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Feb 15, 2026 - World

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that Washington is "not disputing" a report by five European countries that imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was fatally poisoned with a rare frog "toxin".

Feb 15, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Research suggests official statistics could track as few as 6.5% of the true number of casesKatie’s story: her abusive ex-partner said ‘kill yourself’. When she did, police dropped domestic violence inquiryThe number of women who are driven to suicide by domestic abusers is being under-reported, and their cases overlooked by police, in what has been described by experts as a “national scandal”.Domestic violence suicides are already growing at such a rate that a woman in an abusive relationship is now more likely to take her own life than be killed by a partner. Continue reading...

Feb 15, 2026 - World

After her death, police dropped a case examining Katie Madden’s former partner, despite evidence he had repeatedly told her to kill herselfRevealed: The true toll of female suicides in UK with domestic abuse at their coreHours before Katie Madden took her own life, she had a tense phone call with her former partner Jonathon Russell. Russell was on bail after allegedly assaulting Madden – he was banned from contacting her – but the conversation took place nevertheless.There was a witness to the call who gave evidence to the inquest into Madden’s death. Mason Jones, a friend of Madden’s, said Russell was “vile” and “abusive”. Although Jones said he could not remember the exact words Russell used, he said: “I recall Jon saying at least once that he was in control of the town and would end her life if she didn’t do it herself.” Continue reading...

Feb 15, 2026 - World

Authorities await DNA test results from pair of gloves found near home as search continues to draw national attentionThe search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, has entered its third week, as investigators ask neighbors within a two-mile radius to share home video footage and authorities await DNA test results from a pair of gloves found near the home.Nancy Guthrie was last seen on the evening of 31 January, when she was dropped off at her home in the Catalina foothills north of Tucson, Arizona, after having dinner with her older daughter and son-in-law. She was reported missing the following day, after she failed to arrive at a friend’s house to watch a church service. Continue reading...

Feb 15, 2026 - World

UK Health Security Agency urges parents in Enfield to get their children vaccinated as Easter holiday travels approachA big measles outbreak in north-east London is affecting unvaccinated children under the age of 10, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed.UKHSA previously reported 34 laboratory-confirmed measles cases among children who attend schools and nurseries in Enfield from 1 January to 9 February, with some requiring hospital treatment. Continue reading...