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A nationwide union strike in Argentina tests its leader Milei's flagship labor overhaul
Feb 19, 2026 - World 
Argentina's largest labor unions called a one-day nationwide strike on Thursday to protest President Javier Milei's flagship overhaul of the country's labor law, intensifying a standoff between the libertarian leader and long-powerful unions as the bill faces an uncertain passage through Congress.
Intelligence report says 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Feb 19, 2026 - World 
A new Kenyan intelligence report says 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine
South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection
Feb 19, 2026 - World 
Ex-leader sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour over failed martial law declaration in 2024A South Korean court has sentenced the former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment with labour over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection and making him the first elected head of state in the country’s democratic era to receive the maximum custodial sentence.The Seoul central district court found that Yoon’s declaration of martial law on 3 December 2024 constituted insurrection, carried out with the intent to disrupt the constitutional order. Continue reading...
Washington intensifies military buildup in Middle East as Trump considers strikes on Iran
Feb 19, 2026 - World 
President Trump could order strikes on targets in Iran as early as this weekend, reports this week indicated, as the Pentagon continues a massive military buildup in the region and U.S. negotiators continue diplomatic talks with Iranian officials.
African leaders sound alarm over Russia's recruitment of fighters for Ukraine war
Feb 19, 2026 - World 
As Russia's battlefield losses mount in Ukraine, African leaders are increasingly condemning what they describe as a cynical campaign to recruit African men to fight and die in a foreign war.
