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Kremlin official says Russian navy to stop West’s seizure of merchant ships 

17 February 2026

A senior Kremlin official has warned that Russia’s navy could deploy to stop Western powers from seizing Russian vesse...

France arrests nine over far-right activist’s killing 

17 February 2026

Police in France have arrested nine suspects, including an aide to a far-left lawmaker, over the killing of a far-right ...

Stephen Colbert says CBS barred interview with Texas Democratic candidate 

17 February 2026

Late-night show host Stephen Colbert has alleged that the CBS broadcaster blocked him from airing an interview with Demo...

UN panel says Epstein abuses may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’ 

17 February 2026

A group of United Nations experts have suggested that abuses carried out by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,455 

17 February 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Wednesday, February 18: Fighting Three people were killed in a Rus...

Jesse Jackson helped empower US Arabs and raise Palestinian cause 

17 February 2026

Washington, DC – More than 40 years ago, United States civil rights leader Jesse Jackson called on the Democratic Par...

Hamas: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ must stop Israel’s killing in Gaza 

17 February 2026

Hamas pressed President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” to force Israel to stop the “ongoing violations” of th...

US immigration judge rejects Trump bid to deport Columbia student Mahdawi 

17 February 2026

An immigration judge in the United States has ruled against an attempt under President Donald Trump to deport Mohsen Mah...

Colombia to resume peace talks with ECG after temporary suspension 

17 February 2026

Colombia’s government has announced it will resume peace talks with the powerful Gulf Clan, also known as the Gaitanis...

Tributes pour in after US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84 

17 February 2026

He was a Baptist minister who rose from the segregated South to become a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr, not t...