Iran's deputy foreign minister said Tehran would consider compromises on its uranium stockpile if Washington lifts sanctions. Abbas Araghchi is also set to hold talks with his Swiss and Omani counterparts as well as other international officials. The two sides recently resumed indirect talks, mediated by Oman, after US President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened military action against Iran.
Cuba has long relied on Venezuela and Mexico for much of its oil, but the U.S. cut off those sources in recent months. The island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages brought about by a U.s oil embargo. The cigar fair’s organizer, Habanos S.A., said it decided to postpone the iconic event to “preserve its high standard of quality”
The Year of the Fire Horse sees luxury brands move beyond simple envelopes into elaborate gift sets and collectibles. Gucci and Rimowa deliver heavy-hitting lifestyle objects, including a full Mahjong set and a wooden music box. Victorinox and KENZO blend utility with playfulness.
A soup party is a low-lift, potluck-style way to host that guarantees good food, relaxed vibes, and a room full of happy friends. Each person will want to try a variety of soups and will need, ideally, several bowls.Instruct your guests to have any toppings for their soups in bowls or on a tray that they can set next to their soup.
Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were sentenced to life imprisonment after attempting to carry out what could have been one of the deadliest terror attacks in the UK. Unbeknown to them, the fellow IS supporter involved in their plot – known by the codename ‘Farouk’ – was in fact an undercover police officer.
Avalanches from heavy snowfall in the European Alps claimed more lives over the weekend. A train was derailed by a snow slide in Switzerland on Monday. In another incident on Sunday, an avalanche claimed the lives of two skiers on the Italian side of Mont Blanc. Large areas of the western Alps remained under a high risk of avalanche.
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 aims to position India as a key voice in shaping an inclusive, responsible, and impactful AI future. The summit highlights India’s digital talent, infrastructure, and ambition to democratize AI while fostering global cooperation and responsible AI deployment. There is significant potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance road safety and curb vehicular pollution in India.
The two men exchanged text messages on December 31, 2018. They were talking about the 25th Amendment. The two men have been in contact since the mid-2000s. They are still in contact today, according to a source close to the pair. The source said the two men were discussing a documentary that would be released in January.
The way the Legislature once worked, committees were supposed to hear bills in the first few weeks of the session. Once the House and Senate had their say, approved bills would head to the other chamber. The gut-and-go process — in which leaders stuff new text into an already-passed bill — means that any policy can be in play up until the final minutes.
The plan for fiscal year 2027 is a major factor in how New Jersey state government functions by dictating what state departments and programs are funded. Some of the state's spending, such as obligations to its pension fund for retired public employees and to dedicated funding for New Jersey public schools, will, of course, be part of Sherrill's budget proposal.
The review, headed by respected climate economist Frank Jotzo, found carbon leakage was not an imminent risk in Australia. But that was likely to change as major industries had to cut pollution or pay for contentious carbon offsets under a policy known as the safeguard mechanism. Last year it changed national environment law to ward off a legal challenge.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ‘s bid to serve a fifth straight term after upcoming elections in April. Orbán, who has led Hungary since 2010, is one of Trump’s most vocal supporters in the European Union. Rubio emphasized during a visit to Budapest the strong personal relationship between the two.
The AU summit focused on water and sanitation. Leaders said water security needs to be treated as a top prio. The summit also dealt with the wars still going on in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Sahel, and Libya. What happens next will matter a lot as Africa works toward the goals set out in Agenda 2063.
The AU summit focused on water and sanitation. Leaders said water security needs to be treated as a top prio. The summit also dealt with the wars still going on in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Sahel, and Libya. What happens next will matter a lot as Africa works toward the goals set out in Agenda 2063.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said: “This is a zombie government. But more importantly, it’s a victory for democracy in this country.” The MP for Clacton then called Reed's future in the government into question. Farage said "if a government minister does something illegal, they really ought to resign"
Trump's approval rating has declined from an initial high of 50.5% approval and 44.3% disapproval rating when he took office one year ago, to the current all-time low in this his second term, showing 42.2% approval. According to Rasmussen Reports daily polling on Feb. 16, Trump's approval is at 46%, up from their recent all- time low of 43% on Dec. 3-4.
The AU summit focused on water and sanitation. Leaders said water security needs to be treated as a top prio. The summit also dealt with the wars still going on in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Sahel, and Libya. What happens next will matter a lot as Africa works toward the goals set out in Agenda 2063.
Team USA entered the 2026 Games with the second-most gold and total medals ever, trailing Norway in both categories. The U.S. has either won or tied for the most golds at seven of the last eight Games. The Americans are tied for third in the gold medal count with five. The Milan Cortina Olympics conclude Sunday, Feb. 22.
Seedance 2.0 is a generative AI tool that creates video clips from short text prompts. Walt Disney reportedly sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance which accused it of supplying Seedance with a “pirated library” of characters. The first iteration of Seedance launched in June last year.
