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Feb 17, 2026 - World

Tech CEOs are locked in an artificial intelligence "arms race" that risks wiping out humanity, top computer science researcher Stuart Russell told AFP on Tuesday, calling for governments to pull the brakes.

Feb 17, 2026 - World

Havana Syndrome refers to unexplained health incidents affecting US diplomats and officials worldwide, characterized by symptoms like headaches, dizziness, and memory problems, with theories ranging from stress to directed energy, but the cause remai

Feb 17, 2026 - World

Three boats targeted in eastern Pacific and Caribbean as Trump continues pursuit of alleged ‘narco-terrorists’US military officials have said American forces launched assaults on three alleged drug-smuggling boats, killing 11 in one of the deadliest days of the Trump administration’s months-long campaign against alleged traffickers.The military action on Monday brought the number of fatalities caused by US strikes to 145 since September, when Donald Trump called on American armed forces to attack people deemed “narco-terrorists” on small vessels. There have been 42 known strikes in notorious drug-trafficking routes such as the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, according to the Associated Press reported. Continue reading...

Feb 17, 2026 - World

Jamaat-e-Islami, the opposition to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), announced that it would boycott the cabinet's oath ceremony.

Feb 17, 2026 - World

Interim president José Jerí voted out by country’s congress amid scandal concerning secretive meetings Peru’s interim president has been forced out of office in an “express impeachment” after a political scandal over his secretive meetings with Chinese businessmen.Lawmakers voted by 75 votes to 24 to proceed with the removal of José Jerí, who had been at the helm for just four months. Continue reading...