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Feb 16, 2026 - World

Museum revises labelling on maps and panels, saying term used inaccurately and no longer historically neutralThe British Museum has removed the word “Palestine” from some of its displays, saying the term was used inaccurately and is no longer historically neutral.Maps and information panels in the museum’s ancient Middle East galleries had referred to the eastern Mediterranean coast as Palestine, with some people described as being “of Palestinian descent”. Continue reading...

Feb 16, 2026 - World

A post about the "safest AI company" on the planet has given insight into an ongoing controversy regarding the use of artificial intelligence by the US military to capture ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Feb 16, 2026 - World

The US Departments of Energy and Defense on Sunday for the first time transported a small nuclear reactor on a cargo plane from California to Utah to demonstrate the potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use.

Feb 16, 2026 - World

A 71-year-old man died after being gored by a bull during the first night of the Carnaval del Toro festival in Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain.

Feb 16, 2026 - World

More than 130,000 people considered missing or disappeared in Mexico as drug cartels expandIt was a bright morning in August 2022 when Ángel Montenegro was taken. A 31-year-old construction worker, Montenegro had been out all night drinking with some work buddies in the city of Cuautla and was waiting for a bus back to nearby Cuernavaca, where he lived.At about 10am, a white van pulled up: several men jumped out and dragged Montenegro and a co-worker inside before speeding off. Montenegro’s co-worker was released a few hundred meters down the street, but Montenegro was driven away. Continue reading...