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Feb 16, 2026 - World

Premiership-winning Canterbury winger hit in stomach and leg in Greenacre shootingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer NRL star Matt Utai is in hospital fighting for his life after being shot multiple times in a public shooting.The 2004 premiership-winning Canterbury winger was shot outside a home in Greenacre, in western Sydney, at about 6am on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Feb 16, 2026 - World

Police confirm suspect is one of dead in incident at boys’ hockey game that injured four in PawtucketAt least three people are dead and three more hospitalized in critical condition in a mass shooting at an indoor ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, during a high school hockey match on Monday afternoon, the police said.The Pawtucket police chief, Tina Goncalves, told reporters at a news conference that the suspect is one of the dead. Continue reading...

Feb 16, 2026 - World

A famous rock structure on Italy's Adriatic coast known as the "Lovers' Arch" collapsed on Valentine's Day after days of bad weather, prompting local officials to warn that other stretches of the fragile coastline could be at risk.

Feb 16, 2026 - World

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus stepped down on Monday in a farewell broadcast to the nation before handing over to an elected government.

Feb 16, 2026 - World

A man in northern Sweden is suspected of helping more than 100 men buy sex with his wife, a prosecutor told AFP on Monday.