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Over 80 UN member states condemn Israel’s de-facto annexation of West Bank 

18 February 2026

More than 80 United Nations member states have condemned Israel’s plan to expand control over the occupied West Bank a...

Washington appoints new US envoy on Tibetan human rights 

18 February 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the Trump administration has appointed an envoy to the position of ...

Kremlin official says Russian navy to stop West’s seizure of merchant ships 

17 February 2026

A senior Kremlin official has warned that Russia’s navy could deploy to stop Western powers from seizing Russian vesse...

Over 80 film workers slam Berlin festival’s silence on Israel’s Gaza war 

17 February 2026

Dozens of actors and directors, including Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton, have condemned the Berlin International Film ...

Humanoid robots perform advanced martial arts at Chinese New Year gala 

17 February 2026

China’s annual gala on Lunar New Year’s Eve has showcased Beijing’s giant leap in technology as humanoid robots to...

UN panel says Epstein abuses may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’ 

17 February 2026

A group of United Nations experts have suggested that abuses carried out by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could...

Man with shotgun running towards US Capitol building arrested by police 

17 February 2026

News|Police Police in Washington, DC, have arrested an 18-year-old man as he ran towards the Capitol Building, home to t...

‘Tug of war’: Democrats push Trump to release New York City tunnel funds 

17 February 2026

New York has confirmed that the federal government released another $77m for new tunnels and bridges connecting the stat...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,455 

17 February 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Wednesday, February 18: Fighting Three people were killed in a Rus...

Jesse Jackson helped empower US Arabs and raise Palestinian cause 

17 February 2026

Washington, DC – More than 40 years ago, United States civil rights leader Jesse Jackson called on the Democratic Par...