feb 2026 - 12:08 am
The new head of the United States diplomatic mission for Venezuela Laura Dogu (C) walking upon arrival to Maiquetia International Airport, La Guaira state, Venezuela on January 31, 2025. (Photo by Handout / US Embassy / Venezuela Affairs Unit / AFP)
Snow storm barrels into southern US as blast of icy weather widens 31 Jan 2026 - 07:36 pm
Cars remain in a near standstill as traffic gridlocks in the Dupont Circle neighborhood on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images/AFP)
'Misrepresent reality': AI-altered shooting image surfaces in US Senate 31 Jan 2026 - 11:32 am
Screen grab of a video that shows Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, on the Senate floor.
Bezos's Blue Origin to 'pause' space tourism to focus on Moon efforts 31 Jan 2026 - 10:49 am
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Trump names replacement for fired labor statistics chief 31 Jan 2026 - 08:37 am
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