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North Korea's Kim positioning daughter as successor
Reuters, Published on 13/02/2026
» SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be taking steps to consolidate his daughter's position as successor, and there are signs she is providing input on policy matters, South Korean lawmakers said on Thursday, citing a spy agency briefing.
UK’s crumbling canals threatened with collapse
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» WHITCHURCH, England - On a misty winter’s day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.
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.
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.
In Finland's forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel mines
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» KAJAANI - Finland is barely out of the treaty banning them but the country's armed forces are already training soldiers to lay anti-personnel mines, citing a threat from neighbouring Russia.
Voter swings raise alarm bells for US Republicans
AFP, Published on 05/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - “Today is the day!” US President Donald Trump wrote Saturday on Truth Social, urging followers in Texas to “GET OUT AND VOTE” for the “phenomenal” Republican candidate in a state senate race.
Iran’s president confirms talks with US after Trump threats
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» Iran’s president confirmed on Tuesday that he had ordered the start of talks with the United States, provided they were free of threats, after his counterpart Donald Trump suggested “bad things” would happen without a deal.
Italy's spread-out Olympics face transport challenge
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» MILAN, Italy - One of the biggest challenges in this month's Winter Olympics may be off the slopes: moving hundreds of thousands of spectators and athletes over a swath of northern Italy.
Maersk to take over Panama Canal port operations from HK firm
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» PANAMA CITY - Danish firm Maersk will temporarily take over operation of two ports on the Panama Canal from Hong Kong company CK Hutchison, whose concession has been annulled, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said Friday.
Ukraine and Russia consider cold-weather pause
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» KYIV - Ukraine will halt long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities if Russia does the same, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks released Friday, after Donald Trump raised hopes for a pause in attacks during freezing temperatures.