Month: February 2026

One Battle After Another triumphs at UK’s BAFTA film awards The offbeat thriller has won six BAFTAs, including best film and best director for Paul Thomas Anderson. Paul Thomas Anderson…

Hong Kong court rejects appeal in landmark subversion case The appellants were among 45 opposition figures sentenced to prison in 2024 for organising an unofficial primary election. Police in Hong…

How Modi ‘broke down walls’ between India, Israel – at Palestine’s expense Under Modi, India has weakened its longstanding support for the Palestinian cause to embrace Israeli leader Netanyahu, amid…

ICC to hold hearings on charges against ex-Philippine President Duterte Rodrigo Duterte faces three counts of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during his time as president and Davao mayor. Protesters…

Here is where things stand on Monday, February 23: Fighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia for an attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, near the border with…

Brazil does not want ‘a new Cold War’, says President Lula Lula says he wants to tell US President Trump that Brazil wishes for all countries to be treated ‘equally’.…

White House post after US hockey win over Canada stirs controversy Trump hails the US’s Olympic gold win, as some Canadians reject the White House’s illustration of an eagle dominating…

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un re-elected as chief of Workers’ Party Kim has been assessing the country’s progress and setting plans to boost living standards during the party’s five-yearly congress.…

Mexico announces killing of drug cartel kingpin ‘El Mencho’ A damaged bus blocks part of a highway in Guadalajara on the day Mexican authorities were reported to have killed drug…