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SPORTS

Arsenal, Man City eye trophy haul, Macclesfield more FA Cup 'miracles'

AFP, Published on 13/02/2026

» MANCHESTER - Arsenal and Manchester City take a break from their battle at the top of the Premier League to try and remain on course for a quadruple this weekend as Wigan and Salford seek monumental FA Cup shocks.

WORLD

Bangladesh votes in landmark polls after deadly uprising

AFP, Published on 12/02/2026

» DHAKA - Bangladesh voted on Thursday in its first election since a deadly 2024 uprising, as parties crushed under Sheikh Hasina’s rule return to the fray with a powerful political heir facing an Islamist-led coalition.

WORLD

Bangladesh PM candidate warns of ‘huge’ challenges

AFP, Published on 10/02/2026

» DHAKA - Bangladesh’s leading prime ministerial candidate Tarique Rahman says he faces “huge” challenges if he wins elections this week, vowing to repair a country he said was looted under the previous ousted government.

WORLD

Israeli PM to press Trump for harder line on Iranian missiles

AFP, Published on 10/02/2026

» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington Wednesday, seeking to press him to adopt a tougher line on Iran’s ballistic missile programme in the next round of talks.

WORLD

UK king voices 'concern' as police probe ex-prince Andrew over Epstein

AFP, Published on 10/02/2026

» LONDON - King Charles III on Monday voiced "concern" over the actions of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, after British police said officers were looking into accusations the ex-prince may have passed sensitive reports to the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein.

THAILAND

Family matters: Thaksin's party down, maybe not out

AFP, Published on 09/02/2026

» Thailand's most successful party of the 21st century just had its worst election result ever, raising questions about the future of the political machine built by jailed ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

THAILAND

Thailand's Anutin readies for coalition talks after election win

AFP, Published on 09/02/2026

» BANGKOK - Thailand's caretaker premier Anutin Charnvirakul was preparing for coalition talks Monday after a stunning election victory for his conservative Bhumjaithai Party.

WORLD

Washington Post CEO out after sweeping job cuts

AFP, Published on 08/02/2026

» WASHINGTON - The Washington Post announced on Saturday its CEO and publisher Will Lewis was leaving effective immediately, just days after the storied newspaper owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made drastic job cuts that angered readers.

WORLD

Thailand votes after three leaders in two years

AFP, Published on 08/02/2026

» BANGKOK - Thais vote Sunday in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from his prison cell.

WORLD

Tough-talking right-winger elected Costa Rica president

AFP, Published on 02/02/2026

» SAN JOSÉ - Right-wing political scientist Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday by a landslide, after promising to crack down hard on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.