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Panama takes over canal ports after court ruling
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 24/02/2026
» Panamanian President José Raul Mulino has ordered the temporary occupation of two ports run by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd following a court ruling against the firm’s concession, escalating a dispute that has become a proxy battle between the US and China in Latin America.
Nepal bus crash kills 19, including British tourist
AFP and Reuters, Published on 23/02/2026
» KATHMANDU — A passenger bus in Nepal skidded off a mountain road and plunged into an icy river, police said Monday, killing at least 19 people, including a British tourist.
Trump’s threatened strikes to force an Iran deal risk backfiring
Natalia Drozdiak and Tony Copaccio of Bloomberg News, Published on 22/02/2026
» NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump said he is considering limited military strikes to pressure Iran into signing a new nuclear deal, but bombing the country may have the opposite effect, risking a new destabilizing conflict in the Middle East.
Trump moves to Plan B on tariffs
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 21/02/2026
» US President Donald Trump has imposed a 10% global tariff on foreign goods, moving quickly to preserve his trade agenda after the US Supreme Court struck down many of the levies he imposed last year.
Protect Hong Kongers in Japan, authorities urge Tokyo after tourist attacked
South China Morning Post, Published on 20/02/2026
» Authorities in Hong Kong have expressed concern to the local Japanese consulate after a resident was struck on the head with a beer bottle in Sapporo and have called on Tokyo to better protect visitors from the city.
YouTube outage affects 340,000 users, other sites disrupted
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 18/02/2026
» YouTube was down for nearly 340,000 users, internet monitor Downdetector said, while the streaming site reported an issue with its recommendations system.
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 17/02/2026
» The charismatic US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.
Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat, arrests skipper
Reuters and South China Morning Post, Published on 13/02/2026
» TOKYO — Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain for allegedly fleeing inspection in its exclusive economic zone, an incident that could further inflame tensions between Asia's top two economies.
Hong Kong Airlines plane issues mayday call amid runway closure in Taipei
South China Morning Post, Published on 10/02/2026
» A Hong Kong Airlines flight was among three aircraft forced to circle above Taoyuan Airport in Taiwan and issue mayday distress calls over fuel concerns after a runway closure disrupted arrivals.
Fifty-three migrants dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya
Reuters and AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» ROME — Fifty-three migrants, including two babies, were dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday.