Jamie George insists England's slump in the Six Nations Championship is a temporary affair, with the hooker confident the side will bounce back away to Italy.
American ski star Lindsey Vonn, who suffered a horrific fall in the Olympic downhill in Cortina, on Monday thanked the doctor who saved her leg.
The West Indies blew away T20 World Cup surprise packages Zimbabwe by a colossal 107 runs in Mumbai on Monday as Shai Hope's team opened their Super Eights campaign with a dominant victory.
- Venezuela petitions UN for Maduro release
- US forces to complete withdrawal from Syria within a month
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New York's typically bustling streets were almost deserted Monday after a huge snowstorm carpeted the city, where a nonessential travel ban inconvenienced some but offered a fun day out for others.
February 23, 2026
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US Supreme Court to hear bid to block climate change suits
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February 23, 2026
- From Odesa to Bakhmut, revisiting a Ukrainian family torn by war
- Trump either a 'traitor' or 'exceptional', Nobel-winner Walesa tells AFP
- Risk of 'escalation' if Iran attacked: deputy foreign minister
- US forces to complete withdrawal from Syria within a month: sources to AFP
Iran vowed on Monday to retaliate "ferociously" against any attack by the United States and reiterated warnings of a regional conflagration in response to President Donald Trump's threat of limited strikes.
February 23, 2026
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More than 40 million people were under blizzard warnings in the northeast United States on Monday, as a winter storm dumped shin-deep snow and officials in New York enforced a citywide travel ban.
February 23, 2026
The Greenlandic settlement of Kapisillit has no defibrillator -- which, given it is only accessible via a two-hour boat ride or by helicopter, means that if you go into cardiac arrest while there, you could be in real trouble.
February 23, 2026
Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson believes breaking the oldest world record in athletics would cement her status among the greatest of all time in her discipline.
February 23, 2026
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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.
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.
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.
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
Politics
The leading candidate to become Iraq's next prime minister, former premier Nouri al-Maliki, told AFP on Monday that he will not withdraw his nomination after pressure from the US, while also seeking to allay Washington's concerns.
February 23, 2026
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Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, unleashing the deadliest war in Europe since World War II.
Police said Monday they are investigating "abhorrent" racist abuse directed online at four Premier League footballers last weekend.
Global equities traded mixed and the dollar fell slightly Monday as uncertainty over Donald Trump's tariffs gripped markets after the US Supreme Court struck down a large part of the president's upending trade policy.
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
- UEFA suspend Benfica's Prestianni after alleged racist abuse
- Jetten sworn in as youngest-ever Dutch PM
- Italy's Enel to invest 20bn euros in renewables by 2028
- BBC apologises for 'involuntary' Tourette's racial slur during BAFTA awards
- 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