The EPA just dropped a bombshell that every fed-up American driver has been waiting for: the automatic start-stop nonsense is getting gutted. The official EPA announcement stated ‘about 60 per cent’ of new cars have the stop-start feature, and ‘with the elimination of the off-cycle credits, manufacturers will be incentivized to listen to what Americans actually want in their cars’
The OpenAI system is a set of computer programs that can be used to learn more about the world around them. It can also be used as a tool to teach people how to make better use of the information it can provide. The system was created in the 1990s to help people understand the world more easily.
TS Lombard's chief China economist Rory Green warned that most of the world might be running on a "Chinese tech stack" within five to 10 years. China is quickly catching up to the U.S. in the AI arms race, developing highly advanced models powered by homegrown chips, particularly through massive Huawei chip clusters and abundant low-cost energy.
For all the talk of building European independence, this weekend's conference was also a reminder of just how dependent Europe remains on US security support. Europe-US relations have never been so frayed as they are now, over the last 80 years since World War Two. It is true though, that Europe has been coasting on America's security blanket for. decades.
The White House posted a menacing image of Donald Trump on President's Day. The image was accompanied by a quote from the president. In an interview last month, Trump said he'd been "hunted by these horrible people" The White House has failed to go after any of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged co-conspirators.
Savannah Guthrie issues new plea for mom's release: ‘It’s never too late’ Nancy Guthrie disappeared two weeks ago in a suspected kidnapping. DNA recovered from a glove potentially linked to the disappearance has been analyzed by the FBI. Savannah Guthrie posted a new video Sunday, pleading for the release of her mother.
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Schulz told Bondi to "get the f-- out" after claims that she said, “If we prosecute everyone in the Epstein files, the whole system collapses,” went viral online. California Democratic Representative Ro Khanna accused the DoJ of "purposefully muddying the waters on who was a predator and who was mentioned in an email"
Avalanches from heavy snowfall in the European Alps claimed more lives over the weekend. A train was derailed by a snow slide in Switzerland on Monday and roads and villages around Mont Blanc were closed or placed under evacuation orders. The incidents come on top of the record 13 off-piste skiers, climbers and hikers who died in the Italian mountains during the week ending 8 February.
French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot became visibly emotional as she watched video messages from women thanking her for her courage. She listened intently as one woman said, “Thank you for the new generation,” and another added, ‘As women, we are proud of you.’
Indonesia says 8,000 troops ready for possible peacekeeping mission in Gaza. Indonesia would be the first country to formally commit troops to the security mission created under Trump’s Board of Peace initiative. A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has held since Oct. 11 following two years of devastating war.
First responders knew the victims and not a single person was untouched by loss. “Open hearts when the world falls apart.” said Caruso. The droves of people arriving from outside the community have overwhelmed the town’s infrastructure. But their presence is nonetheless welcomed by residents.
Dana Eden, a producer and co-creator behind the Israeli Apple TV spy thriller series “Tehran,” has died at the age of 52. Greek police do not suspect foul play after the producer was found dead amid production on the Apple TV thriller series. Eden was filming the show's fourth season in Greece.
Vietnam veteran Donnie McMillan places a sign that says "In remembrance of my angel" Wednesday at a memorial set up at the location where federal agents shot and killed Veterans Affairs nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. There was little evidence Wednesday of significant changes after weeks of harsh rhetoric and clashes with protesters.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says city agencies were prepared for the storm. “New York was prepared, and New York weathered the storm,” he says. The mayor urges residents to stay off the roads if possible, warning that dangerous conditions will persist. Warming centers are operating in all five boroughs.
The U.S. military has completed the transfer of thousands of Islamic State group detainees from Syria to Iraq. The prisoners were sent to Iraq at the request of Baghdad, in a move welcomed by the US-led coalition. Thousands of accused IS militants who were held in detention centers in northeastern Syria have been transferred to Iraq to stand trial under an agreement with the US.
The BBC said No 10 was considering an increase to 3% of GDP by the end of this parliament in 2029 to meet Starmer’s ambition. Michael Fallon, former Defence Secretary, described the plan as “a pipe dream that underestimates the scale of the fiscal challenge”
Ofelia Torres Maldonado was battling cancer. Her father, Ruben, was detained by immigration authorities while at a Home Depot. A judge later ruled in late October that the arrest and detention was illegal. The case highlighted the human effects of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
Qube Holdings has agreed to a landmark A$11.7 billion takeover offer from a consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management. The finalized offer of A$5.20 per share represents a significant premium, although Qube shares climbed 4.1% in early trading to an all-time high of A.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas addressed the Munich Security Conference a day after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a somewhat reassuring message to European allies. Kallas said Rubio’s speech sent an important message that America and Europe are and will remain intertwined. The speech struck a less aggressive but still firm tone about the administration's intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance.
“We are bound to one another by the deepest bonds that nations could share,” Rubio said. “Only if we are unapologetic in our heritage and proud of this common inheritance can we together begin the work of envisioning and shaping our economic and our political future,’ he said.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has banned several synthetic colors to try to make food healthier. Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler’s petition about ultra-processed foods raises questions “that FDA should’ve been asking a long, long time ago”