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France
France demands answers from US envoy for ignoring summons as feud deepens
Paris angry after Charles Kushner failed to show up to explain his remarks about the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque.
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Drugs
How rendezvous with girlfriend led to violent end for Mexican drug kingpin
24 Feb 2026 - 2:58PM
Mexico
Mexico security forces keep up fight with cartel gunmen after drug lord’s death
24 Feb 2026 - 10:11AM
Crime
US children’s book author killed husband for his millions, trial hears
Kouri Richins denies using fentanyl to murder her husband; prosecutors allege a ‘facade of success’ hid millions in debt.
24 Feb 2026 - 11:48AM
Kouri Richins during her murder trial on Monday. Photo: AP
US-China relations
China has ‘massively expanded’ its nuclear arsenal, claims US State Department
Beijing’s UN ambassador Shen Jian said China opposes the smearing of its nuclear policy and ‘would not engage in any nuclear arms race’.
24 Feb 2026 - 4:48AM
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Crime
Son of slain director Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to parents’ murder
Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder over the double killing that sent shock waves through Hollywood.
24 Feb 2026 - 12:26PM
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Donald Trump's legal troubles
US judge permanently blocks release of report on Trump classified documents case
Trump-appointed judge said releasing Jack Smith’s report now would be a ‘manifest injustice’ to the president.
24 Feb 2026 - 10:40AM
Stacks of boxes in a bathroom at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. File photo: US Justice Department
Britain
Former UK ambassador Mandelson arrested after Epstein leaks
Peter Mandelson is being probed over allegations that he sent sensitive documents to Jeffrey Epstein.
24 Feb 2026 - 1:35PM
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China-Latin America relations
Panama ousts Hong Kong operator from canal ports in ruling backed by Washington
White House says Panama’s move to assert sovereignty over Balboa and Cristobal aligns with Donald Trump’s vision for the canal.
24 Feb 2026 - 9:43AM
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Extreme weather
Blizzard blast: New York City battens down for major winter storm
Mayor shuts down traffic network as millions brace for ‘extremely treacherous’ conditions.
23 Feb 2026 - 1:20PM
Drugs
Mexico kills cartel leader wanted by US, sparking violent reaction
Mexican army killed ‘El Mencho’, the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during an operation to capture him.
23 Feb 2026 - 11:14PM
Police secure an area where vehicles were set on fire in Zapopan, Mexico. Photo: Reuters
France
France to summon US ambassador over comments on activist killing
France’s foreign minister reacts to a US statement about the death of Quentin Deranque, rejecting ‘instrumentalisation of this tragedy’.
23 Feb 2026 - 12:09PM
Crime
UK protection officers instructed to guard 2010 Epstein party: reports
Emails from the recently unsealed ‘Epstein files’ suggest UK officers were utilised at the sex offender’s New York residence.
23 Feb 2026 - 9:55AM
Gun violence in the US
Armed man shot dead at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, US Secret Service says
Authorities said the man, identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, was carrying a shotgun and a fuel can.
23 Feb 2026 - 2:18PM
United States
Iran’s defiance against US military power leaves Trump ‘curious’
Steve Witkoff said Trump can’t understand Tehran’s refusal to yield despite Washington’s military build-up in the region.
22 Feb 2026 - 4:02PM
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US warships sail in formation in the Arabian Sea on February 6. Photo: US Navy/AFP
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Trump sends ‘great’ hospital boat to treat ‘sick’ people in Greenland
The move comes amid simmering US-Denmark tensions over the mineral-rich Arctic territory.
22 Feb 2026 - 12:00PM
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Iran
‘I am getting more scared’: Tehranis brace for ‘inevitable’ US-Iran war
‘I don’t want war to happen, but one should not fool around with the realities on the ground,’ a resident in the Iranian capital says.
22 Feb 2026 - 10:45AM
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United States
Nasa moon rocket hit by new problem, pushing launch with astronauts into April
The Artemis II mission, set to be humanity’s first lunar flight in decades, is facing a helium flow issue just a day after a successful test.
22 Feb 2026 - 1:37AM
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Nasa’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen in the distance at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday. Photo: AFP
United States
Trump says raising US global tariff rate from 10 per cent to 15 per cent
The move comes a day after the US Supreme Court ruled against the tariffs Trump imposed under an economic emergency law.
22 Feb 2026 - 2:09AM
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Canada
ChatGPT-maker flagged future Canadian school shooter months before massacre
Despite detecting a misuse of ChatGPT for ‘violent intent’, OpenAI felt the risk did not meet its bar for police referral.
21 Feb 2026 - 1:26PM
United States
US military kills 3 in latest strike on ‘narcoterrorist’ boat
The latest lethal strike pushes the overall death toll from the Trump administration’s deadly campaign to at least 148 across 43 attacks.
21 Feb 2026 - 9:53AM
United States
Nasa aims to send astronauts around the moon in March after successful test
The earliest date for the Artemis II lunar mission has been set thanks to ‘major progress’ made after a previous failed rehearsal.
21 Feb 2026 - 1:24PM
Nasa’s Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen on mobile launcher 1 at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida in January. Photo: Nasa via TNS
United States
Trump’s name cleared to land on Palm Beach airport
The president’s local airport, minutes away from his Mar-a-Lago home, will be called the President Donald J. Trump International Airport.
20 Feb 2026 - 5:38PM
Fame and celebrity
Grey’s Anatomy actor Eric Dane dead at 53 after ALS battle
Diagnosed less than a year ago, the American actor turned his final months into a powerful crusade for ALS awareness.
20 Feb 2026 - 12:28PM
Space
Nasa ranks 2024 spacecraft mishap among its worst disasters
US space agency delivers a harsh assessment of a botched Boeing Starliner test flight that stranded two astronauts.
20 Feb 2026 - 1:03PM
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