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Feb 22, 2026 - World

The joint statement issued after President Lula's state visit to India reflects a decisive shift toward long-term, structured cooperation across strategic sectors.

Feb 22, 2026 - World

The large cache of documents released by the DOJ, including text messages and emails, also shows the Middle East was no exception to Epstein's efforts to use his wealth to build relationships with prominent people.

Feb 22, 2026 - World

The government plans to halve the attainment gap in EnglandThe education secretary is asked about the growing anger of the cost of student loans which has escalated since the chancellor’s decision last November to freeze the salary threshold for “plan 2” student loan repayments for three years.Rachel Reeves said the salary at which plan 2 student loans must be paid back would be frozen at £29,385 for three years starting from next April. It means borrowers will have to pay even more towards their student loans as they benefit from pay rises.Now I get the problem. I see the issue. In reality, as a government, you have to look at a question of priorities and what you can do and how fast you can do it. Given the shape of what we have in the public finances, this is really hard.Part of what we’ve seen is that support for children with Send has been treated almost as an entirely separate issue, rather than it being integral to our school system. Lots of children at some point during their school lives will experience some form of challenge, will need extra support.But the system that we have at the moment… is one that has made it the case that in order to get the support that children need, parents have to fight really hard to get that education, health and care plan. I’ve heard from so many parents just how difficult, how devastating that has been. It can take years. It’s really adversarial.Yes. We will make sure that children get support much, much more quickly than is the case right now. And the commitment that I give to parents is that when they see all of the documents published tomorrow what they will see is a government that is focused on delivering better outcomes for their children. I am fiercely ambitious for every child in our country. Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

Proposal will be at heart of offer to US as Trump considers whether to attack IranIran is refusing to export its 300kg stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but is willing to dilute the purity of the stockpile it holds under the supervision of UN nuclear inspectorate the IAEA, Iranian sources have said.The proposal will be at the heart of the offer Iran is due to make to the US in the next few days, as the US president, Donald Trump, weighs whether to use his vast naval buildup in the Middle East to attack the country. Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

The military options are the latest signs that the United States is preparing for a serious conflict with Iran should diplomatic efforts fail.