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Feb 19, 2026 - World

This live blog is now closed.Trump news at a glance: president’s ‘board of peace’ set to meet, minus some key US alliesOn a recent morning Eric Taylor, city manager for a small Georgia town of about 5,000 residents called Social Circle, was contacted by a staffer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.“They asked me to turn on the water,” he said of a 1m sq ft warehouse nearby that the federal government recently purchased for $128m, with plans to use it for locking up as many as 10,000 detainees as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation plan. Continue reading...

Feb 19, 2026 - World

Lunar new year has ushered in a rare zodiac symbol with a reputation for energy and independenceAs the lunar new year begins, the focus has turned to the Chinese zodiac and the arrival of the year of the fire horse – a rare pairing in the 60-year lunar cycle.Drawing on Chinese metaphysics, the fire horse blends the horse’s reputation for energy and independence with the intensity of the fire element, giving it a distinct place in the zodiac tradition. Continue reading...

Feb 19, 2026 - World

U.N.-backed investigators say Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have carried out a campaign in el-Fasher that shows hallmarks of genocide against non-Arab communities

Feb 19, 2026 - World

A Frenchman who seemed like a beloved teacher in Morocco now faces accusations of decades of abuse

Feb 19, 2026 - World

José María Balcázar has become Peru's new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over corruption allegations just four months into his term