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- Zelenskyy Says 'Progress' In Military Talks In Geneva, Political Talks 'Not Easy'
on February 18, 2026 at 9:28 amA second day of talks between Russia and Ukraine have broken up after around two hours in Geneva, Switzerland, with officials from both countries saying negotiations were "difficult."
- With 'Coutures,' Alice Winocour explores the fashion world with a backdrop of hospital melodrama
on February 19, 2026The director brings star Angelina Jolie behind the scenes of fashion week, trading a satire of the industry for a more intimate story.
- UK unemployment hits highest level since 2021 – will interest rate cuts follow?
on February 17, 2026UK unemployment reached its highest rate in almost five years by the end of 2025. Is AI to blame and will the Bank of […]
- Trump Black History Message Pushes Bill Critics Say Disenfranchises Black Voters
by Chris Walker on February 18, 2026 at 10:10 pmThe SAVE America Act, which imposes strict ID limits among other provisions, has been called “Jim Crow 2.0” by critics.
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U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%. [...]
Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions. [...]
Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown. [...]
Gain insight on Experian, SoFi Technologies and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. [...]
Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia. [...]
The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks. [...]
U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts. [...]
QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions. [...]
Investigative journalists Liu Hu and Wu Yingjiao were released on bail on Saturday, two weeks after they were detained across provincial borders in apparent connection with their recent report on corruption by local officials in Chengdu. The case against them remains open, however, and Chengdu [...]
CDT presents a monthly series of censored content that has been added to our “404 Deleted Content Archive.” Each month, we publish a summary of content blocked or deleted (often yielding the message “404: content not found”) from Chinese platforms such as WeChat, Weibo, Douyin [...]
Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-shuttered Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday on charges of sedition and foreign collusion. Six other Apple Daily staff members also received sentences of up to 10 years. Extensive coverage at Hong [...]
This weekend marked the sixth anniversary of the death of Dr. Li Wenliang, the courageous young ophthalmologist who, along with seven others, was branded a “rumormonger” and punished for attempting to warn people about a mysterious “SARS-like virus” before either the Wuhan or central governments [...]
On February 1, public security officers from Chengdu detained investigative reporter Liu Hu as he was en route to Beijing, and his colleague Wu Yingjiao, who was in Hebei at the time. The two face criminal charges of “illegal business operations” and “false accusations and [...]
On Sunday, public security officers from Chengdu detained investigative journalist Liu Hu, as well as his colleague Wu Yingjiao, who was in Hebei at the time. The two are reportedly accused of false accusations and illegal business operations in connection with their recent work together. [...]
When the rain never stops…, by Gauthier Delecroix (CC BY 2.0) [...]
Sugary drinks may be linked to more than just physical health problems in teens. A new review of multiple studies found a consistent association between high consumption of beverages like soda, energy drinks, sweetened juices, and flavored milks and increased anxiety symptoms in adolescents. [...]
Intermittent fasting has become one of the most talked-about weight loss trends in recent years, promising dramatic results with simple changes to when you eat. But a major Cochrane review suggests the reality may be far less exciting. After analyzing 22 clinical trials involving nearly [...]
Life on Earth may have learned to breathe oxygen long before oxygen filled the skies. MIT researchers traced a key oxygen-processing enzyme back hundreds of millions of years before the Great Oxidation Event. Early microbes living near oxygen-producing cyanobacteria may have quickly used up the [...]
Ocean waves are a vast and steady source of renewable energy, but capturing their power efficiently has long frustrated engineers. A researcher at The University of Osaka has now explored a bold new approach: a gyroscopic wave energy converter that uses a spinning flywheel inside [...]
Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the Moon is still contracting and reshaping itself. These features are among the youngest geological structures on the lunar surface. Because they form through the same forces linked [...]
A new University at Buffalo study suggests cannabis-infused beverages could help some people cut back on alcohol. In a survey of cannabis users, those who drank cannabis beverages reported cutting their weekly alcohol intake roughly in half and binge drinking less often. Nearly two-thirds said [...]
For years, satellite data suggested that autumn snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere was actually increasing — a surprising twist in a warming world. But a new analysis reveals that this apparent growth was an illusion caused by improving satellite technology that became better at [...]
A major new study has spotlighted three familiar medicines that could take on an unexpected new role in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease — with a shingles vaccine emerging as the front-runner. After reviewing 80 existing drugs, an international panel of experts identified Zostavax, Viagra [...]
The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad. [...]
Tehran also says more work is needed to get a deal - the US is yet to comment on the issue. [...]
The group of 34 women and children with family links to Islamic State group have been held in the Roj camp for nearly seven years. [...]
BBC Verify has seen US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln near Iran ahead of talks between the two countries [...]
The Israeli PM's comments come ahead of Iran-US talks in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss a nuclear deal. [...]
The two women were helped by police after being forced to run from a mob in the city of Bnei Brak. [...]
Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, tells the BBC's Lyse Doucet that the ball was "in America's court to prove that they want to do a deal". [...]
The Palestinian Red Crescent say a strike on a tent encampment in northern Gaza killed at least six people. [...]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of stalling negotiations. [...]
Middle powers need real institutions to resist superpower gravity. [...]
Bringing some popular indoor sports to the Winter Olympics would dramatically expand its global reach. [...]
Rafael Grossi, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, says abandoning the idea of nonproliferation would be a “dramatic mistake.” [...]
An inaugural meeting in Washington will focus on Gaza’s reconstruction. [...]
Washington is leveraging its power to intimidate countries that are trying to protect the planet. [...]
Tehran thinks it has negotiations with the United States under control. The results could be catastrophic. [...]
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya and Israel have reaffirmed their bilateral defence and security cooperation, underscoring a shared commitment to strengthening strategic ties in military training and capability development. [...]
[GroundUp] "In our communities we have shebeens that operate 24 hours" [...]
[263Chat] The rape case involving the founder of Prophetic Healing Deliverance Ministries Walter Magaya has taken a dramatic turn after one of the alleged victims through her lawyers formally indicated her intention to withdraw the complaint. [...]
[ISS] New development should not come at the expense of people impoverished by decades of failed urban planning. [...]
[Ghanaian Times] THE Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will evacuate Ghanaian traders injured in an armed insurgent attack in Burkina Faso last Saturday to Ghana for continued medical treatment, President John Dramani Mahama has announced. [...]
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Ongoing political efforts in Somalia led to a tentative deal from opposition figures to hold consultative talks at the presidential palace, Villa Somalia, aimed at resolving escalating disputes over elections and constitutional reforms. [...]