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France to revoke US envoy's govt access after summons no-show
AFP, Published on 24/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - France moved on Monday to block US envoy Charles Kushner from having access to government ministers, after he failed to show up to explain comments about a killed far-right activist.
Bird flu outbreaks in Japan, Denmark trigger Hong Kong poultry bans
South China Morning Post, Published on 24/02/2026
» HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities have banned poultry meat and products from parts of Japan and Denmark following reports of outbreaks of highly pathogenic strains of bird flu.
Despite drop in 2025, Russian oil exports exceed pre-war volumes: report
AFP, Published on 24/02/2026
» HELSINKI - While Russian oil exports dropped last year, Russia is still exporting higher volumes than before its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, researchers said Tuesday, calling for stricter sanctions enforcement.
Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» KANO (NIGERIA) - The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, intelligence sources told AFP.
Iran says would respond 'ferociously' to any US attack, even limited strikes
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» PARIS — Iran said Monday that a US attack of any scale would spur the Islamic republic to respond "ferociously", after President Donald Trump said he was considering limited strikes against the country.
'Welcome to CHINA' greets Philippine officials on trip to disputed South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2026
» THITU ISLAND, South China Sea - As the Philippine Coast Guard plane descended toward the country's most strategically important outpost in the disputed South China Sea, passengers' phones lit up with a roaming alert: "Welcome to CHINA."
More than 200 political prisoners in Venezuela launch hunger strike
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» GUATIRE — More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners were on hunger strike Sunday to demand their release under a new amnesty law that excludes many of them.
New York mayor orders citywide travel ban as major storm hits US
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» NEW YORK - New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city's entire traffic network for all but emergency travel as a massive snowstorm began to hit the northeast United States.
No tsunami threat after earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Borneo
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2026
» A magnitude 7 earthquake struck just off the north coast of the island of Borneo in the early hours of Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
'One Battle' triumphs at BAFTAs that honour British talent
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» LONDON - Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" continued its awards season streak by winning the top prize at the BAFTAs on Sunday, with the British awards also recognising homegrown talent across categories.