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Tributes pour in after US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84 

17 February 2026

He was a Baptist minister who rose from the segregated South to become a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr, not t...

EU opens probe into online global retailer Shein after sex-doll scandal 

17 February 2026

News|Retail The European Commission launched an investigation into online retail giant Shein over its sale of child-like...

Yemeni Americans feel ‘betrayed’ as Trump revokes immigration protections 

17 February 2026

Walid Fidama was a lifelong Democrat, but the Yemeni American activist backed Republican candidate Donald Trump in the 2...

Peru’s Congress votes to remove President Jose Jeri in latest shake-up 

17 February 2026

BREAKINGBREAKING, News|Government Just four months into his term, Peru’s President Jose Jeri has been removed from off...

US judge says wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained 

17 February 2026

News|Courts A United States federal judge has ruled that the administration of US President Donald Trump cannot re-detai...

Deadly explosion rocks Russian military site near St Petersburg 

17 February 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war An explosion at a Russian military police facility near St Petersburg has caused several floors ...

US kills 11 people in three strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels 

17 February 2026

The United States military announced that it has carried out three strikes against alleged drug-trafficking vessels in t...

Iran’s Khamenei maintains tough rhetoric with US despite nuclear talks 

17 February 2026

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has shot back at United States President Donald Trump ...

Missiles fly as 3rd round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks kick off in Geneva 

17 February 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Russian and Ukrainian officials launched a third round of United States-brokered peace negotiati...

Glacier grafting: How an Indigenous art is countering water scarcity 

17 February 2026

Skardu, Pakistan – As Pakistan grapples with the effects of rising temperatures that are melting its glaciers, residen...