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'Political Ash Wednesday'

Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz endorses European cooperation in Trier on Wednesday

An Airbus A350-1000 at the Singapore Airshow on February 4. The company said Thursday it aims to deliver a record number of aircraft this year

'Strong demand'

Airbus planning record commercial aircraft deliveries in 2026

An Indigenous guard from the Nasa community takes part in the caravan of Indigenous leader Esneyder Gomez Salamanca, a candidate for a Peace Seat in Congress, in the Naya region, department of Cauca, Colombia

Election on 8 March

Elections under fire: Colombia endures deadliest campaign in decades

Emergency workers look on as raw sewage flows out of a drainage pipe into the C&O Canal near Cabin John, Maryland, after more than 200 million gallons of wastewater spilled into the Potomac River

'Abandoned and neglected'

Washington mayor seeks White House aid on giant sewage spill

Australia's ABC says some HungryPanda food delivery drivers in Australia have been pressured by Chinese police

Australia rejects foreign threats after claim of China interference

People in Svalbard are going about their daily lives despite speculation the Norwegian archipelago could be the next Arctic territory coveted by Washington

Coveted Arctic region

After Greenland, Arctic island Svalbard wary of great powers

Somalian security officers pray at a security checkpoint on the outskirts of Mogadishu

Somali militias terrorise locals after driving out Al-Qaeda

A DroneShield team member is holding a DroneGun Mk4 pointed at a drone during a visit to DroneShield in Sydney on February 9, 2026

Highly valued company

Australian defence firm helps Ukraine zap Russian drones

An Afghan barber trims a customer's beard at a salon in Kabul

Strict Taliban laws

Afghan barbers under pressure as morality police take on short beards

Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer, 55, has been living in exile in Miami, Florida since October 2025

Living in exile

Cuban opposition figure Ferrer supports Maduro-like US operation for Cuba

Balendra Shah (R), Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) election candidate and Kathmandu's former mayor greets supporters during a door-to-door election campaign at Gauriganj in Jhapa district on February 16, 2026

Landmark nationwide polls

High-stakes showdown in Nepal's post-uprising polls

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened military action against Iran

Following indirect talks

White House tells Iran to do deal as Trump hints at US strikes

Little is left of the once sprawling acacia forest south of Sudan's capital

Affecting vast stretches

Sudan's historic acacia forest devastated as war fuels logging

Flooding and landslides made worse by deforestation killed over 1,000 people in Sumatra last year

Unprecedented government action

Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning

Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court ahead of the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive

Anticipated witness

Zuckerberg grilled over underage users at social media trial

U2, seen here in 2014, became one of the world's biggest bands in the 1980s

'Songs of defiance and dismay'

U2 slam ICE, Putin in new 'Days of Ash' EP

Denmark's King Frederik X and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen (C) visit Arctic Basic Training and Arctic Command in Nuuk, Greenland, on February 18, 2026

'Pleasure to be back'

Denmark's King Frederik in Greenland for symbolic show of support

For a second successive league game, Arsenal had failed to hold onto a lead

Squeeky bum time

Arteta urges Arsenal to 'stand up' after title bid rocked by Wolves draw

A picture of former South Korean president Park Chung-Hee and his wife is displayed in Seoul at a photo exhibit on the dictator's 1979 assassination

Jail, disgrace and death: the dark fates of South Korean leaders

The Australian MotoGP is being moved from Philip Island to Adelaide

After nearly three decades

MotoGP dumps Phillip Island for Adelaide street circuit

A US naval battle group led by the aircraft carrier USS Abrahem Lincoln is in waters near Iran. (Handout photograph)

Putting on pressure

Major US naval, air buildup sets stage for potential Iran war

Mikaela Shiffrin finally ended her Olympic medal drought

Ending drought in style

Shiffrin finally strikes Olympic gold, China win first title

Team USA players celebrate after they reached the Olympic men's ice hockey semi-finals

Easily dispatched

USA and Canada on course to meet for Olympic men's ice hockey gold

Bodo/Glimt players celebrate after scoring in their stunning 3-1 win over Inter Milan in Norway

Bodo/Glimt stun Inter, Gordon hits four in Newcastle Champions League romp

Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during the Super Bowl halftime show

Bad Bunny to star in movie about Puerto Rico

Israel has approved a series of initiatives backed by far-right ministers to consolidate control over the West Bank

Israel conducting 'gradual de facto annexation' of W.Bank: UN official

China's Eileen Gu has won two silver medals so far at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Freeski superstar

Gu's exchange with AFP at Winter Olympics goes viral

Jeffrey Epstein and Les Wexner met in the 1980s, and Epstein took over the tycoon's investments and major property deals

Following decade-long relationship

US lingerie magnate says was 'conned' by Epstein

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