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Greenland does not need US hospital ship: Danish minister 22 Feb 2026 - 01:16 pm
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Artist creates 'Latin American Mona Lisa' with plastic bottle caps 22 Feb 2026 - 01:00 pm
A mural made with plastic bottle caps by Venezuelan artist Oscar Olivares is seen on an apartment building in the Zacamil neighborhood in Mejicanos, El salvador, on February 20, 2026.  (Photo by Marvin Recinos / AFP)
Museum of Chinese in Australia officially opens in Sydney 22 Feb 2026 - 12:08 pm
Anthony Albanese and Tanya Plibersek dropped in for the Museum of Chinese in Australia opening. (Sitthixay Ditthavong/Australia Associated Press
Trump hikes US global tariff rate to 15 percent 22 Feb 2026 - 11:16 am
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S. Korea, US postpone announcement of date for annual military drills 22 Feb 2026 - 10:47 am
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14 Arab and Islamic countries, Secretariats of GCC, Arab League, OIC condemn statements made by the United States Ambassador to Israel 22 Feb 2026 - 01:14 am
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Sandstorms worsen air quality in Beijing 22 Feb 2026 - 12:12 am
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38 killed in armed attack in northwestern Nigeria 21 Feb 2026 - 11:39 pm
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Special licensure exam for Overseas Filipino Workers to be held in GCC countries  21 Feb 2026 - 06:22 pm
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Trump to remove Vietnam from restricted tech list: Hanoi 21 Feb 2026 - 06:08 pm
A general view shows the sun setting over the skyline in the old quarter of Hanoi on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Amaury Paul / AFP)
French volunteer bakes for Ukraine amid frosts and power outages 21 Feb 2026 - 05:26 pm
French volunteer baker Loic Nervi holds a basket of freshly baked bread in his mobile bakery in Borodyanka, Kyiv region on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP)
Toddler with faulty transplant that shocked Italy dies 21 Feb 2026 - 05:03 pm
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Trump imposes 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke 21 Feb 2026 - 03:09 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP)
Global AI summit calls for 'secure, trustworthy and robust AI' 21 Feb 2026 - 02:03 pm
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Hong Kong to offer buy-outs for flats damaged in deadly fire 21 Feb 2026 - 01:19 pm
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India, Brazil sign agreement on critical minerals: Modi 21 Feb 2026 - 12:23 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) holds hands with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as they walk before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 21, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island 21 Feb 2026 - 10:03 am
This handout picture released by Ecuador's Environment Ministry shows park rangers releasing Floreana giant tortoises (Chelonoidis niger) on Floreana Island, in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Handout / Ecuador's Ministry of Environment / AFP)
Three injured in blast at Buenos Aires police school 21 Feb 2026 - 09:47 am
First responders work at the entrance of the Superior Gendarmerie School in Buenos Aires on February 20, 2026, after a mail package exploded. Three people were injured on February 20 by the explosion of a mail package at the Superior Gendarmerie School in Buenos Aires. (Photo by Luis Robayo / AFP)