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Trudeau's Winter Olympic gold boast melts as US has last laugh
Trudeau's Winter Olympic gold boast melts as US has last laugh ...
Major military reshuffle in Bangladesh, defence advisor in India recalled
Major military reshuffle in Bangladesh, defence advisor in India recalled ...
China, India among winners after US court blocked Trump tariffs
By Malcolm Scott, Bloomberg News In a swift reversal of fortunes, countries that had been hardest hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have emerged as the biggest winners from the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down his emergency levies. China,
Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel
By MEGAN JANETSKY and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — School was canceled in several Mexican states and local and foreign governments alike warned their citizens to stay inside, as widespread violence erupted following the army’s killing of the
Kim reelected to top post of North Korea’s ruling party as it hails his nuclear buildup
By KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reelected to the top post of the ruling Workers’ Party, with delegates crediting him for bolstering the country’s nuclear arsenal and strengthening its regional standing, state
Winter weather: Major blizzard shuts down US Northeast, Air India cancels New York and Newark flights
Millions of people in
Department of Foreign Affairs urges 'high degree of caution' in travel to Mexico
Irish citizens are being advised that they should not travel to parts of Mexico after one of the country's most notorious drug lords was killed in a military raid. The Department of Foreign Affairs said Irish citizens are advised against travel to Jalisco,
People participate "Zambo" parade in Tripoli, Lebanon
Participants are pictured during the traditional "Zambo" parade in Mina district of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, on Feb. 22, 2026. People painted their bodies black, wore feathers, torn clothing, and masks, and marched through the streets in groups carrying
Road accidents kill 3, injure 8 in N. Afghanistan
KABUL, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and eight others injured in two separate road accidents in northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan and Samangan
1 Chinese killed in bus accident in C. Nepal
KATHMANDU, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Nineteen people were killed, and 25 others were injured when a passenger bus en route to Kathmandu from
Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs
Update: TSA PreCheck remains open despite government shutdown suspension threat WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security
While Trump vows hospital ship for Greenland, both Navy ships remain in Alabama
By JAMEY KEATEN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump said he would deploy a hospital ship to Greenland, alleging that many people there are sick and not receiving care, even though both of the U.S. Navy’s hospital ships are
Who was Austin Tucker Martin, the man shot at Mar-a-Lago?
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALLEN G. BREED, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to
TSA PreCheck remains open despite government shutdown suspension threat
This story was updated at 7:10 p.m. Sunday with the status of the Global Entry program. By JAMIE STENGLE and ALI SWENSON, The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain
Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
Update: Who was Austin Tucker Martin, the man shot at Mar-a-Lago? By MICHELE L. PRICE, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service announced Sunday that an armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago,
El Mencho daughter: Fact-checking claims about Alyb0ba amid buzz around Jessica Johanna, Laisha Michelle
Rumors about
Social Security update: Here's why some recipients won’t get checks for 3 months in 2026
The remainder of 2026
7.1 magnitude earthquake triggers panic in Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei; no tsunami warning issued
Malaysia earthquake: As
A packed bus plunges off a Nepal highway, killing 19 and injuring 25
A crowded bus in Nepal has crashed off a mountain highway, killing 19 people including a British national. Police say the bus drove off the Prithvi highway after midnight on Monday. It rolled down a slope and landed on the ...
How Mexico killed the powerful cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ and what it means
The Mexican army killed the country’s
India's Modi underscores 'deep and enduring friendship' with Israel ahead of visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the deep and enduring friendship between India and Israel, ahead of his two-day visit to the country beginning Wednesday, February 24. Responding to a post by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on X, Modi
Bus Crash in Nepal’s Dhading Claims 18 Lives
Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Dhading: At least 18 people were killed and dozens more injured early Monday after a passenger bus travelling from Pokhara to Kathmandu veered off the Prithvi Highway and plunged into the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Dhading
Iran welcomes ‘encouraging signals’ from US ahead of new round of talks on Thursday
GENEVA — US and Iranian negotiators are expected to meet for a further round of talks in Geneva on Thursday in a sign that American negotiators believe Tehran is making serious proposals to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.The Trump
Violence breaks out in Mexico after killing of powerful drug lord
MEXICO CITY — Violence broke out in Mexico on Sunday after security forces killeda drug lord who led one of the most powerful criminal organizations in the country.Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", was the leader of the feared Jalisco New
Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump's Florida residence
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials shot and killed an armed man who unlawfully entered the secure perimeter at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida on Sunday morning, the US Secret Service has said.The president and first lady were
Rival rallies in Tehran universities as Trump wonders why Iran has not ‘capitulated’ yet
WASHINGTON — US special envoy Steve Witkoff has said President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not “capitulated” in the face of Washington’s military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal, as pro- and anti-government rallies have taken
Saudi Aramco sells first Jafurah condensate to US firms and India, sources say
State energy major Saudi Aramco has sold several cargoes of ultralight crude oil from its $100bn (R1.59-trillion) Jafurah gas plant to US majors and an Indian refiner as it prepares to export its first cargo later this month, four trade sources said. The
Developing nuclear triad remains "absolute priority" for Russia: Putin
MOSCOW, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The development of the nuclear triad "remains an absolute priority" for Russia,