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Feb 22, 2026 - World

East coast scrambles to prepare for storm forecast to bring major disruption to more than 35 million peopleBlizzard conditions were forecast to bring major disruption across the north-eastern United States on Sunday and well into Monday, with a dangerous combination of heavy, wet snow and ferocious winds gusting up to 70mph.Residents along the east coast scrambled to prepare for the late-winter storm that spurred blizzard warnings from Maryland to Massachusetts, affecting more than 35 million people. Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

Jamieson Greer also said US won’t pull out of deals with UK, EU and others after court declared Trump tariffs illegalTop US trade negotiator Jamieson Greer insisted on Sunday that US policy on tariffs “hasn’t changed”, two days after the supreme court declared many of Donald Trump’s tariffs illegal.The ruling issued on Friday by the highest US court was a sharp rebuke to the Republican president that toppled a key pillar of his aggressive economic agenda – even as it prompted Trump to announce a new global tariff using different statutes, albeit temporary. Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

DHS official reportedly says Global Entry program would remain halted amid partial government shutdownThe Department of Homeland Security partially reversed course Sunday morning on an order that had suspended the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a result of staffing shortages caused by the partial government shutdown.“TSA PreCheck remains operational with no change for the traveling public,” the Transportation Security Administration said in a social media post. “As staffing constraints arise, TSA will evaluate on a case by case basis and adjust operations accordingly.”Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

Letter to Shabana Mahmood describes controls that could block British dual citizens’ entry to UK as ‘unacceptable’The Liberal Democrats have called on the home secretary to “move at speed” to delay the rollout of new border controls that could result in British dual nationals being blocked from entering the country.A letter sent by the party to Shabana Mahmood echoes one sent by the former Conservative cabinet minister David Davis on Friday asking for a grace period to be implemented urgently after one of his constituents living in the Netherlands told how she could no longer visit her dying mother in a care home in Yorkshire. Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

About 15,000 to 20,000 people have escaped from Syria's Al-Hol camp, according to US intelligence agencies.