US oil contract WTI hits six-month high on US-Iran tensions

Concerns that US-Iran nuclear talks may not avert new conflict
19 February 2026, 20:12 PM

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested over links to Epstein

The younger brother of King Charles has been in increasingly serious trouble over revelations about his links to the late US sex offender
19 February 2026, 16:54 PM

Ex-South Korea leader Yoon gets life in prison for insurrection

Yoon abruptly declared martial law in a televised address in December 2024, saying drastic measures were needed to root out "anti-state forces"
19 February 2026, 13:20 PM

AI cannot be left to 'whims of a few billionaires': UN chief

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned technology leaders Thursday of the risks of artificial intelligence, saying its future cannot be left to "the whims of a few billionaires"
19 February 2026, 11:31 AM

Bill Gates cancels India summit speech to 'ensure focus' on AI

The Gates Foundation said the president of its Africa and India offices would speak instead
19 February 2026, 09:50 AM

Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning

Mining, plantations, and fires have caused the clearance of large tracts of lush Indonesian rainforest, removing trees that absorbed rain and helped stabilise soil
19 February 2026, 09:07 AM

Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids

Zuckerberg was called as a witness in case over alleged harms to youth
19 February 2026, 09:04 AM

Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites amid US tensions

Images also show that Iran has buried tunnel entrances at a nuclear site bombed by the U.S. during Israel's 12-day war with Iran last year, fortified tunnel entrances near another, and has repaired missile bases struck in the conflict
19 February 2026, 09:00 AM
19 February 2026, 08:57 AM

Iran 'drafting framework to advance' future US talks: FM

Two countries held second round of negotiations on Tuesday in Geneva
19 February 2026, 00:47 AM

Gas explosion kills 38 miners

A gas explosion yesterday killed at least 38 lead miners who were down the pits at a mine in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, local sources told AFP.
19 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Russia, Ukraine still differ on key issues

Ukraine and Russia did not find agreement on the central issues of how to end the four-year at US-mediated talks in Geneva, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday.
19 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Japan PM Takaichi reappointed following election

Japan’s lower house formally reappointed Sanae Takaichi as prime minister yesterday, 10 days after her historic landslide election victory.
19 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Thai forces still occupying territory: Cambodian PM

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told Reuters on Tuesday that Thai forces are occupying Cambodian territory after fighting last year despite a peace accord brokered by US President Donald Trump, and called on Thailand to allow a joint boundary commission to begin working on their disputed border.
19 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Japan PM Takaichi reappointed following election

Reappointment comes 10 days after historic landslide election victory
18 February 2026, 14:36 PM

Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say

Crimes committed against backdrop of supremacist beliefs, racism, corruption
18 February 2026, 12:08 PM

Coffee regions hit by extra days of extreme heat: scientists

Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia hit hardest
18 February 2026, 11:38 AM

Iran foreign minister says progress made in nuclear talks with US in Geneva

Agreement does not mean deal is imminent, Araghchi cautions
18 February 2026, 11:23 AM

US, Japan announce first tranche of $550 bn investments

US announced a first tranche of investments by Japan out of a colossal $550 billion promised by Tokyo in its trade deal with Donald Trump
18 February 2026, 09:34 AM

Russian military police building collapses

A Russian military police building collapsed on the grounds of an army base outside Saint Petersburg, the local governor said yesterday, adding that authorities were probing the causes of the incident.
18 February 2026, 00:00 AM