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Sakamoto eyes skating gold in Olympic farewell
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» MILAN - Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto launches her quest for a fairytale Olympic swansong on Tuesday as heavy snow in the Italian Alps disrupted the schedule at the Milan-Cortina Games.
Bangladesh PM-elect and lawmakers sworn in
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» DHAKA - Bangladesh’s prime minister-to-be Tarique Rahman and lawmakers were sworn into parliament on Tuesday, becoming the first elected representatives since a deadly 2024 uprising.
Slovakia revamps bunkers with Ukraine war uncomfortably close
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» NITRA — The war in neighbouring Ukraine feels distant to many in the Slovak city of Nitra but the local council is preparing for the worst and revamping its Cold War-era nuclear fallout shelters.
Japan hails ‘new chapter’ with first Olympic pairs skating gold
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» Japan hailed a “new chapter” in the country’s figure skating on Tuesday after Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara pulled off a stunning comeback to claim pairs gold at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Moscow, Kyiv set for Geneva peace talks amid Russian attacks
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» GENEVA - Russian and Ukrainian delegations are set for another round of talks on Tuesday in Geneva as part of the latest fraught push by the United States to end the four-year war.
China has slashed air pollution, but the 'war' isn't over
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» BEIJING — Fifteen years ago, Beijing's Liangma riverbanks would have been smog-choked and deserted in winter, but these days they are dotted with families and exercising pensioners most mornings.
German carnival revellers take swipes at Putin, Trump, Epstein
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» DüSSELDORF (GERMANY) - From Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin, no one is safe when Germans celebrate carnival with floats that satirise politicians. But the Russian president is not laughing.
Robert Duvall: understated actor's actor, dead at 95
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Robert Duvall, a prolific, Oscar-winning actor who shunned glitz and won praise as one of his generation's greatest and most versatile artists, has died at age 95.
Nepal 'addicted' to the trade in its own people
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» KATHMANDU - Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.
After Munich speech, Rubio visits Trump's allies in Slovakia and Hungary
AFP, Published on 15/02/2026
» BRATISLAVA - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Slovakia on Sunday, continuing his European tour with visits to countries led by right-wing allies of President Donald Trump, with the next stop Hungary.