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Britain's diminished military sinks to alarming levels
Feb 16, 2026 - World 
No visitor to the United Kingdom can fail to notice the pride the nation lavishes on its military.
British Museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from some displays
Feb 16, 2026 - World 
Museum revises labelling on maps and panels, saying term used inaccurately and no longer historically neutralThe British Museum has removed the word “Palestine” from some of its displays, saying the term was used inaccurately and is no longer historically neutral.Maps and information panels in the museum’s ancient Middle East galleries had referred to the eastern Mediterranean coast as Palestine, with some people described as being “of Palestinian descent”. Continue reading...
Taylor Swift concert attack plot leads to terrorism charges against 21-year-old man
Feb 16, 2026 - World 
Austrian public prosecutors filed terrorism-related charges Monday against a 21-year-old defendant who they say planned to carry out an attack on one of superstar singer Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna in August 2024.
Greece will seek to obtain Nazi execution photos offered for sale online
Feb 16, 2026 - World 
Greece said Monday it will try to obtain photos that appear to show the final moments of 200 Greeks who were executed by a Nazi firing squad in Athens during World War II, after the previously unknown pictures appeared on an online sale site.
Bull fatally gores elderly man at Carnival of the Bull in Spain
Feb 16, 2026 - World 
A 71-year-old man died after being gored by a bull during the first night of the Carnaval del Toro festival in Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain.
