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Feb 26, 2026 - World

Shafiqur Rahman, leader of Bangladesh's radical Jamaat-e-Islami party, has launched a scathing attack on the country's President, days after Mohammed Shahabuddin talked about the mistreatment he received under the previous regime.

Feb 26, 2026 - World

The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025, official data showed on Thursday, highlighting the challenges for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Feb 26, 2026 - World

A large Chinese military drone has conducted regular flights over the South China Sea in recent months while transmitting false transponder signals that made it appear to be other aircraft.

Feb 26, 2026 - World

Inmate understood to be Huntley taken to hospital after being assaulted at HMP Frankland in County DurhamThe Soham murderer Ian Huntley has been seriously injured in a prison attack in County Durham.A prisoner, understood to be Huntley, who was convicted of killing the 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, was taken to hospital after being assaulted on Thursday morning at HMP Frankland, Durham constabulary said. Continue reading...

Feb 26, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Tasmanian Lee Hanson employed as senior adviser to Sean Bell in role worth as much as $180,000Australian Politics podcast: One Nation woos progressive votersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has employed Pauline Hanson’s Tasmanian-based daughter as a senior adviser to a New South Wales senator, in a taxpayer-funded role worth as much as $180,000 a year.Guardian Australia can reveal that Lee Hanson, who lives just outside Hobart, was appointed as the senior adviser to Senator Sean Bell in October last year. Continue reading...