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Three dead in latest US strike on alleged drug boat: Pentagon 21 Feb 2026 - 09:07 am
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379 political prisoners granted amnesty in Venezuela 21 Feb 2026 - 09:00 am
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Tomb more than 1,000 years old found in Panama 21 Feb 2026 - 08:09 am
This handout picture released by Panama Ministry of Culture shows an archaeologist working inside a pre-Hispanic tomb approximately 1,200 years old, discovered at the El Cano Archaeological Park in Cocle, panama, on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Handout / panama / AFP)
Virus kills dozens of tigers in Thailand park 21 Feb 2026 - 08:04 am
A tiger looks on while it is chained to be photographed by tourists at Chang Siam Park in Pattaya on February 12, 2020.  (Photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP)
Ukrainian President announces recapture of hundreds of kilometers in south of country 21 Feb 2026 - 01:04 am
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Trump announces new 10 percent global tariff 20 Feb 2026 - 10:00 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)
Dollar falls after US court overturns Trump's tariffs 20 Feb 2026 - 08:59 pm
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Israeli airstrike targets Ain Al Hilweh camp in southern Lebanon 20 Feb 2026 - 07:46 pm
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NASA sets March 6 as earliest date for Artemis 2 lunar launch 20 Feb 2026 - 07:37 pm
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US Supreme Court strikes down swath of Trump global tariffs 20 Feb 2026 - 07:18 pm
US President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled
Austria snowstorm brings road and power chaos, two deaths 20 Feb 2026 - 07:09 pm
Snow covers chairs and tables of a cafe as winter strikes Vienna, Austria with snow and freezing temperatures on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)
Palestinian child wounded by Israeli gunfire in northern Gaza 20 Feb 2026 - 06:18 pm
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Turkiye ready to send troops to Gaza's ISF: Turkish FM 20 Feb 2026 - 05:11 pm
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Nearly 7,000 Ukrainian military casualties over past week: Russia 20 Feb 2026 - 04:54 pm
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Strong earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan: AFP journalists 20 Feb 2026 - 04:47 pm
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80,000 Palestinians attend first Friday prayer of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque 20 Feb 2026 - 04:32 pm
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New Zealand freestyle skier Ives in hard Olympic crash 20 Feb 2026 - 02:59 pm
New Zealand's Finley Melville Ives is evacuated by a medical team in the freestyle skiing men's freeski halfpipe qualification run 2 during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park, in Livigno (Valtellina), on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
Fans flock to Japan zoo to see viral baby monkey Punch 20 Feb 2026 - 12:21 pm
This photo taken on February 19, 2026 shows a seven month-old male macaque monkey named Punch, who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, sitting with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chiba Prefecture. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT