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Bangladesh court orders authorities to request Interpol red notice for arrest of British MP
Feb 26, 2026 - World 
A court in Bangladesh’s capital has ordered authorities to request that Interpol issue a red notice for the arrest of a British lawmaker on charges of corruption in a private real estate project
North Korea warns of destroying South if threatened, leaves door open for US dialogue
Feb 26, 2026 - World 
Kim Jong Un says North Korea can completely destroy South Korea if it feels threatened, and he refuses to engage with Seoul
Ugandan police detain two women reported for kissing in public
Feb 26, 2026 - World 
Ugandan police have detained two women in the northwest of the country after neighbors reported them for same-sex activity, in a rare arrest linked to a 2023 anti-LGBTQ law
‘A devastating force’: how recent storms turned to tragedies across the western Mediterranean
Feb 26, 2026 - World 
Atmospheric machine-gun has fired storm after deadly storm at the region this year, leaving a trail of widespread destructionFor Andrés Sánchez Barea, in Spain, it was the fear that arose when water started to spurt from plug sockets. For Nelson Duarte, in Portugal, it was the helplessness that hit as violent winds smacked down trees and tore tiles from roofs. For Amal Essuide, in Morocco, it was the reality that dawned when a corpse was pulled onboard a boat in the flooded medina.Each moment of horror is a fragment of the destruction wrought by an atmospheric machine-gun that in recent weeks has fired storm after storm at the western Mediterranean. Scientists do not know if climate breakdown helped pull the trigger, but research suggests it loaded the chamber with bigger bullets. Continue reading...
A Hong Kong court quashes fraud conviction of ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai
Feb 26, 2026 - World 
A Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday quashed onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai’s fraud convictions linked to lease violations, in a rare victory in the prominent activist’s legal battles
