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Brazil Carnival street party do's and don'ts: A survival kit from veterans to beginners
Feb 15, 2026 - World 
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is for the uninitiated an energetic spectacle of joy, beauty and just-let-it-go. But for revelers with years of experience it is also a test of endurance, street-wise culture and pacing that allows them to still be standing after four days of festivities.
Hungarian opposition leader Magyar vows to pull Hungary back toward the West in campaign launch
Feb 15, 2026 - World 
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar launched his party's election campaign in Budapest on Sunday, vowing to restore Hungary's Western orientation just eight weeks before he faces Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a pivotal vote.
‘Woke Europe not facing civilisational erasure,’ says EU’s Kallas after Rubio’s Munich speech – as it happened
Feb 15, 2026 - World 
EU’s foreign policy chief says many countries still ‘want to join our club’EU’s Kallas appears to be slightly sceptical about the idea of appointing an EU envoy for talks on ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine.She earlier said that “what matters more than having a seat at the table is knowing what to ask [for] when you are sitting there.”“That’s why I proposed to the member states [a] concrete mandate [of] the asks that we would have to Russia. So whoever goes to that table, whether it’s individually or bilaterally, they should ask [for] these things from the Russians.We have a saying in Estonian that if you demand a lot, you get little; if you demand little, you get nothing, and if you demand nothing, you pay on top.” Continue reading...
Trump says Board of Peace will unveil $5 billion in Gaza reconstruction pledges at inaugural meeting
Feb 15, 2026 - World 
President Donald Trump said Sunday that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding war-ravaged Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilization and police forces for the territory.
‘Adopt a Statue’ program for Milan’s iconic Duomo restores centuries-old marbles
Feb 15, 2026 - World 
A restored 15th-century Duomo statue is now on public display in Milan through a donor-backed loan program
