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North Korea opens new housing area for families of soldiers killed overseas 

16 February 2026

News|Kim Jong Un North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers...

Photos: Kim Jong Un unveils homes for families of fallen soldiers 

16 February 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has showcased a newly constructed residential street for families of soldiers who have d...

Marco Rubio wants to build a ‘new Western century’. Will Europe join? 

16 February 2026

Speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference on Saturday, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Europe...

Iran’s Araghchi arrives in Geneva for second round of nuclear talks with US 

16 February 2026

News|Nuclear Energy Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Geneva for high-stakes second round of nuclea...

Hollywood groups slam ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 over copyright violations 

16 February 2026

China’s ByteDance has pledged to address concerns over its new artificial intelligence video generator, after Hollywoo...

India hosts AI Impact Summit, drawing world leaders, tech giants 

16 February 2026

India is hosting an artificial intelligence summit this week, bringing together heads of state and tech executives with ...

UK’s Starmer announces crackdown on AI chatbots in child safety push 

16 February 2026

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a crackdown on artificial intelligence chatbots that endanger c...

When is Ramadan 2026, and how is the moon sighted? 

16 February 2026

The first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia will be either Wednesday, February ...

Europe’s growing fight over Israeli goods: Boycott movements mushroom 

16 February 2026

One afternoon late August in a quiet Irish seaside town, a supermarket worker decided he could no longer separate his jo...

US forces board tanker in Indian Ocean that fled Trump’s Venezuela blockade 

16 February 2026

United States forces have boarded another tanker in the Indian Ocean that was sanctioned for carrying Venezuelan oil, ac...