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Feb 25, 2026 - World

North Korea warns it could destroy South if security threatened, but leaves door open for dialogue with US

Feb 25, 2026 - World

Mexico’s government says a surge of online disinformation has amplified cartel violence and spread panic since the death of the country's most powerful drug lord

Feb 25, 2026 - World

Peter Kyle signs cooperation deal on competition and says it is not a case of being nostalgic for pre-Brexit pastThe British public are “not nostalgic” for the pre-Brexit past but are pragmatic and want to move forward and “deepen” ties with the EU on trade and the economy, the business secretary, Peter Kyle, has said.Signing an agreement in Brussels to cooperate closely on competition issues, Kyle said he thought the deal was “a real vindication of the reset and the relationships that have emerged between the EU and the UK” since Labour came to power. Continue reading...

Feb 25, 2026 - World

Police in the Dominican Republic have arrested a woman who sang the national anthem in a high-tempo style during karaoke

Feb 25, 2026 - World

Emergency meeting called to discuss festival’s ‘future direction’ after series of controversiesThe organisation that manages the Berlin film festival is to meet for talks amid reports that its American director faces dismissal after a series of rows over Gaza.In a statement on Wednesday, the office of Germany’s federal government commissioner for culture and media said the emergency meeting on Thursday had been called to debate the “future direction of the Berlinale”. Continue reading...