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Russian propagandists slam Putin’s crackdown on Telegram

Bloomberg News, Published on 17/02/2026

» Some of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal fans are up in arms over the Kremlin’s latest move to restrict the Telegram messaging service and push people to use a new state-backed alternative.

WORLD

Shein in EU crosshairs over ‘childlike’ sex dolls

AFP, Published on 17/02/2026

» BRUSSELS - The European Union on Tuesday opened an investigation into the online retail giant Shein over the sale of childlike sex dolls and what it called the platform’s “addictive design”.

WORLD

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.

WORLD

France's Macron eyes fighter jet deal in India

AFP, Published on 17/02/2026

» MUMBAI — French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai on Tuesday, as he begins a three-day visit to India focused on artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation and a potential multibillion dollar fighter jet deal.

BUSINESS

Foreign arrivals down 7.6% so far this year 

Reuters, Published on 17/02/2026

» ⁠Thailand's foreign ​tourist arrivals dropped 7.59% year-on-year ​in ‌the period Jan 1 to Feb 15, to ⁠about 5.07 million people, the Tourism Ministry said ‌on Tuesday.

WORLD

UN experts link Guatemala's attorney general to illegal adoptions

AFP, Published on 17/02/2026

» GUATEMALA CITY — United Nations (UN) experts on Monday called for an investigation into Guatemala's Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras for possible involvement in illegal adoptions of Indigenous children in the 1980s, during the country's civil war.

WORLD

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.

WORLD

France loosens rules on allowing farmers to shoot wolves

AFP, Published on 17/02/2026

» VAL-DE-MEUSE — The French government said Monday it would authorise the shooting of wolves that attack livestock even outside protected enclosures, a policy shift welcomed by farmers, a powerful and increasingly disgruntled constituency.

BUSINESS

Council sees tourism as key driver of GDP

Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 17/02/2026

» The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) expects the tourism industry to be a major driver of GDP growth this year as flights and arrivals continue to rebound, though rising untaxed online travel agents and illegal foreign operators continue to limit the full benefits of the rebound.

BUSINESS

Trat businesses brace for lengthy closures

Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 17/02/2026

» Business operators along the Thai–Cambodian frontier in Trat province are bracing for a prolonged border shutdown, urging authorities to reopen checkpoints while rapidly pivoting toward domestic markets to survive.