- Canada summons OpenAI over failure to report mass shooter
- Tourette's campaigner 'mortified' after shouting racial slur during BAFTA
Politics
It was the day before Orthodox Easter in 2022, and Valeria and Yuriy Glodan were preparing to celebrate with their three-month-old daughter Kira in the coastal Ukrainian city of Odesa when their world fell apart in seconds.
February 23, 2026
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- Risk of 'escalation' if Iran attacked: deputy foreign minister
- US forces to complete withdrawal from Syria within a month: sources to AFP
- Iran would react 'ferociously' to any US attack, warns of regional conflict
- Healthcare crisis looms over Greenland's isolated villages
Two employees of a Russian private security company were aboard a suspected Russian "shadow fleet" tanker seized by France in September, an informed French source and a lawyer told AFP on Monday.
February 23, 2026
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European Union lawmakers Monday put a key trade deal with the United States on hold, demanding clarity after a Supreme Court ruling struck down many of President Donald Trump's tariffs.
February 23, 2026
Shimron Hetmyer blasted 85 off 34 balls as the West Indies piled up 254-6 against Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup Super Eights in Mumbai on Monday, the second highest total in the history of the tournament.
February 23, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Asia this week seeking to broaden international trade, part of his plan to reduce Canadian reliance on the United States, which he says has left the country vulnerable.
February 23, 2026
Politics
South Africa on Monday said it accepted a conservative envoy highly critical of Pretoria as the new US ambassador to the country, amid frayed relations with President Donald Trump.
February 23, 2026
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Italian power giant Enel said Monday it was boosting investment in renewables, with planned spending of 20 billion euros ($23.6 billion) by 2028 focused on Europe and the United States.
February 23, 2026
Culture
The BBC apologised Monday for not editing out a racial slur during the BAFTA awards, saying it was an "involuntary" verbal tic by a Tourette's sufferer who inspired a winning film.
February 23, 2026
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Asian stocks mostly rose and the dollar fell Monday after the US Supreme Court struck down a large part of President Donald Trump's tariffs policy that had sent shockwaves through the global economy last year.
February 23, 2026
- Kristen Bell returns to host glitzy Actor Awards in Hollywood
- Iran says would respond 'ferociously' to any US attack
- Venezuelan foreign minister demands 'immediate release' of Maduro
- Dane Vingegaard to start season at Paris-Nice in March
- Australia PM backs removing UK's Andrew from line of succession
- Fiji to start Nations Championship at 'home' to Wales in Cardiff
- EU lawmakers to put US trade deal on hold after Supreme Court ruling
- Rubio to attend Caribbean summit as US presses Venezuela, Cuba