Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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Piles of household waste have accumulated across Havana after fuel shortfalls forced many municipal rubbish trucks out of service. With only 44 of 106 collection vehicles currently able to operate, residents and authorities are confronting mounting sanitation and health concerns amid a broader drop in the island’s oil supply linked to halted shipme…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Ukrainian intelligence indicates new Russian strikes targeting energy infrastructure are being prepared, complicating prospects for a negotiated end to the nearly four-year conflict. The warning comes as Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. delegations gather in Geneva for a round of talks that will, for the first t…
Robert Duvall, an actor celebrated for both commanding leads and quietly powerful supporting parts, has died at 95, his wife announced on Facebook. Across a career approaching a century of films, Duvall earned an Academy Award for "Tender Mercies" and received six additional Oscar nominations for roles that included a Mafia consigliere, an off-kilt…
Colombia’s Search Unit for Disappeared People (UBPD) announced the identification and handover of the remains of Camilo Torres, a Catholic priest who joined the National Liberation Army (ELN) and was killed in combat in February 1966. Using a combination of public and classified records and DNA comparison with a sample taken from Torres’ father, th…
Five European countries say analyses have conclusively identified epibatidine, a toxin associated with poison dart frogs, in samples from Alexei Navalny, who died in a remote Russian penal colony on February 16, 2024. The Kremlin has strongly rejected the allegations, while Navalny's widow says the findings finally prove her claim that he was murde…
Imran Khan’s sons, Kasim and Sulaiman, who live in London, say they fear for their father's worsening health while he remains jailed in Pakistan and have applied for visas to visit him. They describe limited communication and say their father reported delays in receiving eye treatment. Pakistani authorities say medical care is being provided and ha…
Armed attackers on motorcycles carried out pre-dawn raids on three villages in Niger State, northwest Nigeria, killing at least 30 people, burning homes and shops, and prompting residents to flee. Local authorities confirmed fatalities and abductions in one village while witnesses described widespread violence, including the burning of a police sta…
Official figures obtained via a freedom-of-information request show inmate deaths in Ecuador climbed sharply in 2025, reaching levels not seen since the 2021 unrest. Of 1,220 deaths reported last year, at least 206 were attributed to violence during gang clashes, while the remainder were recorded as illness, suicide or undetermined causes amid a tu…
Syrian Kurdish authorities released 34 Australians from the Roj camp on Feb. 16. The group was handed over to relatives who traveled to Syria to collect them and were put on small buses bound for Damascus ahead of a planned flight to Australia. The release comes amid ongoing transfers and shifting control in northern Syria, where thousands linked t…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed cautious hope that upcoming U.S.-brokered trilateral talks in Geneva will produce substantive progress, while criticizing what he sees as disproportionate pressure on Ukraine to make concessions. He also accused Russia of attempting to slow the process by changing its lead negotiator, and called for…
Five European governments announced that laboratory analyses of samples from Alexei Navalny's body detected epibatidine, a potent toxin associated with South American poison dart frogs, and concluded the poisoning was the likely cause of his death in a Russian Arctic prison two years ago. Russia rejected the findings as propaganda and questioned th…
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasised shared heritage with Europe and pledged continued partnership, drawing praise from some leaders while prompting caution from others. His remarks offered political reassurance after a turbulent year in transatlantic relations but contained few specific policy …
North Korea plans to set new arms development objectives at its Ninth Party Congress as assessments show only partial fulfillment of the ambitions Kim Jong Un outlined in 2021. Nuclear and ballistic missile programs continue to be central, but progress on conventional capabilities - such as unmanned systems, submarines and space-based reconnaissanc…
A 24-year-old man charged over a mass shooting at a Hanukkah gathering on Bondi Beach made his first court appearance via video link while held at a maximum-security prison. He faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and a terror offence, and the matter was adjourned until April as legal teams await the prosecution brief.
Pakistan captain Salman Agha won the toss and chose to field against India in a Group A Twenty20 World Cup match in Colombo on Feb 15. The captains did not exchange a handshake at the toss. Pakistan had earlier reversed a decision to boycott the fixture in solidarity with Bangladesh, who declined to tour India over safety concerns and were replaced…
On Feb 15 the United States secured a 31-run win over Namibia in Chennai to close out their Group A matches with two successive victories. Captain Monank Patel and Sanjay Krishnamurthi produced half-centuries to lift the Americans to 199-4, while Namibia, despite an encouraging start led by Louren Steenkamp, were restricted to 168-6 as Shadley van …
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that Ukraine and a group of European leaders agreed on specific energy and military aid packages to arrive by February 24, the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. The pledge followed talks in Munich with leaders from the Berlin Format. Kyiv says it continues to face intensified Russian attacks…
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) says detectives have detained a former minister of energy as part of the 'Midas' investigation into an alleged $100 million kickback scheme at the state nuclear agency. The detention took place while the individual was crossing the state border. The probe has already led to resignations at senior lev…
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said EU member states do not appear ready to promise a concrete accession date for Ukraine, despite President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's insistence that a date be included in security guarantees for a final peace package with Russia. Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics echoed Kallas, stressing the accession…
At least nine Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in northern and southern Gaza on Feb. 15, including four people in a tent camp for displaced families and five in Khan Younis, Palestinian medics and health officials said. The Israeli military said the strikes were carried out in response to multiple violations of an October ceasefire, i…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will embark on a two-day trip to Slovakia and Hungary to strengthen bilateral relationships with leaders who have warm ties to President Donald Trump. The visit will cover energy cooperation, NATO obligations and other bilateral matters, following Rubio's attendance at a major European security conference.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada will insist on a change of government in Iran before restoring diplomatic relations and announced additional sanctions on seven individuals tied to Tehran. She declined to say whether Canada would back any U.S. military strike. Separately, two U.S. officials said the U.S. military is prepari…
Armed attackers on motorbikes launched pre-dawn raids on three villages in Niger State’s Borgu Local Government Area, killing at least 30 people, burning homes and shops, and abducting an unknown number of residents, witnesses and officials said. The violence is part of a wider surge in attacks attributed to bandits across northern Nigeria and has …
At a large rally in Beirut marking the 21st anniversary of his father's assassination, former prime minister Saad al-Hariri said his Future Movement will participate in the next parliamentary elections. While Hariri did not make clear whether he will be a candidate, his statement ends the party's absence from the ballot in 2022 and comes as Lebanon…
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah, said U.S. military intervention could save lives and urged the Trump administration not to prolong negotiations with Iran’s clerical leadership. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he argued an attack might weaken or hasten the government’s fall. The appeal came amid a broad crackdown in Ira…
