Team combined gold medallist Tanguy Nef will aim to put a dose of "imposter syndrome" behind him to lead Swiss hopes in the men's slalom on Monday, the final event of the alpine skiing programme in Bormio.
Federica Brignone is in pole position for double Milan-Cortina gold after the veteran Italian topped the times in the first run of Sunday's giant slalom, while Mikaela Shiffrin sits in striking distance.
The West Indies became the first team to qualify for the Super Eights phase of the T20 World Cup when they cruised to victory against Nepal by nine wickets on Sunday.
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Sports
Australian player Destanee Aiava announced on Sunday her impending retirement from tennis and claimed the sport had a "racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile" culture.
February 15, 2026
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India plans AI 'data city' on staggering scale
Politics
February 15, 2026
- Relatives of Venezuela political prisoners begin hunger strike
- Trump's 'desire' to own Greenland persists: Danish PM
- Ultra-wealthy behaving badly in surreal Berlin premiere
- UK to deploy aircraft carrier group to Arctic this year: PM
As ever the Berlin Film Festival is offering viewers a window into stories from across the world -- but what to do when filmmakers face obstacles in working in the countries that their stories come from?
February 15, 2026
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The introduction of advertisements and sponsored content in chatbots has spawned privacy concerns for AI users as brands scramble to stay relevant in a fast-changing online environment.
February 15, 2026
The Japanese priest and his parishioners gathered before dawn, hoping that climate change had not robbed them of the chance to experience an increasingly rare communion with the sacred.
February 15, 2026
American athletics prodigy Cooper Lutkenhaus broke the world junior indoor 800-meters record on Saturday with a victory in 1min 44.03secs at the Sound Running meet in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
February 15, 2026
Economy
Five years after becoming Africa's first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in fortunes as major powers vie for access to its vast reserves of copper.
February 15, 2026
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Larry the cat, the UK's most famous feline, marks 15 years on Sunday as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power around number 10 Downing Street.
Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, a five-time Olympic champion, competed in her first race since June 2024 in Saturday's Camperdown Classic at Kingston, Jamaica.
Taylor Fritz blasted 22 aces in advancing to the ATP Dallas Open final on Saturday by defeating Croatian Marin Cilic 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/3).
As a first-year computer science student in Hanoi, Hoang Le started trading crypto from his university dorm room, egged on by his gamer friends who were making a killing.
February 15, 2026
Culture
For Oscar winner Juliette Binoche, the head of last year's jury at the Cannes film festival, it's not hard to understand why the movies that succeeded on the Croisette go on to win accolades in Hollywood.
February 15, 2026
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In rural Virginia, dozens of young cows belonging to Chris Stem graze by a frozen pond. He is living his childhood dream of being a farmer -- but reality is starting to bite.
European leaders, worried about threats from a nuclear-armed Russia and doubts about the future of US security commitments, are increasingly debating whether to bolster nuclear arsenals on the continent.
The Paris prosecutor's office on Saturday announced it was setting up a special team of magistrates to analyse evidence that could implicate French nationals in the crimes of the convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The European Central Bank said Saturday it will expand access to its euro liquidity backstop to central banks worldwide, in a move aimed at boosting the single currency's global role.
February 14, 2026
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