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Britain
Andrew’s ‘downfall’: how the viral photo of the disgraced ex-prince was taken
Photographer Phil Noble had already left the scene but raced back just in time to snap six shots – one of which was a winner.
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Britain
UK to consider removing ex-prince Andrew from royal line of succession
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Spain
Spain’s Sagrada Familia reaches full height 144 years after first stone laid
20 Feb 2026 - 11:12PM
Britain
Co-founder of British retailer Asos dies after falling from balcony in Thailand
Quentin Griffiths’ friend told police the Briton had been worried about lawsuits from his former wife, a Thai national.
20 Feb 2026 - 9:51PM
Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths’ body is found at the bottom of this residential building in Pattaya on February 9. Photo: Reuters
China trade
China defends WTO’s ‘equal treatment’ rule – what it means for global trade
Beijing warns that ending non-discrimination in global trade rules could see powerful countries dominate smaller ones.
20 Feb 2026 - 9:00PM
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Turkey
6 Europeans activists held in Turkey while investigating prison conditions
Their arrest came on the same day that police detained a Turkish journalist working for Deutsche Welle for ‘spreading false news’.
20 Feb 2026 - 8:40PM
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Ukraine war
10 arrested over Russian plot to kill top Ukrainian officials
Moscow promised to pay the assassins up to US$100,000, depending on the notoriety and influence of the potential victim, prosecutor says.
20 Feb 2026 - 6:58PM
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska pay tribute to those killed during the Euromaidan protests in 2014 in Kyiv on Friday. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP
Ukraine war
Over 1,000 Kenyans recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine war: report
Russian embassy denied Moscow’s involvement in illegally recruiting, though it said foreign citizens could voluntarily join its forces.
20 Feb 2026 - 2:44PM
Britain
First royal arrest in centuries presents existential crisis for ‘The Firm’
The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor forces King Charles to choose the Crown over his own brother.
20 Feb 2026 - 1:53PM
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Crime
Climber convicted after girlfriend freezes to death on Austrian mountain
Man gets a suspended sentence and a fine for girlfriend’s death during a climb on the country’s highest mountain.
20 Feb 2026 - 11:59AM
Britain
UK public cheers ex-prince Andrew’s arrest, Trump calls it ‘very sad’
Britons say the arrest of the Epstein-linked brother of King Charles sends the message that the royal family is not above the law.
20 Feb 2026 - 9:13AM
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaves Aylsham Police Station after being released on Thursday, hours after his arrest. Photo: Reuters
France
Macron tells Meloni to ‘stay in lane’ over remarks on far-right activist’s death
The Italian prime minister had called French activist Quentin Deranque’s fatal attack ‘a wound for all of Europe’.
19 Feb 2026 - 10:07PM
Britain
Former prince Andrew arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is suspected of sharing sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the UK’s trade envoy.
20 Feb 2026 - 9:05AM
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Espionage
Iran sentences British world travellers to 10 years for spying
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested while travelling through the country on a round-the-world trip, according to relatives.
19 Feb 2026 - 4:47PM
United States
Trump tells Starmer ‘do not give away Diego Garcia’ in new attack on Chagos deal
President says the UK should not lose control of Indian Ocean island by entering ‘tenuous’ lease, amid concerns about China’s growing ties there.
19 Feb 2026 - 2:53PM
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Diego Garcia has long been a strategic asset for US missions. Photo: AFP
Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo laments world ‘in flames’ at Ash Wednesday service
The pontiff said the ashes could represent cities destroyed by war, as well as the damage to the environment and international law.
19 Feb 2026 - 3:06AM
Ukraine war
Ukraine war talks in Geneva wrap up in 2 hours with no sign of breakthrough
Neither side revealed what they discussed or whether any agreement had been reached, but both said the discussions had been ‘difficult’.
18 Feb 2026 - 7:45PM
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Germany
Germany’s Merz says he can’t stand applause for Rubio at Munich conference
The German chancellor described the US secretary of state’s speech at the event as Trump ‘in friendlier packaging’.
18 Feb 2026 - 12:43PM
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledges a standing ovation after his speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Chinese tourists
Chinese and Indian tourists to boost Europe’s travel market amid US slowdown
This is the first sign of a decline in the post-pandemic boom in American travel to Europe, driven by a strong US dollar.
18 Feb 2026 - 9:32AM
Britain
UK court rules London police can require officers to disclose Masonic membership
Freemasons had challenged the policy, saying that it amounted to creating a discriminatory ‘blacklist’.
17 Feb 2026 - 9:31PM
Belgium
Belgium summons US ambassador over claims of antisemitism in rare diplomatic row
Ambassador Bill White had called an investigation into illegal circumcisions an ‘unacceptable harassment of the Jewish community’.
17 Feb 2026 - 5:59PM
Italy
‘I have to be worried’: Ukraine’s Olympic sign bearer was a Russian woman
Disguised in dark glasses and a silver puffer jacket, Anastasia Kucherova says she wept silently as Ukraine got a standing ovation.
17 Feb 2026 - 2:01PM
Anastasia Kucherova and Ukraine’s flag bearer Yelyzaveta Sydorko (centre) lead the country’s contingent at the opening ceremony. Photo: Reuters
Cuba
Spain to send humanitarian aid to Cuba through UN amid US fuel blockade
Trump has vowed to cut off oil and fuel to Cuba following the US military operation last month in Venezuela, Cuba’s main supplier of oil.
17 Feb 2026 - 5:51AM
Greece
Greece will seek to obtain Nazi execution photos offered for sale on eBay
The images that appeared over the weekend allegedly show 200 Greek men being led to their deaths on May 1, 1944, at an Athens shooting range.
17 Feb 2026 - 5:03AM
Britain
Trump slams clean energy deal between California and the UK, calls Newsom a ‘loser’
The agreement pledged cooperation on technologies such as offshore wind. Trump said it was ‘inappropriate’ for the UK to deal with Newsom.
17 Feb 2026 - 1:57AM
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